{"data":{"id":"us/35-u.s.c.-187","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"35 U.S.C. § 187","heading":"Nonapplicability to certain persons","body":"The prohibitions and penalties of this chapter shall not apply to any officer or agent of the United States acting within the scope of his authority, nor to any person acting upon his written instructions or permission.","path":["Title 35—PATENTS","CHAPTER 17—SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc35@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:18Z","sha256":"14a09f29d955528662d52565b05fffdd30e9ed8d7761f861d857a0f5e1550cb3","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/35-u.s.c.-186","next":"us/35-u.s.c.-188"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}