Invention Secrecy Activity
(as reported by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office)
FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 Total Secrecy Orders in Effect 6057 6155 6471 6543 6653 (at end of period) New Secrecy Orders Imposed 87 125 356 102 123 Secrecy Orders Rescinded 6 27 40 30 13 Sponsoring Agencies for New Secrecy Orders Foreign Origin 0 0 9 0 0 ARMY 5 17 12 3 8 NAVY 70 55 168 63 85 AF 6 43 113 24 28 DOE 5 7 1 5 0 NSA 0 0 2 1 2 DTSA 1 2 46 0 0 NASA, DARPA 0 1 5 3 0 OTHER - - - 3 0 New DoD Secrecy Order Types Type 1 (export control) 56 84 145 74 95 Type 2 (classified/classifiable) 0 8 94 3 12 Type 2 (foreign PSA) 0 0 9 0 0 Type 3 26 26 102 17 16 New Non-DoD Secrecy Orders (DOE, NASA) 5 7 6 8 0 "John Doe" Secrecy Orders (imposed on private inventors) 1 25 0 18 38
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