Trademark Board Manual of Procedure, Third Edition, Revision 1, 41172-41173 [2012-17019]
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance the following
proposal for collection of information
under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 35).
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Patents for Humanity Program
(formerly Humanitarian Program).
Form Number(s): None.
Agency Approval Number: 0651–
0066.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 4,010 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 1,010
responses per year, with an estimated
333 (33%) submitted by small entities.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO
estimates that it will take the public
approximately four hours to complete
the humanitarian program application
and one hour to complete the petition
to extend the redemption period,
depending on the nature of the
information. These estimated times
include gathering the necessary
information, preparing the application
or petition and any supplemental
supporting materials, and submitting
the completed request.
Needs and Uses: The information is
used by the public to apply for
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Humanity Program and to provide the
USPTO with their contact information,
which the USPTO uses to notify
applicants that they have been selected
for an award. Certificate holders also
use the information to petition the
USPTO to extend the redemption period
of the certificate after it expires.
External judges and the selection
committee use the information collected
from the humanitarian applications to
make recommendations for award
recipients, while the USPTO uses the
information to award certificates to the
selected recipients. The USPTO also
uses the information collected from the
petitions to grant extensions of the
redemption period for the certificate in
question.
After the humanitarian program
applications are screened for
inappropriate material, they will be
made publicly available.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits, non-profit institutions, and
individuals.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
email:
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
Once submitted, the request will be
publicly available in electronic format
through the Information Collection
Review page at www.reginfo.gov.
Paper copies can be obtained by:
• Email:
InformationCollection@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0066 copy request’’ 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.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent on
or before August 13, 2012 to Nicholas A.
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or by
fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Dated: July 9, 2012.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO–T–2012–0028]
Trademark Board Manual of
Procedure, Third Edition, Revision 1
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (‘‘USPTO’’) issued the
third edition, revision 1, of the
Trademark Board Manual of Procedure
(‘‘TBMP’’), and made available an
archived copy of the May 6, 2011 third
edition, on June 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The USPTO prefers that any
suggestions for improving the form and
content of the TBMP be submitted via
electronic mail message to
TBMPFederalRegister
Comments@uspto.gov. Written
comments may also be submitted by
mail addressed to: Trademark Trial and
Appeal Board, P.O. Box 1451,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1451, marked to
the attention of Cheryl Butler, Senior
Attorney and Editor, Trademark Board
Manual of Procedure, or by hand
delivery to the Trademark Assistance
Center, Concourse Level, James Madison
Building–East Wing, 600 Dulany Street,
Alexandria, Virginia, marked to the
attention of Cheryl Butler, Senior
Attorney and Editor, Trademark Board
Manual of Procedure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Butler, Senior Attorney,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, by
telephone at (571) 272–4259.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
19, 2012, the USPTO issued the first
revision of the third edition of the
TBMP. The TBMP provides Trademark
Trial and Appeal Board (‘‘TTAB’’)
judges and attorneys, trademark
applicants and registrants, and attorneys
and representatives for trademark
applicants and registrants a
comprehensive reference on the
practices and procedures for inter partes
and ex parte proceedings before the
TTAB. The guidance provided by the
manual does not have the force and
effect of law. Its guidelines have been
developed as a matter of internal Office
management and are not intended to
create any right or benefit, substantive
or procedural, enforceable by any party
against the Office. While following the
guidelines in the manual will aid parties
and their attorneys in navigating the
procedures applicable to inter partes
cases, parties and their attorneys are
also free to discuss and agree to various
SUMMARY:
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alternative processes that may prove
more efficient and economical.
The third edition, revision 1,
incorporates TTAB practice, a minor
change to the Trademark Act, changes to
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and
Federal Rules of Evidence where
relevant, and case law reported between
November 15, 2010, and March 2, 2012.
The policies stated in this revision
supersede any previous policies stated
in prior editions or any other statement
of USPTO policy, to the extent that
there is any conflict. The TBMP may be
viewed or downloaded free of charge
from the TTAB home page of the
USPTO Web site at the address: https://
www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/
appeal/index.jsp.
Dated: July 3, 2012.
