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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Substantive Submissions Made During
Prosecution of the Trademark
Application
ACTION:
Notice.
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 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 August 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0054
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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 the attention of
Catherine Cain, Attorney Advisor,
Office of the Commissioner for
Trademarks, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1451,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1451, by
telephone at 571–272–8946, or by email
to Catherine.Cain@uspto.gov.
Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) administers
the Trademark Act, 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 their mark with
the USPTO.
Such individuals and businesses may
also submit various communications to
the USPTO, including providing
additional information needed to
process a request to delete a particular
filing basis from an application or to
divide an application identifying
multiple goods and/or services into two
or more separate applications.
Applicants may seek a six-month
extension of time to file a statement that
the mark is in use in commerce or
submit a petition to revive an
application that abandoned for failure to
submit a timely response to an office
action or a timely statement of use or
extension request. In some
circumstances, an applicant may
expressly abandon an application by
filing a written request for withdrawal
of the application.
The rules implementing the Act are
set forth in 37 CFR Part 2. These rules
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mandate that each register entry include
the mark, the goods and/or services in
connection with which the mark is
used, ownership information, dates of
use, and certain other information. The
USPTO also provides similar
information concerning pending
applications. The register and pending
application information may be
accessed by an individual or by
businesses to determine the availability
of a mark. By accessing the USPTO’s
information, parties may reduce the
possibility of initiating use of a mark
previously adopted by another. The
Federal trademark registration process
may thereby reduce the number of
filings between both litigating parties
and the courts.
II. Method of Collection
The forms in this collection are
available in electronic format through
the Trademark Electronic Application
System (TEAS), which may be accessed
on the USPTO Web site. TEAS Global
Forms are available for the items where
a TEAS form with dedicated data fields
is not yet available. Applicants may also
submit the information in paper form by
mail, fax, or hand delivery.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0054.
Form Number(s): PTO Forms 1553,
1581, 2194, 2195, 2200, and 2202.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
292,706 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public from 5 minutes (0.083 hours) to
30 minutes (0.50 hours), depending on
the complexity of the situation, to gather
the necessary information, prepare the
appropriate documents, and submit the
information to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 63,981.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $24,888,609. The USPTO
expects that the information in this
collection will be prepared by attorneys
at an estimated rate of $389 per hour.
Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the
respondent cost burden for this
collection will be approximately
$24,888,609 per year.
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Estimated
time for
response
(minutes)
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual
burden hours
Item No.
Item
1 ..................
Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Statement of Use/Amendment
to Allege Use) (Paper).
Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Statement of Use/Amendment
to Allege Use) (TEAS).
Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use (Paper) ...............
Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use (TEAS) ...............
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to Respond Timely to
Office Action (Paper).
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to Respond Timely to
Office Action (TEAS).
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to File Timely Statement
of Use or Extension Request (Paper).
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to File Timely Statement
of Use or Extension Request (TEAS).
Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use (Paper) .........................
Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use (TEAS) .........................
Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application (Paper) .......
Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application (TEAS) .......
Request to Divide Application (Paper) .............................................................
Request to Divide Application (TEAS Global) .................................................
Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (Paper) ..........
Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (TEAS Global)
Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (Paper) ..............................
Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (TEAS Global) ...................
Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (Paper) ........................
Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (TEAS Global) ............
Due Diligence Petition Under Trademark Rule 2.66 (Paper) ..........................
Due Diligence Petition Under Trademark Rule 2.66 (TEAS Global) ...............
Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete
ITU Goods/Services After NOA (Paper).
Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete
ITU Goods/Services After NOA (TEAS Global).
25
1,704
710
20
80,733
26,911
12
10
20
1,819
180,047
348
15
18,548
15
34
8.5
12
159
31.8
10
5
10
5
15
10
30
30
20
15
25
20
25
20
30
26
1,300
100
4,900
39
1,922
1
1
5
250
12
600
2
130
1
30
25
..........................................................................................................................
........................
292,706
1 ..................
2 ..................
2 ..................
3 ..................
3 ..................
4 ..................
4 ..................
5 ..................
5 ..................
6 ..................
6 ..................
7 ..................
7 ..................
8 ..................
8 ..................
9 ..................
9 ..................
10 ................
10 ................
11 ................
11 ................
12 ................
12 ................
TOTALS
Estimated Total Annual (Non-Hour)
Respondent Cost Burden: $37,707,606.
There are no capital start-up,
maintenance or recordkeeping costs
associated with this information
collection. However, this collection
does have annual (non-hour) cost
burden in the form of postage costs and
filing fees.
