[FedCom] New Antennas on Secret Service Suburban

[Mike Lehman]

Actually, some people get a classified patent, even if they don't want 
it. The government has the power to declare certain inventions 
classified and uses the power a number of times every year.

Of course, a company like ACM Systems probably sought such a patent of 
found that the only way they could earn anything from it was to work for 
  the government.

Some possibly relevant links:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/05may20041600/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2002/julqtr/37cfr5.1.htm
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/05may20041600/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2002/julqtr/pdf/37cfr5.1.pdf
http://news.com.com/National+security+and+the+patent+squeeze/2010-1071_3-947508.html
http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/autoc/html/subE27-33/F27-10.html
http://www.rl.af.mil/pls/oradata/show?in_filename=31-401.DOC
http://patents.ame.nd.edu/mpep/1/115.html
And, of course, you can rely on the FAS for the best synopsis:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/invention/program.html
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL


Peter Gottlieb wrote:

> I would think it would be difficult to get a "classified" patent.  Boy, 
> I'd love to see that get to court.
> 
> OTOH, you have no idea what name they have patents in (if indeed there 
> are any).
> 
> The question of licensing is silly.
>