Patent Public Advisory Committee Public Hearing on the Proposed Patent Fee Schedule, 63543-63544 [2015-26574]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Notices Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/ about-us/performance-and-planning/ fee-setting-and-adjusting) shortly after the hearing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brendan Hourigan, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, by phone (571) 272– 8966, or by email at brendan.hourigan@ uspto.gov. Requests to testify should indicate the following: (1) The name of the person wishing to testify; (2) the person’s contact information (telephone number and email address); (3) the organization(s) the person represents, if any; and (4) an indication of the amount of time needed for the testimony. Requests to testify must be submitted by email to Pamela Lloyd at Pamela.Lloyd@uspto.gov. Based upon the requests received, an agenda for witness testimony will be sent to testifying requesters and posted on the USPTO Internet Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/about-us/ performance-and-planning/fee-settingand-adjusting). If time permits, the TPAC may permit unscheduled testimony as well. Effective September 16, 2011, with the passage of the AIA, the USPTO is authorized under Section 10 of the AIA to set or adjust by rule all patent and trademark fees established, authorized, or charged under Title 35 of the United States Code and the Trademark Act of 1946, respectively. Patent and trademark fees set or adjusted by rule under Section 10 of the AIA may only recover the aggregate estimated costs to the Office for processing, activities, services, and materials relating to patents and trademarks, respectively, including administrative costs of the Office with respect to each as the case may be. Congress set forth the process for the USPTO to follow in setting or adjusting patent and trademark fees by rule under Section 10 of the AIA. Congress requires the relevant advisory committee to hold a public hearing about the USPTO fee proposals after receiving them from the agency. Congress likewise requires the relevant advisory committee to prepare a written report on the proposed fees and the USPTO to consider the relevant advisory committee’s report before finally setting or adjusting the fees. Further, Congress requires the USPTO to publish its proposed fees and supporting rationale in the Federal Register and give the public not less than 45 days in which to submit comments on the proposed change in fees. Finally, Congress requires the USPTO to publish its final rule setting mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Oct 19, 2015 Jkt 238001 or adjusting fees also in the Federal Register. Presently, the USPTO is planning to exercise its fee setting authority to set or adjust trademark fees. The USPTO will publish a proposed trademark fee schedule and related supplementary information for public viewing no later than October 27, 2015, on the USPTO Internet Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/about-us/performanceand-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting). In turn, the TPAC will hold a public hearing about the proposed trademark fee schedule on the date indicated herein. The USPTO will assist the TPAC in holding the hearing by providing resources to organize the hearing and by notifying the public about the hearing, such as through this notice. To gather information from the public about the USPTO’s proposed trademark fees, the TPAC will post specific questions for the public’s consideration on the TPAC’s Internet Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/about/advisory/tpac) after the USPTO publishes its proposed trademark fee schedule. The public may wish to address those questions in its hearing testimony and/or in written comments submitted to TPAC as described herein. Following the TPAC public hearing, the USPTO will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register, setting forth its proposed trademark fees. The publication of that Notice will open a comment window through which the public may provide written comments directly to the USPTO. Additional information about public comment to the USPTO will be provided in the USPTO’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Dated: October 14, 2015. Michelle K. Lee, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc. 2015–26572 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Office [Docket No. PTO–P–2015–0065] Patent Public Advisory Committee Public Hearing on the Proposed Patent Fee Schedule United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing. AGENCY: Under Section 10 of the America Invents Act (AIA), the United SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63543 States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) may set or adjust by rule any patent or trademark fee established, authorized, or charged under Title 35 of the United States Code or the Trademark Act of 1946, respectively. The USPTO currently is planning to set or adjust patent fees pursuant to its Section 10 fee setting authority. As part of the rulemaking process to set or adjust patent fees, the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) is required under Section 10 of the AIA to hold a public hearing about any proposed patent fees, and the USPTO is required to assist PPAC in carrying out that hearing. To that end, the USPTO will make its proposed patent fees available as set forth in the Supplementary Information section of this Notice before any PPAC hearing and will help the PPAC to notify the public about the hearing. Accordingly, this document announces the dates and logistics for the PPAC public hearing regarding USPTO proposed patent fees. Interested members of the public are invited to testify at the hearing and/or submit written comments about the proposed patent fees and the questions posed on PPAC’s Web site about the proposed fees. DATES: Public hearing: November 19, 2015. Comments: For those wishing to submit written comments on the fee proposal that will be published by November 12, 2015, but not requesting an opportunity to testify at the public hearing, the deadline for receipt of those written comments is