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review for all shipments of the subject
merchandise entered or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption on or after
the date of publication, consistent with
section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The
cash-deposit rates for the reviewed
companies will be the rates listed above;
(2) for previously-reviewed or
investigated companies not covered in
this review, the cash-deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recent period; (3)
if the exporter is not a firm covered in
this review, a prior review, or the lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigation but
the manufacturer is, the cash-deposit
rate will be the rate established for the
manufacturer of the merchandise for the
most recent period; and (4) the cashdeposit rate for all other manufacturers
or exporters will continue to be 3.76
percent, the all-others rate published in
the amended final determination of the
LTFV investigation. See Notice of
Amended Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value: Light-Walled
Rectangular Pipe and Tube From
Mexico, 73 FR 45400, 45401 (August 5,
2008).
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to importers of their responsibility
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777(i)(1) of the Act.
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Christian Marsh,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Madrid Protocol
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
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 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 March 12, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email:
InformationCollection@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0051 comment’’ in the
subject line of the message.
• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Sharon Marsh,
Deputy Commissioner for Trademark
Examination Policy, Office of the
Commissioner for Trademarks, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1451, by telephone at (571) 272–8900, or
by email to Sharon.Marsh@uspto.gov.
Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This collection of information is
required by the Trademark Act of 1946,
15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., which provides
for the Federal registration of
trademarks, service marks, collective
trademarks and service marks, collective
membership marks, and certification
marks. Individuals and businesses that
use or intend to use such marks in
commerce may file an application to
register the marks with the United
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States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO).
The Protocol Relating to the Madrid
Agreement Concerning the International
Registration of Marks (‘‘Madrid
Protocol’’) is an international treaty that
allows a trademark owner to seek
registration in any of the participating
countries by filing a single international
application. The International Bureau
(IB) of the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) in Geneva,
Switzerland, administers the
international registration system. The
Madrid Protocol Implementation Act of
2002 amended the Trademark Act to
provide that: (1) The owner of a U.S.
application or registration may seek
protection of its mark in any of the
participating countries by submitting a
single international application to the IB
through the USPTO, and (2) the holder
of an international registration may
request an extension of protection of the
international registration to the United
States. The Madrid Protocol became
effective in the United States on
November 2, 2003, and is implemented
under 15 U.S.C. § 1141 et seq. and 37
CFR part 2 and part 7.
An international application
submitted through the USPTO must be
based on an active U.S. application or
registration and must be filed by the
owner of the application or registration.
The USPTO reviews the international
application to certify that it corresponds
to the data contained in the existing
U.S. application or registration before
forwarding the international application
to the IB. The IB then reviews the
international application to determine
whether the Madrid filing requirements
have been met and the required fees
have been paid. If the international
application is unacceptable, the IB will
send a notice of irregularity to the
USPTO and the applicant. The
applicant must respond to the
irregularities to avoid abandonment,
unless a response from the USPTO is
required. After any irregularities are
corrected and the application is
accepted, the IB registers the mark,
publishes the registration in the WIPO
Gazette of International Marks, and
sends a certificate to the holder.
When the mark is registered, the IB
notifies each country designated in the
application of the request for extension
of protection. Each designated country
then examines the request under its own
laws. Once an international registration
has been issued, the holder may also file
subsequent designations to request an
extension of protection to additional
countries.
Under Section 71 of the Trademark
Act, a registered extension of protection
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to the United States will be cancelled
unless the holder of the international
registration periodically files affidavits
of continued use in commerce or
excusable nonuse. The first affidavit
must be filed five years after the USPTO
registers an extension of protection.
This collection includes the
information necessary for the USPTO to
process applications for international
registration and related requests under
the Madrid Protocol. The USPTO
provides electronic forms for filing the
items in this information collection
online (except for the Request to Record
an Assignment or Restriction of a
Holder’s Right to Dispose of an
International Registration) using the
Trademark Electronic Application
System (TEAS), which is available
through the USPTO Web site. The
USPTO is proposing to add one item,
the Combined Declaration of Continued
Use/Excusable Nonuse and
Incontestability Under Sections 71 and
15, which is an existing information
requirement that was not previously
covered under this collection.
