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by maaku 4387 days ago
1) yes, you can sue the government or contractors fir patent infringement.

2) the government can issue secret patents

IANAL, but I was a government contractor for many years.

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Secret patents that can be accessed by anyone with a high-enough classification?

It seems to defeat the original purpose of patents, which was to promote openness of inventions rather than secrecy.