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1 ...............
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Estimated time for
response
(minutes)
Information collection instrument
Estimated annual
responses
Estimated annual
burden hours
(a)
IC No.
(b)
(a) × (b)/60 = (c)
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use); PTO/PFH/001.
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research); PTO/PFH/002.
Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of
the Humanitarian Awards Certificate; PTO/
SB/431.
60 minutes (attorney) ..........
180 minutes (paralegal) ......
60 minutes (attorney) ..........
180 minutes (paralegal) ......
60 minutes ...........................
............................................................................
..............................................
Rate
($/hr)
85
340
* 191
15
60
* 191
10
10
389
110
410
..................
* (Blended).
Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour)
Respondent Cost Burden: $0. This
collection has no annual (non-hour)
postage, operation or maintenance, or
fee costs.
ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Pro Bono Survey
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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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 proposed
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 July 13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–Pro Bono
Survey comment’’ in the subject line of
the message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Jennifer
McDowell, Attorney, Office of General
Law, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–7013; or by email
to Jennifer.Mcdowell@uspto.gov with
‘‘0651–Pro Bono Survey comment’’ in
the subject line. Additional information
about this collection is also available at
https://www.reginfo.gov under
‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(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, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they will also become a matter of public
record.
Dated: May 4, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Proposed collection; comment
request.
I. Abstract
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
(AIA), Public Law 112–29 § 32 (2011)
directs the USPTO to work with and
support intellectual property law
associations across the country in the
establishment of pro bono programs
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designed to assist financially underresourced independent inventors and
small businesses. In February 2014,
President Obama issued an Executive
Action calling on the USPTO to expand
the existing patent pro bono programs to
all 50 states in the country. In support
of this Executive Action, the USPTO—
in collaboration with various non-profit
organizations—has established a series
of autonomous regional hubs that act as
matchmakers to help connect lowincome inventors with volunteer patent
attorneys across the United States. The
regional hubs comprise law school IP
clinics, bar associations, innovation/
entrepreneurial organizations, and artsfocused lawyer referral services that are
strategically located to provide access to
patent pro bono services across all fifty
states. This information will help the
USPTO determine which regional hubs
are operating efficiently and which
programs need additional support.
This information collection will
ascertain the effectiveness of each
individual regional hub with respect to
their matchmaking efforts. The USPTO
has worked with the Pro Bono Advisory
Council (PBAC) to determine what
information is necessary to ascertain the
effectiveness of each regional pro bono
hub’s matchmaking operations. PBAC is
a well-established group of patent
practitioners and patent pro bono
regional hub administrators who have
committed to provide support and
guidance to patent pro bono programs
across the country. PBAC is responsible
for the collection of this information,
which is collected on a quarterly basis.
The information, at its highest level,
will allow PBAC and the USPTO to
ascertain whether the regional hubs are
matching qualified low income
inventors with volunteer patent
attorneys. It will also help establish the
total economic benefit derived by lowincome inventors in the form of donated
legal services.
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II. Method of Collection
This survey will be conducted
electronically through a web form
created to support this survey.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651—New.
IC Instruments and Forms: The
individual instrument in this collection,
as well as its associated form, is listed
in the table below.
Type of Review: New.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
An estimated 20 respondents will
provide quarterly responses, for a total
of 80 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take two
hours to complete the PBAC
Administrator Survey, including time
needed to gather the necessary
information, enter it into the
information collection instrument, and
submit it.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 160 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
(Hourly) Cost Burden: $8,000.00. The
USPTO expects that regional program
administrators will complete these
applications. The professional hourly
rate for a regional program administrator
is $50.00. Using this hourly rate, the
USPTO estimates that the total
respondent cost burden for this
collection is $8,000.00 per year.
Estimated time
for response
(minutes)
Information collection instrument
Estimated annual
responses
Estimated annual
burden hours
(a)
IC No.
(b)
(a) × (b)/60 = (c)
Rate
($/hr)
1 .........................
Regional Program Administrator Survey ...................
120
80
160
$50.00
Total ............
....................................................................................
............................
80
160
..................
Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour)
Respondent Cost Burden: $0.00. There
are no capital startup, maintenance, or
operating fees associated with this
collection, nor are there postage costs,
filing fees, or processing fees.
IV. Request for Comments
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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: May 4, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Divison Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; ‘‘Rules for Patent
Maintenance Fees’’
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).
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
Title: Rules for Patent Maintenance
Fees.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0016.
Form Number(s):
• PTO/SB/45
• PTO/SB/47
• PTO/SB/66
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 525,309.
Average Hours per Response: The
estimated response time for an average
response to a single collection in this
information collection totals 0.039
hours, with response times ranging from
0.0056 hours (20 seconds) to 8 hours,
depending on the instrument(s) used.