Applicants may also submit the items
in this collection on paper or by using
the forms provided by the IB, which are
available on the WIPO Web site. The IB
requires Applications for International
Registration and Applications for
Subsequent Designation that are filed on
paper to be submitted on the official IB
forms.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, hand delivery, or
electronically to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0051.
Form Number(s): PTO–1553, PTO–
1583, PTO–2131, PTO–2132, PTO–2133.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Application for International Registration (PTO–2131 TEAS) .................................
Application for International Registration (paper, no form) ......................................
Application for Subsequent Designation (PTO–2132 TEAS) ..................................
Application for Subsequent Designation (paper, no form) ......................................
Response to Notice of Irregularity (PTO–2133 TEAS) ............................................
Response to Notice of Irregularity (paper, no form) ................................................
Replacement Request (TEAS Global form) .............................................................
Replacement Request (paper, no form) ..................................................................
Request to Record an Assignment or Restriction of a Holder’s Right to Dispose
of an International Registration (paper, no form).
Transformation Request (TEAS Global form) ..........................................................
Transformation Request (paper, no form) ...............................................................
Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of International Application
(TEAS Global form).
Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of International Application
(paper, no form).
Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under
Section 71 (PTO–1553 TEAS).
Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under
Section 71 (paper, no form).
Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability
Under Sections 71 and 15 (PTO–1583 TEAS).
Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability
Under Sections 71 and 15 (paper, no form).
Totals ................................................................................................................
15
30
15
20
15
30
30
45
30
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
3,900
20
400
5
1,000
5
15
5
5
975
10
100
2
250
3
8
4
3
15 minutes ........................
30 minutes ........................
1 hour ................................
20
10
30
5
5
30
1 hour and 15 minutes ......
5
6
15 minutes ........................
700
175
18 minutes ........................
100
30
15 minutes ........................
300
75
18 minutes ........................
100
30
...........................................
6,620
1,711
total filing fees in the form of USPTO
processing fees associated with this
collection will be approximately
$745,250 per year as calculated in the
accompanying table.
Estimated
annual
responses
Item
Application for International Registration (for certifying an international application based on a
single basic application or registration, per international class) (PTO–2131 TEAS) ..............
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Estimated
annual
burden hours
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
and related requests under the Madrid
Protocol as set forth in 37 CFR 7.6. In
addition to these USPTO fees,
applicants must also pay international
filing fees to the IB as indicated in 37
CFR 7.7. The USPTO estimates that the
Estimated Total Annual Non-hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $745,480.
This collection has annual (non-hour)
costs in the form of filing fees and
postage costs.
The USPTO charges fees for
processing international applications
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annual
responses
Estimated time
for response
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,620 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 15 minutes to one
hour and 15 minutes (0.25 to 1.25
hours) to complete the information in
this collection, including the time to
gather the necessary information,
prepare the forms or documents, and
submit the completed request to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 1,711 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $581,740. The USPTO
expects that the information in this
collection will be prepared by attorneys.
Using the estimated rate of $340 per
hour for attorneys in private firms, the
USPTO estimates that the respondent
cost burden for submitting the
information in this collection will be
approximately $581,740 per year.
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Fee amount
$100.00
Estimated
annual filing
costs
$200,000.00
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Estimated
annual
responses
Item
Application for International Registration (for certifying an international application based on a
single basic application or registration, per international class) (paper, no form) ..................
Application for International Registration (for certifying an international application based on
more than one basic application or registration, per international class) (PTO–2131 TEAS)
Application for International Registration (for certifying an international application based on a
single basic application or registration, per international class) (paper, no form) ..................
Application for Subsequent Designation (PTO–2132 TEAS) ......................................................
