§ 182. — Abandonment of invention for unauthorized disclosure.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 35USC182]
TITLE 35--PATENTS
PART II--PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS
CHAPTER 17--SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN
FOREIGN COUNTRY
Sec. 182. Abandonment of invention for unauthorized disclosure
The invention disclosed in an application for patent subject to an
order made pursuant to section 181 of this title may be held abandoned
upon its being established by the Commissioner of Patents that in
violation of said order the invention has been published or disclosed or
that an application for a patent therefor has been filed in a foreign
country by the inventor, his successors, assigns, or legal
representatives, or anyone in privity with him or them, without the
consent of the Commissioner of Patents. The abandonment shall be held to
have occurred as of the time of violation. The consent of the
Commissioner of Patents shall not be given without the concurrence of
the heads of the departments and the chief officers of the agencies who
caused the order to be issued. A holding of abandonment shall constitute
forfeiture by the applicant, his successors, assigns, or legal
representatives, or anyone in privity with him or them, of all claims
against the United States based upon such invention.
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 806; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B,
Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4732(a)(10)(B)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113
Stat. 1536, 1501A-582.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 152 (Feb. 1, 1952, ch. 4,
Sec. 2, 66 Stat. 4).
Language is changed.
Amendments
1999--Pub. L. 106-113 substituted ``Commissioner of Patents'' for
``Commissioner'' wherever appearing.
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106-113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999,
see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4731] of Pub. L. 106-113, set out
as a note under section 1 of this title.
