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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Responses to Office Action
and Voluntary Amendment Forms
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, invites
comments on the extension and revision
of an existing information collection:
0651–0050 (Responses to Office Action
and Voluntary Amendment Forms). The
purpose of this notice is to allow 60
days for public comment preceding
submission of the information collection
to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this information
collection must be received on or before
September 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
any of the following methods. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0050
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the
Chief Administrative 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 Catherine Cain,
Attorney Advisor, Office of the
Commissioner for Trademarks, United
SUMMARY:
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States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450, by telephone at 571–272–8946, or
by email at Catherine.Cain@uspto.gov.
Additional information about this
information collection is also available
at https://www.reginfo.gov under
‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This collection of information is
required by the Trademark Act (Act), 15
U.S.C. 1051 et seq.,1 which provides for
the Federal registration of trademarks,
service marks, collective trademark and
service marks, collective membership
marks, and certification marks.
Individuals and businesses that use
such marks, or intend to use such
marks, in interstate commerce may file
an application to register their marks
with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO). The USPTO
also administers the Trademark Act
through Title 37 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. These regulations allow the
USPTO to request and receive
information required to process
applications and allows applicants to
submit certain amendments to their
applications. This information
collection includes information that was
not submitted with the initial
application and is needed by the
USPTO to review applications for
trademark registration.
In some cases, the USPTO issues
Office Actions to applicants who have
applied to register a mark, requesting
information that was not provided with
the initial submission, but is required
before the issuance of a registration.
Also, the USPTO may determine that a
mark is not entitled to registration,
pursuant to one or more provisions of
the Trademark Act. In such cases, the
USPTO will issue an Office Action
advising the applicant of the refusal to
register the mark. Applicants reply to
these Office Actions by providing the
required information and/or by putting
forth legal arguments as to why the
refusal of registration should be
withdrawn.
Applicants may also supplement their
applications and provide further
information by filing a Voluntary
Amendment Not in Response to USPTO
Office Action/Letter, a Request for
1 https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/
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Reconsideration after Final Office
Action, a Post-Approval/Publication/
Post-Notice of Allowance (NOA)
Amendment, a Petition to Amend Basis
Post-Publication, or a Response to
Suspension Inquiry or Letter of
Suspension. In rare instances, an
applicant may also submit a Substitute
Trademark/Servicemark, Substitute
Certification Mark, Substitute Collective
Membership Mark, or Substitute
Collective Trademark/Servicemark
application.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection
may be submitted via online electronic
submissions. In limited circumstances,
applicants may be permitted to submit
the information in paper form by mail,
fax, or hand delivery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0050.
Form Numbers:
• PTO–1957 (Response to Office
Action)
• PTO–1960 (Request for
Reconsideration After Final Office
Action)
• PTO–1966 (Voluntary Amendment
Not in Response to USPTO Office
Action/Letter)
• PTO–1771 (Post-Approval/
Publication/Post-Notice of Allowance
(NOA) Amendment)
• PTO–1771 (Petition to Amend Basis
Post-Publication)
• PTO–1822 (Response to Suspension
Inquiry or Letter of Suspension)
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions;
individuals and households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
393,657 respondents per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public between 15 minutes (0.25 hours)
and 40 minutes (0.67 hours) to complete
a response, depending on the
complexity of the situation. This
includes the time to gather the
necessary information, prepare the
appropriate documents, and submit the
information to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 253,058 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $101,223,200.
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TABLE 1—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS
Item
No.
1 ................
2 ................
3 ................
4 ................
5 ................
6 ................
7 ................
8 ................
9 ................
10 ..............
Estimated
annual
respondents
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
(year)
Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Estimated
annual burden
(hour/year)
Rate 2
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
Response to Office Action (TEAS) .....
Substitute Trademark/Servicemark
Application, Principal Register
(TEAS Global).
Substitute Certification Mark (TEAS
Global).
Substitute Collective Membership
Mark (TEAS Global).
Substitute Collective Trademark/
Servicemark (TEAS Global).
Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter (TEAS).
Request for Reconsideration After
Final Office Action (TEAS).
Post-Approval/Publication/Post-Notice
of Allowance (NOA) Amendment
(TEAS).
