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commissions (Lobbyists on Agency
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Boards and Commissions, https://
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lobbyist-agency-boards-andcommissions (Sept. 23, 2009)); cf. Exec.
Order No. 13490, 74 FR 4673 (January
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in which the member (or any of certain
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Dated: June 26, 2017.
Joseph Matal,
Performing the Functions and Duties of the
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2017–13769 Filed 6–29–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
International Design Applications
(Hague Agreement)
Proposed extension of a
continuing information collection;
comment request.
ACTION:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites comments on a proposed
extension of an existing collection:
0651–0075 (International Design
Applications (Hague Agreement)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 29, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0075
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Information Governance Division
Director, Office of the Chief Technology
Officer, United States Patent and
SUMMARY:
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Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Rafael Bacares,
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 571–272–3276; or by email
at Rafael.Bacares@uspto.gov with
‘‘0651–0075 comment’’ in the subject
line. Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract
The Patent Law Treaties
Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA)
amends the patent laws to implement
the provisions of the Geneva Act of the
Hague Agreement Concerning
International Registration of Industrial
Designs (hereinafter ‘‘Hague
Agreement’’) in title 1, and the Patent
Law Treaty (PLT) in title 2. The Hague
Agreement is an international agreement
that enables an applicant to file a single
international design application which
may have the effect of an application for
protection for the design(s) in countries
and/or intergovernmental organizations
that are Parties to the Hague Agreement
(the ‘‘Contracting Parties’’) designated in
the application. The United States is a
Contracting Party to the Hague
Agreement, which took effect with
respect to the United States on May 13,
2015. The Hague Agreement is
administered by the International
Bureau (IB) of World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) located in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Thus, under the Hague Agreement, a
U.S. applicant could file an
international design application in
EFS-Web. The items can also be
submitted by mail.
English ‘‘indirectly’’ through the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office
(‘‘USPTO’’), which will forward the
application to the IB or ‘‘directly’’ with
the IB. The industrial design or designs
will be eligible for protection in all the
Contracting Parties designated by the
applicant.
The IB ascertains whether the
international design application
complies with formal requirements,
registers the international design in the
International register, and publishes the
international registration in the
International Designs Bulletin. The
international registration contains all of
the data of the international application,
any reproduction of the industrial
design, date of the international
registration, number of the international
registration, and relevant class of the
International Classification.
The IB will provide a copy of the
publication of the international
registration to each Contracting party
designated by the applicant. A
designated Contracting Party may
perform a substantive examination of
the design application. The USPTO will
perform a substantive examination for
patentability of the international design
application, as in the case of regular
U.S. design applications.
The Hague Agreement enables
applicants from a Contracting Party to
obtain protection of their designs with
minimal formality and expense.
Additionally, under the Hague
Agreement, the international
registration can be centrally maintained
by the IB. For example, through the IB,
applicants can record changes of their
representatives or changes in
ownership, and renew their
international registration.
III. Data
Collection Name: International Design
Applications (Hague Agreement).
OMB Number: 0651–0075.
IC Instruments and Forms: WIPO DM/
1.
Type of Review: Extension of a
Previously Reviewed Information
Collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Responses: 556
responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the response time
for activities related to International
Design Applications will take the public
between approximately 15 minutes
(0.25 hours) to 6 hours to complete. (See
Table 1.) This includes the time to
gather the necessary information, create
the document, and submit the
completed request to the USPTO. The
USPTO calculates that, on balance, it
takes the same amount of time to do
this, regardless of whether the public is
submitting the information in paper
form or electronically.
Estimated Total Response Burden
Hours: 1,898.00 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
(Hourly) Cost Burden: $778,180. The
USPTO expects that an attorney will
complete these applications. The
professional hourly rate for attorneys is
$410. This rate is established by
estimates in the 2015 Report of the
Economic Survey, published by the
Committee on Economics of Legal
Practice of the American Intellectual
Property Law Association. Using this
hourly rate, the USPTO estimates that
the total respondent cost burden for this
collection is $778,180 per year.
