Privacy Act Statement
The Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579) requires that you be given certain information in connection
with your submission of the attached form related to a patent application or patent. Accordingly,
pursuant to the requirements of the Act, please be advised that: (1) the general authority for the
collection of this information is 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2); (2) furnishing of the information solicited is voluntary;
and (3) the principal purpose for which the information is used by the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office is to process and/or examine your submission related to a patent application or patent. If you do
not furnish the requested information, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may not be able to
process and/or examine your submission, which may result in termination of proceedings or
abandonment of the application or expiration of the patent.
The information provided by you in this form will be subject to the following routine uses:
1. The information on this form will be treated confidentially to the extent allowed under
the
Freedo
m of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C 552a). Records fr
om
this system of records may be disclosed to the Department of Justice to determine whether
dis
closure of these records is required by the Freedom of Information Ac
t.
2. A rec
ord from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, in the course
of
pres
enting evidence to a court, magistrate, or administrative tribunal, including disclosures
to
oppos
ing counsel in the course of settlement negotiations
.
3. A rec
ord in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a Mem
ber of
Congres
s submitting a request involving an individual, to whom the record pertains
, when the
indiv
idual has requested assistance from the Member with respect to the subject matter of
the
rec
o
rd.
4. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a contractor of the
Agenc
y having need for the information in order to perform a contract. Recipients o
f
inf
ormation shall be required to comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 197
4, as
am
ended, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(m)
.
5. A rec
ord related to an International Application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
in
this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the International Bureau of the
W
orld Intellectual Property Organization, pursuant to the Patent Cooperation Treaty
.
6. A rec
ord in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to another f
ederal
agenc
y for purposes of National Security review (35 U.S.C. 181) and for review pursu
ant to
the Atom
ic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 218(c
)).
7. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the Administrator,
G
eneral Services, or his/her designee, during an inspection of records conducted by G
SA as
part of
that agency’s responsibility to recommend improvements in records manageme
nt
prac
tices and programs, under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. Such disclosure s
hall
be m
ade in accordance with the GSA regulations governing inspection of records for t
his
purpose, and any other relevant (i.e., GSA or Commerce) directive. Such disclosure shall not
be us
ed to make determinations about individuals
.
8. A rec
ord from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the public af
ter
either publication of the application pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 122(b) or issuance of a patent
purs
uant to 35 U.S.C. 151. Further, a record may be disclosed, subject to the limitations of
37
CFR 1.14, as
a routine use, to the public if the record was filed in an application whic
h
bec
ame abandoned or in which the proceedings were terminated and which applicatio
n is
ref
erenced by either a published application, an application open to public inspecti
on or an
issued patent.
9. A rec
ord from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine us
e, to a Federal, State,
or loc
al law enforcement agency, if the USPTO becomes aware of a vi
olation or potential
violation of law or regulation.
