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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
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Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
Actions
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
SUMMARY:
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(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), invites
comments on a proposed extension of
an existing information collection:
Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
Actions.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before April 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0063
comment’’ 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.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Linda Horner,
Administrative Patent Judge, Patent
Trial and Appeal Board, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–9797; or by email
to linda.horner@uspto.gov. Additional
information about this collection is also
available at https://www.reginfo.gov
under ‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board
(PTAB or Board) is established by
statute under 35 U.S.C. 6. This statute
directs, in relevant part, that PTAB shall
‘‘on written appeal of an applicant,
review adverse decisions of examiners
upon applications for patents pursuant
to section 134(a).’’ PTAB has the
authority, under 35 U.S.C. 134 and 306
to decide appeals in applications and ex
parte reexamination proceedings, and
under pre-AIA sections of the Patent
Act, i.e., 35 U.S.C. 134 and 315, to
decide appeals in inter partes
reexamination proceedings. In addition,
35 U.S.C. 6 establishes the membership
of PTAB as the Director, the Deputy
Director, the Commissioner for Patents,
the Commissioner for Trademarks, and
the Administrative Patent Judges. Each
appeal is decided by a merits panel of
at least three members of the Board.
The Board’s responsibilities under the
statute include the review of ex parte
appeals from adverse decisions of
examiners in those situations where a
written appeal is taken by a dissatisfied
applicant or patent owner. In inter
partes reexamination appeals, PTAB
reviews examiner’s decisions adverse to
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a patent owner or a third-party
requester. PTAB’s opinions and
decisions for publicly available files are
published on the USPTO Web site.
There are no forms associated with
these items. However, they are governed
by rules in Part 41. Failure to comply
with the appropriate rule may result in
dismissal of the appeal or denial of
entry of the paper.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, hand delivery, or facsimile
when an applicant files a brief, petition,
amendment, or request. These papers
can also be filed as attachments through
EFS-Web.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0063.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, businesses or other for
profits, non-profit institutions, and the
Federal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
23,660 responses per year. The USPTO
estimates that approximately 25%
(5,915) of these responses will be from
small entities and approximately 5%
(1,183) of these responses will be from
micro entities. The USPTO also
estimates that approximately 93%
(22,004) of the briefs, requests, petitions,
and amendments will be filed
electronically.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it takes the public
approximately 2 to 32 hours to complete
this information, depending on the
complexity of the request. This includes
the time to gather the necessary
information, prepare the brief, petition,
and other papers, and submit the
completed request to the USPTO. The
USPTO calculates that, on balance, it
takes the same amount of time to gather
the necessary information, prepare the
brief, petition, and other papers, and
submit it to the USPTO, whether the
applicant submits it in paper form or
electronically.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 555,098 hours per year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $227,590,180 per year. The
USPTO expects that all of the
information in this collection will be
prepared by an attorney. Using the
professional hourly rate of $410 for
attorneys in private firms, the USPTO
estimates that the total respondent cost
burden for this collection is
$227,590,180 per year.
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IC #
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
Estimated
time for
response
(hours)
Item
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
5 ............................
Total ...............
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual burden
hours
Rate
($/hr)
Amendment ..................................................................
Electronic Amendment .................................................
Appeal Brief ..................................................................
Electronic Appeal Brief .................................................
Reply Brief ....................................................................
Electronic Reply Brief ...................................................
Request for Rehearing Before the PTAB ....................
Electronic Request for Rehearing Before the PTAB ...
Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge
Under 37 CFR 41.3.
Electronic Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent
Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3.
2
2
32
32
5
5
5
5
4
19
248
1,135
15,077
463
6,151
31
411
9
38
496
36,320
482,464
2,315
30,755
155
2,055
36
$410
410
410
410
410
410
410
410
410
4
116
464
410
......................................................................................
........................
23,660
555,098
........................
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Respondent Cost Burden:
$46,049,937.65 per year ($46,039,250 in
fees and $10,687.50 in postage costs).
There are no maintenance, operation,
capital start-up, or recordkeeping costs
associated with this information
collection. However, this collection
does have annual (non-hour) costs in
the form of postage costs and fees,
which are listed in the tables below.
Annual
estimated
responses
Fee
($)
Total cost
($)
IC #
Item
1 ............................
