United States:
Oblon Requests Revision Of USPTO Rules Requiring Disclosure Of Inventor's Residential Address
13 June 2018
Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P
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Oblon recently requested that the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) revise rules that require disclosure of
information relating an inventor's residential address.
This request was motivated by privacy concerns regarding the
disclosure of information relating to the residential addresses of
inventors. The concerns are centered upon two specific issues: (1)
the impending implementation of the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union, and (2) identify
theft. The GDPR strictly regulates the disclosure of any data
that could be used to directly or indirectly identify a person
(i.e. "personal data"), including, e.g.
information relating to the residential addresses of
individuals. The request from Oblon to the USPTO can be read
here.
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