Duplicate Patent

Duplicate Patent. A. When any patent made by the Secretary of State shall be lost or destroyed, upon the application of the person interested, the Secretary of State may make a duplicate patent to the same person to whom the original patent was made. A request for a duplicate patent shall be made in writing and shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars, payable in certified funds or by money order. B. The duplicate patent shall be marked “Duplicate,” and shall have the same effect as the original patent. The date of the duplicate patent shall be the same as the date of the original patent. C. Any patent not filed for recording with the chancery clerk within six (6) months from the date of issuance shall be null and void and of no effect. MISS. CODE ANN. § 29-1- 81(1972). The Secretary of State will not issue a duplicate patent unless the written request is received in his office less than six (6) months after the date of the original patent.