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collection to the USPTO by mail. The
USPTO estimates that approximately
3% (16,818 items) of the 560,615 items
will be submitted to the USPTO by mail.
Due to the unique materials, including
a diskette or CD and cover letter,
required for Customer Number Upload
Spreadsheet submissions, the USPTO
estimates that the average first-class
postage cost for the 1,000 spreadsheet
submissions will be $2.73; at a total cost
of $2,730. The reminder of the mailed
items (15,818) will be sent by first-class
postage at a rate of $1.42 with an
estimated cost of $22,461. Therefore, the
total estimated postage cost for this
collection is approximately $25,191 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 $32,066 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: August 27, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
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United States Patent and Trademark
Office
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
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under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Patent Examiner Employment
Application.
Agency Approval Number: 0651–
0042.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 8,051.5 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 16,103
responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO
estimates that it will take the public
approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours) to
complete the employment application,
depending upon the applicant’s
situation.
Needs and Uses: The Monster Hiring
Management (MHM) online application
system creates an electronic real-time
candidate inventory that allows the
USPTO to review applications from
potential applicants almost
instantaneously. Given the immediate
hiring need of the Patent Examining
Corps, time consumed in the mail
distribution system or paper review of
applications delays the decision-making
process by several weeks. The MHM
system results in increased speed and
accuracy in the employment process, in
in addition to streamlining labor and
reducing costs.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
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 ‘‘0651–0042 copy
request’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records
Management Division Director, 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 October 6, 2014 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.
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Dated: August 27, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
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 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 November 3,
2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–New
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records
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
Michael Easdale, Office of Patent
Quality Assurance, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–3533; or by email
to Michael.Easdale@uspto.gov with
‘‘Paperwork’’ in the subject line.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) designed
and developed the Patents Ombudsman
Program in response to customer
feedback that the prosecution of patent
applications does not always proceed in
accordance with established procedures.
In some situations, the patent
applicants, attorneys, and agents have
felt that examination has stalled and
their efforts to move their applications
forward through the normal channels
have not been effective. The objectives
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of the Patents Ombudsman Program are:
(1) To facilitate complaint-handling for
pro se applicants and applicant’s
representatives whose applications have
stalled in the examination process; (2) to
track complaints to ensure each is
handled within ten business days; (3) to
provide feedback and early warning
alerts to USPTO management regarding
training needs based on complaint
trends; and (4) to build a database of
frequently asked questions accessible to
the public that give commonly seen
problems and effective resolutions.
The USPTO Ombudsman survey is a
key component of the process
evaluation, providing a program
monitoring system and identifying
potential opportunities for program
enhancement. This survey is being
conducted by the USPTO’s Ombudsman
Program and will be developed,
administered, and summarized by
USPTO personnel. A survey is the only
way the USPTO can gain consistent,
reliable, and representative information
from the customers choosing to use the
Ombudsman Program.
There are no statutes or regulations
requiring the USPTO to conduct this
usage and satisfaction measurement.
The USPTO will use the survey
instrument to implement Executive
Order 12862 of September 11, 1993,
Setting Customer Service Standards,
published in the Federal Register on
September 14, 1993 (Vol. 58, No. 176).
II. Method of Collection
Electronic email submission to the
USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651—New.
Form Number(s): No form numbers.
Type of Review: New collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,100 responses per year. A final
respondent pool from approximately
3,000 inquiries would likely be around
1,800 unique customers. Assuming a
60% response rate, 1,100 of the 1,800
unique users will respond which should
ensure adequate representation across
all Technology Centers.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 5 minutes (.083
hours) to submit the information in this
collection, including the time to gather
the necessary information, prepare the
appropriate form or document, and
submit the completed request to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 91.67 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $29,608.33. The USPTO
believes that both professionals and
para-professionals will complete these
surveys, at a rate of 75% of the current
professional rate of $389 per hour and
25% of the para-professional rate of
$125 per hour. The professional hourly
rate used for the calculation is the
median rate for attorneys in private
firms as published in the 2013 AIPLA
Economic Survey. This report
summarized the results of a survey with
data on hourly billing rates. The paraprofessional hourly rate comes from
2013 report published by the National
Association of Legal Assistants.
The hourly rate for professionals,
calculating 75% of $389, totals $291.75,
while the hourly rate for the paraprofessionals, calculating 25% of $125,
totals $31.25, for a combined hourly rate
of $323. The USPTO estimates that the
respondent cost burden for this
collection will be $29,608.33 per year
(1,100 responses * .083 hours * $323).
