To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for early publication of patent applications, to provide provisional rights for the period of time between early publication and patent grant, and to provide a prior art effect for published applications.

Patent Application Publication Act of 1995 - Requires each patent application, except applications for design patents and provisional applications, to be published as soon as possible after 18 months from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought, except for an application that is no longer pending or one subject to a secrecy order. Permits earlier publication at the applicant's...