Application for Subsequent Designation (paper, no form) ..........................................................
Response to Notice of Irregularity (PTO–2133 TEAS) ...............................................................
Response to Notice of Irregularity (paper, no form) ...................................................................
Replacement Request (per international class) (TEAS Global form) .........................................
Replacement Request (per international class) (paper, no form) ...............................................
Request to Record an Assignment or Restriction of a Holder’s Right to Dispose of an International Registration (paper, no form) .....................................................................................
Transformation Request (TEAS Global form) .............................................................................
Transformation Request (paper, no form) ...................................................................................
Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of International Application (TEAS Global
form) .........................................................................................................................................
Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of International Application (paper, no
form) .........................................................................................................................................
Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under Section 71
(per international class) (PTO–1553 TEAS) ............................................................................
Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under Section 71
(per international class) (paper, no form) ................................................................................
Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability Under Sections 71 and 15 (per international class) (PTO–1583 TEAS) ..................................................
Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability Under Sections 71 and 15 (per international class) (paper, no form) ......................................................
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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
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, e.g., the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized or
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included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: January 6, 2012.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Estimated
annual filing
costs
10
100.00
1,000.00
1,900
150.00
285,000.00
10
400
5
1,000
5
15
5
150.00
100.00
100.00
0.00
0.00
100.00
100.00
1,500.00
40,000.00
500.00
0.00
0.00
1,500.00
500.00
5
20
10
100.00
375.00
375.00
500.00
7,500.00
3,750.00
30
100.00
3,000.00
5
100.00
500.00
700
100.00
70,000.00
100
100.00
10,000.00
300
300.00
90,000.00
100
300.00
30,000.00
6,620
Totals ....................................................................................................................................
The public may submit the items in
this collection to the USPTO by mail
through the United States Postal
Service. The USPTO estimates that
approximately 255 of the 6,620 total
responses for this collection may be
filed on paper and submitted by mail.
The average first-class postage cost for a
mailed submission will be 90 cents, for
a total postage cost of approximately
$230 per year.
The total non-hour respondent cost
burden for this collection in the form of
filing fees and postage costs is estimated
to be $745,480 per year.
Fee amount
........................
745,250.00
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301)
504–7923.
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Dated: January 10, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
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COMMISSION
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Wednesday, January 18,
2012, 10 a.m.–11.a.m.
TIME AND DATE:
TIME AND DATE:
Room 420, Bethesda Towers,
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland.
PLACE:
Commission Meeting—Open to
the Public
STATUS:
Briefing
Matter: Infant Swings—Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking.
A live webcast of the Meeting can be
viewed at www.cpsc.gov/webcast. For a
recorded message containing the latest
agenda information, call (301) 504–
7948.
MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:
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Wednesday, January 18,
2012; 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda
Towers, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, Maryland.
STATUS: Closed to the Public.
MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Compliance
Status Report.
The Commission staff will brief the
Commission on the status of compliance
matters. For a recorded message
containing the latest agenda
information, call (301) 504–7948.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Madrid Protocol
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 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 March 12, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0051 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Sharon Marsh, Deputy Commissioner for Trademark
Examination Policy, Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks, United
States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA
22313-1451, by telephone at (571) 272-8900, or by email to
Sharon.Marsh@uspto.gov. Additional information about this collection is
also available at https://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection
Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This collection of information is required by the Trademark Act of
1946, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., which provides for the Federal
registration of trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks and
service marks, collective membership marks, and certification marks.
Individuals and businesses that use or intend to use such marks in
commerce may file an application to register the marks with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
The Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the
International Registration of Marks (``Madrid Protocol'') is an
international treaty that allows a trademark owner to seek registration
in any of the participating countries by filing a single international
application. The International Bureau (IB) of the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, administers the
international registration system. The Madrid Protocol Implementation
Act of 2002 amended the Trademark Act to provide that: (1) The owner of
a U.S. application or registration may seek protection of its mark in
any of the participating countries by submitting a single international
application to the IB through the USPTO, and (2) the holder of an
international registration may request an extension of protection of
the international registration to the United States. The Madrid
Protocol became effective in the United States on November 2, 2003, and
is implemented under 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1141 et seq. and 37 CFR part 2 and
part 7.
