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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Patent Processing (Updating)
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
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 this extension of a
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 July 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0031 inquiry’’
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
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SUMMARY:
Electronic Applicant Initiated Interview
Request Form.
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 Raul Tamayo,
Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent
Legal Administration, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–7728; or by email
to Raul.Tamayo@uspto.gov with ‘‘0651–
0031 inquiry’’ in the subject line.
Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
III. Data
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) is required
by 35 U.S.C. 131 to examine an
application for patent and, when
appropriate, issue a patent. The USPTO
is also required to publish patent
applications, with certain exceptions,
promptly after the expiration of a period
of eighteen months from the earliest
filing date for which a benefit is sought
under Title 35, United States Code
(‘‘eighteen-month publication’’). Certain
situations may arise which require that
additional information be supplied in
order for the USPTO to further process
the patent or application. The USPTO
administers the statutes through various
sections of the rules of practice in 37
CFR part 1.
The information in this collection can
be used by the USPTO to continue the
processing of the patent or application
to ensure that applicants are complying
with the patent regulations and to aid in
the prosecution of the application.
II. Method of Collection
The forms associated with this
collection may be downloaded from the
USPTO Web site in Portable Document
Format (PDF), filled out electronically,
and then either printed for mailing or
submitted to the USPTO online through
EFS-Web. The ‘‘EFS-Web only’’ items in
this collection must be submitted to the
USPTO online through EFS-Web. In
addition, the USPTO provides an
electronic interface on its Web site that
the public can use to submit the
information associated with the
OMB Number: 0651–0031.
IC Instruments and Forms: PTO/AIA/
22, PTO/AIA/24, PTO/AIA/24B, PTO/
AIA/31, PTO/AIA/32, PTO/AIA/33,
PTO/AIA/40, PTO/AIA/41, PTO/AIA/
96, PTO/SB/08a, PTO/SB/08b, PTO/SB/
17i, PTO/SB/21, PTO/SB/22, PTO/SB/
24, PTO/SB/24B, PTO/SB/25, PTO/SB/
26, PTO/SB/27, PTO/SB/30, PTO/SB/
31, PTO/SB/32, PTO/SB/33, PTO/SB/
35, PTO/SB/36, PTO/SB/37, PTO/SB/
38, PTO/SB/39, PTO/SB/43, PTO/SB/
61, PTO/SB/63, PTO/SB/64, PTO/SB/
64a, PTO/SB/67, PTO/SB/68, PTO/SB/
91, PTO/SB/92, PTO/SB/96, PTO/SB/
97, PTO/SB/130, PTO–2053–A/B, PTO–
2054–A/B, PTO–2055–A/B, PTOL–
413A, and PTOL–413C.
Type of Review: Revision of a
Previously-Existing Information
Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; and non-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,542,082 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public between 2 minutes (.03 hours)
and 8 hours to submit a single item in
this collection depending on the
instrument used, including the time to
gather the necessary information,
prepare the appropriate form or petition,
and submit the completed request to the
USPTO. The time per response,
estimated annual responses, and
estimated annual hour burden
associated with each instrument in this
collection are shown in the table below.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 3,631,187.33 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
(Hourly) Cost Burden: $952,818,894.17.
The USPTO expects that attorneys and/
or paralegals will complete the
instruments listed in the table below.
The professional hourly rates for
attorneys and paralegals, based on
AIPLA’s 2015 Report of the Economic
Survey, are $410 and $125 respectively.
Using these hourly rates, the USPTO
estimates that the total respondent cost
burden for this collection is
$952,818,894.17 per year.
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burden
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(b)
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(d)
EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that
do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p).
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annual
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Rate
($/hr)
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IC No.
(b)
(a) × (b)/60 = (c)
(d)
Information Disclosure Statements that do not require the
fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p).
EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that
require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p).
Information Disclosure Statements that require the fee
set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p).
Electronic Transmittal Form ...............................................
Transmittal Form ................................................................
Electronic Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR
1.136(a).
Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) .....
Electronic Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138 ...
Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138 ....................
Electronic Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers).
Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers) ......
Electronic Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application.
Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application.
Electronic Notice of Appeal ...............................................
Notice of Appeal ................................................................
Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent
Abandoned Unintentionally.
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally.
Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent
Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign
or International Filing.
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or
International Filing.
Electronic Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy ...........
Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy ............................
Electronic Deposit Account Order Form ............................
Deposit Account Order Form .............................................