Burden Hours: 18,123.42.
Cost Burden: $3,801.42.
Needs and Uses: This information
collection is necessary so that patent
owners can maintain a utility patent in
force and to ensure that the USPTO can
properly credit maintenance fee
payments. The USPTO offers forms to
assist the public with providing the
information covered by this collection,
including maintenance fee payments,
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petitions to accept delayed maintenance
fee payments, and fee address changes.
The public uses the Maintenance Fee
Transmittal Form (PTO/SB/45) to
determine and pay the correct amount
due for a maintenance fee transaction.
Customers may submit maintenance
fees and six-month grace period
surcharges paid before patent expiration
electronically over the Internet using the
USPTO’s Office of Finance Online
Shopping Page (hereinafter, the
‘‘Electronic Maintenance Fee Form’’)
provided through the USPTO Web site.
To pay a maintenance fee after patent
expiration, customers must submit the
maintenance fee payment and the
appropriate delayed payment surcharge
together with a Petition to Accept
Unintentionally Delayed Payment (PTO/
SB/66). A petition to accept delayed
payment of a maintenance fee under the
unintentional standard may be filed
online. To designate or change a fee
address, the customer must submit a Fee
Address Indication Form (PTO/SB/47).
This proposed collection of
information results in information
collected, maintained, and used
consistent with all applicable OMB and
USPTO Information Quality Guidelines.
This includes the basic information
quality standards established in the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35) (PRA), in OMB Circular A–
130, and in the OMB information
quality guidelines. (See Ref. A, the
USPTO Information Quality
Guidelines.)
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
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[FR Doc No: 2015-11419]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Pro Bono Survey
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the
proposed 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 July 13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-Pro
Bono Survey comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Jennifer McDowell, Attorney, Office of General
Law, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-7013; or by email to
Jennifer.Mcdowell@uspto.gov with ``0651-Pro Bono Survey comment'' in
the subject line. Additional information about this collection is also
available at https://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection
Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), Public Law 112-29 Sec.
32 (2011) directs the USPTO to work with and support intellectual
property law associations across the country in the establishment of
pro bono programs designed to assist financially under-resourced
independent inventors and small businesses. In February 2014, President
Obama issued an Executive Action calling on the USPTO to expand the
existing patent pro bono programs to all 50 states in the country. In
support of this Executive Action, the USPTO--in collaboration with
various non-profit organizations--has established a series of
autonomous regional hubs that act as matchmakers to help connect low-
income inventors with volunteer patent attorneys across the United
States. The regional hubs comprise law school IP clinics, bar
associations, innovation/entrepreneurial organizations, and arts-
focused lawyer referral services that are strategically located to
provide access to patent pro bono services across all fifty states.
This information will help the USPTO determine which regional hubs are
operating efficiently and which programs need additional support.
This information collection will ascertain the effectiveness of
each individual regional hub with respect to their matchmaking efforts.
The USPTO has worked with the Pro Bono Advisory Council (PBAC) to
determine what information is necessary to ascertain the effectiveness
of each regional pro bono hub's matchmaking operations. PBAC is a well-
established group of patent practitioners and patent pro bono regional
hub administrators who have committed to provide support and guidance
to patent pro bono programs across the country. PBAC is responsible for
the collection of this information, which is collected on a quarterly
basis. The information, at its highest level, will allow PBAC and the
USPTO to ascertain whether the regional hubs are matching qualified low
income inventors with volunteer patent attorneys. It will also help
establish the total economic benefit derived by low-income inventors in
the form of donated legal services.
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II. Method of Collection
This survey will be conducted electronically through a web form
created to support this survey.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651--New.
IC Instruments and Forms: The individual instrument in this
collection, as well as its associated form, is listed in the table
below.
Type of Review: New.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: An estimated 20 respondents will
provide quarterly responses, for a total of 80 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
two hours to complete the PBAC Administrator Survey, including time
needed to gather the necessary information, enter it into the
information collection instrument, and submit it.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 160 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden: $8,000.00.
The USPTO expects that regional program administrators will complete
these applications. The professional hourly rate for a regional program
administrator is $50.00. Using this hourly rate, the USPTO estimates
that the total respondent cost burden for this collection is $8,000.00
per year.
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Information Estimated time
IC No. collection for response Estimated annual Estimated annual Rate ($/
instrument (minutes) responses burden hours hr)
(a) (b) (a) x (b)/60 =
(c)
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1............................ Regional 120 80 160 $50.00
Program
Administrator
Survey.
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Total.................... ............... ................ 80 160 ..........
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Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden: $0.00.
There are no capital startup, maintenance, or operating fees associated
with this collection, nor are there postage costs, filing fees, or
processing fees.
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: May 4, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Divison Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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