---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 102.22"
title: "37"
number: "102.22"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/102.22"
---

# §102.22. Definitions.

- (a) All terms used in this subpart which are defined in [5 U.S.C. 552a](/usc/5/552a.md) shall have the same meaning herein.
- (b) **As used in this subpart—**
  - (1) Act means the “Privacy Act of 1974, as amended ([5 U.S.C. 552a](/usc/5/552a.md))”.
  - (2) Appeal means a request by an individual to review and reverse an initial denial of a request by that individual for correction or amendment.
  - (3) USPTO means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
  - (4) Inquiry means either a request for general information regarding the Act and this subpart or a request by an individual (or that individual's parent or guardian) that USPTO determine whether it has any record in a system of records which pertains to that individual.
  - (5) Person means any human being and also shall include but not be limited to, corporations, associations, partnerships, trustees, receivers, personal representatives, and public or private organizations.
  - (6) Privacy Officer means a USPTO employee designated to administer this subpart.
  - (7) Request for access means a request by an individual or an individual's parent or guardian to see a record which is in a particular system of records and which pertains to that individual.
  - (8) Request for correction or amendment means the request by an individual or an individual's parent or guardian that USPTO change (either by correction, amendment, addition or deletion) a particular record in a system of records which pertains to that individual.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 552a; 5 U.S.C. 553; 31 U.S.C. 3717; 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), 21, 41, 42, 122; 44 U.S.C. 3101.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 52917, Aug. 31, 2000, unless otherwise noted.