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legal services. This information can then
be used to promote the program to
under-resourced inventors and patent
practitioners.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Maintain 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, John.Kirkpatrick@uspto.gov,
or Gautam.Prakash@uspto.gov. Include
‘‘Pro Bono Survey 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 September 21, 2016 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: August 16, 2016.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Law Treaty
ACTION:
Notice and request for comment.
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
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SUMMARY:
agencies to comment on the 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 October 21,
2016.
You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0073
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 Raul Tamayo,
Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent
Legal Administration, United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450; by telephone at 571–272–7728; or
by email at Raul.Tamayo.uspto.gov with
‘‘0651–0073 comment’’ in the subject
line. Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
The Patent Law Treaties
Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA)
amends the patent laws to implement
the provisions of the Patent Law Treaty
(PLT) in title II. The PLT harmonizes
and streamlines formal procedures
pertaining to the filing and processing of
patent applications.
By a final rule titled ‘‘Changes to
Implement the Patent Law Treaty’’ (RIN
0651–AC85) and published in the
Federal Register on October 21, 2013,
the USPTO revised the rules of practice
for consistency with the changes in the
PLT and title II of the PLTIA. One
notable change pertains to the
restoration of the right of priority to a
foreign application or the benefit of a
provisional application in a subsequent
application filed within two months of
the expiration of the twelve-month
period (six-month period for design
applications) for filing such a
subsequent application. The
information in this collection relates to
the petitions for restoration that may be
filed in accordance with the revised
rules.
The information in this collection can
be submitted electronically through
EFS-Web, the USPTO’s Web-based
electronic filing system, as well as on
paper. The USPTO is therefore
accounting for both electronic and paper
submissions in this collection.
II. Method of Collection
Electronically if applicants submit the
information using EFS-Web. By mail or
hand delivery in paper form.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0073.
Form Number(s): No form numbers.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500 responses per year. The USPTO
estimates that 120 responses will be
received from small entities.
Approximately 98% of the total
responses for this collection will be
submitted electronically.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates it will take
approximately 60 minutes (1 hour) to
complete the information in this
collection, including the time it takes
for reading the instructions for the
forms, gathering the necessary
information, completing the forms, and
submitting them 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: 500 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
(Hourly) Cost Burden: $205,000.00. The
USPTO expects that attorneys in private
firms will complete these applications.
The professional hourly rate for
attorneys is $410. Using this hourly rate,
the USPTO estimates that the total
respondent cost burden for this
collection is [AMOUNT] per year.
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Hours
Item
Responses
(yr)
Burden
(hrs/yr)
Rate
($/hr)
Total cost
burden
(a)
IC No.
(b)
(c) (a × b)
(d)
(e) (c × d)
Petition to Restore the Right of Priority
under 37 CFR 1.55(b)(2).
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Hours
Item
Responses
(yr)
Burden
(hrs/yr)
Rate
($/hr)
Total cost
burden
(a)
IC No.
(b)
(c) (a × b)
(d)
(e) (c × d)
Petition to Restore the Benefit of a PriorFiled Provisional Application under 37
CFR 1.7(a)(1)(ii).
1
250
250
410.00
102,500.00
Total ...........................................................
........................
500
500
........................
205,000.00
Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour)
Respondent Cost Burden: $748,064.50,
based on filing fees and postage costs.
Filing Fees
There are filing fees associated with
this collection. The items with filing
fees are listed in the table below.
1 ...................
2 ...................
Estimated
annual
responses
Item
Filing fee
($)
Total
non-hour
cost burden
($)
(a)
IC No.
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
4 ...................
190
60
$1,700.00
850.00
$323,000.00
51,000.00
190
1,700.00
323,000.00
60
850.00
51,000.00
Total ...................................................................................................................
3 ...................
Grantable Petition to Restore the Right of Priority under 37 CFR 1.55(b)(2) ...
Grantable Petition to Restore the Right of Priority under 37 CFR
1.55(b)(2)(small entity).
Grantable Petition to Restore the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Provisional Application under 37 CFR 1.78(a)(1)(ii).
Grantable Petition to Restore the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Provisional Application under 37 CFR 1.78(a)(1)(ii) (small entity).
500
........................
748,000.00
The USPTO estimates that the total
non-hour cost burden associated with
the filing fees for this collection will be
$748,000.00
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Postage Costs
Customers may incur postage costs
when submitting some of the items
covered by this collection to the USPTO
by mail. The USPTO expects that
approximately 98 percent of the
responses in this collection will be
submitted electronically. Of the
remaining 2 percent, the vast majority
(98%) will be submitted by mail, for a
total of 10 mailed submissions. The
average first class USPS postage cost for
a one-pound mailed submission in a
flat-rate envelope is $6.45. The USPTO
estimates that the postage costs for the
mailed submissions in this collection
will total $64.50.
Therefore, the USPTO estimates that
the total annual (non-hour) cost burden
for this collection, in the form of fees
and postage is $748,064.50 per year.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden (including hours
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and cost) of the proposed collection of
information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, e.g., the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: August 16th, 2016.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Defense Science Board; Notice of
Advisory Committee Meetings
Department of Defense.
