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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AD91 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Privacy Act Exemptions 
Abstract:

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) gives notice of a proposed exemption for a new system of records entitled COMMERCE/USPTO-27, Trademark Administrative Proceedings Program Records. Specifically, the USPTO proposes to amend to its regulations to add this new system of records to its list of specific exemptions to the Privacy Act to protect law enforcement sensitive materials maintained in this system of records from disclosure.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 102   
Legal 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)    35 U.S.C. 21    35 U.S.C. 41 and 42    35 U.S.C. 122    44 U.S.C. 3101   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
NPRM Comment Period End  08/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Cristiana Schwab
Acting TMEP Editor
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313
Phone:571 272-3514
Email: cristiana.schwab@uspto.gov