II. Method of Collection
Most of the items in this collection
can be submitted electronically through
TABLE 1—ANNUAL HOURLY COST BURDEN
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1
2
3
4
5
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
6 ..............
7 ..............
8 ..............
9 ..............
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Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Item
Applicant for International Registration .....
Claim and Reproductions (Drawings) .......
Transmittal Letter .......................................
Appointment of a Representative ..............
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply
with a Time Limit.
Petition to Convert to a Design Application
under 35 U.S.C. Chapter 16.
Petition to Review a Filing Date ................
Fee Authorization ......................................
Petitions to the Commissioner ..................
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Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual
burden
hours
Rate
($/hr)
Estimated
annual
burden
(a)
IC No.
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.25
4.00
....................
....................
....................
(15 minutes)
....................
156
156
140
15
1
936
624
280
3.75
4
$410.00
410.00
410.00
410.00
410.00
$383,750.00
255,840.00
114,800.00
1,537.50
1,640.00
4.00 ....................
1
4
410.00
1,640.00
4.00 ....................
0.25 (15 minutes)
4.00 ....................
2
31
1
8
7.75
4
410.00
410.00
410.00
3,280.00
3,177.50
1,640.00
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TABLE 1—ANNUAL HOURLY COST BURDEN—Continued
Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Item
10 ............
13 ............
Transmittal of Issue Fee to UPSTO for an
International Design Application.
Declaration on Inventorship for Purposes
of Designation of the United States.
Substitute Statement in Lieu of a Declaration of Inventorship for the Purposes of
Designating the United States.
Assignment Cover Sheet ...........................
Totals
....................................................................
11 ............
12 ............
Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour)
Respondent Cost Burden: $424,245.90.
There are no maintenance, operation,
capital start-up, or recordkeeping costs
associated with this collection.
However, this collection does have
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual
burden
hours
Rate
($/hr)
Estimated
annual
burden
(a)
IC No.
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
0.50 (30 minutes)
1
0.50
410.00
205.00
0.50 (30 minutes)
46
23
410.00
9,430.00
0.50 (30 minutes)
1
0.50
410.00
205.00
0.50 (30 minutes)
5
0.50
410.00
1,025.00
............................
556
1,898.00
........................
778,180.00
annual (non-hour) costs in the form of
postage costs and filing fees.
Although the USPTO prefers that the
items in this collection be submitted
electronically, the items may be
submitted by mail through the United
States Postal Service (USPS). The
USPTO estimates that the average cost
for a paper submission will be $5.95 and
that 62 submissions will be mailed to
the USPTO per year.
TABLE 2—POSTAGE COSTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
Estimated
annual
responses
Item
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
13 ........................................
62 ...............................................................................................
(b)
Applicant for International Registration ......................................
Claim and Reproductions (Drawings) ........................................
Transmittal Letter .......................................................................
Appointment of a Representative ..............................................
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit ........
Petition to Convert to a Design Application under 35 U.S.C.
Chapter 16.
Petition to Review a Filing Date ................................................
Fee Authorization .......................................................................
Petitions to the Commissioner ...................................................
Transmittal of Issue Fee to USPTO for an International Design
Application.
Declaration on Inventorship for Purposes of Designation of the
United States.
Substitute Statement in Lieu of a Declaration of Inventorship
for the Purposes of Designating the United States.
Assignment Cover Sheet ...........................................................
Total Postage Costs ....
Postage costs
(a)
IC No.
7 ..........................................
8 ..........................................
9 ..........................................
10 ........................................
11 ........................................
12 ........................................
This collection also contains an
annual (non-hour) cost burden in the
way of filing fees. The total estimated
Estimated
total
postage
costs
(c)
(a) × (b)
1
1
1
1
1
1
$5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
$5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
1
1
1
1
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
46
5.95
273.70
1
5.95
5.95
5
5.95
29.75
........................
368.90
filing costs for this collection is
$423,876 detailed in Table 3 below.
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TABLE 3—FILING FEES
Item
1 ..........................
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Estimated
annual
response
Filing fee
amount
Total filing
fee cost
(a)
IC No.
