What actions must an applicant take to prevent abandonment of a national security classified patent application without a Secrecy Order?

According to 37 CFR 5.1(d), an applicant must take one of three actions to prevent abandonment of a national security classified patent application without a Secrecy Order. The MPEP states: Pursuant to 37 CFR 5.1(d), if no Secrecy Order has issued in a national security classified patent application, the Office will set a time period within which the applicant must take one of the following three actions in order to prevent abandonment of the application: (A) obtain a Secrecy Order; (B) declassify the application; or (C) submit evidence of a good faith effort to obtain a Secrecy Order pursuant to 37 CFR 5.2(a). These actions ensure proper handling of potentially sensitive information.

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