An international application submitted through the USPTO must be
based on an active U.S. application or registration and must be filed
by the owner of the application or registration. The USPTO reviews the
international application to certify that it corresponds to the data
contained in the existing U.S. application or registration before
forwarding the international application to the IB. The IB then reviews
the international application to determine whether the Madrid filing
requirements have been met and the required fees have been paid. If the
international application is unacceptable, the IB will send a notice of
irregularity to the USPTO and the applicant. The applicant must respond
to the irregularities to avoid abandonment, unless a response from the
USPTO is required. After any irregularities are corrected and the
application is accepted, the IB registers the mark, publishes the
registration in the WIPO Gazette of International Marks, and sends a
certificate to the holder.
When the mark is registered, the IB notifies each country
designated in the application of the request for extension of
protection. Each designated country then examines the request under its
own laws. Once an international registration has been issued, the
holder may also file subsequent designations to request an extension of
protection to additional countries.
Under Section 71 of the Trademark Act, a registered extension of
protection
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to the United States will be cancelled unless the holder of the
international registration periodically files affidavits of continued
use in commerce or excusable nonuse. The first affidavit must be filed
five years after the USPTO registers an extension of protection.
This collection includes the information necessary for the USPTO to
process applications for international registration and related
requests under the Madrid Protocol. The USPTO provides electronic forms
for filing the items in this information collection online (except for
the Request to Record an Assignment or Restriction of a Holder's Right
to Dispose of an International Registration) using the Trademark
Electronic Application System (TEAS), which is available through the
USPTO Web site. The USPTO is proposing to add one item, the Combined
Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability
Under Sections 71 and 15, which is an existing information requirement
that was not previously covered under this collection.
Applicants may also submit the items in this collection on paper or
by using the forms provided by the IB, which are available on the WIPO
Web site. The IB requires Applications for International Registration
and Applications for Subsequent Designation that are filed on paper to
be submitted on the official IB forms.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, hand delivery, or electronically to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0051.
Form Number(s): PTO-1553, PTO-1583, PTO-2131, PTO-2132, PTO-2133.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,620 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately 15 minutes to one hour and 15 minutes (0.25 to
1.25 hours) to complete the information in this collection, including
the time to gather the necessary information, prepare the forms or
documents, and submit the completed request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 1,711 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $581,740. The USPTO
expects that the information in this collection will be prepared by
attorneys. Using the estimated rate of $340 per hour for attorneys in
private firms, the USPTO estimates that the respondent cost burden for
submitting the information in this collection will be approximately
$581,740 per year.
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Estimated Estimated
Item Estimated time for response annual annual burden
responses hours
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Application for International Registration (PTO- 15 minutes..................... 3,900 975
2131 TEAS).
Application for International Registration 30 minutes..................... 20 10
(paper, no form).
Application for Subsequent Designation (PTO- 15 minutes..................... 400 100
2132 TEAS).
Application for Subsequent Designation (paper, 20 minutes..................... 5 2
no form).
Response to Notice of Irregularity (PTO-2133 15 minutes..................... 1,000 250
TEAS).
Response to Notice of Irregularity (paper, no 30 minutes..................... 5 3
form).
Replacement Request (TEAS Global form)......... 30 minutes..................... 15 8
Replacement Request (paper, no form)........... 45 minutes..................... 5 4
Request to Record an Assignment or Restriction 30 minutes..................... 5 3
of a Holder's Right to Dispose of an
International Registration (paper, no form).
Transformation Request (TEAS Global form)...... 15 minutes..................... 20 5
Transformation Request (paper, no form)........ 30 minutes..................... 10 5
Petition to Director to Review Denial of 1 hour......................... 30 30
Certification of International Application
(TEAS Global form).