Electronic Certificates of Mailing or Transmission ............
Certificates of Mailing or Transmission .............................
Electronic Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c) .....................
Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c) ......................................
Electronic Non-publication Request ...................................
Non-publication Request ....................................................
Electronic Rescission of Previous Non-publication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii).
Rescission of Previous Non-publication Request (35
U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii).
Electronic Filing System (EFS) Copy of Application for
Publication.
Copy of File Content Showing Redactions ........................
Copy of the Applicant or Patentee’s Record of the Application (including copies of the correspondence, list of
the correspondence, and statements verifying whether
the record is complete or not).
EFS-Web Request for Continued Examination (RCE)
Transmittal.
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal ....
Electronic Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent
Trial and Appeal Board.
Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Electronic Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral
of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d).
Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d).
EFS-Web Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication).
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410.00
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230,000.00
410.00
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50,000
290,000
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125.00
125.00
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960.00
40.00
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125.00
125.00
125.00
410.00
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390
400.00
39.00
410.00
410.00
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410.00
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60
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1,000
7,500
5,600.00
200.00
7,500.00
410.00
410.00
410.00
60
500
500.00
410.00
60
190
190.00
410.00
60
10
10.00
$410.00
12
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12
12
2
2
12
12
6
6
6
95,000
5,000
1,600
100
750,000
50,000
240,000
10,000
23,000
1,000
900
19,000.00
1,000.00
320.00
20.00
25,000.00
1,666.66
48,000.00
2,000.00
2,300.00
100.00
90.00
125.00
125.00
125.00
125.00
125.00
125.00
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410.00
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410.00
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125.00
240
120
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4.00
20.00
410.00
125.00
12
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33,000.00
410.00
12
12
5,000
950
1,000.00
190.00
410.00
410.00
12
50
10.00
410.00
12
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410.00
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Item
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual
burden
(hours)
Rate
($/hr)
(b)
(a) × (b)/60 = (c)
(d)
Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication).
Electronic Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form ......
Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form .......................
Electronic Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal.
Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal ...........
Electronic Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(h).
Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application (s)
Under 37 CFR 1.55(h).
Electronic Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to
Permit Access to Application-as-filed by Participating
Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h).
Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to Application-as-filed by Participating Offices
Under 37 CFR 1.14(h).
Electronic Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a
Refund.
Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund ....
Electronic Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review ...............
Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review ................................
EFS-Web Request for Corrected Filing Receipt ...............
Request for Corrected Filing Receipt ................................
Request for First Action Interview (Pilot Program) (Electronic only).
Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement
of Examination under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1) (EFS-Web
only).
Electronic Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37
CFR 1.129(a)).
Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR
1.129(a)).
Electronic correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits.
Correction of inventorship after first office action on the
merits.
Electronic request for correction in a patent application
relating to inventorship or an inventor name, or order
of names, other than in a reissue application (37 CFR
1.48).
Request for correction in a patent application relating to
inventorship or an inventor name, or order of names,
other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48).
Electronic request to correct or update the name of the
applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or change the applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2).
Request to correct or update the name of the applicant
under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or change the applicant
under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2).
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Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour)
Respondent Cost Burden:
$420,815,258.45. There are no
recordkeeping, maintenance, or capital
start-up costs associated with this
information collection. There is,
however, a non-hour cost burden in the
form of postage costs and filing fees.
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response time
(minutes)
(a)
IC No.
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410.00
410.00
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410.00
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1,450.00
410.00
6
500
50.00
410.00
12
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310.00
410.00
12
300
300
5
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150
50
10,500
500
29,000
1,000
1,200
10.00
52,500.00
2,500.00
2,416.67
83.33
3,000.00
410.00
410.00
410.00
125.00
125.00
410.00
120
2,000
4,000.00
410.00
480
110
880.00
410.00
480
10
80.00
410.00
45
2,900
2,175.00
410.00
45
100
75.00
410.00
45
14,500
10,875.00
410.00
45
500
375.00
410.00
12
9,500
1,900.00
410.00
12
500
100.00
410.00
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3,631,187.33
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Postage
The public may submit the paper
forms and petitions in this collection to
the USPTO by mail through the United
States Postal Service. If the submission
is sent by first-class mail, the public
may also include a signed certification
of the date of mailing in order to receive
credit for timely filing. Therefore, the
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167,161 submissions per year may be
mailed. The USPTO estimates that the
average submission will be mailed in a
standard flat-rate priority mail envelope
at a cost of $6.45, resulting in a total
postage cost of $1,078,188.45.