Estimated time
for response
(minutes)
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responses
Estimated annual
burden hours
Ombudsman Survey ........................................................................................................
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1,100
91.67
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1,100
91.67
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There are
no capital start-up, maintenance,
postage, or recordkeeping costs
associated with this information
collection.
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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
included in the request for OMB
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approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: August 27, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
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United States Patent and Trademark
Office
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. Chapter 35).
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Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Substantive Submissions Made
During the Prosecution of the
Trademark Application.
Form Number(s): PTO–1553, 1581,
2194, 2195, 2200, 2202.
Agency Approval Number: 0651–
0054.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 63,981 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 292,706
responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO
expects that it will take the public
approximately 5 to 30 minutes (0.08 to
0.50 hours) to gather the necessary
information, create the document, and
submit the completed request,
depending upon the type of request and
the method of submission (electronic or
paper).
Needs and Uses: This collection of
information is required by the
Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.,
which provides for the Federal
registration of trademarks, service
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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 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 November 3,
2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-New
comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records 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 Michael Easdale, Office of
Patent Quality Assurance, United States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-3533;
or by email to Michael.Easdale@uspto.gov with ``Paperwork'' in the
subject line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) designed and
developed the Patents Ombudsman Program in response to customer
feedback that the prosecution of patent applications does not always
proceed in accordance with established procedures. In some situations,
the patent applicants, attorneys, and agents have felt that examination
has stalled and their efforts to move their applications forward
through the normal channels have not been effective. The objectives
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of the Patents Ombudsman Program are: (1) To facilitate complaint-
handling for pro se applicants and applicant's representatives whose
applications have stalled in the examination process; (2) to track
complaints to ensure each is handled within ten business days; (3) to
provide feedback and early warning alerts to USPTO management regarding
training needs based on complaint trends; and (4) to build a database
of frequently asked questions accessible to the public that give
commonly seen problems and effective resolutions.
The USPTO Ombudsman survey is a key component of the process
evaluation, providing a program monitoring system and identifying
potential opportunities for program enhancement. This survey is being
conducted by the USPTO's Ombudsman Program and will be developed,
administered, and summarized by USPTO personnel. A survey is the only
way the USPTO can gain consistent, reliable, and representative
information from the customers choosing to use the Ombudsman Program.
There are no statutes or regulations requiring the USPTO to conduct
this usage and satisfaction measurement. The USPTO will use the survey
instrument to implement Executive Order 12862 of September 11, 1993,
Setting Customer Service Standards, published in the Federal Register
on September 14, 1993 (Vol. 58, No. 176).
II. Method of Collection
Electronic email submission to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651--New.
Form Number(s): No form numbers.
Type of Review: New collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,100 responses per year. A final
respondent pool from approximately 3,000 inquiries would likely be
around 1,800 unique customers. Assuming a 60% response rate, 1,100 of
the 1,800 unique users will respond which should ensure adequate
representation across all Technology Centers.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately 5 minutes (.083 hours) to submit the
information in this collection, including the time to gather the
necessary information, prepare the appropriate form or document, and
submit the completed request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 91.67 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $29,608.33. The
USPTO believes that both professionals and para-professionals will
complete these surveys, at a rate of 75% of the current professional
rate of $389 per hour and 25% of the para-professional rate of $125 per
hour. The professional hourly rate used for the calculation is the
median rate for attorneys in private firms as published in the 2013
AIPLA Economic Survey. This report summarized the results of a survey
with data on hourly billing rates. The para-professional hourly rate
comes from 2013 report published by the National Association of Legal
Assistants.
The hourly rate for professionals, calculating 75% of $389, totals
$291.75, while the hourly rate for the para-professionals, calculating
25% of $125, totals $31.25, for a combined hourly rate of $323. The
USPTO estimates that the respondent cost burden for this collection
will be $29,608.33 per year (1,100 responses * .083 hours * $323).
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Estimated time
Item for response Estimated annual Estimated annual
(minutes) responses burden hours
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Ombudsman Survey.......................................... 5 1,100 91.67
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Totals................................................ ................ 1,100 91.67
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Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There
are no capital start-up, maintenance, postage, or recordkeeping 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 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: August 27, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-21048 Filed 9-3-14; 8:45 am]
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