Applicants incur postage costs when
submitting information to the USPTO by
mail through the United States Postal
Service. The USPTO estimates that the
majority of the paper forms are
submitted to the USPTO via first-class
mail at a rate of 49 cents per ounce.
Therefore, the USPTO estimates that
with 4,091 total paper submissions, the
postage costs in this collection will be
$2,006.
The filing fees for several items in this
collection are charged per class of goods
363.8
30,007.83
116
4,637
4.33
108.33
16.67
408.33
9.75
320.33
.5
.5
1.67
62.5
5
200
.83
43.33
.5
12.5
63,981
and/or services; therefore, the filing fees
will vary for each respondent depending
on the number of classes. The total
filing fees of $37,705,600 shown here
are based on the minimum fee of one
class for those items for which a fee is
required.
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Responses
(yr)
Item
Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Statement of Use/Amendment to
Allege Use) (Paper).
Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Statement of Use/Amendment to
Allege Use) (TEAS).
Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use (Paper) .................
Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use (TEAS) .................
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action (Paper).
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action (TEAS).
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to File Timely Statement
of Use or Extension Request (Paper).
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to File Timely Statement
of Use or Extension Request (TEAS).
Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use (Paper) ...........................
Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use (TEAS) ...........................
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Filing fees
Total cost (yr)
(a)
Item No.
(b)
(a × b)
1,704
$100.00
$170,400.00
80,733
100.00
8,073,300.00
1,819
180,047
348
150.00
150.00
100.00
272,850.00
27,007,050.00
34,800.00
18,548
100.00
1,854,800.00
34
100.00
3,400.00
159
100.00
15,900.00
26
1,300
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
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7 ..................
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9 ..................
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11 ................
12 ................
12 ................
TOTALS
Responses
(yr)
Item
(b)
(a × b)
100
4,900
39
1,922
1
1
5
250
12
600
2
130
1
0.00
0.00
100.00
100.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
0.00
0.00
3,900.00
192,200.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,200.00
60,000.00
200.00
13,000.00
100.00
25
100.00
2,500.00
............................................................................................................................
292,706
........................
37,705,600
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
The USPTO is soliciting public
comments to: (a) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) Minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Office of the Secretary
Dated: June 17, 2014.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–14511 Filed 6–20–14; 8:45 am]
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Total cost (yr)
Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application (Paper) .........
Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application (TEAS) .........
Request to Divide Application (Paper) ...............................................................
Request to Divide Application (TEAS Global) ...................................................
Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (Paper) ............
Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (TEAS Global)
Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (Paper) ................................
Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (TEAS Global) .....................
Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (Paper) ..........................
Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (TEAS Global) ..............
Due Diligence Petition Under Trademark Rule 2.66 (Paper) ............................
Due Diligence Petition Under Trademark Rule 2.66 (TEAS Global) .................
Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU
Goods/Services After NOA (Paper).
Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU
Goods/Services After NOA (TEAS Global).
IV. Request for Comments
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[Docket ID: DoD–2013–OS–0229]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Defense
has submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by July 23, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Licari, 571–372–0493.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title, Associated Form and OMB
Number: Exceptional Family Member
Program, DD Form 2792, Family
Member Medical Summary, and DD
Form 2792–1, Special Education/Early
Intervention Summary. OMB Control
Number: 0704–0411.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 44,555.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 44,555.
Average Burden per Response: 27
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 20,050.
Needs And Uses: This information
collection requirement is necessary to
screen members of military families to
determine if they have special medical
(DD Form 2792) and/or educational (DD
Form 2792–1) conditions so that these
conditions can be taken into
consideration when the Service member
is being assigned to a new location with
his/her family. The information is used
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by the personnel system to identify
special considerations for future
assignments. Local and state school and
early intervention personnel complete
DD Form 2792–1 for children requiring
special educational services. The DD
Form 2792 and DD Form 2792–1 are
also used by TRICARE Managed Care
Support Contractors to support a family
member’s application for further
entitlements, and other Service-specific
programs that require registration in the
Exceptional Family Member Program.
The DD Form 2792 and DD Form 2792–
1 associated with this information
collection, may be voluntarily submitted
by a perspective civilian employee to
the civilian personnel office to identify
family members who have special needs
in order to advise the civilian employee
of the availability of services in the
location where they will be potentially
employed. The DD Form 2792–1 must
be completed if the civilian employee
intends to enroll his or her child in a
school funded by the DoD.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; State and local education
personnel.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
Seehra.
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
Ms. Jasmeet Seehra at the Office of
Management and Budget, Desk Officer
for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
You may also submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the Trademark
Application
ACTION: Notice.
