Export Controls for Technologies Described in U.S. Invention Disclosures

Last month, we published an article discussing the patent application foreign filing license requirements for various countries, including the United States. As the issue went to press, the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issued a Federal Register Notice warning patent applicants that the exportation of information relating to technologies developed in the United States to foreign countries for purposes of preparing patent applications to be filed in the United States is subject to clearance review by the Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Here is the update.

21 minute read August 28, 2008 at 01:48 PM
By
Karen Canaan
Export Controls for Technologies Described in U.S. Invention Disclosures

The August 2008 issue of Patent Strategy & Management included the article “Patent Application Foreign Filing Licenses: Export Control for Sensitive Technologies Described in Patent Applications discussing the patent application foreign filing license requirements for various countries, including the United States.

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