The Legal Aspects of a Secret Invention
Mateusz RADEK, Krzysztof COLBERT
Abstract. The institution of a secret invention does not solely stem from patent law by its nature; rather, it constitutes a unique institution at the intersection of patent law and militarization, specifically, national security law [1]. The regulation of the institution of a secret invention differs significantly from the regulation of ordinary inventions, which is evident, among other things, in the special procedure for recognizing an invention as secret, the specific entities eligible to apply for a patent on a secret invention, and the authorities involved in this procedure.
Keywords
Secret Invention, Patent Law, National Defence, Security
Published online 1/25/2026, 9 pages
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Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Mateusz RADEK, Krzysztof COLBERT, The Legal Aspects of a Secret Invention, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 62, pp 367-375, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904015-47
The article was published as article 47 of the book Terotechnology XIV
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