X-CUI-PROPIN Informational
Protect Proprietary Business Information / Trade Secrets
Official citation: 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
Class: informational · Severity: medium
Requirement text
18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
What it means
Proprietary business information and trade secrets shared with or generated for the government are protected from improper disclosure. 18 USC 1905 (Trade Secrets Act) and FOIA Exemption 4 limit government release of confidential commercial information. Contractors should mark and segregate proprietary data.
Required by
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- GovCon — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- Water — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- IT/Cloud — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- Nuclear — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- DIB — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- Legal — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- Chemical — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
- Ag/Food — 18 USC 1905; FOIA Exemption 4
Educational reference only — not legal advice. Consult a qualified assessor or attorney for binding compliance determinations.