Filing Fees
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annual
responses
Item
1 ...................
Information Disclosure Statements (IDS) that require the fee set forth
in 37 CFR 1.17(p).
IDS that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) (small entity) ........
3 ...................
3 ...................
One-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) ..........................
One-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) ....
3 ...................
3 ...................
Two-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) ..........................
Two-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) ....
3 ...................
3 ...................
Three-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) .......................
Three-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity)
3 ...................
3 ...................
Four-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) .........................
Four-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) ...
3 ...................
3 ...................
Five-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) ..........................
Five-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) ....
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5
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6
Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimer) ...............................
Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimer) (small entity) .........
Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application .................
Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (small entity).
Notice of Appeal ......................................................................................
Notice of Appeal (small entity) ................................................................
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Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally.
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally (small entity).
Petition for revival of an application for patent abandoned for failure to
notify the office of a foreign or international filing.
Petition for revival of an application for patent abandoned for failure to
notify the office of a foreign or international filing (small entity).
Copy of File Content Showing Redactions .............................................
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (First Request)
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (First Request)
(small entity).
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Second and
Subsequent Requests).
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Second and
Subsequent Requests) (small entity).
Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ....
Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
(small entity).
Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37
CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d).
Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37
CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d) (small entity).
Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication).
Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal ................................
Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)) .............
Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)) (small
entity).
Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits .............
Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits (small
entity).
Request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship
or an inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48).
Request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship
or an inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48).
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Filing fee
per response *
Total annual
(non-hour)
cost burden
(a)
IC No.
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
90,000
$180.00
$16,200,000.00
S: 27,500
M: 2,500
102,500
S: 38,000
M: 4,000
43,600
S: 22,000
M: 2,100
40,000
S: 32,000
M: 3,000
2,500
S: 2,500
M: 350
3,500
S: 3,700
M: 250
60,000
6,289
200
S: 160
M: 40
22,500
S: 6,000
M: 500
3,500
S: $90.00
M: $45.00
$200.00
S: $100.00
M: $50.00
$600.00
S: $300.00
M: $150.00
$1,400.00
S: $700.00
M: $350.00
$2,200.00
S: $1,100.00
M: $550.00
$3,000.00
S: $1,000.00
M: $500.00
$160.00
$160.00
$900.00
S: $450.00
M: $225.00
$800.00
S: $400.00
M: $200.00
$1,700.00
S: $2,475,000.00
M: $112,500.00
$20,500,000.00
S: $3,800,000.00
M: $200,000.00
$26,160,000.00
S: $6,600,000.00
M: $315,000.00
$56,000,000.00
S: $22,400,000.00
M: $1,050,000.00
$5,500,000.00
S: $2,750,000.00
M: $192,500.00
$10,500,000.00
S: $3,700,000.00
M: $125,000.00
$9,600,000.00
$1,006,240.00
$180,000.00
S: $72,000.00
M: $9,000.00
$18,000,000.00
S: $2,400,000.00
M: $100,000.00
$5,950,000.00
4,500
$850.00
$3,825,000.00
150
$1,700.00
$255,000.00
50
$850.00
$42,500.00
1
78,400
S: 28,000
M: 5,600
40,600
$130.00
$1,200.00
S: $600.00
M: $300.00
$1,700.00
$130.00
$94,080,000.00
S: $16,800,000.00
M: $1,680,000.00
$69,020,000.00
S: 14,500
M: 2,900
700
S: 240
M: 10
520
S: $850.00
M: $425.00
$1,300
S: $650.00
M: $325.00
$140.00
S: $12,325,000.00
M: $1,232,500.00
$910,000.00
S: $156,000.00
M: $3,250.00
$72,800.00
S: 190
M: 40
300
S: $70.00
M: $35.00
$130.00
S: $13,300.00
M: $1,400.00
$39,000.00
340
60
S: 50
M: 10
2,100
S: 750
M: 150
10,500
$130.00
$840.00
$420.00
$210.00
$600.00
$300.00
$150.00
$140.00
$44,200.00
$50,400.00
S: $21,000.00
M: $2,100.00
$1,260,000.00
S: $225,000.00
M: $22,500.00
$1,470,000.00
S: 3,750
M: 750
S: $70.00
M: $35.00
S: $262,500.00
M: $26,250.00
740,425
........................
