How should national security classified patent applications be filed with the USPTO?
National security classified patent applications may be filed with the USPTO in the following ways: Hand-carried to Licensing and Review Mailed to the USPTO in compliance with 37 CFR 5.1(a) and Executive Order 13526 Filed via the Department of Defense Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) – these will be considered filed via the USPTO…
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If an examiner comes across a patent application that contains national security markings but does not have a Secrecy Order imposed, MPEP 130 instructs that “the examiner should require the applicant to seek imposition of a Secrecy Order or authority to cancel the markings.” This should be done preferably with the first office action and…
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