Petition to Amend Basis Post-Publication (TEAS Global).
Response to Suspension Inquiry or
Letter of Suspension (TEAS).
275,180 ...................
Same as line 1 ........
275,179
2
0.67 (40 minutes) ....
0.50 (30 minutes) ....
184,370
1
$400
400
$73,748,000
400
Same as line 1 ........
2
0.50 (30 minutes) ....
1
400
400
Same as line 1 ........
2
0.50 (30 minutes) ....
1
400
400
Same as line 1 ........
2
0.50 (30 minutes) ....
1
400
400
10,897 .....................
10,897
0.33 (25 minutes) ....
3,596
400
1,438,400
15,762 .....................
15,762
0.67 (40 minutes) ....
10,561
400
4,224,400
3,498 .......................
3,498
0.42 (25 minutes) ....
1,469
400
587,600
623 ..........................
623
0.33 (25 minutes) ....
206
400
82,400
8,965 .......................
8,965
0.25 (15 minutes) ....
2,241
400
896,400
.............................................................
314,925 ...................
314,932
.................................
202,447
....................
80,978,800
Totals
TABLE 2—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR INDIVIDUAL AND HOUSEHOLD RESPONDENTS
Item
No.
1 ................
6 ................
7 ................
8 ................
9 ................
10 ..............
Totals
Estimated
annual
respondents
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
(year)
Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Estimated
annual burden
(hours/year)
Rate 3
($/hour)
Estimated
annual burden
(a)
(b)
(c)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(e)
(c) × (d) = (e)
Response to Office Action (TEAS) .........
Voluntary Amendment Not in Response
to USPTO Office Action/Letter (TEAS).
Request for Reconsideration After Final
Office Action (TEAS).
Post-Approval/Publication/Post-Notice of
Allowance (NOA) Amendment (TEAS).
Petition to Amend Basis Post-Publication
(TEAS Global).
Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (TEAS).
68,795 .....................
2,724 .......................
68,795
2,724
0.67 (40 minutes) ....
0.33 (25 minutes) ....
46,093
899
$400
400
$18,437,200
359,600
3,941 .......................
3,941
0.67 (40 minutes) ....
2,640
400
1,056,000
875 ..........................
875
0.42 (25 minutes) ....
368
400
147,200
156 ..........................
156
0.33 (25 minutes) ....
51
400
20,400
2,241 .......................
2,241
0.25 (15 minutes) ....
560
400
224,000
..................................................................
78,732 .....................
78,732
.................................
50,611
....................
20,244,400
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $99,440.
There are no maintenance, operation,
capital start-up, or recordkeeping costs
associated with this information
collection. However, this information
collection does have annual non-hour
costs in the form of postage costs and
filing fees.
2 2019 Report of the Economic Survey, published
by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice
of the American Intellectual Property Law
Association (AIPLA); https://www.aipla.org/detail/
journal-issue/2019-report-of-the-economic-survey.
The USPTO uses the mean rate for attorneys in
private firms which is $400 per hour.
3 2019 Report of the Economic Survey, published
by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice
of the American Intellectual Property Law
Association (AIPLA);n https://www.aipla.org/
detail/journal-issue/2019-report-of-the-economicsurvey. The USPTO uses the mean rate for attorneys
in private firms which is $400 per hour.
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TABLE 3—ANNUAL NON-HOUR COST BURDEN
Item
No.
Item
Filing Fees:
1–5 ..........
9 ..............
Postage Fees:
1 ..............
Total ........
Estimated
cost
($)
Estimated
non-hour
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
Additional processing fee for application that does not meet TEAS Plus filing requirements, per Class.
Petition to Amend Basis Post-Publication (TEAS Global) .............................
172
$125.00
$21,500
779
100.00
77,900
Response to Office Action ..............................................................................
5
8.05
40
.........................................................................................................................
........................
........................
99,440
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
IV. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public
comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
All comments submitted in response
to this notice are a matter of public
record. USPTO will include or
summarize each comment in the request
to OMB to approve this information
collection. Before including an address,
phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in a
comment, be aware that the entire
comment— including personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may ask in your comment to
withhold personal identifying
information from public view, USPTO
cannot guarantee that it will be able to
do so.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0120]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Annual
Progress Reporting Form for the
American Indian Vocational
Rehabilitation Services Program
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2020–SCC–0120. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those
submitted after the comment period will
not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance
and Strategy Division, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W208D, Washington, DC
20202–8240.
