The Director shall make rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the conduct of proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office under this chapter. (July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title VI, § 41, 60 Stat. 440 ; Pub. L. 93–596, § 1 , Jan. 2, 1975 , 88 Stat. 1949 ; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(1)(B)] , Nov. 29, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1536 , 1501A–583.) Editorial Notes Prior Provisions Act Feb. 20, 1905, ch. 592, § 26, 33 Stat. 730 . Amendments 1999— Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”. 1975— Pub. L. 93–596 substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 1999 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999 , see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of Pub. L. 106–113 , set out as a note under section 1 of Title 35 , Patents. Effective Date of 1975 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 93–596 effective Jan. 2, 1975 , see section 4 of Pub. L. 93–596 , set out as a note under section 1111 of this title . Repeal and Effect on Existing Rights Repeal of inconsistent provisions, effect of this chapter on pending proceedings and existing registrations and rights under prior acts, see notes set out under section 1051 of this title . Executive Documents Transfer of Functions For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of Commerce , with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Commerce , with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 5, of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950 , 15 F.R. 3174 , 64 Stat. 1263 , set out in the Appendix to Title 5 , Government Organization and Employees. CFR Title Parts 37 2 , 3 , 6 , 7 , 11