$419,737,070.00
S:
M:
S:
M:
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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
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: May 16, 2016.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
OCIO, United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
[FR Doc. 2016–12042 Filed 5–20–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB–2016–0024]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Bureau) is
requesting to renew the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for an existing information
collection titled, ‘‘Policy to Encourage
Trial Disclosure Programs; Information
Collection.’’
sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before June 22, 2016 to be assured of
consideration.
DATES:
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You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection, OMB Control Number (see
below), and docket number (see above),
by any of the following methods:
• Electronic: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• OMB: Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or
fax to (202) 395–5806. Mailed or faxed
comments to OMB should be to the
attention of the OMB Desk Officer for
the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
Please note that comments submitted
after the comment period will not be
accepted. In general, all comments
received will become public records,
including any personal information
provided. Sensitive personal
information, such as account numbers
or Social Security numbers, should not
be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Documentation prepared in support of
this information collection request is
available at www.reginfo.gov (this link
active on the day following publication
of this notice). Select ‘‘Information
Collection Review,’’ under ‘‘Currently
under review, use the dropdown menu
‘‘Select Agency’’ and select ‘‘Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau’’ (recent
submissions to OMB will be at the top
of the list). The same documentation is
also available at www.regulations.gov.
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, (Attention:
PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20552, (202) 435–9575,
or email: CFPB_PRA@cfpb.gov. Please
do not submit comments to this email
box.
1021(b)(5) of the Act, to ‘‘facilitate
access and innovation’’ in the ‘‘markets
for consumer financial products and
services.’’ There are two main purposes
for the use of these eligibility criteria.
First, the specific criteria are intended
to help the Bureau identify trial
disclosure proposals that hold the
potential to demonstrate improvements
in disclosure to consumers, while
controlling appropriately for risks to
consumers. Second, by using
standardized criteria across all
submitters, the Bureau will be better
placed to assess the merits of different
proposals relative to each other.
Request for Comments: The Bureau
issued a 60-day Federal Register notice
on March 9, 2016, (80 FR 12479).
Comments were solicited and continue
to be invited on: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Bureau, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the
Bureau’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methods and the
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.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Therefore, the USPTO estimates that
the total annual (non-hour) cost burden
for this collection will be
$420,815,258.45, with $1,078,188.45 in
postage costs and $419,737,070.00 in
filing fees.
[FR Doc. 2016–12082 Filed 5–20–16; 8:45 am]
ADDRESSES:
Title of Collection: Policy to
Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs;
Information Collection.
OMB Control Number: 3170–0039.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of an existing information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profit entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 100.
Abstract: In subsection 1032(e) of the
Dodd-Frank Act, 12 U.S.C. 5532(e),
Congress gave the Bureau authority to
provide certain legal protections to
companies to conduct trial disclosure
programs. This authority can be used to
help further the Bureau’s statutory
objective, stated in subsection
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Darrin A. King,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection.
BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P
BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No.: CFPB–2016–0023]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Bureau) is
requesting to renew the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
SUMMARY:
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Processing (Updating)
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 take this
opportunity to comment on this extension of a 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 July 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0031 inquiry'' 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 Raul Tamayo, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of
Patent Legal Administration, United States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-7728;
or by email to Raul.Tamayo@uspto.gov with ``0651-0031 inquiry'' 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 United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required
by 35 U.S.C. 131 to examine an application for patent and, when
appropriate, issue a patent. The USPTO is also required to publish
patent applications, with certain exceptions, promptly after the
expiration of a period of eighteen months from the earliest filing date
for which a benefit is sought under Title 35, United States Code
(``eighteen-month publication''). Certain situations may arise which
require that additional information be supplied in order for the USPTO
to further process the patent or application. The USPTO administers the
statutes through various sections of the rules of practice in 37 CFR
part 1.
The information in this collection can be used by the USPTO to
continue the processing of the patent or application to ensure that
applicants are complying with the patent regulations and to aid in the
prosecution of the application.
II. Method of Collection
The forms associated with this collection may be downloaded from
the USPTO Web site in Portable Document Format (PDF), filled out
electronically, and then either printed for mailing or submitted to the
USPTO online through EFS-Web. The ``EFS-Web only'' items in this
collection must be submitted to the USPTO online through EFS-Web. In
addition, the USPTO provides an electronic interface on its Web site
that the public can use to submit the information associated with the
Electronic Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0031.
