Hyatt v. United States Patent and Trademark Office

Under 35 U.S.C. 122(a), applications filed before June 8, 1995 must be kept in confidence, and information about them may not be disclosed without authority of the applicant or owner except as necessary under an Act of Congress or in special circumstances determined by the Director.

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medium — self-reported, not calibrated against a measured error rate

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