What is the purpose of reviewing patent applications for national security and property rights issues?

Q: What is the purpose of reviewing patent applications for national security and property rights issues?

All provisional applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(b) , nonprovisional applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) , international applications filed under the PCT, and international design applications filed under the Hague Agreement are reviewed by the USPTO for three main purposes: To determine if a foreign filing license can be granted under 35 U.S.C. 184 To identify inventions in which the Department of Energy (DOE) or NASA might have property rights To determine if the application contains subject matter detrimental to national security that warrants a secrecy order under 35 U.S.C. 181

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All provisional applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(b), nonprovisional applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a), international applications filed under the PCT, and international design applications filed under the Hague Agreement are reviewed by the USPTO for three main purposes:

To determine if a foreign filing license can be granted under 35 U.S.C. 184
To identify inventions in which the Department of Energy (DOE) or NASA might have property rights
To determine if the application contains subject matter detrimental to national security that warrants a secrecy order under 35 U.S.C. 181

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