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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
United States Patent Applicant Survey
Patent and Trademark Office,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
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and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the extension of a
continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 3, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0052 comment’’ in the
subject line of the message.
Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the
attention of Susan Fawcett.
Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Customer Information Services
Group, Public Information Services
Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313–1450. Federal e-Rulemaking
Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the attention of
Gus Mastrogianis, Economist, Office of
Corporate Planning, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone 571–272–6292; or by e-mail at
gus.mastrogianis@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
For several years the USPTO has
supported an ongoing forecasting
program for patent application filings
that includes the use of quantitative and
qualitative methodologies. Given the
importance of accurate application
filings forecasts, the USPTO considers
more than one type of methodology. As
part of this strategy, information from a
survey of the inventor community is
included when formulating application
filings forecasts. In addition to using the
survey as part of a comprehensive
approach to forecasting, the USPTO is
also using this tool in response to
Senate Appropriations Report 106–404
(September 8, 2000). This report
directed the USPTO to ‘‘develop a
workload forecast with advice from a
representative sample of industry and
the inventor community.’’ A patent
application filing survey will assist the
USPTO in better understanding key
factors driving future application filings,
such as newly emerging technologies.
The USPTO has developed the United
States Patent Applicant Survey as part
of the continuing effort to better predict
the future growth of patent application
filings by understanding applicant
intentions. The main purpose of this
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survey is to determine the number of
application filings that the USPTO can
expect to receive over the next three
years from patent-generating entities,
ranging from large domestic
corporations to independent inventors.
In recent years, the rate of patent
application filings to the USPTO
steadily increased with expanding
technological innovations. However,
newly emerging technologies, evolving
business patenting strategies, patent
valuations and costs, and intellectual
property legislative changes, among
other factors, may significantly impact
patent applicants’ decisions to file
applications at the USPTO. These
factors cannot easily be accounted for in
other methodologies or sufficient
information is not available from
databases or other sources and it is
necessary for the USPTO to conduct the
Patent Applicant Survey to obtain
information directly from applicants.
The information will allow the agency
to anticipate demand and estimate
future revenue flow more reliably; to
identify input and output triggers and
allocate resources to meet and
understand customer needs; and to
reassess output and capacity goals and
re-align organization quality control
measures with applicant demand by
division.
The Patent Applicant Survey is a mail
survey, although respondents have the
option to complete the survey
electronically. They may also provide
their responses verbally over the
telephone. A survey packet, containing
the survey, a cover letter explaining the
purpose of and outlining instructions
for completing the survey, and a
postage-paid, pre-addressed return
envelope will be mailed to all survey
groups. The USPTO plans to survey four
groups of respondents: Large domestic
corporations (including those with 500+
employees), small and medium-size
businesses, universities and non-profit
research organizations, and independent
inventors. The USPTO does not plan to
survey foreign entities and will rely on
the European Patent Office (EPO) and
the Japan Patent Office (JPO) to provide
forecasts of application filings by
foreign entities. Due to variances in
filing and the varying needs of the
different patent applicant populations,
the USPTO has developed two versions
of the survey: One for the large domestic
corporations and small and mediumsize businesses and one for universities,
non-profit research organizations, and
independent inventors.
Since the initial survey, administered
in late 2002, the USPTO has redesigned
the survey to eliminate difficulties and
coordinate analysis more easily with
parallel surveys conducted concurrently
by the European and Japan Patent
Offices.
The surveys do not have USPTO form
numbers associated with them and once
they are approved, they will carry the
OMB Control Number and the
expiration date.
II. Method of Collection
By mail or electronically over the
Internet when respondents elect the online option to complete the survey.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0052.
Form Number(s): None
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits and not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
400 responses per year. Of this total, the
USPTO expects that 267 surveys will be
completed using the on-line option.
Estimated Time Per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take
approximately 30 minutes (0.50 hours)
for all of the patent applicant
populations to provide their responses,
with the exception of the independent
inventors. The USPTO estimates that it
will take independent inventors
approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours)
to provide their responses. These
estimates include the time to gather the
necessary information, complete the
survey, and submit it to the USPTO. The
USPTO believes that it will take the
same amount of time to complete the
surveys whether they are completed on
paper and mailed to the USPTO or
completed and submitted electronically.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 140 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $4,340. The USPTO
estimates that 31% of the respondents
completing these surveys will be
lawyers, about 9% will be legal
assistants, and 60% of respondents will
have diverse occupations. Using an
estimated U.S. hourly rate of $54 for
lawyers, a legal assistant rate of $24, and
a rate of $20 for the majority of the
respondents, the USPTO believes that
the average hourly rate for those
completing these surveys will be $31
per hour. Therefore, the USPTO
estimates that the salary costs for the
respondents completing these surveys
will be $4,340.