IC Instruments and Forms: PTO/AIA/22, PTO/AIA/24, PTO/AIA/24B, PTO/
AIA/31, PTO/AIA/32, PTO/AIA/33, PTO/AIA/40, PTO/AIA/41, PTO/AIA/96,
PTO/SB/08a, PTO/SB/08b, PTO/SB/17i, PTO/SB/21, PTO/SB/22, PTO/SB/24,
PTO/SB/24B, PTO/SB/25, PTO/SB/26, PTO/SB/27, PTO/SB/30, PTO/SB/31, PTO/
SB/32, PTO/SB/33, PTO/SB/35, PTO/SB/36, PTO/SB/37, PTO/SB/38, PTO/SB/
39, PTO/SB/43, PTO/SB/61, PTO/SB/63, PTO/SB/64, PTO/SB/64a, PTO/SB/67,
PTO/SB/68, PTO/SB/91, PTO/SB/92, PTO/SB/96, PTO/SB/97, PTO/SB/130, PTO-
2053-A/B, PTO-2054-A/B, PTO-2055-A/B, PTOL-413A, and PTOL-413C.
Type of Review: Revision of a Previously-Existing Information
Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; and non-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,542,082 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public between 2 minutes (.03 hours) and 8 hours to submit a single
item in this collection depending on the instrument used, including the
time to gather the necessary information, prepare the appropriate form
or petition, and submit the completed request to the USPTO. The time
per response, estimated annual responses, and estimated annual hour
burden associated with each instrument in this collection are shown in
the table below.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 3,631,187.33 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden:
$952,818,894.17. The USPTO expects that attorneys and/or paralegals
will complete the instruments listed in the table below. The
professional hourly rates for attorneys and paralegals, based on
AIPLA's 2015 Report of the Economic Survey, are $410 and $125
respectively. Using these hourly rates, the USPTO estimates that the
total respondent cost burden for this collection is $952,818,894.17 per
year.
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Estimated Estimated
IC No. Item response time annual Estimated annual Rate ($/hr)
(minutes) responses burden (hours)
(a) (b) (a) x (b)/60 = (d)
(c)
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1................... EFS-Web IDS (Information 120 635,000 1,270,000.00 410.00
Disclosure Statements)
that do not require the
fee set forth in 37 CFR
1.17(p).
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1................... Information Disclosure 120 20,000 40,000.00 410.00
Statements that do not
require the fee set
forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p).
1................... EFS-Web IDS (Information 120 115,000 230,000.00 410.00
Disclosure Statements)
that require the fee
set forth in 37 CFR
1.17(p).
1................... Information Disclosure 120 5,000 10,000.00 410.00
Statements that require
the fee set forth in 37
CFR 1.17(p).
2................... Electronic Transmittal 120 850,000 1,700,000.00 125.00
Form.
2................... Transmittal Form........ 120 50,000 100,000.00 125.00
3................... Electronic Petition for 6 290,000 29,000.00 125.00
Extension of Time under
37 CFR 1.136(a).
3................... Petition for Extension 6 10,000 1,000.00 125.00
of Time under 37 CFR
1.136(a).
4................... Electronic Express 12 4,800 960.00 125.00
Abandonment under 37
CFR 1.138.
4................... Express Abandonment 12 200 40.00 125.00
under 37 CFR 1.138.
5................... Electronic Statutory 12 58,000 11,600.00 410.00
Disclaimers (including
terminal disclaimers).
5................... Statutory Disclaimers 12 2,000 400.00 410.00
(including terminal
disclaimers).
6................... Electronic Request for 6 390 39.00 410.00
Expedited Examination
of a Design Application.
6................... Request for Expedited 6 10 1.00 410.00
Examination of a Design
Application.
7................... Electronic Notice of 12 28,000 5,600.00 410.00
Appeal.
7................... Notice of Appeal........ 12 1,000 200.00 410.00
8................... Electronic Petition for 60 7,500 7,500.00 410.00
Revival of an
Application for Patent
Abandoned
Unintentionally.
8................... Petition for Revival of 60 500 500.00 410.00
an Application for
Patent Abandoned
Unintentionally.
9................... Electronic Petition for 60 190 190.00 410.00
Revival of an
Application for Patent
Abandoned for Failure
to Notify the Office of
a Foreign or
International Filing.
9................... Petition for Revival of 60 10 10.00 $410.00
an Application for
Patent Abandoned for
Failure to Notify the
Office of a Foreign or
International Filing.