(b)
(c)
(a) × (b)
Application for International Registration (electronic)—Average Fee per
registration to WIPO (collecting for WIPO).
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$1,766.00
$273,730.00
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TABLE 3—FILING FEES—Continued
Estimated
annual
response
Item
1 ..........................
Filing fee
amount
Total filing
fee cost
(a)
IC No.
(b)
(c)
(a) × (b)
1 ..........................
1 ..........................
1 ..........................
1 ..........................
1 ..........................
1 ..........................
1 ..........................
1 ..........................
1 ..........................
1 ..........................
1 ..........................
5 ..........................
5 ..........................
5 ..........................
5 ..........................
5 ..........................
5 ..........................
6 ..........................
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7
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
155
760.00
117,800.00
1
380.00
380.00
1
190.00
190.00
155
120.00
18,600.00
1
120.00
120.00
1
120.00
120.00
1
1,766.00
1,766.00
1
760.00
760.00
1
380.00
380.00
1
190.00
190.00
1
120.00
120.00
1
120.00
120.00
1
120.00
120.00
1
1,700.00
1,700.00
1
850.00
850.00
1
850.00
850.00
1
1,700.00
1,700.00
1
850.00
850.00
1
850.00
850.00
1
180.00
180.00
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
400.00
200.00
100.00
400.00
200.00
100.00
400.00
200.00
100.00
400.00
200.00
100.00
400.00
200.00
100.00
400.00
200.00
100.00
Totals ..........................................................................................................
1 ..........................
Application for International Registration (electronic)—Designation Fee
(first part) for the U.S. (collecting for WIPO) (large entity).
Application for International Registration (electronic)—Designation Fee
(first part) for the U.S. (collecting for WIPO) (small entity).
Application for International Registration (electronic)—Designation Fee
(first part) for the U.S. (collecting for WIPO) (micro entity).
Application for International Registration (electronic)—Transmittal Fee
(set by and collected by USPTO) (large entity).
Application for International Registration (electronic)—Transmittal Fee
(set by and collected by USPTO) (small entity).
Application for International Registration (electronic)—Transmittal Fee
(set by and collected by USPTO) (micro entity).
Application for International Registration (non-electronic)—Average Fee
per registration to WIPO (collecting for WIPO).
Application for International Registration (non-electronic)—Designation
Fee (first part) for the U.S. (collecting for WIPO) (large entity).
Application for International Registration (non-electronic)—Designation
Fee (first part) for the U.S. (collecting for WIPO) (small entity).
Application for International Registration (non-electronic)—Designation
Fee (first part) for the U.S. (collecting for WIPO) (micro entity).
Application for International Registration (non-electronic)—Transmittal
Fee (set by and collected by USPTO) (large entity).
Application for International Registration (non-electronic)—Transmittal
Fee (set by and collected by USPTO) (small entity).
Application for International Registration (non-electronic)—Transmittal
Fee (set by and collected by USPTO) (micro entity).
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (electronic)
(large entity).
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (electronic)
(small entity).
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (electronic)
(micro entity).
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (non-electronic)
(large entity).
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (non-electronic)
(small entity).
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (non-electronic)
(micro entity).
Petition to Convert to a Design Application under 35 U.S.C. Chapter 16
(electronic).
Petition to Review a Filing Date (electronic) (large entity) ........................
Petition to Review a Filing Date (electronic) (small entity) ........................
Petition to Review a Filing Date (electronic) (micro entity) .......................
Petition to Review a Filing Date (non-electronic) (large entity) .................
Petition to Review a Filing Date (non-electronic) (small entity) ................
Petition to Review a Filing Date (non-electronic) (micro entity) ................
Petitions to Commissioner (electronic) (large entity) .................................
Petitions to Commissioner (electronic) (small entity) ................................
Petitions to Commissioner (electronic) (micro entity) ................................
493
........................
423,876.00
The USPTO estimates that the total
annual (non-hour) respondent cost
burden for this collection in the forms
of postage costs and filing fees is
estimated to be approximately be
$424,245.90 per year ($368.90 in
postage costs and $423,876 in filing
fees).
