37 CFR § 404.14 - Confidentiality of information.

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title: "37 CFR § 404.14 - Confidentiality of information."
title_number: 37
title_name: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
section_number: "404.14"
section_name: "Confidentiality of information."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
part_number: "404"
part_name: "LICENSING OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED INVENTIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "35 U.S.C. 207-209, DOO 30-2A."
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# 404.14 Confidentiality of information.

35 U.S.C. 209(f) requires that any plan submitted pursuant to § 404.8(a)(8) and any report required by 35 U.S.C. 209(d)(2) shall be treated as commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged and confidential and not subject to disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552.

[88 FR 17740, Mar. 24, 2023]