16,202
$0.00
$0.00
10
2,000.00
20,000.00
1
1,000.00
1,000.00
1
500.00
500.00
11,341
2,000.00
22,682,000.00
4,051
$1,000.00
4,051,000.00
810
500.00
405,000.00
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
Filing a Brief in Support of an Appeal in an Application or Ex Parte Reexamination Proceeding to the Board.
Filing a brief in support of an appeal in an inter partes reexamination
proceeding (large).
Filing a brief in support of an appeal in an inter partes reexamination
proceeding (small).
Filing a brief in support of an appeal in an inter partes reexamination
proceeding (micro).
Forwarding an Appeal in an Application or Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceeding to the Board (large).
Forwarding an Appeal in an Application or Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceeding to the Board (small).
Forwarding an Appeal in an Application or Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceeding to the Board (micro).
Notice of appeal (large) ...........................................................................
Notice of appeal (small) ...........................................................................
Notice of appeal (micro) ..........................................................................
Request for oral hearing (large) ..............................................................
Request for oral hearing (small) ..............................................................
Request for oral hearing (micro) ..............................................................
18,900
6,750
1,350
508
181
36
800.00
400.00
200.00
1,300.00
650.00
325.00
15,120,000.00
2,700,000.00
270,000.00
660,400.00
117,650.00
11,700.00
Total ...............
..................................................................................................................
60,139
........................
46,039,250.00
2 ............................
2 ............................
2 ............................
3 ............................
3 ............................
3 ............................
4
4
4
5
5
5
The briefs, petitions, and other papers
may be submitted by mail through the
United States Postal Service. The
USPTO expects the items in this
collection to be mailed by Express Mail
using the flat rate envelope, which can
accommodate both the varying
submission weights of these
submissions and the various postal
zones. Using the Express Mail flat rate
cost for mailing envelopes, the USPTO
estimates that the average cost for
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IC #
1
2
3
4
5
Item
sending these submissions by Express
Mail will be $6.45 and that
approximately 1,657 will be mailed to
the USPTO. The USPTO estimates that
the total postage cost for this collection
will be $10,687.65 per year.
Responses
Postage
costs
($)
Total
Postage cost
($)
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
Amendment ..............................................................................................
Appeal Brief .............................................................................................
Reply Brief ...............................................................................................
Request for Rehearing Before the PTAB ................................................
Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3
19
1,135
463
31
9
$6.45
6.45
6.45
6.45
6.45
$122.55
7,320.75
2,986.35
199.95
58.05
Total Postage
Costs.
..................................................................................................................
1,657
........................
10,687.65
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IV. Request for Comments
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.
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.
Dated: February 13, 2017.
Rhonda Foltz,
Office of Information Management Services,
OCIO, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
[FR Doc. 2017–03195 Filed 2–16–17; 8:45 am]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Proposed Deletions
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed Deletions from the
Procurement List.
AGENCY:
The Committee is proposing
to delete products from the Procurement
List that were previously furnished by
nonprofit agencies employing persons
who are blind or have other severe
disabilities.
Comments must be received on or
before: 3/19/2017.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite
715, Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149.
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT
COMMENTS CONTACT: Amy B. Jensen,
Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703)
603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@
AbilityOne.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published pursuant to 41
U.S.C. 8503(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its
purpose is to provide interested persons
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an opportunity to submit comments on
the proposed actions.
Deletions
The following products are proposed
for deletion from the Procurement List:
NSN(s)—Product Name(s):
8415–00–NSH–2946—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, XSS
8415–00–NSH–2947—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, SS
8415–00–NSH–2948—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, MS
8415–00–NSH–2949—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, LS
8415–00–NSH–2950—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, XLS
8415–00–NSH–2951—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, XSR
8415–00–NSH–2952—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, SR
8415–00–NSH–2953—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, MR
8415–00–NSH–2954—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, LR
8415–00–NSH–2955—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, XLR
8415–00–NSH–2956—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, XSL
8415–00–NSH–2957—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, SL
8415–00–NSH–2958—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, ML
8415–00–NSH–2959—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, LL
8415–00–NSH–2960—Shirt, Underwear,
Lightweight Fire Retardant, ECWC,
Army, Desert Sand, XLL
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Southeastern
Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries, Inc.,
Corbin, KY, Peckham Vocational
Industries, Inc., Lansing, MI
Contracting Activity: Army Contracting
Command—Aberdeen Proving Ground,
Natick Contracting Division
Amy B. Jensen,
Director, Business Operations.