IV. Request for Comments
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
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included in the USPTO’s request for
OMB approval. All comments 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
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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
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance
Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Technology Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–13716 Filed 6–29–17; 8:45 am]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
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Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed Additions to and
Deletion from the Procurement List.
AGENCY:
The Committee is proposing
to add products and services to the
Procurement List that will be furnished
by nonprofit agencies employing
persons who are blind or have other
severe disabilities, and deletes a service
previously furnished by such agency.
Comments Must Be Received on or
Before: 7/30/2017.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 401 S. Clark Street, Suite 715,
Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT
COMMENTS CONTACT: Amy B. Jensen,
Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703)
603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@
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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
an opportunity to submit comments on
the proposed actions.
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Additions
If the Committee approves the
proposed additions, the entities of the
Federal Government identified in this
notice will be required to procure the
products and services listed below from
nonprofit agencies employing persons
who are blind or have other severe
disabilities.
The following products and services
are proposed for addition to the
Procurement List for production by the
nonprofit agencies listed.
Products
NSN(s)—Product Name(s):
9930–00–NIB–0105—Kit, Post Mortem Bag,
Basic, Straight Zipper, 36″ × 90″
9930–00–NIB–0106—Kit, Post Mortem Bag,
Basic, Curved Zipper, 36″ × 90″
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9930–00–NIB–0107—Kit, Post Mortem Bag,
Heavy Duty, 36″ × 90″
9930–00–NIB–0108—Kit, Post Mortem Bag,
Heavy Duty, XL, 72″ × 90″
9930–00–NIB–0109—Kit, Disaster Bag with
ID Tags, 34″ × 96″
Mandatory for: Broad Government
Requirement
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: BOSMA
Enterprises, Indianapolis, IN
Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics
Agency Troop Support
Distribution: B-List
Services
Service Type: Custodial Service
Mandatory for: Defense Intelligence Agency,
Defense Intelligence Agency
Headquarters, Building 6000, 200
MacDill Blvd., Joint Base AnacostiaBolling, Washington, DC
Defense Intelligence Agency, Missile and
Space Intelligence Center/EOE Complex,
Bldgs. 4545 Fowler Rd. & 7533 Mathews
Rd., Redstone Arsenal, AL
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: CW
Resources, Inc., New Britain, CT
Contracting Activity: Dept of Defense,
Virginia Contracting Agency, DIAC
CF02E
Service Type: Janitorial Service
Mandatory for: U.S. Census Bureau, National
Processing Center, 1201 E 10th Street,
Jeffersonville, IN
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Rauch, Inc.,
New Albany, IN
Contracting Activity: Dept of Commerce/
Bureau of the Census
Service Type: Base Supply Center Service
Mandatory for: U.S. Air Force, Robins Air
Force Base, 375 Perry Street, Suite A,
Robins AFB, GA
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Alabama
Industries for the Blind, Talladega, AL
Contracting Activity: Dept. of the Air Force,
FA8501 AFSC PZIO
Deletion
The following service is proposed for
deletion from the Procurement List:
Service
Service Type: Janitorial/Custodial Service
Mandatory for: U.S. Army Reserve Center:
10541 Calle Lee, Building 2, Los
Alamitos, CA
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Elwyn,
Aston, PA
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army,
W6QM MICC–MOFFETT FIELD
Barry S. Lineback,
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:
This action adds products and
services to the Procurement List that
will be furnished by nonprofit agencies
employing persons who are blind or
have other severe disabilities, and
deletes products and services from the
Procurement List previously furnished
by such agencies.
DATES Effective Date: 7/30/2017.
ADDRESSES: 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.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Additions
On 5/26/2017 (82 FR 24308–24309),
6/2/2017 (82FR 25602), and 6/16/2017
(82 FR 27698), the Committee for
Purchase From People Who Are Blind
or Severely Disabled published notices
of proposed additions to the
Procurement List.
After consideration of the material
presented to it concerning capability of
qualified nonprofit agencies to provide
the products and services and impact of
the additions on the current or most
recent contractors, the Committee has
determined that the products and
services 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 and services to the
Government.
