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35 U.S.C. § 205 — Confidentiality

submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-517 to r/title-35-PATENTS · 82 words · no verdicts yet

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Federal agencies can keep secret any invention information the government has a right or interest in. This gives time to file a patent application. Agencies also don't have to release copies of pending patent applications.

Federal agencies are allowed to withhold, from public disclosure, information about an invention if the federal government owns or might own any right, title, or interest in it — including a nonexclusive license. Agencies can keep this secret for a reasonable time, so there's enough time to file a patent application. Agencies also don't have to hand out copies of any document that's part of a patent application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or with any foreign patent office.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Federal agencies are authorized to withhold from disclosure to the public information disclosing any invention in which the Federal Government owns or may own a right, title, or interest (including a nonexclusive license) for a reasonable time in order for a patent application to be filed. Furthermore, Federal agencies shall not be required to release copies of any document which is part of an application for patent filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or with any foreign patent office.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 96–517, § 6(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3023.)

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  • 1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-517 · 94 Stat. 3023

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