Petitions Decided by the Director of the Technology Center Who Oversees Licensing and Review

In addition to the items delegated to all Technology Center

Directors under

MPEP § 1002.02(c)

, authority to decide the following is

delegated to the Director of the Technology Center who Oversees Licensing and

Review:

1. All petitions filed under

35 U.S.C. 267

to extend the

time for taking action in United States-owned applications wherein the invention

is important to the armament or defense of the United States,

MPEP §

710

.

2. All petitions under

37 CFR 1.103(f)

to suspend

action in United States-owned applications wherein the publication of the

invention might be detrimental to the public safety or defense,

MPEP §

709

, subsection II.

3. Petitions under

37 CFR 5.12(b)

for foreign

license to file patent applications in foreign countries,

MPEP § 140

.

4. Petitions for rescission of secrecy order,

37 CFR 5.4

,

MPEP §

120

.

5. Petitions to permit disclosure of subject matter under a

secrecy order,

37 CFR 5.5(b)

,

MPEP § 120

.

6. Petitions for modification of secrecy order,

37 CFR

5.5(c)

,

MPEP § 120

.

7. Petitions relating to refusal of request for publication of a

Statutory Invention Registration,

37 CFR 1.295

as in effect on

March 15, 2013.

8. Petitions relating to request for withdrawal of request for

publication of a Statutory Invention Registration,

37 CFR 1.296

as in effect on March 15, 2013.

9. Petitions relating to DOE property rights statements under 42

U.S.C. 2182,

MPEP §

150

.

10. Petitions relating to NASA property rights statements under

42 U.S.C. 2457,

MPEP

§ 150

.

11. Petitions relating to foreign filing licenses under

35 U.S.C.

184

,

MPEP § 140

.

12. Petitions concerning review of security or government

interest matters not otherwise provided for.

13. Petitions relating to any application under a secrecy order

pursuant to

35

U.S.C. 181

, including petitions to expunge subject matter

from the application to overcome the secrecy order.