2. The action will result in
authorizing small entities to furnish the
products and services to the
Government.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29848-29852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13716]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
International Design Applications (Hague Agreement)
ACTION: Proposed extension of a continuing information 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, invites comments on a
proposed extension of an existing collection: 0651-0075 (International
Design Applications (Hague Agreement)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 29, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-0075
comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance Division
Director, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, United States Patent
and
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Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Rafael Bacares, 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 571-272-3276;
or by email at Rafael.Bacares@uspto.gov with ``0651-0075 comment'' in
the subject line. Additional information about this collection is also
available at https://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection
Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract
The Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA) amends
the patent laws to implement the provisions of the Geneva Act of the
Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial
Designs (hereinafter ``Hague Agreement'') in title 1, and the Patent
Law Treaty (PLT) in title 2. The Hague Agreement is an international
agreement that enables an applicant to file a single international
design application which may have the effect of an application for
protection for the design(s) in countries and/or intergovernmental
organizations that are Parties to the Hague Agreement (the
``Contracting Parties'') designated in the application. The United
States is a Contracting Party to the Hague Agreement, which took effect
with respect to the United States on May 13, 2015. The Hague Agreement
is administered by the International Bureau (IB) of World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Thus, under the Hague Agreement, a U.S. applicant could file an
international design application in English ``indirectly'' through the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO''), which will forward the
application to the IB or ``directly'' with the IB. The industrial
design or designs will be eligible for protection in all the
Contracting Parties designated by the applicant.
The IB ascertains whether the international design application
complies with formal requirements, registers the international design
in the International register, and publishes the international
registration in the International Designs Bulletin. The international
registration contains all of the data of the international application,
any reproduction of the industrial design, date of the international
registration, number of the international registration, and relevant
class of the International Classification.
The IB will provide a copy of the publication of the international
registration to each Contracting party designated by the applicant. A
designated Contracting Party may perform a substantive examination of
the design application. The USPTO will perform a substantive
examination for patentability of the international design application,
as in the case of regular U.S. design applications.
The Hague Agreement enables applicants from a Contracting Party to
obtain protection of their designs with minimal formality and expense.
Additionally, under the Hague Agreement, the international registration
can be centrally maintained by the IB. For example, through the IB,
applicants can record changes of their representatives or changes in
ownership, and renew their international registration.
II. Method of Collection
Most of the items in this collection can be submitted
electronically through EFS-Web. The items can also be submitted by
mail.
III. Data
Collection Name: International Design Applications (Hague
Agreement).
OMB Number: 0651-0075.
IC Instruments and Forms: WIPO DM/1.
Type of Review: Extension of a Previously Reviewed Information
Collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Responses: 556 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the response
time for activities related to International Design Applications will
take the public between approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to 6
hours to complete. (See Table 1.) This includes the time to gather the
necessary information, create the document, and submit the completed
request to the USPTO. The USPTO calculates that, on balance, it takes
the same amount of time to do this, regardless of whether the public is
submitting the information in paper form or electronically.
Estimated Total Response Burden Hours: 1,898.00 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden: $778,180.
The USPTO expects that an attorney will complete these applications.
The professional hourly rate for attorneys is $410. This rate is
established by estimates in the 2015 Report of the Economic Survey,
published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the
American Intellectual Property Law Association. Using this hourly rate,
the USPTO estimates that the total respondent cost burden for this
collection is $778,180 per year.
Table 1--Annual Hourly Cost Burden
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Estimated Estimated
IC No. Item Estimated time for annual annual burden Rate ($/hr) Estimated
response (hours) responses hours annual burden
(a)....................... (b) (a) x (b) = (d) (c) x (d) =
(c) (e)
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1................................ Applicant for 6.00...................... 156 936 $410.00 $383,750.00
International
Registration.
2................................ Claim and Reproductions 4.00...................... 156 624 410.00 255,840.00
(Drawings).