November 25, 2015. Oral testimony: Those wishing to present oral testimony at the hearing must request an opportunity to do so in writing no later than November 12, 2015. Pre-scheduled speakers: Prescheduled speakers providing testimony at the hearing should submit a written copy of their testimony for inclusion in the record of the proceedings no later than November 25, 2015. ADDRESSES: Public hearing: The PPAC will hold a public hearing on November 19, 2015 beginning at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST), and ending at 4:00 p.m., EST, at the USPTO, Madison Auditorium South, Concourse Level, Madison Building, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. Email: Written comments should be sent by email addressed to fee.setting@ uspto.gov. Postal mail: Comments may also be submitted by postal mail addressed to: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Mail Stop CFO, P.O. Box 1450, E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 63544 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Notices Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, ATTN: Brendan Hourigan. Although comments may be submitted by postal mail, the USPTO prefers to receive comments via email. Written comments should be identified in the subject line of the email or postal mailing as ‘‘Fee Setting.’’ Because comments will be made available for public inspection, information that is not desired to be made public, such as an address or telephone number, should not be included in the comments. Web cast: The public hearing will be available via Web cast. Information about the Web cast will be posted on the USPTO’s Internet Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/about-us/performanceand-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting) before the public hearing. Transcripts: Transcript of the hearing will be available on the USPTO Internet Web site (www.uspto.gov/about-us/ performance-and-planning/fee-settingand-adjusting) shortly after the hearing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brendan Hourigan, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, by phone (571) 272– 8966, or by email at brendan.hourigan@ uspto.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to testify should indicate the following: (1) The name of the person wishing to testify; (2) the person’s contact information (telephone number and email address); (3) the organization(s) the person represents, if any; and (4) an indication of the amount of time needed for the testimony. Requests to testify must be submitted by email to Jennifer Lo at Jennifer.Lo@uspto.gov. Based upon the requests received, an agenda for witness testimony will be sent to testifying requesters and posted on the USPTO Internet Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/about-us/performanceand-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting). If time permits, the PPAC may permit unscheduled testimony as well. Effective September 16, 2011, with the passage of the AIA, the USPTO is authorized under Section 10 of the AIA to set or adjust by rule all patent and trademark fees established, authorized, or charged under Title 35 of the United States Code and the Trademark Act of 1946, respectively. Patent and trademark fees set or adjusted by rule under Section 10 of the AIA may only recover the aggregate estimated costs to the Office for processing, activities, services, and materials relating to patents and trademarks, respectively, including administrative costs of the Office with respect to each as the case may be. Congress set forth the process for the USPTO to follow in setting or adjusting VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Oct 19, 2015 Jkt 238001 patent and trademark fees by rule under Section 10 of the AIA. Congress requires the relevant advisory committee to hold a public hearing about the USPTO fee proposals after receiving them from the agency. Congress likewise requires the relevant advisory committee to prepare a written report on the proposed fees and the USPTO to consider the relevant advisory committee’s report before finally setting or adjusting the fees. Further, Congress requires the USPTO to publish its proposed fees and supporting rationale in the Federal Register and give the public not less than 45 days in which to submit comments on the proposed change in fees. Finally, Congress requires the USPTO to publish its final rule setting or adjusting fees also in the Federal Register. Presently, the USPTO is planning to exercise its fee setting authority to set or adjust patent fees. The USPTO will publish a proposed patent fee schedule and related supplementary information for public viewing no later than November 12, 2015, on the USPTO Internet Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/about-us/performanceand-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting). In turn, the PPAC will hold a public hearing about the proposed patent fee schedule on the date indicated herein. The USPTO will assist the PPAC in holding the hearing by providing resources to organize the hearing and by notifying the public about the hearing, such as through this notice. To gather information from the public about the USPTO’s proposed patent fees, the PPAC will post specific questions for the public’s consideration on the PPAC’s Internet Web site (address: https://www.uspto.gov/about/advisory/ ppac) after the USPTO publishes its proposed patent fee schedule. The public may wish to address those questions in its hearing testimony and/ or in written comments submitted to PPAC as described herein. Following the PPAC public hearing, the USPTO will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register, setting forth its proposed patent fees. The publication of that Notice will open a comment window through which the public may provide written comments directly to the USPTO. Additional information about public comment to the USPTO will be provided in the USPTO’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: October 14, 2015. Michelle K. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63543-63544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26574]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Office