Estimated time
for response
(minutes)
Item
Large Domestic Corporations ......................................................................................................
Large Domestic Corporations (electronic surveys) .....................................................................
Small and Medium-Size Businesses ...........................................................................................
Small and Medium-Size Businesses (electronic surveys) ..........................................................
Universities and Non-Profit Research Organizations ..................................................................
Universities and Non-Profit Research Organizations (electronic surveys) .................................
Independent Inventors .................................................................................................................
Independent Inventors (electronic surveys) ................................................................................
30
30
30
30
30
30
15
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surveys so there are no postage costs
associated with this information
collection.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
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Estimated
annual burden
hours
27
53
18
37
5
10
83
167
14
27
9
19
3
5
21
42
400
Total ......................................................................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Non-hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There are
no capital start-up, maintenance, or
recordkeeping costs or filing fees
associated with this information
collection. The USPTO provides
postage-paid, pre-addressed return
envelopes for the completed mail
Estimated
annual
responses
140
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
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collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: May 29, 2007
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Customer Information
Services Group, Public Information Services
Division.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Notification of Request for Extension
of Approval of Information Collection
Requirements—Procedures for Export
of Noncomplying Products
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: In the February 12, 2007
Federal Register (72 FR 6534), the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC or Commission) published a
notice in accordance with provisions of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) to announce the
agency’s intention to seek an extension
of approval of information collection
requirements in regulations codified at
16 CFR part 1019, which establish
procedures for export of noncomplying
products. No comments were received.
The Commission now announces that it
is submitting to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for extension of approval of that
collection of information.
These regulations implement
provisions of the Consumer Product
Safety Act, the Federal Hazardous
Substances Act, and the Flammable
Fabrics Act that require persons and
firms to notify the Commission before
exporting any product that fails to
comply with an applicable standard or
regulation enforced under provisions of
those laws. The Commission is required
by law to transmit the information
relating to the proposed exportation to
the government of the country of
intended destination. OMB previously
approved the collection of information
under control number 3041–0003.
OMB’s most recent extension of
approval will expire on August 31,
2007.
Comments: Comments on this request
for extension of approval of information
collection requirements should be
submitted by July 5, 2007 to the (1)
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for
CPSC, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington DC 20503;
telephone: (202) 395–7340, and (2) to
the Office of the Secretary by e-mail at
cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, or mailed to the
Office of the Secretary, Consumer
Product Safety Commission, 4330 East
West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Comments may also be sent via
facsimile at (301) 504–0127.
Copies of this request for approval of
information collection requirements and
supporting documentation are available
from Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and
Planning, Office of Information
Technology and Technology Services,
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814; telephone: (301) 504–7671 or by
e-mail to lglatz@cpsc.gov.
Additional Information About the
Request for Extension of Approval of
Information Collection Requirements
Agency address: Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Title of information collection:
Procedures for export of noncomplying
products, 16 CFR part 1019.
Type of request: Extension of
approval.
Frequency of collection: Varies
depending upon volume of
noncomplying goods exported.
General description of respondents:
Exporters of products that fail to comply
with standards or regulations enforced
under provisions of the Consumer
Product Safety Act, the Federal
Hazardous Substances Act, or the
Flammable Fabrics Act.
Estimated Number of respondents: 35
firms per year.
Estimated number of notifications for
all respondents: 75 per year.
Estimated number of hours per
response: 1.
Estimated number of hours for all
respondents: 75 per year.
Estimated cost of collection for all
respondents: $3,400.
Notification of Request for Extension
of Approval of Information Collection
Requirements—Safety Standard for
Multi-Purpose Lighters
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Dated: May 29, 2007.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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COMMISSION
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In the March 1, 2007 Federal
Register (72 FR 9310), the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC or
Commission) published a notice in
accordance with provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35) to announce the
agency’s intention to seek extension of
approval of the collection of information
in the Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose
Lighters. 16 CFR part 1212. No
comments were received in response to
the notice. The Commission now
announces that it is submitting to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for extension of
approval of that collection of
information for a period of three years
from the date of approval.
Section 14(a) of the Consumer
Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C.
2063(a)) requires manufacturers,
importers, and private labelers of a
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
United States Patent Applicant Survey
AGENCY: Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the extension of a continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public
Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 3, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-0052 comment'' in
the subject line of the message.
Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan Fawcett.
Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Customer Information Services Group, Public
Information Services Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to the attention of Gus Mastrogianis, Economist,
Office of Corporate Planning, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone 571-272-
6292; or by e-mail at gus.mastrogianis@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
For several years the USPTO has supported an ongoing forecasting
program for patent application filings that includes the use of
quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Given the importance of
accurate application filings forecasts, the USPTO considers more than
one type of methodology. As part of this strategy, information from a
survey of the inventor community is included when formulating
application filings forecasts. In addition to using the survey as part
of a comprehensive approach to forecasting, the USPTO is also using
this tool in response to Senate Appropriations Report 106-404
(September 8, 2000). This report directed the USPTO to ``develop a
workload forecast with advice from a representative sample of industry
and the inventor community.'' A patent application filing survey will
assist the USPTO in better understanding key factors driving future
application filings, such as newly emerging technologies.