3................................ Transmittal Letter....... 2.00...................... 140 280 410.00 114,800.00
4................................ Appointment of a 0.25 (15 minutes)......... 15 3.75 410.00 1,537.50
Representative.
5................................ Petition to Excuse a 4.00...................... 1 4 410.00 1,640.00
Failure to Comply with a
Time Limit.
6................................ Petition to Convert to a 4.00...................... 1 4 410.00 1,640.00
Design Application under
35 U.S.C. Chapter 16.
7................................ Petition to Review a 4.00...................... 2 8 410.00 3,280.00
Filing Date.
8................................ Fee Authorization........ 0.25 (15 minutes)......... 31 7.75 410.00 3,177.50
9................................ Petitions to the 4.00...................... 1 4 410.00 1,640.00
Commissioner.
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10............................... Transmittal of Issue Fee 0.50 (30 minutes)......... 1 0.50 410.00 205.00
to UPSTO for an
International Design
Application.
11............................... Declaration on 0.50 (30 minutes)......... 46 23 410.00 9,430.00
Inventorship for
Purposes of Designation
of the United States.
12............................... Substitute Statement in 0.50 (30 minutes)......... 1 0.50 410.00 205.00
Lieu of a Declaration of
Inventorship for the
Purposes of Designating
the United States.
13............................... Assignment Cover Sheet... 0.50 (30 minutes)......... 5 0.50 410.00 1,025.00
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Totals....................... ......................... .......................... 556 1,898.00 .............. 778,180.00
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Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden:
$424,245.90.
There are no maintenance, operation, capital start-up, or
recordkeeping costs associated with this collection. However, this
collection does have annual (non-hour) costs in the form of postage
costs and filing fees.
Although the USPTO prefers that the items in this collection be
submitted electronically, the items may be submitted by mail through
the United States Postal Service (USPS). The USPTO estimates that the
average cost for a paper submission will be $5.95 and that 62
submissions will be mailed to the USPTO per year.
Table 2--Postage Costs
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Estimated Estimated
IC No. Item annual Postage costs total postage
responses costs
(a) (b) (c)
(a) x (b)
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1.................................. Applicant for International 1 $5.95 $5.95
Registration.
2.................................. Claim and Reproductions 1 5.95 5.95
(Drawings).
3.................................. Transmittal Letter......... 1 5.95 5.95
4.................................. Appointment of a 1 5.95 5.95
Representative.
5.................................. Petition to Excuse a 1 5.95 5.95
Failure to Comply with a
Time Limit.
6.................................. Petition to Convert to a 1 5.95 5.95
Design Application under
35 U.S.C. Chapter 16.
7.................................. Petition to Review a Filing 1 5.95 5.95
Date.
8.................................. Fee Authorization.......... 1 5.95 5.95
9.................................. Petitions to the 1 5.95 5.95
Commissioner.
10................................. Transmittal of Issue Fee to 1 5.95 5.95
USPTO for an International
Design Application.
11................................. Declaration on Inventorship 46 5.95 273.70
for Purposes of
Designation of the United
States.
12................................. Substitute Statement in 1 5.95 5.95
Lieu of a Declaration of
Inventorship for the
Purposes of Designating
the United States.
13................................. Assignment Cover Sheet..... 5 5.95 29.75
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Total Postage Costs............ 62......................... .............. 368.90
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This collection also contains an annual (non-hour) cost burden in
the way of filing fees. The total estimated filing costs for this
collection is $423,876 detailed in Table 3 below.
Table 3--Filing Fees
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Estimated
IC No. Item annual Filing fee Total filing
response amount fee cost
(a) (b) (c)
(a) x (b)
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1.................................. Application for 155 $1,766.00 $273,730.00
International Registration
(electronic)--Average Fee
per registration to WIPO
(collecting for WIPO).
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1.................................. Application for 155 760.00 117,800.00
International Registration
(electronic)--Designation
Fee (first part) for the
U.S. (collecting for WIPO)
(large entity).
1.................................. Application for 1 380.00 380.00
International Registration
(electronic)--Designation
Fee (first part) for the
U.S. (collecting for WIPO)
(small entity).
