§1.661. Information to be kept confidential.
38 C.F.R. § 1.661
All information pertaining to inventions and pending patent applications is confidential, and employees having access to such information are forbidden to disclose or reveal the same except as required in the performance of their official duties.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[21 FR 10378, Dec. 28, 1956. Redesignated at 61 FR 29659, June 12, 1996]
Authority
Authority: Sections 1.650 to 1.666 issued under sect. 1, 66 Stat. 811, 72 Stat. 1114; 35 U.S.C. 266; 15 U.S.C. 3710a; 38 U.S.C. 501; E.O. 10096, E.O. 10930, 15 FR 389; 3 CFR 1949-1953 Comp.
Authority
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections.
Source
Source: 40 FR 33944, Aug. 12, 1975, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[21 FR 10378, Dec. 28, 1956. Redesignated at 61 FR 29659, June 12, 1996]