Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5535.02
March 24, 2010
Incorporating Change 1, July 28, 2017
USD(P)
SUBJECT: DoD Patent Security Review Process
References: (a) DoD Directive 5535.2, “Delegations of Authority to the Secretaries of the
Military Departments – Inventions and Patents,” October 16, 1980 (hereby
cancelled)
(b) Sections 181-188 of title 35, United States Code
(c) Section 906 of Public Law 105-85, “National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1998,” November 18, 1997
(d) DoD 5200.1-R, “Information Security Program,” January 14, 1997
(d) DoD Manual 5200.01, Volume 1, “DoD Information Security Program:
Overview, Classification, and Declassification,” February 24, 2012
1. PURPOSE. This Directive:
a. Reissues and retitles Reference (a).
b. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the DoD patent security review process
in accordance with Reference (b).
c. Delegates authority under sections 181, 182, and 184 of Reference (b) to the Secretaries of
the Military Departments and the Director, Defense Technology Security Administration
(DTSA).
d. Implements Reference (c).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter
referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
