# MPEP § 1002.02(c)(1): Petitions Decided by the Director of the Technology Center Who Oversees Licensing and Review

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## Section

- **Citation:** MPEP § 1002.02(c)(1)
- **Heading:** Petitions Decided by the Director of the Technology Center Who Oversees Licensing and Review
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO MPEP / Chapter 1000 - Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials / MPEP § 1002.02(c)(1)

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [MPEP § 1001 Statutory Authority of Director of the USPTO](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1001.md)
- [MPEP § 1001.01 Modes of Exercising Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1001.01.md)
- [MPEP § 1002 Petitions to the Director of the USPTO](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1002.md)
- [MPEP § 1002.01 Procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1002.01.md)
- [MPEP § 1002.02 Delegation of Authority To Decide Petitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1002.02.md)
- [MPEP § 1002.02(a) [Reserved]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1002.02(a).md)
- [MPEP § 1002.02(b) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Deputy Commissioner Who Oversees the Office of Petitions or Assigned Staff in the Office of Petitions, the Office of Patent Legal Administration and the MPEP Staff Office](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1002.02(b).md)
- [MPEP § 1002.02(c) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Technology Center Directors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1002.02(c).md)
- [MPEP § 1002.02(c)(1) Petitions Decided by the Director of the Technology Center Who Oversees Licensing and Review](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1002.02(c)(1).md)
- [MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2) [Reserved]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1002.02(c)(2).md)
- [MPEP § 1002.02(c)(3) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Director of Technology Center 2900](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1002.02(c)(3).md)
- [MPEP § 1002.02(c)(4) Petitions Decided in the Central Reexamination Unit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1002.02(c)(4).md)
- [MPEP § 1002.02(d) Petitions and Matters Decided by Supervisory Patent Examiners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1002.02(d).md)
- [MPEP § 1002.02(e) [Reserved]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1002.02(e).md)

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