Invention Secrecy Activity
(as reported by the Patent & Trademark Office)
FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 Total Secrecy Orders in Effect 5976 6057 6155 6471 6543 (at end of period) New Secrecy Orders Imposed 61 87 125 356 102 Secrecy Orders Rescinded 0 6 27 40 30 Sponsoring Agencies for New Secrecy Orders Foreign Origin 0 0 0 9 0 ARMY 9 5 17 12 3 NAVY 41 70 55 168 63 AF 7 6 43 113 24 DOE 4 5 7 1 5 NSA 0 0 0 2 1 DTSA 0 1 2 46 0 NASA, DARPA 0 0 1 5 3 OTHER - - - - 3 New DoD Secrecy Order Types Type 1 (export control) 36 56 84 145 74 Type 2 (classified/classifiable) 0 0 8 94 3 Type 2 (foreign PSA) 0 0 0 9 0 Type 3 21 26 26 102 17 New Non-DoD Secrecy Orders (DOE, NASA) 4 5 7 6 8 "John Doe" Secrecy Orders (imposed on private inventors) 29 1 25 0 18
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