10.................. Electronic Requests to 12 95,000 19,000.00 125.00
Access, Inspect and
Copy.
10.................. Requests to Access, 12 5,000 1,000.00 125.00
Inspect and Copy.
11.................. Electronic Deposit 12 1,600 320.00 125.00
Account Order Form.
11.................. Deposit Account Order 12 100 20.00 125.00
Form.
12.................. Electronic Certificates 2 750,000 25,000.00 125.00
of Mailing or
Transmission.
12.................. Certificates of Mailing 2 50,000 1,666.66 125.00
or Transmission.
13.................. Electronic Statement 12 240,000 48,000.00 410.00
Under 37 CFR 3.73(c).
13.................. Statement Under 37 CFR 12 10,000 2,000.00 410.00
3.73(c).
14.................. Electronic Non- 6 23,000 2,300.00 410.00
publication Request.
14.................. Non-publication Request. 6 1,000 100.00 410.00
15.................. Electronic Rescission of 6 900 90.00 410.00
Previous Non-
publication Request (35
U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)
and, if applicable,
Notice of Foreign
Filing (35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(iii).
15.................. Rescission of Previous 6 50 5.00 410.00
Non-publication Request
(35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(ii) and,
if applicable, Notice
of Foreign Filing (35
U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(iii).
16.................. Electronic Filing System 150 1 2.50 125.00
(EFS) Copy of
Application for
Publication.
17.................. Copy of File Content 240 1 4.00 410.00
Showing Redactions.
18.................. Copy of the Applicant or 120 10 20.00 125.00
Patentee's Record of
the Application
(including copies of
the correspondence,
list of the
correspondence, and
statements verifying
whether the record is
complete or not).
19.................. EFS-Web Request for 12 165,000 33,000.00 410.00
Continued Examination
(RCE) Transmittal.
19.................. Request for Continued 12 5,000 1,000.00 410.00
Examination (RCE)
Transmittal.
20.................. Electronic Request for 12 950 190.00 410.00
Oral Hearing Before the
Patent Trial and Appeal
Board.
20.................. Request for Oral Hearing 12 50 10.00 410.00
Before the Patent Trial
and Appeal Board.
21.................. Electronic Request for 12 700 140.00 410.00
Suspension of Action or
Deferral of Examination
Under 37 CFR 1.103(b),
(c), or (d).
21.................. Request for Suspension 12 50 10.00 410.00
of Action or Deferral
of Examination Under 37
CFR 1.103(b), (c), or
(d).
22.................. EFS-Web Request for 12 290 58.00 125.00
Voluntary Publication
or Republication
(includes publication
fee for republication).
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22.................. Request for Voluntary 12 10 2.00 125.00
Publication or
Republication (includes
publication fee for
republication).
23.................. Electronic Applicant 24 11,000 4,400.00 410.00
Initiated Interview
Request Form.
23.................. Applicant Initiated 24 3,500 1,400.00 410.00
Interview Request Form.
24.................. Electronic Processing 5 340 28.33 410.00
Fee Under 37 CFR
1.17(i) Transmittal.
24.................. Processing Fee Under 37 5 10 0.83 410.00
CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal.
25.................. Electronic Request to 8 11,500 1,533.33 410.00
Retrieve Electronic
Priority Application(s)
Under 37 CFR 1.55(h).
25.................. Request to Retrieve 8 500 66.67 410.00
Electronic Priority
Application (s) Under
37 CFR 1.55(h).
26.................. Electronic Authorization 6 14,500 1,450.00 410.00
or Rescission of
Authorization to Permit
Access to Application-
as-filed by
Participating Offices
Under 37 CFR 1.14(h).
26.................. Authorization or 6 500 50.00 410.00
Rescission of
Authorization to Permit
Access to Application-
as-filed by
Participating Offices
Under 37 CFR 1.14(h).
27.................. Electronic Petition for 12 1,550 310.00 410.00
Express Abandonment to
Obtain a Refund.
27.................. Petition for Express 12 50 10.00 410.00
Abandonment to Obtain a
Refund.
28.................. Electronic Pre-Appeal 300 10,500 52,500.00 410.00
Brief Request for
Review.
28.................. Pre-Appeal Brief Request 300 500 2,500.00 410.00
for Review.
29.................. EFS-Web Request for 5 29,000 2,416.67 125.00
Corrected Filing
Receipt.
29.................. Request for Corrected 5 1,000 83.33 125.00
Filing Receipt.