1.................................. Application for 1 190.00 190.00
International Registration
(electronic)--Designation
Fee (first part) for the
U.S. (collecting for WIPO)
(micro entity).
1.................................. Application for 155 120.00 18,600.00
International Registration
(electronic)--Transmittal
Fee (set by and collected
by USPTO) (large entity).
1.................................. Application for 1 120.00 120.00
International Registration
(electronic)--Transmittal
Fee (set by and collected
by USPTO) (small entity).
1.................................. Application for 1 120.00 120.00
International Registration
(electronic)--Transmittal
Fee (set by and collected
by USPTO) (micro entity).
1.................................. Application for 1 1,766.00 1,766.00
International Registration
(non-electronic)--Average
Fee per registration to
WIPO (collecting for WIPO).
1.................................. Application for 1 760.00 760.00
International Registration
(non-electronic)--
Designation Fee (first
part) for the U.S.
(collecting for WIPO)
(large entity).
1.................................. Application for 1 380.00 380.00
International Registration
(non-electronic)--
Designation Fee (first
part) for the U.S.
(collecting for WIPO)
(small entity).
1.................................. Application for 1 190.00 190.00
International Registration
(non-electronic)--
Designation Fee (first
part) for the U.S.
(collecting for WIPO)
(micro entity).
1.................................. Application for 1 120.00 120.00
International Registration
(non-electronic)--
Transmittal Fee (set by
and collected by USPTO)
(large entity).
1.................................. Application for 1 120.00 120.00
International Registration
(non-electronic)--
Transmittal Fee (set by
and collected by USPTO)
(small entity).
1.................................. Application for 1 120.00 120.00
International Registration
(non-electronic)--
Transmittal Fee (set by
and collected by USPTO)
(micro entity).
5.................................. Petition to Excuse a 1 1,700.00 1,700.00
Failure to Comply with a
Time Limit (electronic)
(large entity).
5.................................. Petition to Excuse a 1 850.00 850.00
Failure to Comply with a
Time Limit (electronic)
(small entity).
5.................................. Petition to Excuse a 1 850.00 850.00
Failure to Comply with a
Time Limit (electronic)
(micro entity).
5.................................. Petition to Excuse a 1 1,700.00 1,700.00
Failure to Comply with a
Time Limit (non-
electronic) (large entity).
5.................................. Petition to Excuse a 1 850.00 850.00
Failure to Comply with a
Time Limit (non-
electronic) (small entity).
5.................................. Petition to Excuse a 1 850.00 850.00
Failure to Comply with a
Time Limit (non-
electronic) (micro entity).
6.................................. Petition to Convert to a 1 180.00 180.00
Design Application under
35 U.S.C. Chapter 16
(electronic).
7.................................. Petition to Review a Filing 2 400.00 400.00
Date (electronic) (large
entity).
7.................................. Petition to Review a Filing 1 200.00 200.00
Date (electronic) (small
entity).
7.................................. Petition to Review a Filing 1 100.00 100.00
Date (electronic) (micro
entity).
7.................................. Petition to Review a Filing 1 400.00 400.00
Date (non-electronic)
(large entity).
7.................................. Petition to Review a Filing 1 200.00 200.00
Date (non-electronic)
(small entity).
7.................................. Petition to Review a Filing 1 100.00 100.00
Date (non-electronic)
(micro entity).
9.................................. Petitions to Commissioner 1 400.00 400.00
(electronic) (large
entity).
9.................................. Petitions to Commissioner 1 200.00 200.00
(electronic) (small
entity).
9.................................. Petitions to Commissioner 1 100.00 100.00
(electronic) (micro
entity).
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Totals..................... 493 .............. 423,876.00
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The USPTO estimates that the total annual (non-hour) respondent
cost burden for this collection in the forms of postage costs and
filing fees is estimated to be approximately be $424,245.90 per year
($368.90 in postage costs and $423,876 in filing fees).
IV. Request for Comments
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the USPTO's request for OMB approval. All comments
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
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collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance Division Director, USPTO, Office of
the Chief Technology Officer.
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