Invention Secrecy Activity
(as reported by the Patent & Trademark Office)
FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 Total Secrecy Orders in Effect 5915 5976 6057 6155 6471 (at end of period) New Secrecy Orders Imposed 45 61 87 125 356 Secrecy Orders Rescinded 8 0 6 27 40 Sponsoring Agencies for New Secrecy Orders Foreign Origin 0 0 0 0 9 ARMY 2 9 5 17 12 NAVY 33 41 70 55 168 AF 4 7 6 43 113 DOE 6 4 5 7 1 NSA 0 0 0 0 2 DTSA 0 0 1 2 46 NASA, DARPA 0 0 0 1 5 New DoD Secrecy Order Types Type 1 (export control) 34 36 56 84 145 Type 2 (classified) 1 0 0 8 94 Type 2 (foreign PSA) 0 0 0 0 9 Type 3 4 21 26 26 102 New Non-DoD Secrecy Orders 6 4 5 7 6 "John Doe" Secrecy Orders (imposed on private inventors) 21 29 1 25 0
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