30.................. Request for First Action 150 1,200 3,000.00 410.00
Interview (Pilot
Program) (Electronic
only).
31.................. Petition to Make Special 120 2,000 4,000.00 410.00
Based on Age for
Advancement of
Examination under 37
CFR 1.102(c)(1) (EFS-
Web only).
32.................. Electronic Filing a 480 110 880.00 410.00
submission after final
rejection (see 37 CFR
1.129(a)).
32.................. Filing a submission 480 10 80.00 410.00
after final rejection
(see 37 CFR 1.129(a)).
33.................. Electronic correction of 45 2,900 2,175.00 410.00
inventorship after
first office action on
the merits.
33.................. Correction of 45 100 75.00 410.00
inventorship after
first office action on
the merits.
34.................. Electronic request for 45 14,500 10,875.00 410.00
correction in a patent
application relating to
inventorship or an
inventor name, or order
of names, other than in
a reissue application
(37 CFR 1.48).
34.................. Request for correction 45 500 375.00 410.00
in a patent application
relating to
inventorship or an
inventor name, or order
of names, other than in
a reissue application
(37 CFR 1.48).
35.................. Electronic request to 12 9,500 1,900.00 410.00
correct or update the
name of the applicant
under 37 CFR
1.46(c)(1), or change
the applicant under 37
CFR 1.46(c)(2).
35.................. Request to correct or 12 500 100.00 410.00
update the name of the
applicant under 37 CFR
1.46(c)(1), or change
the applicant under 37
CFR 1.46(c)(2).
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Total........... ........................ .............. 3,542,082 3,631,187.33 ..............
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Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden:
$420,815,258.45. There are no recordkeeping, maintenance, or capital
start-up costs associated with this information collection. There is,
however, a non-hour cost burden in the form of postage costs and filing
fees.
Postage
The public may submit the paper forms and petitions in this
collection to the USPTO by mail through the United States Postal
Service. If the submission is sent by first-class mail, the public may
also include a signed certification of the date of mailing in order to
receive credit for timely filing. Therefore, the USPTO estimates that
approximately 167,161 submissions per year may be mailed. The USPTO
estimates that the average submission will be mailed in a standard
flat-rate priority mail envelope at a cost of $6.45, resulting in a
total postage cost of $1,078,188.45.
Filing Fees
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Estimated
IC No. Item annual Filing fee Total annual (non-
responses per response * hour) cost burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = (c)
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1.......................... Information Disclosure 90,000 $180.00 $16,200,000.00
Statements (IDS) that require
the fee set forth in 37 CFR
1.17(p).
1.......................... IDS that require the fee set S: 27,500 S: $90.00 S: $2,475,000.00
forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) M: 2,500 M: $45.00 M: $112,500.00
(small entity).
3.......................... One-month Extension of Time 102,500 $200.00 $20,500,000.00
under 37 CFR 1.136(a).
3.......................... One-month Extension of Time S: 38,000 S: $100.00 S: $3,800,000.00
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small M: 4,000 M: $50.00 M: $200,000.00
entity).
3.......................... Two-month Extension of Time 43,600 $600.00 $26,160,000.00
under 37 CFR 1.136(a).
3.......................... Two-month Extension of Time S: 22,000 S: $300.00 S: $6,600,000.00
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small M: 2,100 M: $150.00 M: $315,000.00
entity).
3.......................... Three-month Extension of Time 40,000 $1,400.00 $56,000,000.00
under 37 CFR 1.136(a).
3.......................... Three-month Extension of Time S: 32,000 S: $700.00 S: $22,400,000.00
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small M: 3,000 M: $350.00 M: $1,050,000.00
entity).
3.......................... Four-month Extension of Time 2,500 $2,200.00 $5,500,000.00
under 37 CFR 1.136(a).
3.......................... Four-month Extension of Time S: 2,500 S: $1,100.00 S: $2,750,000.00
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small M: 350 M: $550.00 M: $192,500.00
entity).
3.......................... Five-month Extension of Time 3,500 $3,000.00 $10,500,000.00
under 37 CFR 1.136(a).
3.......................... Five-month Extension of Time S: 3,700 S: $1,000.00 S: $3,700,000.00
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small M: 250 M: $500.00 M: $125,000.00
entity).
5.......................... Statutory Disclaimer 60,000 $160.00 $9,600,000.00
(including terminal
disclaimer).
