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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; Patent Processing
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:
0651–0031 (Patent Processing). 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
November 30, 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 ‘‘0651–0031
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 Raul Tamayo,
Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent
Legal Administration, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–7728; or by email
to raul.tamayo@uspto.gov with ‘‘0651–
0031 comment’’ in the subject line.
Additional information about this
information collection is also available
at https://www.reginfo.gov under
‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) is required
by 35 U.S.C. 131 to examine an
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application for patent and, when
appropriate, issue a patent. The USPTO
is also required to publish patent
applications, with certain exceptions,
promptly after the expiration of a period
of 18 months from the earliest filing
date for which a benefit is sought under
Title 35, United States Code (‘‘eighteenmonth publication’’). This information
collection covers certain situations that
may arise which require that additional
information be supplied in order for the
USPTO to further process the patent or
application.
The information in this collection is
used by the USPTO to continue the
processing of the patent or application
to ensure that applicants are complying
with the patent regulations and to aid in
the prosecution of the application. In
addition, this renewal proposes to
remove three items related to patent
appeals and associate all submissions of
those items to an existing information
collection (0651–0063, Patent Trial and
Appeal Board Appeals). These three
items are: Notice of Appeal,
Amendment to Cancel Claims During an
Appeal, and Request for Oral Hearing.
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 Number: 0651–0031.
Form Number(s): (AIA = American
Invents; SB = Specimen Book; PTOL =
Patent and Trademark Office Legal)
• PTO/SB/08a/08b (Information
Disclosure Statements)
• PTO/SB/21 (Transmittal Form)
• PTO/SB/22 and PTO/AIA/22
(Petitions for Extension of Time under
37 CFR 1.136(a))
• PTO/SB/24 and PTO/AIA/24 (Express
Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138)
• PTO/SB/25/26/43/63 (Statutory
Disclaimers)
• PTO/SB/27 (Request for Expedited
Examination of a Design Application)
• PTO/SB/61/64 (Petition for Revival of
an Application for Patent Abandoned
Unintentionally)
• PTO/SB/64a (Petition for Revival of
an Application for Patent Abandoned
for Failure to Notify the Office of a
Foreign or International Filing)
• PTO/SB/67/68 (Requests to Access,
Inspect, and Copy)
• PTO/SB/91 (Deposit Account Order
Form)
• PTO/SB/92 (Certificates of Mailing or
Transmission)
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• PTO/SB/96 and PTO/AIA/96
(Statement under 37 CFR 3.73(b))
• PTO/SB/35 (Non-Publication Request)
• PTO/SB/36 (Rescission of Previous
Non-Publication Request (35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(ii) and, if applicable,
Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
• PTO–2053–A/B, PTO–2054–A/B, and
PTO–2055–A/B (Copy of the
Applicant or Patentee’s Record of the
Application (including copies of the
correspondence, list of the
correspondence, and statements
verifying whether the record is
complete or not))
• PTO/SB/30 (Request for Continued
Examination (RCE) Transmittal)
• PTO/SB/37 (Request for Suspension
of Action or Deferral of Examination
under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d))
• PTOL/413A (Applicant-Initiated
Interview Request Form)
• PTO/SB/17i (Processing Fee under 37
CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal)
• PTO/SB/38 (Request to Retrieve
Electronic Priority Application(s)
under 37 CFR 1.55(d))
• PTO/SB/39 (Authorization or
Rescission of Authorization to Permit
Access to Application-as-filed by
Participating Offices under 37 CFR
1.14(h))
• PTO/SB/24B and PTO/AIA/24B
(Petition for Express Abandonment to
Obtain a Refund)
• PTO/SB/33 and PTO/AIA/33 (PreAppeal Brief Request for Review)
• PTOL–413C (Request for First-Action
Interview (Pilot Program))
• PTO/SB/130 (Petition to Make Special
Based on Age for Advancement of
Examination under 37 CFR
1.102(c)(1))
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Private sector;
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,669,397 respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses:
3,669,397 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take
respondents between 2 minutes (.03
hours) and 8 hours to submit an item in
this information collection depending
on the instrument used, including the
time to gather the necessary
information, prepare the appropriate
form or petition, and submit the
completed request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 3,187,341 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
(Hourly) Cost Burden: $842,416,575.
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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 ......................
11 ......................
12 ......................
13 ......................
14 ......................
15 ......................
16 ......................
17 ......................
18 ......................
19 ......................
20 ......................
21 ......................
22 ......................
23 ......................
24 ......................
25 ......................
26 ......................
27 ......................
28 ......................
29 ......................
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30 ......................
31 ......................
32 ......................
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Estimated
annual
respondents
Item
Information Disclosure Statements that
require the fee set forth in 37 CFR
1.17(p).
Transmittal Form ....................................
Petition for Extension of Time under 37
CFR 1.136(a).
Express Abandonment under 37 CFR
1.138.
Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal
disclaimers).
Request for Expedited Examination of a
Design Application.
Petition for Revival of an Application for
Patent Abandoned Unintentionally.