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Additions and
Deletions
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Additions to and Deletions from
the Procurement List.
AGENCY:
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This action adds products to
the Procurement List that will be
furnished by nonprofit agency
employing persons who are blind or
have other severe disabilities, and
deletes products from the Procurement
List previously furnished by such
agencies.
SUMMARY:
Effective Date: 3/19/2017.
Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite
715, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy B. Jensen, Telephone: (703) 603–
7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email
CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
Additions
On 1/13/2017 (82 FR 4315–4316), the
Committee for Purchase From People
Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
published notice of proposed additions
to the Procurement List.
After consideration of the material
presented to it concerning capability of
qualified nonprofit agency to provide
the products and impact of the
additions on the current or most recent
contractors, the Committee has
determined that the products listed
below are suitable for procurement by
the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C.
8501–8506 and 41 CFR 51–2.4.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
I certify that the following action will
not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The major factors considered for this
certification were:
1. The action will not result in any
additional reporting, recordkeeping or
other compliance requirements for small
entities other than the small
organizations that will furnish the
products to the Government.
2. The action will result in
authorizing small entities to furnish the
products to the Government.
3. There are no known regulatory
alternatives which would accomplish
the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Actions
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), invites comments on a proposed extension of an existing
information collection: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Actions.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0063 comment'' 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.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Linda Horner, Administrative Patent Judge, Patent
Trial and Appeal Board, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-9797; or
by email to linda.horner@uspto.gov. Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://www.reginfo.gov under
``Information Collection Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) is established by
statute under 35 U.S.C. 6. This statute directs, in relevant part, that
PTAB shall ``on written appeal of an applicant, review adverse
decisions of examiners upon applications for patents pursuant to
section 134(a).'' PTAB has the authority, under 35 U.S.C. 134 and 306
to decide appeals in applications and ex parte reexamination
proceedings, and under pre-AIA sections of the Patent Act, i.e., 35
U.S.C. 134 and 315, to decide appeals in inter partes reexamination
proceedings. In addition, 35 U.S.C. 6 establishes the membership of
PTAB as the Director, the Deputy Director, the Commissioner for
Patents, the Commissioner for Trademarks, and the Administrative Patent
Judges. Each appeal is decided by a merits panel of at least three
members of the Board.
The Board's responsibilities under the statute include the review
of ex parte appeals from adverse decisions of examiners in those
situations where a written appeal is taken by a dissatisfied applicant
or patent owner. In inter partes reexamination appeals, PTAB reviews
examiner's decisions adverse to a patent owner or a third-party
requester. PTAB's opinions and decisions for publicly available files
are published on the USPTO Web site.
There are no forms associated with these items. However, they are
governed by rules in Part 41. Failure to comply with the appropriate
rule may result in dismissal of the appeal or denial of entry of the
paper.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, hand delivery, or facsimile when an applicant files a
brief, petition, amendment, or request. These papers can also be filed
as attachments through EFS-Web.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0063.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, businesses or other for
profits, non-profit institutions, and the Federal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 23,660 responses per year. The
USPTO estimates that approximately 25% (5,915) of these responses will
be from small entities and approximately 5% (1,183) of these responses
will be from micro entities. The USPTO also estimates that
approximately 93% (22,004) of the briefs, requests, petitions, and
amendments will be filed electronically.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it takes the
public approximately 2 to 32 hours to complete this information,
depending on the complexity of the request. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information, prepare the brief, petition, and
other papers, and submit the completed request to the USPTO. The USPTO
calculates that, on balance, it takes the same amount of time to gather
the necessary information, prepare the brief, petition, and other
papers, and submit it to the USPTO, whether the applicant submits it in
paper form or electronically.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 555,098 hours per
year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $227,590,180 per
year. The USPTO expects that all of the information in this collection
will be prepared by an attorney. Using the professional hourly rate of
$410 for attorneys in private firms, the USPTO estimates that the total
respondent cost burden for this collection is $227,590,180 per year.
