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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; ‘‘Patent
Reexaminations and Supplemental
Examinations’’
The Department of Commerce 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: Patent Reexaminations and
Supplemental Examinations.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0064.
Form Number(s):
• PTO/SB/57
• PTO/SB/59
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 4,170
responses per year.
Average Hours per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public, on average, 27.65 hours to
complete the various instruments in this
collection (from 0.30 hours [18 minutes]
to 55 hours, depending on the
instrument used).
Burden Hours: 95,290 hours.
Cost Burden: $929.80.
Needs and Uses: The United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
required by 35 U.S.C. 131 and 151 to
examine applications and, when
appropriate, allow applications and
issue them as patents. Chapter 30 of
Title 35 U.S.C. provides that any person
at any time may file a request for
reexamination by the USPTO of any
claim of a patent on the basis of prior
art patents or printed publications. Once
initiated, the reexamination proceedings
under Chapter 30 are substantially ex
parte and do not permit input from third
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parties. The rules outlining ex parte
reexaminations are found at 37 CFR
1.510–1.570. 35 U.S.C. 257 permits a
patent owner to request supplemental
examination of a patent by the USPTO
to consider, reconsider, or correct
information believed to be relevant to
the patent. The rules outlining
supplemental examination are found at
37 CFR 1.601–1.625.
The public uses this information
collection to request ex parte
reexamination and supplemental
examination, to prosecute
reexamination proceedings, and to
ensure that the associated
documentation is submitted to the
USPTO.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions.
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 reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email:
InformationCollection@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0064 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 August 3, 2015 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: June 25, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Patent
Reexaminations and Supplemental Examinations''
The Department of Commerce 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: Patent Reexaminations and Supplemental Examinations.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0064.
Form Number(s):
PTO/SB/57
PTO/SB/59
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 4,170 responses per year.
Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public, on average, 27.65 hours to complete the various instruments
in this collection (from 0.30 hours [18 minutes] to 55 hours, depending
on the instrument used).
Burden Hours: 95,290 hours.
Cost Burden: $929.80.
Needs and Uses: The United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. 131 and 151 to examine applications
and, when appropriate, allow applications and issue them as patents.
Chapter 30 of Title 35 U.S.C. provides that any person at any time may
file a request for reexamination by the USPTO of any claim of a patent
on the basis of prior art patents or printed publications. Once
initiated, the reexamination proceedings under Chapter 30 are
substantially ex parte and do not permit input from third parties. The
rules outlining ex parte reexaminations are found at 37 CFR 1.510-
1.570. 35 U.S.C. 257 permits a patent owner to request supplemental
examination of a patent by the USPTO to consider, reconsider, or
correct information believed to be relevant to the patent. The rules
outlining supplemental examination are found at 37 CFR 1.601-1.625.
The public uses this information collection to request ex parte
reexamination and supplemental examination, to prosecute reexamination
proceedings, and to ensure that the associated documentation is
submitted to the USPTO.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
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 reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Further information can be obtained by:
Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0064 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 August 3, 2015 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: June 25, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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