Invention Secrecy Activity
(as reported by the Patent & Trademark Office)
FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 Total Secrecy Orders in Effect 5878 5915 5976 6057 6155 (at end of period) New Secrecy Orders Imposed 88 45 61 87 125 Secrecy Orders Rescinded 2 8 0 6 27 Sponsoring Agencies for New Secrecy Orders Foreign Origin 0 0 0 0 0 ARMY 21 2 9 5 17 NAVY 55 33 41 70 55 AF 10 4 7 6 43 DOE 1 6 4 5 7 NSA 0 0 0 0 0 DTSA 1 0 0 1 2 NASA, DARPA 0 0 0 0 1 New DoD Secrecy Order Types Type 1 (export control) 36 34 36 56 84 Type 2 (classified) 3 1 0 0 8 Type 2 (foreign PSA) 10 0 0 0 0 Type 3 38 4 21 26 26 New Non-DoD Secrecy Orders 1 6 4 5 7 "John Doe" Secrecy Orders (imposed on private inventors) 48 21 29 1 25
maintained by Steven Aftergood