to move, Enter to open, Esc to close. Try 3.5.3, AC.L2-3.1.1, MFA or unmarked.

Patent Applications APP

A CUI category in the Patent grouping of NARA's registry, CUI Basic, marked CUI.

NARA's description

CUI Registry · Patent Applications

Application for patent filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) that includes all types of patent applications (i.e., utility, design, plant, and reissue) except provisional applications. The nonprovisional application establishes the filing date and initiates the examination process. A nonprovisional utility patent application must include a specification, including a claim or claims; drawings, when necessary; an oath or declaration; and the prescribed filing fee.

Verbatim from the registry entry, which NARA last reviewed on July 29, 2025. Fetched 2026-09-08.

Markings

Category marking
APP
Banner marking
CUI
Alternative banner, Basic
CUI//APP

A banner reads CUI for Basic categories and CUI//SP-APP for Specified ones, followed by any limited dissemination control such as NOFORN. How the marking rule works, verbatim from 32 CFR 2002.20.

Authorities

The law, regulation or Government-wide policy that makes this information CUI, and whether it does so as a Basic or a Specified authority.

Safeguarding or dissemination authorityBasic or SpecifiedBannerSanctions
35 USC 122(a)BasicCUI35 USC 186 35 USC 187
35 USC 205BasicCUI35 USC 186 35 USC 187
37 CFR 401.13(c)(2)BasicCUI

Source: https://www.archives.gov/cui/registry/category-detail/patent-application.