Invention Secrecy Activity
(as reported by the Patent & Trademark Office)
FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 Total Secrecy Orders in Effect 5002 5023 5081 5135 5241 (at end of period) New Secrecy Orders Imposed 128 68 103 86 143 Secrecy Orders Rescinded 68 47 45 32 37 Sponsoring Agencies for New Secrecy Orders Foreign Origin 10 10 23 18 33 ARMY 22 8 9 12 19 NAVY 28 8 39 35 41 AF 45 20 21 13 10 DOE 0 2 0 1 15 NSA 21 20 12 6 25 DTSA 2 0 0 1 NIH 0 0 0 0 0 New DoD Secrecy Order Types Type 1 (export control) 15 21 41 31 33 Type 2 (classified) 68 25 24 19 41 Type 2 (foreign PSA) 11 10 23 19 33 Type 3 34 10 15 16 21 New Non-DoD Secrecy Orders 0 2 0 1 15 "John Doe" Secrecy Orders (imposed on private inventors) 53 22 21 26 11
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