Fillable Form Ptol-413a - Applicant Initiated Interview Request (Page 3 of 3) in pdf

Privacy Act Statement

The Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579) requires that you be given certain information in connection with

your submission of the attached form related to a patent application or patent. Accordingly, pursuant to

the requirements of the Act, please be advised that: (1) the general authority for the collection of this

information is 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2); (2) furnishing of the information solicited is voluntary; and (3) the

principal purpose for which the information is used by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is to process

and/or examine your submission related to a patent application or patent. If you do not furnish the

requested information, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may not be able to process and/or examine

your submission, which may result in termination of proceedings or abandonment of the application or

expiration of the patent.

The information provided by you in this form will be subject to the following routine uses:

The information on this form will be treated confidentially to the extent allowed under the

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C 552a). Records from

this system of records may be disclosed to the Department of Justice to determine whether

disclosure of these records is required by the Freedom of Information Act.

A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, in the course of

presenting evidence to a court, magistrate, or administrative tribunal, including disclosures to

opposing counsel in the course of settlement negotiations.

A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a Member of Congress

submitting a request involving an individual, to whom the record pertains, when the individual

has requested assistance from the Member with respect to the subject matter of the record.

A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a contractor of the

Agency having need for the information in order to perform a contract. Recipients of information

shall be required to comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended,

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(m).

A record related to an International Application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty in this

system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the International Bureau of the World

Intellectual Property Organization, pursuant to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to another federal agency

for purposes of National Security review (35 U.S.C. 181) and for review pursuant to the Atomic

Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 218(c)).

A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the Administrator,

General Services, or his/her designee, during an inspection of records conducted by GSA as

part of that agency’s responsibility to recommend improvements in records management

practices and programs, under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. Such disclosure shall be

made in accordance with the GSA regulations governing inspection of records for this purpose,

and any other relevant (i.e., GSA or Commerce) directive. Such disclosure shall not be used

to make determinations about individuals.

A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the public after

either publication of the application pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 122(b) or issuance of a patent

pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 151. Further, a record may be disclosed, subject to the limitations of 37

CFR 1.14, as a routine use, to the public if the record was filed in an application which became

abandoned or in which the proceedings were terminated and which application is referenced by

either a published application, an application open to public inspection or an issued patent.

A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a Federal, State, or

local law enforcement agency, if the USPTO becomes aware of a violation or potential violation

of law or regulation.

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