5.......................... Statutory Disclaimer 6,289 $160.00 $1,006,240.00
(including terminal
disclaimer) (small entity).
6.......................... Request for Expedited 200 $900.00 $180,000.00
Examination of a Design
Application.
6.......................... Request for Expedited S: 160 S: $450.00 S: $72,000.00
Examination of a Design M: 40 M: $225.00 M: $9,000.00
Application (small entity).
7.......................... Notice of Appeal.............. 22,500 $800.00 $18,000,000.00
7.......................... Notice of Appeal (small S: 6,000 S: $400.00 S: $2,400,000.00
entity). M: 500 M: $200.00 M: $100,000.00
8.......................... Petition for Revival of an 3,500 $1,700.00 $5,950,000.00
Application for Patent
Abandoned Unintentionally.
8.......................... Petition for Revival of an 4,500 $850.00 $3,825,000.00
Application for Patent
Abandoned Unintentionally
(small entity).
9.......................... Petition for revival of an 150 $1,700.00 $255,000.00
application for patent
abandoned for failure to
notify the office of a
foreign or international
filing.
9.......................... Petition for revival of an 50 $850.00 $42,500.00
application for patent
abandoned for failure to
notify the office of a
foreign or international
filing (small entity).
17......................... Copy of File Content Showing 1 $130.00 $130.00
Redactions.
19......................... Request for Continued 78,400 $1,200.00 $94,080,000.00
Examination (RCE) Transmittal
(First Request).
19......................... Request for Continued S: 28,000 S: $600.00 S: $16,800,000.00
Examination (RCE) Transmittal M: 5,600 M: $300.00 M: $1,680,000.00
(First Request) (small
entity).
19......................... Request for Continued 40,600 $1,700.00 $69,020,000.00
Examination (RCE) Transmittal
(Second and Subsequent
Requests).
19......................... Request for Continued S: 14,500 S: $850.00 S: $12,325,000.00
Examination (RCE) Transmittal M: 2,900 M: $425.00 M: $1,232,500.00
(Second and Subsequent
Requests) (small entity).
20......................... Request for Oral Hearing 700 $1,300 $910,000.00
Before the Patent Trial and
Appeal Board.
20......................... Request for Oral Hearing S: 240 S: $650.00 S: $156,000.00
Before the Patent Trial and M: 10 M: $325.00 M: $3,250.00
Appeal Board (small entity).
21......................... Request for Suspension of 520 $140.00 $72,800.00
Action or Deferral of
Examination Under 37 CFR
1.103(b), (c), or (d).
21......................... Request for Suspension of S: 190 S: $70.00 S: $13,300.00
Action or Deferral of M: 40 M: $35.00 M: $1,400.00
Examination Under 37 CFR
1.103(b), (c), or (d) (small
entity).
22......................... Request for Voluntary 300 $130.00 $39,000.00
Publication or Republication
(includes publication fee for
republication).
24......................... Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 340 $130.00 $44,200.00
1.17(i) Transmittal.
32......................... Filing a submission after 60 $840.00 $50,400.00
final rejection (see 37 CFR
1.129(a)).
32......................... Filing a submission after S: 50 S: $420.00 S: $21,000.00
final rejection (see 37 CFR M: 10 M: $210.00 M: $2,100.00
1.129(a)) (small entity).
33......................... Correction of inventorship 2,100 $600.00 $1,260,000.00
after first office action on
the merits.
33......................... Correction of inventorship S: 750 S: $300.00 S: $225,000.00
after first office action on M: 150 M: $150.00 M: $22,500.00
the merits (small entity).
34......................... Request for correction in a 10,500 $140.00 $1,470,000.00
patent application relating
to inventorship or an
inventor name, or order of
names, other than in a
reissue application (37 CFR
1.48).
34......................... Request for correction in a S: 3,750 S: $70.00 S: $262,500.00
patent application relating M: 750 M: $35.00 M: $26,250.00
to inventorship or an
inventor name, or order of
names, other than in a
reissue application (37 CFR
1.48).
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Total.................. .............................. 740,425 .............. $419,737,070.00
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* ``S'' and ``M'' denote ``Small Entity'' and ``Micro Entity'' and reference the lower fee rates offered to
small entities.
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Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the total annual (non-hour)
cost burden for this collection will be $420,815,258.45, with
$1,078,188.45 in postage costs and $419,737,070.00 in filing 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 16, 2016.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, OCIO, United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2016-12042 Filed 5-20-16; 8:45 am]
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