SUMMARY:
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For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact August Martin,
202–245–7410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Annual Progress
Reporting Form for the American Indian
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1820–0655.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local and Tribal Organizations.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 86.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Responses to Office Action and Voluntary Amendment Forms
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments
on the extension and revision of an existing information collection:
0651-0050 (Responses to Office Action and Voluntary Amendment Forms).
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment
preceding submission of the information collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this information
collection must be received on or before September 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
any of the following methods. Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0050 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the Chief Administrative
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 Catherine Cain, Attorney Advisor, Office of the
Commissioner for Trademarks, United States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, by telephone at 571-272-8946,
or by email at [email protected]. Additional information about
this information collection is also available at https://www.reginfo.gov
under ``Information Collection Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This collection of information is required by the Trademark Act
(Act), 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.,\1\ which provides for the Federal
registration of trademarks, service marks, collective trademark and
service marks, collective membership marks, and certification marks.
Individuals and businesses that use such marks, or intend to use such
marks, in interstate commerce may file an application to register their
marks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The
USPTO also administers the Trademark Act through Title 37 of the Code
of Federal Regulations. These regulations allow the USPTO to request
and receive information required to process applications and allows
applicants to submit certain amendments to their applications. This
information collection includes information that was not submitted with
the initial application and is needed by the USPTO to review
applications for trademark registration.
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In some cases, the USPTO issues Office Actions to applicants who
have applied to register a mark, requesting information that was not
provided with the initial submission, but is required before the
issuance of a registration. Also, the USPTO may determine that a mark
is not entitled to registration, pursuant to one or more provisions of
the Trademark Act. In such cases, the USPTO will issue an Office Action
advising the applicant of the refusal to register the mark. Applicants
reply to these Office Actions by providing the required information
and/or by putting forth legal arguments as to why the refusal of
registration should be withdrawn.
Applicants may also supplement their applications and provide
further information by filing a Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to
USPTO Office Action/Letter, a Request for Reconsideration after Final
Office Action, a Post-Approval/Publication/Post-Notice of Allowance
(NOA) Amendment, a Petition to Amend Basis Post-Publication, or a
Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension. In rare
instances, an applicant may also submit a Substitute Trademark/
Servicemark, Substitute Certification Mark, Substitute Collective
Membership Mark, or Substitute Collective Trademark/Servicemark
application.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection may be submitted via online
electronic submissions. In limited circumstances, applicants may be
permitted to submit the information in paper form by mail, fax, or hand
delivery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0050.
Form Numbers:
PTO-1957 (Response to Office Action)
PTO-1960 (Request for Reconsideration After Final Office
Action)
PTO-1966 (Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office
Action/Letter)
PTO-1771 (Post-Approval/Publication/Post-Notice of Allowance
(NOA) Amendment)
PTO-1771 (Petition to Amend Basis Post-Publication)
PTO-1822 (Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of
Suspension)
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit
institutions; individuals and households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 393,657 respondents per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public between 15 minutes (0.25 hours) and 40 minutes (0.67 hours)
to complete a response, depending on the complexity of the situation.
This includes the time to gather the necessary information, prepare the
appropriate documents, and submit the information to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 253,058 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $101,223,200.
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Table 1--Total Hourly Burden for Private Sector Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated annual annual Estimated time for Estimated Rate \2\ ($/ Estimated
Item No. Item respondents responses response (hours) annual burden hour) annual burden
(year) (hour/year)
(a) (b).................... (a) x (b) = (d) (c) x (d) =
(c) (e)
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1.............. Response to Office 275,180................. 275,179 0.67 (40 minutes)...... 184,370 $400 $73,748,000
Action (TEAS).
2.............. Substitute Trademark/ Same as line 1.......... 2 0.50 (30 minutes)...... 1 400 400
Servicemark
Application, Principal
Register (TEAS Global).
3.............. Substitute Same as line 1.......... 2 0.50 (30 minutes)...... 1 400 400
Certification Mark
(TEAS Global).
