Are provisional applications subject to DOE or NASA property rights review?
No, provisional applications are not subject to Department of Energy (DOE) or NASA property rights review. According to MPEP 150:
Provisional applications are not subject to DOE or NASA property rights review.
This means that inventors filing provisional applications do not need to submit property rights statements to DOE or NASA at the time of filing. However, it’s important to note that if a nonprovisional application is later filed claiming priority to the provisional application, and if it relates to atomic energy or aeronautical and space activities, it may then be subject to the relevant property rights review process.
Topics:
MPEP 150-Statements to DOE and NASA,
Patent Law,
Patent Procedure