Notice of Advisory Committee
Meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The Defense Science Board
(DSB) and the 2016 DSB Summer Study
Task Force on Capabilities for
Constrained Military Operations (‘‘the
Summer Study Task Force’’) will meet
in closed session.
DATES: August 15–19 and 22–24, 2016,
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; August 25,
2016, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and
August 26, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
ADDRESSES: Arnold and Mabel Beckman
Center, 100 Academy Drive, Irvine, CA
92617.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Debra Rose, Executive Officer, Defense
Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon,
Room 3B888A, Washington, DC 20301–
3140, via email at debra.a.rose20.civ@
mail.mil, or via phone at (703) 571–
0084.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
These meetings are being held under
the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.150.
Due to circumstances beyond the
control of the Designated Federal Officer
and the Department of Defense, the
Defense Science Board (DSB) was
unable to provide the 15-calendar day
public notification of subcommittee
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Law Treaty
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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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
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 October 21,
2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0073 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 Raul Tamayo, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of
Patent Legal Administration, United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO), P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-
272-7728; or by email at Raul.Tamayo.uspto.gov with ``0651-0073
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 Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA) amends
the patent laws to implement the provisions of the Patent Law Treaty
(PLT) in title II. The PLT harmonizes and streamlines formal procedures
pertaining to the filing and processing of patent applications.
By a final rule titled ``Changes to Implement the Patent Law
Treaty'' (RIN 0651-AC85) and published in the Federal Register on
October 21, 2013, the USPTO revised the rules of practice for
consistency with the changes in the PLT and title II of the PLTIA. One
notable change pertains to the restoration of the right of priority to
a foreign application or the benefit of a provisional application in a
subsequent application filed within two months of the expiration of the
twelve-month period (six-month period for design applications) for
filing such a subsequent application. The information in this
collection relates to the petitions for restoration that may be filed
in accordance with the revised rules.
The information in this collection can be submitted electronically
through EFS-Web, the USPTO's Web-based electronic filing system, as
well as on paper. The USPTO is therefore accounting for both electronic
and paper submissions in this collection.
II. Method of Collection
Electronically if applicants submit the information using EFS-Web.
By mail or hand delivery in paper form.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0073.
Form Number(s): No form numbers.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500 responses per year. The USPTO
estimates that 120 responses will be received from small entities.
Approximately 98% of the total responses for this collection will be
submitted electronically.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates it will take
approximately 60 minutes (1 hour) to complete the information in this
collection, including the time it takes for reading the instructions
for the forms, gathering the necessary information, completing the
forms, and submitting them 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: 500 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden:
$205,000.00. The USPTO expects that attorneys in private firms will
complete these applications. The professional hourly rate for attorneys
is $410. Using this hourly rate, the USPTO estimates that the total
respondent cost burden for this collection is [AMOUNT] per year.
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Burden (hrs/ Total cost
IC No. Item Hours Responses (yr) yr) Rate ($/hr) burden
(a) (b) (c) (a x b) (d) (e) (c x d)
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1................................... Petition to Restore the Right of 1 250 250 $410.00 $102,500.00
Priority under 37 CFR 1.55(b)(2).
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2................................... Petition to Restore the Benefit of 1 250 250 410.00 102,500.00
a Prior-Filed Provisional
Application under 37 CFR
1.7(a)(1)(ii).
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Total............................. .............. 500 500 .............. 205,000.00
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Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden:
$748,064.50, based on filing fees and postage costs.
Filing Fees
There are filing fees associated with this collection. The items
with filing fees are listed in the table below.
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Estimated Total non-hour
IC No. Item annual Filing fee ($) cost burden
responses ($)
(a) (b) (a) x (b) =
(c)
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1............................... Grantable Petition to Restore 190 $1,700.00 $323,000.00
the Right of Priority under
37 CFR 1.55(b)(2).
2............................... Grantable Petition to Restore 60 850.00 51,000.00
the Right of Priority under
37 CFR 1.55(b)(2)(small
entity).
3............................... Grantable Petition to Restore 190 1,700.00 323,000.00
the Benefit of a Prior-Filed
Provisional Application under
37 CFR 1.78(a)(1)(ii).
4............................... Grantable Petition to Restore 60 850.00 51,000.00
the Benefit of a Prior-Filed
Provisional Application under
37 CFR 1.78(a)(1)(ii) (small
entity).
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Total......................... 500 .............. 748,000.00
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The USPTO estimates that the total non-hour cost burden associated
with the filing fees for this collection will be $748,000.00
Postage Costs
Customers may incur postage costs when submitting some of the items
covered by this collection to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO expects that
approximately 98 percent of the responses in this collection will be
submitted electronically. Of the remaining 2 percent, the vast majority
(98%) will be submitted by mail, for a total of 10 mailed submissions.
The average first class USPS postage cost for a one-pound mailed
submission in a flat-rate envelope is $6.45. The USPTO estimates that
the postage costs for the mailed submissions in this collection will
total $64.50.
Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the total annual (non-hour)
cost burden for this collection, in the form of fees and postage is
$748,064.50 per year.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, e.g., the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: August 16th, 2016.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-19863 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am]
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