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AiJtention• 9'.Joi- :Ru&¢e 

REF ID:A104754 

Patent Ottice s.o:req Ora.era 

LegFi!. D11'1#1on '1 q. 4~ 

l,. On a met!~ htld. 011 Thurs~. 30 August 1945, SU tho ot't:f.oet 6t 

t:bo CQC!l'.'.1es1one:f ~ Patent•• it -.s aumounced tha.t an order W01114 llio !HUed ~ that &\te by tho Cort.d.es1o:ner, re1e1~.ng all •orec, 01\tora unde:1,9. Nb.. 

lie Aot ?OOt efleative ~ Hovember 194'• "' the -=• t1.ms, a letter 1'111 

bl a.4dl'Ocsed to aU Cktpo.rtrnent,. beads, f$ta.ting that it there are "JV' patent apri'U.oa.t1ont1 tas: which 1rbare 1111 a speQi!l.1 «ee1:re or mod tor et01"0o)', the 

Corr.t!aaioner 1'111 coIUfider :re:lnstc.t~ tho 11ereo;r orda~. . 

a. 'thitJ la\tor protd.m te 1.xute4 011 the q&'UQpt:f.on that not 1DOrcJ than 

200 or .:llO sec~- order• all. tfil.d will .,,_ ~ted. . 

J. fhe basis on lf!"'l..-t.oh requests ~r ~inatatamen:f; ot 86<L.""ecr; mat be 

u4o is that ~1- ltmmtion ahmm is lxr'baar117 or prod~tl.y .Ui'W7 In. 

!tit amtl!c:\tion aix1. tbo.t ftilur!) to re.1.eaoo !t '\o the pibtio will reultt 

in J10 matorlal loss to oJ.vllian Wuftr:r, recarrt0:rG1on, ar ~1~. 

4. t~ ia eugee«ted that•~ ~8 tho iaV$ntion• t~ 'Whioh Signal 

CO%'pa 1s re~:tble, t.ho onl7 biwntiona fallin;; witb!n thle oatogox.'7 aa 

those relatina to c:r,ninl.OQ' .m ottenai'VO eounte-rmea~•· It ba:s 'been ~atetl tb&t We.nsive counte~rJ'IXtes ~ bo ot ~t wlttc to thf> 

eiv.l11an ~ s.n ot.f'•l-1na .-t.bod• of. omr.ru.ni.cati»a throu&h inter-te~Q(t 

and~ cloeol:' s~n; ot comoun1ca.tions ohannela. 

'• tho fr{nciples 1.&id 40\'#t blp1.7 tbiit l'J(J tnvent!ons wtl:t be lalpt •fKSl.:'6~ 1-oat"Cle :thel'" l"&late Pl"!-"llU'ilJ' to 1tteoltio ti.~ 1*ndl\, •11'ic& 

tbe'*El bant.111 offer addition!ll obannel• for c~o:·tion, ra&u-1 etc. 1' ... btcn :lr.ldicatea tho.t even m will ba val.uab1.e 1n p:rnentin,e railroa.4 

ec41S..S.orua ml the like. 

6. An appa....""1ilt GXCGptil>D to the a'bow pr1no1p1e~ ~ Gist. whore 

pa.tent appUgr1it1onB,. .i i;haugh app1.1oa.bl.e ~ civll:lan w;o, a.t"O deSOl"ibed 

iD connoot:ton with a •Mit!e a.vot~.ant and lk\bdtant:la\17 dido• 

•:iuipeent lth1ch 111 etill ol.e.as1t!el in tmell mranG:r M to =lee it• te.ct!ca.1. 

uae maent. IJ1 aQh Ctll&d th!t 89():re<J,Y order 'li1kl' be tff!jpara.rilt rest01'94 

1n ~r to pent.it th4' apPl.!.cant ~ dol.ete ~ hirs epoos.ticat1on tho wl'JGCQO•a.r.r mllita.7 cliircloou:r:e. 