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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 comment on the
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. Sec.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0054 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 the attention of Catherine Cain, Attorney
Advisor, Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451,
by telephone at 571-272-8946, or by email to Catherine.Cain@uspto.gov.
Additional information about this collection is also available at
https://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) administers
the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 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 their
mark with the USPTO.
Such individuals and businesses may also submit various
communications to the USPTO, including providing additional information
needed to process a request to delete a particular filing basis from an
application or to divide an application identifying multiple goods and/
or services into two or more separate applications. Applicants may seek
a six-month extension of time to file a statement that the mark is in
use in commerce or submit a petition to revive an application that
abandoned for failure to submit a timely response to an office action
or a timely statement of use or extension request. In some
circumstances, an applicant may expressly abandon an application by
filing a written request for withdrawal of the application.
The rules implementing the Act are set forth in 37 CFR Part 2.
These rules mandate that each register entry include the mark, the
goods and/or services in connection with which the mark is used,
ownership information, dates of use, and certain other information. The
USPTO also provides similar information concerning pending
applications. The register and pending application information may be
accessed by an individual or by businesses to determine the
availability of a mark. By accessing the USPTO's information, parties
may reduce the possibility of initiating use of a mark previously
adopted by another. The Federal trademark registration process may
thereby reduce the number of filings between both litigating parties
and the courts.
II. Method of Collection
The forms in this collection are available in electronic format
through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), which may
be accessed on the USPTO Web site. TEAS Global Forms are available for
the items where a TEAS form with dedicated data fields is not yet
available. Applicants may also submit the information in paper form by
mail, fax, or hand delivery.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0054.
Form Number(s): PTO Forms 1553, 1581, 2194, 2195, 2200, and 2202.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 292,706 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public from 5 minutes (0.083 hours) to 30 minutes (0.50 hours),
depending on the complexity of the situation, to gather the necessary
information, prepare the appropriate documents, and submit the
information to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 63,981.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $24,888,609. The
USPTO expects that the information in this collection will be prepared
by attorneys at an estimated rate of $389 per hour. Therefore, the
USPTO estimates that the respondent cost burden for this collection
will be approximately $24,888,609 per year.
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Estimated
time for Estimated Estimated
Item No. Item response annual annual burden
(minutes) responses hours
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1............................... Trademark/Service Mark 25 1,704 710
Allegation of Use (Statement
of Use/Amendment to Allege
Use) (Paper).
1............................... Trademark/Service Mark 20 80,733 26,911
Allegation of Use (Statement
of Use/Amendment to Allege
Use) (TEAS).
2............................... Request for Extension of Time 12 1,819 363.8
to File a Statement of Use
(Paper).
2............................... Request for Extension of Time 10 180,047 30,007.83
to File a Statement of Use
(TEAS).
3............................... Petition to Revive Abandoned 20 348 116
Application--Failure to
Respond Timely to Office
Action (Paper).
3............................... Petition to Revive Abandoned 15 18,548 4,637
Application--Failure to
Respond Timely to Office
Action (TEAS).
4............................... Petition to Revive Abandoned 15 34 8.5
Application--Failure to File
Timely Statement of Use or
Extension Request (Paper).
4............................... Petition to Revive Abandoned 12 159 31.8
Application--Failure to File
Timely Statement of Use or
Extension Request (TEAS).
5............................... Request to Delete Section 1(b) 10 26 4.33
Basis, Intent to Use (Paper).
5............................... Request to Delete Section 1(b) 5 1,300 108.33
Basis, Intent to Use (TEAS).
6............................... Request for Express 10 100 16.67
Abandonment (Withdrawal) of
Application (Paper).
6............................... Request for Express 5 4,900 408.33
Abandonment (Withdrawal) of
Application (TEAS).
7............................... Request to Divide Application 15 39 9.75
(Paper).
7............................... Request to Divide Application 10 1,922 320.33
(TEAS Global).
8............................... Response to Intent-to-Use 30 1 .5
(ITU) Divisional Unit Office
Action (Paper).
8............................... Response to Intent-to-Use 30 1 .5
(ITU) Divisional Unit Office
Action (TEAS Global).
9............................... Response to Petition to Revive 20 5 1.67
Deficiency Letter (Paper).
9............................... Response to Petition to Revive 15 250 62.5
Deficiency Letter (TEAS
Global).
10.............................. Petition to the Director Under 25 12 5
Trademark Rule 2.146 (Paper).
10.............................. Petition to the Director Under 20 600 200
Trademark Rule 2.146 (TEAS
Global).
11.............................. Due Diligence Petition Under 25 2 .83
Trademark Rule 2.66 (Paper).
