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MPEP » Section 120 Secrecy Orders » Chhabra® Law
Section 120 Secrecy Orders
37 CFR 5.1 Correspondence.
(1) Application as used in this part includes provisional applications (§ 1.9(a)(2) of this chapter), nonprovisional applications (§ 1.9(a)(3)), international applications (§ 1.9(b)), or international design applications (§ 1.9(n)).
(2) Foreign application as used in this part includes, for filing in a foreign country, foreign patent office, foreign patent agency, or international agency (other than the United States Patent and Trademark Office acting as a Receiving Office for international applications (35 U.S.C. 361, § 1.412) or as an office of indirect filing for international design applications (35 U.S.C. 382, § 1.1002)) any of the following: An application for patent, international application, international design application, or application for the registration of a utility model, industrial design, or model.
37 CFR 5.2 Secrecy order.
37 CFR 5.3 Prosecution of application under secrecy orders; withholding patent.
37 CFR 5.4 Petition for rescission of secrecy order.
37 CFR 5.5 Permit to disclose or modification of secrecy order.
I.SECRECY ORDER TYPES
II.RELATED SUBJECT MATTER
IV.INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS (PCT) AND INTERNATIONAL DESIGN APPLICATIONS
If the Secrecy Order is applied to an international application or an international design application, the application will not be mailed, delivered, or otherwise transmitted to the international authorities or the applicant as long as the Secrecy Order remains in effect.
An international application will be considered withdrawn (abandoned) if the Secrecy Order remains in effect at the end of the time limit under PCT Rule 22.3 because the Record Copy of the international application was not received in time by the International Bureau. 37 CFR 5.3(d), PCT Article 12(3), and PCT Rule 22.3. If the United States of America has been designated, however, it is possible to save the U.S. filing date, by fulfilling the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 371(c) prior to the withdrawal.
V.CHANGES IN SECRECY ORDERS
VI.IMPROPER OR INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE
VII.EXPIRATION