Invention Secrecy Activity
(as reported by the Patent & Trademark Office)
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 Total Secrecy Orders in Effect 5579 5680 5784 5792 5878 (at end of period) New Secrecy Orders Imposed 95 121 132 85 88 Secrecy Orders Rescinded 36 20 28 77 2 Sponsoring Agencies for New Secrecy Orders Foreign Origin 10 4 17 0 0 ARMY 5 32 19 14 21 NAVY 30 41 49 40 55 AF 45 29 33 31 10 DOE 0 3 7 0 1 NSA 4 1 2 0 0 DTSA 0 8 2 0 1 NASA, DARPA 1 3 3 0 0 New DoD Secrecy Order Types Type 1 (export control) 33 48 47 27 36 Type 2 (classified) 34 1 23 19 3 Type 2 (foreign PSA) 9 4 17 0 10 Type 3 19 62 38 39 38 New Non-DoD Secrecy Orders 0 6 7 0 1 "John Doe" Secrecy Orders (imposed on private inventors) 15 49 39 43 48
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