The USPTO has developed the United States Patent Applicant Survey
as part of the continuing effort to better predict the future growth of
patent application filings by understanding applicant intentions. The
main purpose of this
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survey is to determine the number of application filings that the USPTO
can expect to receive over the next three years from patent-generating
entities, ranging from large domestic corporations to independent
inventors.
In recent years, the rate of patent application filings to the
USPTO steadily increased with expanding technological innovations.
However, newly emerging technologies, evolving business patenting
strategies, patent valuations and costs, and intellectual property
legislative changes, among other factors, may significantly impact
patent applicants' decisions to file applications at the USPTO. These
factors cannot easily be accounted for in other methodologies or
sufficient information is not available from databases or other sources
and it is necessary for the USPTO to conduct the Patent Applicant
Survey to obtain information directly from applicants. The information
will allow the agency to anticipate demand and estimate future revenue
flow more reliably; to identify input and output triggers and allocate
resources to meet and understand customer needs; and to reassess output
and capacity goals and re-align organization quality control measures
with applicant demand by division.
The Patent Applicant Survey is a mail survey, although respondents
have the option to complete the survey electronically. They may also
provide their responses verbally over the telephone. A survey packet,
containing the survey, a cover letter explaining the purpose of and
outlining instructions for completing the survey, and a postage-paid,
pre-addressed return envelope will be mailed to all survey groups. The
USPTO plans to survey four groups of respondents: Large domestic
corporations (including those with 500+ employees), small and medium-
size businesses, universities and non-profit research organizations,
and independent inventors. The USPTO does not plan to survey foreign
entities and will rely on the European Patent Office (EPO) and the
Japan Patent Office (JPO) to provide forecasts of application filings
by foreign entities. Due to variances in filing and the varying needs
of the different patent applicant populations, the USPTO has developed
two versions of the survey: One for the large domestic corporations and
small and medium-size businesses and one for universities, non-profit
research organizations, and independent inventors.
Since the initial survey, administered in late 2002, the USPTO has
redesigned the survey to eliminate difficulties and coordinate analysis
more easily with parallel surveys conducted concurrently by the
European and Japan Patent Offices.
The surveys do not have USPTO form numbers associated with them and
once they are approved, they will carry the OMB Control Number and the
expiration date.
II. Method of Collection
By mail or electronically over the Internet when respondents elect
the on-line option to complete the survey.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0052.
Form Number(s): None
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 400 responses per year. Of this
total, the USPTO expects that 267 surveys will be completed using the
on-line option.
Estimated Time Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
approximately 30 minutes (0.50 hours) for all of the patent applicant
populations to provide their responses, with the exception of the
independent inventors. The USPTO estimates that it will take
independent inventors approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to provide
their responses. These estimates include the time to gather the
necessary information, complete the survey, and submit it to the USPTO.
The USPTO believes that it will take the same amount of time to
complete the surveys whether they are completed on paper and mailed to
the USPTO or completed and submitted electronically.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 140 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $4,340. The USPTO
estimates that 31% of the respondents completing these surveys will be
lawyers, about 9% will be legal assistants, and 60% of respondents will
have diverse occupations. Using an estimated U.S. hourly rate of $54
for lawyers, a legal assistant rate of $24, and a rate of $20 for the
majority of the respondents, the USPTO believes that the average hourly
rate for those completing these surveys will be $31 per hour.
Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the salary costs for the
respondents completing these surveys will be $4,340.
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Estimated time Estimated Estimated
Item for response annual annual burden
(minutes) responses hours
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Large Domestic Corporations..................................... 30 27 14
Large Domestic Corporations (electronic surveys)................ 30 53 27
Small and Medium-Size Businesses................................ 30 18 9
Small and Medium-Size Businesses (electronic surveys)........... 30 37 19
Universities and Non-Profit Research Organizations.............. 30 5 3
Universities and Non-Profit Research Organizations (electronic 30 10 5
surveys).......................................................
Independent Inventors........................................... 15 83 21
Independent Inventors (electronic surveys)...................... 15 167 42
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Total....................................................... .............. 400 140
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Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There
are no capital start-up, maintenance, or recordkeeping costs or filing
fees associated with this information collection. The USPTO provides
postage-paid, pre-addressed return envelopes for the completed mail
surveys so there are no postage costs associated with this information
collection.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be
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collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: May 29, 2007
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Customer Information Services Group, Public Information Services
Division.
[FR Doc. E7-10672 Filed 6-1-07; 8:45 am]
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