[Docket No. PTO-P-2015-0065]


Patent Public Advisory Committee Public Hearing on the Proposed 
Patent Fee Schedule

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing.

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SUMMARY: Under Section 10 of the America Invents Act (AIA), the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) may set or adjust by rule 
any patent or trademark fee established, authorized, or charged under 
Title 35 of the United States Code or the Trademark Act of 1946, 
respectively. The USPTO currently is planning to set or adjust patent 
fees pursuant to its Section 10 fee setting authority. As part of the 
rulemaking process to set or adjust patent fees, the Patent Public 
Advisory Committee (PPAC) is required under Section 10 of the AIA to 
hold a public hearing about any proposed patent fees, and the USPTO is 
required to assist PPAC in carrying out that hearing. To that end, the 
USPTO will make its proposed patent fees available as set forth in the 
Supplementary Information section of this Notice before any PPAC 
hearing and will help the PPAC to notify the public about the hearing. 
Accordingly, this document announces the dates and logistics for the 
PPAC public hearing regarding USPTO proposed patent fees. Interested 
members of the public are invited to testify at the hearing and/or 
submit written comments about the proposed patent fees and the 
questions posed on PPAC's Web site about the proposed fees.

DATES: Public hearing: November 19, 2015.
    Comments: For those wishing to submit written comments on the fee 
proposal that will be published by November 12, 2015, but not 
requesting an opportunity to testify at the public hearing, the 
deadline for receipt of those written comments is November 25, 2015.
    Oral testimony: Those wishing to present oral testimony at the 
hearing must request an opportunity to do so in writing no later than 
November 12, 2015.
    Pre-scheduled speakers: Pre-scheduled speakers providing testimony 
at the hearing should submit a written copy of their testimony for 
inclusion in the record of the proceedings no later than November 25, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Public hearing: The PPAC will hold a public hearing on 
November 19, 2015 beginning at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST), 
and ending at 4:00 p.m., EST, at the USPTO, Madison Auditorium South, 
Concourse Level, Madison Building, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, 
Virginia 22314.
    Email: Written comments should be sent by email addressed to 
fee.setting@uspto.gov.
    Postal mail: Comments may also be submitted by postal mail 
addressed to: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Mail Stop CFO, 
P.O. Box 1450,

[[Page 63544]]

Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, ATTN: Brendan Hourigan. Although comments 
may be submitted by postal mail, the USPTO prefers to receive comments 
via email. Written comments should be identified in the subject line of 
the email or postal mailing as ``Fee Setting.'' Because comments will 
be made available for public inspection, information that is not 
desired to be made public, such as an address or telephone number, 
should not be included in the comments.
    Web cast: The public hearing will be available via Web cast. 
Information about the Web cast will be posted on the USPTO's Internet 
Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/about-us/performance-and-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting) before the public hearing.
    Transcripts: Transcript of the hearing will be available on the 
USPTO Internet Web site (www.uspto.gov/about-us/performance-and-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting) shortly after the hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brendan Hourigan, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, by phone (571) 272-8966, or by email at 
brendan.hourigan@uspto.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to testify should indicate the 
following: (1) The name of the person wishing to testify; (2) the 
person's contact information (telephone number and email address); (3) 
the organization(s) the person represents, if any; and (4) an 
indication of the amount of time needed for the testimony. Requests to 
testify must be submitted by email to Jennifer Lo at 
Jennifer.Lo@uspto.gov. Based upon the requests received, an agenda for 
witness testimony will be sent to testifying requesters and posted on 
the USPTO Internet Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/about-us/performance-and-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting). If time permits, 
the PPAC may permit unscheduled testimony as well.
    Effective September 16, 2011, with the passage of the AIA, the 
USPTO is authorized under Section 10 of the AIA to set or adjust by 
rule all patent and trademark fees established, authorized, or charged 
under Title 35 of the United States Code and the Trademark Act of 1946, 
respectively. Patent and trademark fees set or adjusted by rule under 
Section 10 of the AIA may only recover the aggregate estimated costs to 
the Office for processing, activities, services, and materials relating 
to patents and trademarks, respectively, including administrative costs 
of the Office with respect to each as the case may be.
    Congress set forth the process for the USPTO to follow in setting 
or adjusting patent and trademark fees by rule under Section 10 of the 
AIA. Congress requires the relevant advisory committee to hold a public 
hearing about the USPTO fee proposals after receiving them from the 
agency. Congress likewise requires the relevant advisory committee to 
prepare a written report on the proposed fees and the USPTO to consider 
the relevant advisory committee's report before finally setting or 
adjusting the fees. Further, Congress requires the USPTO to publish its 
proposed fees and supporting rationale in the Federal Register and give 
the public not less than 45 days in which to submit comments on the 
proposed change in fees. Finally, Congress requires the USPTO to 
publish its final rule setting or adjusting fees also in the Federal 
Register.
    Presently, the USPTO is planning to exercise its fee setting 
authority to set or adjust patent fees. The USPTO will publish a 
proposed patent fee schedule and related supplementary information for 
public viewing no later than November 12, 2015, on the USPTO Internet 
Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/about-us/performance-and-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting). In turn, the PPAC will hold a public hearing 
about the proposed patent fee schedule on the date indicated herein. 
The USPTO will assist the PPAC in holding the hearing by providing 
resources to organize the hearing and by notifying the public about the 
hearing, such as through this notice. To gather information from the 
public about the USPTO's proposed patent fees, the PPAC will post 
specific questions for the public's consideration on the PPAC's 
Internet Web site (address: https://www.uspto.gov/about/advisory/ppac) 
after the USPTO publishes its proposed patent fee schedule. The public 
may wish to address those questions in its hearing testimony and/or in 
written comments submitted to PPAC as described herein.
    Following the PPAC public hearing, the USPTO will publish a Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register, setting forth its 
proposed patent fees. The publication of that Notice will open a 
comment window through which the public may provide written comments 
directly to the USPTO. Additional information about public comment to 
the USPTO will be provided in the USPTO's Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking.

    Dated: October 14, 2015.
Michelle K. Lee,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-26574 Filed 10-19-15; 8:45 am]
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