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TIL that under the Invention Secrecy Act, the U.S. government can prevent certain patent applications from being disclosed if they deem the invention a threat to national security. Inventors can b... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SudoMason on 2024-10-18 23:12:05+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that under the Invention Secrecy Act, the U.S. government can prevent certain patent applications from being disclosed if they deem the invention a threat to national security. Inventors can be prohibited from sharing or profiting from their own creations without even knowing why.

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