Petition for Revival of an Application for
Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing.
Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy
Deposit Account Order Form .................
Certificates of Mailing or Transmission ..
Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c) ..........
Non-publication Request ........................
Rescission of Previous Non-publication
Request (35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)
and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign
Filing (35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(iii).
Electronic Filing System (EFS) Copy of
Application for Publication.
Copy
of
File
Content
Showing
Redactions.
Copy of the Applicant or Patentee’s
Record of the Application (including
copies of the correspondence, list of
the correspondence, and statements
verifying whether the record is complete or not).
Request for Continued Examination
(RCE) Transmittal.
Request for Suspension of Action or
Deferral of Examination Under 37
CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d).
Request for Voluntary Publication or
Republication (includes publication
fee for republication).
Applicant Initiated Interview Request
Form.
Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i)
Transmittal.
Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority
Application (s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(h).
Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to Application-as-filed by Participating Offices
Under 37 CFR 1.14(h).
Petition for Express Abandonment to
Obtain a Refund.
Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review ....
Request for Corrected Filing Receipt .....
Request for First Action Interview (Pilot
Program) (Electronic only).
Petition to Make Special Based on Age
for Advancement of Examination
under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1) (EFS-Web
only).
Filing a submission after final rejection
(see 37 CFR 1.129(a)).
Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits.
Request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship or an
inventor name, or order of names,
other than in a reissue application (37
CFR 1.48).
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Estimated
annual
responses
(year)
Estimated
time for
response
(hours)
Estimated
annual
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 1
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = c
(d)
(c) × (d) = e
624,824
624,824
2 .............................
1,249,648
$400
$499,859,200
663,023
252,184
663,023
252,184
2 .............................
.3 (18 minutes) .......
1,326,046
75,655
145
145
192,276,670
10,969,975
1,838
1,838
.25 (15 minutes) .....
460
145
66,700
57,891
57,891
.25 (15 minutes) .....
14,473
400
5,789,200
1,034
1,034
.25 (15 minutes) .....
259
400
103,600
7,666
7,666
1 .............................
7,666
400
3,066,400
140
140
1 .............................
140
400
56,000
824,500
64,460
582,000
172,469
21,340
2,134
824,500
64,460
582,000
172,469
21,340
2,134
(15 minutes) .....
(15 minutes) .....
(2 minutes) .......
(15 minutes) .....
(15 minutes) .....
(15 minutes) .....
206,125
16,115
17,460
43,117
5,335
534
145
145
145
400
400
400
29,888,125
2,336,675
2,531,700
17,246,900
2,134,000
213,600
1
1
2.5 ..........................
3
145
435
1
1
4 .............................
4
400
1,600
6
6
2 .............................
12
145
1,740
154,766
154,766
.3 (18 minutes) .......
46,430
400
18,572,000
832
832
.2 (12 minutes) .......
166
400
66,400
134
134
.2 (12 minutes) .......
27
145
3,915
30,557
30,557
.4 (24 minutes) .......
12,223
400
4,889,200
119
119
.08 (5 minutes) .......
10
400
4,000
5,858
5,858
.25 (15 minutes) .....
1,465
400
585,600
7,747
7,747
.25 (15 minutes) .....
1,937
400
774,800
1,827
1,827
.2 (12 minutes) .......
365
400
146,000
7,760
42,089
2,026
7,760
42,089
2,026
5 .............................
.08 (5 minutes) .......
2.5 ..........................
38,800
3,367
5,065
400
145
400
15,520,000
488,215
2,026,000
1,471
1,471
2 .............................
2,942
400
1,176,800
93
93
8 .............................
744
400
297,600
2,910
2,910
.75 (45 minutes) .....
2,183
400
873,200
14,216
14,216
.75 (45 minutes) .....
10,662
400
4,264,800
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Item No.
Estimated
annual
respondents
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
(year)
Estimated
time for
response
(hours)
Estimated
annual
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 1
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = c
(d)
(c) × (d) = e
33 ......................
Request to correct or update the name
of the applicant under 37 CFR
1.46(c)(1), or change the applicant
under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2).
11,398
11,398
.2 (12 minutes) .......
2,280
400
912,000
Total ...........
.................................................................
3,559,314
3,559,314
.................................
3,091,718
................
817,143,050
1 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.
The hourly rate for paraprofessional/paralegals is estimated at $145 from data published in the 2018 Utilization and Compensation Survey by the National Association
of Legal Assistants (NALA).
TABLE 2—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS RESPONDENTS
Item No.
1 ........................
2 ........................
3 ........................
4 ........................
5 ........................
6 ........................
7 ........................
8 ........................
9 ........................
10 ......................
11 ......................
12 ......................
13 ......................
14 ......................
18 ......................
19 ......................
20 ......................
21 ......................
22 ......................
23 ......................
24 ......................
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25 ......................
26 ......................
27 ......................
28 ......................
29 ......................
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Estimated
annual
respondents
Item
Information Disclosure Statements that
require the fee set forth in 37 CFR
1.17(p).
Transmittal Form ....................................