4.............. Substitute Collective Same as line 1.......... 2 0.50 (30 minutes)...... 1 400 400
Membership Mark (TEAS
Global).
5.............. Substitute Collective Same as line 1.......... 2 0.50 (30 minutes)...... 1 400 400
Trademark/Servicemark
(TEAS Global).
6.............. Voluntary Amendment Not 10,897.................. 10,897 0.33 (25 minutes)...... 3,596 400 1,438,400
in Response to USPTO
Office Action/Letter
(TEAS).
7.............. Request for 15,762.................. 15,762 0.67 (40 minutes)...... 10,561 400 4,224,400
Reconsideration After
Final Office Action
(TEAS).
8.............. Post-Approval/ 3,498................... 3,498 0.42 (25 minutes)...... 1,469 400 587,600
Publication/Post-
Notice of Allowance
(NOA) Amendment (TEAS).
9.............. Petition to Amend Basis 623..................... 623 0.33 (25 minutes)...... 206 400 82,400
Post-Publication (TEAS
Global).
10............. Response to Suspension 8,965................... 8,965 0.25 (15 minutes)...... 2,241 400 896,400
Inquiry or Letter of
Suspension (TEAS).
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Totals..... ....................... 314,925................. 314,932 ....................... 202,447 ........... 80,978,800
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\2\ 2019 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the
Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American
Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); https://www.aipla.org/detail/journal-issue/2019-report-of-the-economic-survey. The USPTO uses the mean rate for attorneys in private firms
which is $400 per hour.
Table 2--Total Hourly Burden for Individual and Household Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated annual annual Estimated time for Estimated Rate \3\ ($/ Estimated
Item No. Item respondents responses response (hours) annual burden hour) annual burden
(year) (hours/year)
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(a) x (b) = (c) x (d) =
(c) (e)
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1............... Response to Office 68,795.................. 68,795 0.67 (40 minutes)....... 46,093 $400 $18,437,200
Action (TEAS).
6............... Voluntary Amendment Not 2,724................... 2,724 0.33 (25 minutes)....... 899 400 359,600
in Response to USPTO
Office Action/Letter
(TEAS).
7............... Request for 3,941................... 3,941 0.67 (40 minutes)....... 2,640 400 1,056,000
Reconsideration After
Final Office Action
(TEAS).
8............... Post-Approval/ 875..................... 875 0.42 (25 minutes)....... 368 400 147,200
Publication/Post-Notice
of Allowance (NOA)
Amendment (TEAS).
9............... Petition to Amend Basis 156..................... 156 0.33 (25 minutes)....... 51 400 20,400
Post-Publication (TEAS
Global).
10.............. Response to Suspension 2,241................... 2,241 0.25 (15 minutes)....... 560 400 224,000
Inquiry or Letter of
Suspension (TEAS).
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Totals...... ........................ 78,732.................. 78,732 ........................ 50,611 ........... 20,244,400
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Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Respondent Cost Burden: $99,440.
There are no maintenance, operation, capital start-up, or recordkeeping
costs associated with this information collection. However, this
information collection does have annual non-hour costs in the form of
postage costs and filing fees.
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\3\ 2019 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the
Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American
Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA);n https://www.aipla.org/detail/journal-issue/2019-report-of-the-economic-survey. The USPTO uses the mean rate for attorneys in private firms
which is $400 per hour.
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Estimated Estimated non-
Item No. Item annual Estimated cost hour cost
responses ($) burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) =
(c)
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Filing Fees:
1-5....................... Additional processing fee for 172 $125.00 $21,500
application that does not meet
TEAS Plus filing requirements,
per Class.
9......................... Petition to Amend Basis Post- 779 100.00 77,900
Publication (TEAS Global).
Postage Fees:
1......................... Response to Office Action....... 5 8.05 40
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Total..................... ................................ .............. .............. 99,440
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Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
IV. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
All comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. USPTO will include or summarize each comment in the
request to OMB to approve this information collection. Before including
an address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying
information in a comment, be aware that the entire comment-- including
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any
time. While you may ask in your comment to withhold personal
identifying information from public view, USPTO cannot guarantee that
it will be able to do so.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-16447 Filed 7-28-20; 8:45 am]
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