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Estimated time Estimated Estimated
IC # Item for response annual annual burden Rate ($/hr)
(hours) responses hours
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1.......................... Amendment.......... 2 19 38 $410
1.......................... Electronic 2 248 496 410
Amendment.
2.......................... Appeal Brief....... 32 1,135 36,320 410
2.......................... Electronic Appeal 32 15,077 482,464 410
Brief.
3.......................... Reply Brief........ 5 463 2,315 410
3.......................... Electronic Reply 5 6,151 30,755 410
Brief.
4.......................... Request for 5 31 155 410
Rehearing Before
the PTAB.
4.......................... Electronic Request 5 411 2,055 410
for Rehearing
Before the PTAB.
5.......................... Petitions to the 4 9 36 410
Chief
Administrative
Patent Judge Under
37 CFR 41.3.
5.......................... Electronic 4 116 464 410
Petitions to the
Chief
Administrative
Patent Judge Under
37 CFR 41.3.
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Total.................. ................... .............. 23,660 555,098 ..............
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Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Respondent Cost Burden:
$46,049,937.65 per year ($46,039,250 in fees and $10,687.50 in postage
costs). There are no maintenance, operation, capital start-up, or
recordkeeping costs associated with this information collection.
However, this collection does have annual (non-hour) costs in the form
of postage costs and fees, which are listed in the tables below.
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Annual
IC # Item estimated Fee ($) Total cost ($)
responses
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1.................................. Filing a Brief in Support 16,202 $0.00 $0.00
of an Appeal in an
Application or Ex Parte
Reexamination Proceeding
to the Board.
2.................................. Filing a brief in support 10 2,000.00 20,000.00
of an appeal in an inter
partes reexamination
proceeding (large).
2.................................. Filing a brief in support 1 1,000.00 1,000.00
of an appeal in an inter
partes reexamination
proceeding (small).
2.................................. Filing a brief in support 1 500.00 500.00
of an appeal in an inter
partes reexamination
proceeding (micro).
3.................................. Forwarding an Appeal in an 11,341 2,000.00 22,682,000.00
Application or Ex Parte
Reexamination Proceeding
to the Board (large).
3.................................. Forwarding an Appeal in an 4,051 $1,000.00 4,051,000.00
Application or Ex Parte
Reexamination Proceeding
to the Board (small).
3.................................. Forwarding an Appeal in an 810 500.00 405,000.00
Application or Ex Parte
Reexamination Proceeding
to the Board (micro).
4.................................. Notice of appeal (large)... 18,900 800.00 15,120,000.00
4.................................. Notice of appeal (small)... 6,750 400.00 2,700,000.00
4.................................. Notice of appeal (micro)... 1,350 200.00 270,000.00
5.................................. Request for oral hearing 508 1,300.00 660,400.00
(large).
5.................................. Request for oral hearing 181 650.00 117,650.00
(small).
5.................................. Request for oral hearing 36 325.00 11,700.00
(micro).
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Total.......................... ........................... 60,139 .............. 46,039,250.00
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The briefs, petitions, and other papers may be submitted by mail
through the United States Postal Service. The USPTO expects the items
in this collection to be mailed by Express Mail using the flat rate
envelope, which can accommodate both the varying submission weights of
these submissions and the various postal zones. Using the Express Mail
flat rate cost for mailing envelopes, the USPTO estimates that the
average cost for sending these submissions by Express Mail will be
$6.45 and that approximately 1,657 will be mailed to the USPTO. The
USPTO estimates that the total postage cost for this collection will be
$10,687.65 per year.
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Postage costs Total Postage
IC # Item Responses ($) cost ($)
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1.................................. Amendment.................. 19 $6.45 $122.55
2.................................. Appeal Brief............... 1,135 6.45 7,320.75
3.................................. Reply Brief................ 463 6.45 2,986.35
4.................................. Request for Rehearing 31 6.45 199.95
Before the PTAB.
5.................................. Petitions to the Chief 9 6.45 58.05
Administrative Patent
Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3.
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Total Postage Costs............ ........................... 1,657 .............. 10,687.65
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IV. Request for Comments
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.
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.
Dated: February 13, 2017.
Rhonda Foltz,
Office of Information Management Services, OCIO, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-03195 Filed 2-16-17; 8:45 am]
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