11.............................. Due Diligence Petition Under 20 130 43.33
Trademark Rule 2.66 (TEAS
Global).
12.............................. Petition to Revive with 30 1 .5
Request to Delete Section
1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU
Goods/Services After NOA
(Paper).
12.............................. Petition to Revive with 30 25 12.5
Request to Delete Section
1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU
Goods/Services After NOA
(TEAS Global).
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TOTALS...................... .............................. .............. 292,706 63,981
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Estimated Total Annual (Non-Hour) Respondent Cost Burden:
$37,707,606. There are no capital start-up, maintenance or
recordkeeping costs associated with this information collection.
However, this collection does have annual (non-hour) cost burden in the
form of postage costs and filing fees.
Applicants incur postage costs when submitting information to the
USPTO by mail through the United States Postal Service. The USPTO
estimates that the majority of the paper forms are submitted to the
USPTO via first-class mail at a rate of 49 cents per ounce. Therefore,
the USPTO estimates that with 4,091 total paper submissions, the
postage costs in this collection will be $2,006.
The filing fees for several items in this collection are charged
per class of goods and/or services; therefore, the filing fees will
vary for each respondent depending on the number of classes. The total
filing fees of $37,705,600 shown here are based on the minimum fee of
one class for those items for which a fee is required.
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Total cost
Item No. Item Responses (yr) Filing fees (yr)
(a) (b) (a x b)
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1............................... Trademark/Service Mark 1,704 $100.00 $170,400.00
Allegation of Use (Statement
of Use/Amendment to Allege
Use) (Paper).
2............................... Trademark/Service Mark 80,733 100.00 8,073,300.00
Allegation of Use (Statement
of Use/Amendment to Allege
Use) (TEAS).
2............................... Request for Extension of Time 1,819 150.00 272,850.00
to File a Statement of Use
(Paper).
2............................... Request for Extension of Time 180,047 150.00 27,007,050.00
to File a Statement of Use
(TEAS).
3............................... Petition to Revive Abandoned 348 100.00 34,800.00
Application--Failure to
Respond Timely to Office
Action (Paper).
3............................... Petition to Revive Abandoned 18,548 100.00 1,854,800.00
Application--Failure to
Respond Timely to Office
Action (TEAS).
4............................... Petition to Revive Abandoned 34 100.00 3,400.00
Application--Failure to File
Timely Statement of Use or
Extension Request (Paper).
4............................... Petition to Revive Abandoned 159 100.00 15,900.00
Application--Failure to File
Timely Statement of Use or
Extension Request (TEAS).
5............................... Request to Delete Section 1(b) 26 0.00 0.00
Basis, Intent to Use (Paper).
5............................... Request to Delete Section 1(b) 1,300 0.00 0.00
Basis, Intent to Use (TEAS).
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6............................... Request for Express 100 0.00 0.00
Abandonment (Withdrawal) of
Application (Paper).
6............................... Request for Express 4,900 0.00 0.00
Abandonment (Withdrawal) of
Application (TEAS).
7............................... Request to Divide Application 39 100.00 3,900.00
(Paper).
7............................... Request to Divide Application 1,922 100.00 192,200.00
(TEAS Global).
8............................... Response to Intent-to-Use 1 0.00 0.00
(ITU) Divisional Unit Office
Action (Paper).
8............................... Response to Intent-to-Use 1 0.00 0.00
(ITU) Divisional Unit Office
Action (TEAS Global).
9............................... Response to Petition to Revive 5 0.00 0.00
Deficiency Letter (Paper).
9............................... Response to Petition to Revive 250 0.00 0.00
Deficiency Letter (TEAS
Global).
10.............................. Petition to the Director Under 12 100.00 1,200.00
Trademark Rule 2.146 (Paper).
10.............................. Petition to the Director Under 600 100.00 60,000.00
Trademark Rule 2.146 (TEAS
Global).
11.............................. Due Diligence Petition Under 2 100.00 200.00
Trademark Rule 2.66 (Paper).
11.............................. Due Diligence Petition Under 130 100.00 13,000.00
Trademark Rule 2.66 (TEAS
Global).
12.............................. Petition to Revive with 1 100.00 100.00
Request to Delete Section
1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU
Goods/Services After NOA
(Paper).
12.............................. Petition to Revive with 25 100.00 2,500.00
Request to Delete Section
1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU
Goods/Services After NOA
(TEAS Global).
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TOTALS...................... .............................. 292,706 .............. 37,705,600
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IV. Request for Comments
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
The USPTO is soliciting public comments to: (a) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) Minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Dated: June 17, 2014.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-14511 Filed 6-20-14; 8:45 am]
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