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 inform
ation on this form will be treated confidentially to the extent allowed u
nder the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C 552a). Records
from this system of records may be disclosed to the Department of Justice to determine
whether disclosure 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 co
urse of
pre
senting evidence to a court, magistrate, or administrative tribunal, including disclosure
s
to oppo
sing counsel in the course of settlement neg
otiations.
3.
A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routin
e use, to a Member of
Con
gress submitting a request involving an individual, to whom the record pertains, wh
en
the individual
has requested assistance from the Member with respect to the subj
ect matter
of the record.
4.
A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a contra
ctor of the
Agency havin
g need for the information in order to perform a contract. Recipien
ts of
informatio
n shall be required to comply with the requiremen
ts of the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amend
ed, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(m)
.
5. A reco
rd related to an International Application filed under the Patent Cooperatio
n Treaty in
this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the International Bureau of
the World Intellectual Property Organization, pursuant to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
6.
A reco
rd in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to another
federal
agen
cy for purposes of National Security review (35 U.S.C. 181) and for review pu
rsuant to
the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 218(c)).
7.
A reco
rd from this system of records may be disclosed, as a ro
utine use, to the
Administrator, General Services, o
r his/her designee, during an inspection of record
s
con
ducted by GSA as part of that agency’s responsibility to recommend improv
ements in
records ma
nagement practices and programs, under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 29
06.
Such di
sclosure shall be made in accordance with the GSA regulations govern
ing
insp
ection of records for this purpose, and any other relevant (i.e., GSA or Comm
erce)
dire
ctive. Such disclosure shall not be used to make determinations about individ
uals.
8.
A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the pu
blic after
either pu
blication of the application pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 122(b) or issuance of
a patent
pursuant 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 which
became abandoned or in which the proceedings were terminated and which application is
referen
ced by either a published application, an application open to public inspecti
on or an
issued p
atent
.
9. A reco
rd from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a Fed
eral,
State, or local law enforcement agency, if the USPTO becomes aw
are of a violation or
potential violation of law or regul
ation.