Teresa Stanek Rea,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests; Office of
Postsecondary Education; Survey of
Post-Graduate Outcomes for
International Education Fellowship
Recipients
This survey will focus on the
post-graduate outcomes of students who
received international education
fellowships.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be
electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC
20202–4537. Copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 04880. When you access
the information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
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collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
and Records Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. The Department
of Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Survey of PostGraduate Outcomes for International
Education Fellowship Recipients.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Type of Review: New.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 4,595.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 797.
Abstract: The Higher Education
Opportunity Act of 2008, Section 601
requires that: ‘‘The Secretary shall assist
grantees in developing a survey to
administer to students who have
completed programs under this title to
determine postgraduate employment,
education, or training. All grantees,
where applicable, shall administer such
survey once every two years and report
survey results to the Secretary.’’ The
first cohort of students to be surveyed
will be the Foreign Language and Area
Studies fellows and the Institute for
International Public Policy fellows. The
survey will be expanded to other
grantees in subsequent years. This is a
longitudinal survey that will be
conducted every two years for a total of
eight years for each cohort. Grantees
will administer the survey to all fellows
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in these selected programs after they
have graduated from the degree program
they were enrolled in when they
received their fellowship. Grantees will
submit the results of the survey to the
International for Foreign Language
Education (IFLE) office within the U.S.
Department of Education. IFLE will
analyze the data and provide a report
that will be available to the public. The
results will be used to assess program
impact.
Dated: July 6, 2012.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA Nos. 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063,
and 84.268]
Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA); 2013–2014 Award Year
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information: Free
Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) Information to be Verified for
the 2013–2014 award year.
SUMMARY: For each award year, the
Secretary publishes in the Federal
Register a notice announcing the
FAFSA information that an institution
and an applicant may be required to
verify. The notice also specifies what
documentation is acceptable to the
Secretary for verifying FAFSA
information.
Through this notice, the Secretary
announces for the 2013–2014 award
year the FAFSA information subject to,
and the documentation acceptable for,
verification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacquelyn C. Butler, U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, 1990 K Street NW., room
8053, Washington, DC 20006.
Telephone: (202) 502–7890.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at
1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain this document in an accessible
format (e.g., braille, large print,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-T-2012-0028]
Trademark Board Manual of Procedure, Third Edition, Revision 1
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO'')
issued the third edition, revision 1, of the Trademark Board Manual of
Procedure (``TBMP''), and made available an archived copy of the May 6,
2011 third edition, on June 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The USPTO prefers that any suggestions for improving the
form and content of the TBMP be submitted via electronic mail message
to TBMPFederalRegisterComments@uspto.gov. Written comments may also be
submitted by mail addressed to: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, P.O.
Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451, marked to the attention of Cheryl
Butler, Senior Attorney and Editor, Trademark Board Manual of
Procedure, or by hand delivery to the Trademark Assistance Center,
Concourse Level, James Madison Building-East Wing, 600 Dulany Street,
Alexandria, Virginia, marked to the attention of Cheryl Butler, Senior
Attorney and Editor, Trademark Board Manual of Procedure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Butler, Senior Attorney,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, by telephone at (571) 272-4259.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 19, 2012, the USPTO issued the first
revision of the third edition of the TBMP. The TBMP provides Trademark
Trial and Appeal Board (``TTAB'') judges and attorneys, trademark
applicants and registrants, and attorneys and representatives for
trademark applicants and registrants a comprehensive reference on the
practices and procedures for inter partes and ex parte proceedings
before the TTAB. The guidance provided by the manual does not have the
force and effect of law. Its guidelines have been developed as a matter
of internal Office management and are not intended to create any right
or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any party against
the Office. While following the guidelines in the manual will aid
parties and their attorneys in navigating the procedures applicable to
inter partes cases, parties and their attorneys are also free to
discuss and agree to various
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alternative processes that may prove more efficient and economical.
The third edition, revision 1, incorporates TTAB practice, a minor
change to the Trademark Act, changes to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence where relevant, and case law
reported between November 15, 2010, and March 2, 2012. The policies
stated in this revision supersede any previous policies stated in prior
editions or any other statement of USPTO policy, to the extent that
there is any conflict. The TBMP may be viewed or downloaded free of
charge from the TTAB home page of the USPTO Web site at the address:
https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/appeal/index.jsp.
Dated: July 3, 2012.
Teresa Stanek Rea,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-17019 Filed 7-11-12; 8:45 am]
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