In the interest of national security,
patent laws and rules place certain limitations on the disclosure
of information contained in patents and patent applications and on
the filing of applications in foreign countries. In particular,
whenever the publication or disclosure of an invention by the
publication of an application or by the granting of a patent is, in
the opinion of the head of an interested Government agency,
determined to be detrimental to national security, the Commissioner
for Patents of the USPTO must issue a secrecy order and withhold
the grant of a patent for such period as the national interest
requires. The USPTO collects information to determine whether the
patent laws and rules have been compiled with and to grant or
revoke licenses to file abroad when appropriate. This collection is
required by 35 U.S.C. 181-188 and administered through 37 CFR
5.1-5.33. Affected public includes business or other for-profit,
individuals or households, and other for-profit
institutions.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
0651-USPTO-Information-Quality-Guidelines-Dec2009[1].pdf
Petition for Recission of Secrecy Order