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
Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C 552a). Reco
rds
from this syste
m of records may be disclosed to the De
partment of Justice to determine
w
hether disclos
ure of these records is required by the Freedom of Information Act.
2. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, in the course of
presenting evidence to a co
urt, magistrate, or administrative tribunal, including disclos
ures to
opposing cou
nsel in the course of settlement negotiatio
ns.
3. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a Member of
Congress sub
mitting a request involving an individual, to whom the record pertains, whe
n the
individual has
requested assistance from the Member with respect to the subject ma
tter of
the record.
4. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a contractor of the
Agency hav
in
g need for the information in order to perform a contract. Recipients of
information shall be required to comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(m).
5. A record 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
World Intellect
ual Property Organization, pursuant to the Patent Cooper
ation Treaty.
6. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to another federal
agency for purposes of Natio
nal Security review (35 U.S.C. 181) and for review pursu
ant to
the Atomic
En
ergy 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, General Services, or his/her designee, during an inspection of records
conducted by
GSA as part of that agency’s responsibility
to recommend improvements in
records management practices and programs, under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
Such disc
losure shall be made in accordance with the GSA regulations governing in
spection
of records for this purpose, and any other relevant (i.e., GSA or Commerce) directive. Such
disclosure sha
ll not be used to make determinations about individuals.
8. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the public after
either publication of the application pursua
nt to 35 U.S.C. 122(b) or issuance of a pat
ent
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 151. F
urther, a record may be disclosed, subject to the limitation
s of
37 CFR 1.14,
as a routine use, to the public if the record was filed in an application wh
ich
became abandoned or in
which the proceedings were terminated and which applica
tion is
referenced by either a published application, an application open to public inspection or an
issued patent.
9. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a Federal, State,
or local la
w enforcement agency, if the USPTO becomes aware of a vi
olation or potential
violation of law or regulation.
