Privacy Act Statement
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`The Privacy Act of 197% (Pat... git-57%} requires that you be given certain information in connection with your
`Submission of the attached ‘iorm related to a patent application or patent. Accordingiy, pursuant to the
`requirements of the Act, piease be advised that: (t) the general authority for the coilection of this information is 35
`USC. 2(b)(2); (2) furnishing of the information solicited is voluntary; and (3) the principai purpose for which the
`information is used by the US. Patent and Trademark Office is to process and/or examine your submission
`rotated to a patent appiication or patent. if you do not furnish the reouested information, the US. Patent and
`Trademark Office may not he abie to process and/or examine our submission, which may resuit in termination of
`proceedings or abandonment of the application or expiration of the patent.
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`The information provided by you in this form wiil be subject to the foiiowing routine uses:
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`1. The information on this form wiii be treated confidentiaiiy to the extent ailowed under the Freedom of
`information Act (5 U.S.G. 552) and the Privacy Act (5 USE 552a). Records from this system oi records
`may he disciosed to the Department of Justice to determine whether disciosure of these records is
`required by the Freedom of information Act.
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`2. A record from this system of records may be disciosed, as a routine use, in the course of presenting
`evidence to a court, magistrate, or administrative tribunal, ihciuding disciosures to opposing counsei in
`the course of settiement negotiations.
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`3. A record in this system of records may be disciosed, as a routine use, to a Member of Congress
`submitting a request invoivihg an individuai, to whom the record pertains, when the individuai has
`requested assistance from the Member with respect to the subject matter of the record.
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`4. A record in this system of records may be disciosed, as a routine use, to a contractor of the Agency
`having need for the information in order to perform a contract. Recipients of information shaii be required
`to comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, pursuant to 5 USE. 552a(m).
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`5. A record reiated to an international Appiication filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty in this system of
`records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the internationai Bureau of the Worid inteilectuai Property
`Organization, pursuant to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
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`6. A record in this system of records may he disciosed, as a routine use, to another'tederai agency for
`purposes of National Security review (35 USS. 181) and for review pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act
`(42 U.S.C. 218(c)).
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`7. A record from this system of records may be disciesed, 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
`responsibiiity to recommend improvements in records management practices and programs, under
`authority of 44 USC. .2904 and 2906. Such disciosure shail be made in accordance with the GSA
`reguiations governing inspection of records for this purpose, and any other reievant (lie, GSA or
`Commerce) directive. Such disciosure shail not he used to make determinations about individuais.
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`8. A record from this system of records may be disciosed. as a routine use. to the pubiic after either
`pubiication of the appiication pursuant to 35 USC. 122th) or issuance of a patent pursuant to 35 USC.
`151. Further, a record may be disciosed, subject to the iirnitations of 37 CFR 1.14, as a routine use. to the
`pubiic if the record was iiied in an appiication which became abandoned or in which the proceedings were
`terminated and which application is referenced by either a pubiished application, an application open to
`pubiic inspection or an issued patent.
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`S3. A record from this system of records may be disciosed. as a routine use. to a Federai, State, or iocai law
`enforcement agency. if the USPTO becomes aware of a vioiation or potentiai vioiation of law or
`reputation.
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