How does the USPTO handle protected or secret information in protests?
The USPTO has specific procedures for handling protected or secret information submitted with protests. According to the MPEP: “Information which is subject to a court-imposed protective or secrecy order may be submitted with, or as a part of, a protest under 37 CFR 1.291. Trade secret information which was obtained by a protestor through agreements…
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When parties need to comment on material submitted under MPEP § 724, they should follow specific guidelines to maintain confidentiality. The MPEP provides the following advice: If the party or parties served find it necessary or desirable to comment on material submitted under MPEP § 724 before it is, or without its being, found ‘material…
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