"1. It i• to be not.Gd that tho tlu"f;te llOl\th )."esp1te thua £1ven 1'111 

be decrotleted b.1 a 4&.atarati0!1 b7 Congress or the !Ted.dent. thnt the 11.Br 

1• tnar !nl&tarr u it atf'eote Pu.b1.io Aot 100,. .A. lllCJW'f la atoat. to .tend 

th!a Act on a pu.tly aurtai\ed bosia ~ pee.ce-t"-1 but '\hiti alao. re• 

quires Ccmerea3!on&\ a.otion,. ata1 ~1$ Jllil9' refn# llUOh &!l u1t111 
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REF ID:A104754 

h.bjeot• Patent Otfice S6ol'ecy Orders 

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a. the only certain~ or J:lo'li~ng uerec:r" m.derinitel;y on a»r 

patent is fer the GQvo:t'llmOllt to take the legal t!tl& am place the &p. 

lfl.ioa.t!on utder the w3 1'80.l" l'\lle1 • title ~ be klcen crn. • med.• llhiob. 

provides to:r 1ta reve:rsion to tho patent woady lhown, the declaration 

ct an tnter.fer-anetl Ol" the USUl\!lCG of a po.tent. Eft:cy &ttort lhould 

bG ms.de to 1110cure eu.ch reve:rsion.?.r.r a1::::igramt in t1oao ca.eea in 11hioh 

oont!nned 14ilOl'OC"J 1a o! pn.nwount impc)rlanee. 

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t. Leg-;.1 Dirleion WO\ll.d s::ipreoiate :t'iK:19iv1n.g liatl!f of projeottt 

t>'r bwant1011$ known to tco ~ous &rvato};'Gent w¢t1one llh:lch they pOJ;'oi!o 

tioularly dei.drn to ht\~ lfithM.ld b-om. the plblie. t'Mro 1nvent1otle ~ 

ft'lvea are not know tc tho devalopnent groupu1 projects #till elasffU'ied 

&It aetlret, to~ther with 11.at.s ot oont.raet'* whJ.oh Al"e outsta.~ tml$1' 

in 

weh 

our 

p)."Ojeota, 

el'iorta 

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to reirurtate 

usist wr 

eeo:..."'¥.IC".f 

1.n !etQroining 

ardera • 

what .t:leld ahould be ~ 

io. Suggestions a• to purely tdlito...""Y tields outsida ot cryptologyand co-tlllto~e:i.S'.lI'eS will fJlso be u,.to:!.. 

roR Ti·IE Dll?ECTOR, U:QA.t DIV!SIO!h 

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Ill 34 7l trau Joint Chiete ot &tl1ff to iha A.:nq w lA\11' 

Paterrt Wsor;r brd, dated 20 Bepteraber lfJ451 .s_.a lV" lt.dg. Qenoral ll!Farl.ard. 

•fb.1• present .-morandum t'llf'era ~the ~um 

frati the Joint Chio:ta of: SW! to the ~ Md ~ 

htent .Adviaoiv Board, s~G, dated.$> Jul.7 J.945, . tfU'bject1 releatJe of -pctent apPJ.1oat1ons withheld .tra;i 

pa.tent in the mtional. interest. 

"Ill the opinion of tho Johlt Chiefs ot statt ~era 

ao. lt.q.'01' «d.&t tim1' rd.Utar;; .reasons for witb.bolcUng b'Ot1 j.esue patent,. on ilmmt:t.one which a.\'8 aeneral.11 

•Prilicable to civilian use, allfl they waultl, "thoret'ore, 

v!ew with approval the Nleaae fJ'OQ. Patent ot£10i 

11JOrSCJ1', ttr al! al':'].ica.tions ff# patent s:qopt tho• 

wh1ch diec.l.ose !.nventions and serdc$ ~ioat!ona 

tiwu'eo.f, the uee!'liJ.rs.osa of which 1• J'ri.mrilf Jdl.:J.ta..~ ...