Petition to Director to Review Denial of 1 hour and 15 minutes.......... 5 6
Certification of International Application
(paper, no form).
Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse 15 minutes..................... 700 175
of Mark in Commerce Under Section 71 (PTO-1553
TEAS).
Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse 18 minutes..................... 100 30
of Mark in Commerce Under Section 71 (paper,
no form).
Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable 15 minutes..................... 300 75
Nonuse and Incontestability Under Sections 71
and 15 (PTO-1583 TEAS).
Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable 18 minutes..................... 100 30
Nonuse and Incontestability Under Sections 71
and 15 (paper, no form).
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Totals..................................... ............................... 6,620 1,711
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Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $745,480.
This collection has annual (non-hour) costs in the form of filing fees
and postage costs.
The USPTO charges fees for processing international applications
and related requests under the Madrid Protocol as set forth in 37 CFR
7.6. In addition to these USPTO fees, applicants must also pay
international filing fees to the IB as indicated in 37 CFR 7.7. The
USPTO estimates that the total filing fees in the form of USPTO
processing fees associated with this collection will be approximately
$745,250 per year as calculated in the accompanying table.
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Estimated Estimated
Item annual Fee amount annual filing
responses costs
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Application for International Registration (for certifying an 2,000 $100.00 $200,000.00
international application based on a single basic application
or registration, per international class) (PTO-2131 TEAS)......
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Application for International Registration (for certifying an 10 100.00 1,000.00
international application based on a single basic application
or registration, per international class) (paper, no form).....
Application for International Registration (for certifying an 1,900 150.00 285,000.00
international application based on more than one basic
application or registration, per international class) (PTO-2131
TEAS)..........................................................
Application for International Registration (for certifying an 10 150.00 1,500.00
international application based on a single basic application
or registration, per international class) (paper, no form).....
Application for Subsequent Designation (PTO-2132 TEAS).......... 400 100.00 40,000.00
Application for Subsequent Designation (paper, no form)......... 5 100.00 500.00
Response to Notice of Irregularity (PTO-2133 TEAS).............. 1,000 0.00 0.00
Response to Notice of Irregularity (paper, no form)............. 5 0.00 0.00
Replacement Request (per international class) (TEAS Global form) 15 100.00 1,500.00
Replacement Request (per international class) (paper, no form).. 5 100.00 500.00
Request to Record an Assignment or Restriction of a Holder's 5 100.00 500.00
Right to Dispose of an International Registration (paper, no
form)..........................................................
Transformation Request (TEAS Global form)....................... 20 375.00 7,500.00
Transformation Request (paper, no form)......................... 10 375.00 3,750.00
Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of 30 100.00 3,000.00
International Application (TEAS Global form)...................
Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of 5 100.00 500.00
International Application (paper, no form).....................
Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in 700 100.00 70,000.00
Commerce Under Section 71 (per international class) (PTO-1553
TEAS)..........................................................
Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in 100 100.00 10,000.00
Commerce Under Section 71 (per international class) (paper, no
form)..........................................................
Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and 300 300.00 90,000.00
Incontestability Under Sections 71 and 15 (per international
class) (PTO-1583 TEAS).........................................
Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and 100 300.00 30,000.00
Incontestability Under Sections 71 and 15 (per international
class) (paper, no form)........................................
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Totals...................................................... 6,620 .............. 745,250.00
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The public may submit the items in this collection to the USPTO by
mail through the United States Postal Service. The USPTO estimates that
approximately 255 of the 6,620 total responses for this collection may
be filed on paper and submitted by mail. The average first-class
postage cost for a mailed submission will be 90 cents, for a total
postage cost of approximately $230 per year.
The total non-hour respondent cost burden for this collection in
the form of filing fees and postage costs is estimated to be $745,480
per year.
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 collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, e.g., 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: January 6, 2012.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-409 Filed 1-11-12; 8:45 am]
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