Petition for Extension of Time under 37
CFR 1.136(a).
Express Abandonment under 37 CFR
1.138.
Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal
disclaimers).
Request for Expedited Examination of a
Design Application.
Petition for Revival of an Application for
Patent Abandoned Unintentionally.
Petition for Revival of an Application for
Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing.
Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy
Deposit Account Order Form .................
Certificates of Mailing or Transmission ..
Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c) ..........
Non-publication Request ........................
Rescission of Previous Non-publication
Request (35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)
and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign
Filing (35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(iii).
Request for Continued Examination
(RCE) Transmittal.
Request for Suspension of Action or
Deferral of Examination Under 37
CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d).
Request for Voluntary Publication or
Republication (includes publication
fee for republication).
Applicant Initiated Interview Request
Form.
Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i)
Transmittal.
Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority
Application (s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(h).
Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to Application-as-filed by Participating Offices
Under 37 CFR 1.14(h).
Petition for Express Abandonment to
Obtain a Refund.
Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review ....
Request for Corrected Filing Receipt .....
Request for First Action Interview (Pilot
Program) (Electronic only).
Petition to Make Special Based on Age
for Advancement of Examination
under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1) (EFS-Web
only).
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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
19,324
19,324
2 .............................
38,648
$400
$15,459,200
20,506
7,800
20,506
7,800
2 .............................
.3 (18 minutes) .......
41,012
2,340
145
145
5,946,740
339,300
57
57
.25 (15 minutes) .....
14
145
2,030
1,790
1,790
.25 (15 minutes) .....
448
400
179,200
32
32
.25 (15 minutes) .....
8
400
3,200
237
237
1 .............................
237
400
94,800
4
4
1 .............................
4
400
1,600
25,500
1,994
18,000
5,334
660
66
25,500
1,994
18,000
5,334
660
66
(15 minutes) .....
(15 minutes) .....
(2 minutes) .......
(15 minutes) .....
(15 minutes) .....
(15 minutes) .....
6,375
499
540
1,334
165
17
145
145
145
400
400
400
924,375
72,355
78,300
533,600
66,000
6,800
4,787
4,787
.3 (18 minutes) .......
1,436
400
574,400
26
26
.2 (12 minutes) .......
5
400
2,000
4
4
.2 (12 minutes) .......
1
145
145
945
945
.4 (24 minutes) .......
378
400
151,200
4
4
.08 (5 minutes) .......
1
400
400
181
181
.25 (15 minutes) .....
45
400
18,000
240
240
.25 (15 minutes) .....
60
400
24,000
56
56
.2 (12 minutes) .......
11
400
4,400
240
1,302
63
240
1,302
63
5 .............................
.08 (5 minutes) .......
2.5 ..........................
1,200
104
158
400
145
400
480,000
15,080
63,200
45
45
2 .............................
90
400
36,000
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Item No.
Estimated
annual
respondents
Item
30 ......................
Filing a submission after final rejection
(see 37 CFR 1.129(a)).
Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits.
Request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship or an
inventor name, or order of names,
other than in a reissue application (37
CFR 1.48).
Request to correct or update the name
of the applicant under 37 CFR
1.46(c)(1), or change the applicant
under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2).
31 ......................
32 ......................
33 ......................
Total ...........
.................................................................
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
3
3
8 .............................
24
400
9,600
90
90
.75 (45 minutes) .....
68
400
27,200
440
440
.75 (45 minutes) .....
330
400
132,000
353
353
.2 (12 minutes) .......
71
400
28,400
110,083
110,083
.................................
95,623
................
25,273,525
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.
The hourly rate for paraprofessional/paralegals is estimated at $145 from data published in the 2018 Utilization and Compensation Survey by the National Association
of Legal Assistants (NALA).
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $408,845,999.
There are no recordkeeping,
maintenance, or capital start-up costs
associated with this information
collection. However, this information
collection has annual non-hour costs in
the form of filing fees, as estimated in
Table 3, and postage costs. The public
may submit the paper forms and
petitions in this information collection
to the USPTO by mail through the
United States Postal Service. If the
submission is sent by first-class mail,
the public may also include a signed
certification of the date of mailing in
order to receive credit for timely filing.
The USPTO estimates that
approximately 166,111 submissions per
year may be mailed. The USPTO
estimates that the average submission
will be mailed in a legal flat-rate Priority
Mail envelope at a cost of $8.05;
resulting in a total postage cost of
$1,377,194.
TABLE 3—FILING FEES
Item No.
Item
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1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
6
6
6
8
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Information Disclosure Statements (IDS) that require the fee set forth in 37
CFR 1.17(p) (large entity).
IDS that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) (small entity) ................
IDS that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) (micro entity) ...............
One-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (large entity) ............
One-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) ...........
One-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (micro entity) ...........
Two-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (large entity) ............
Two-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) ...........
Two-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (micro entity) ...........
Three-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (large entity) .........
Three-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) .........
Three-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (micro entity) ........
Four-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (large entity) ...........
Four-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) ...........
Four-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (micro entity) ..........
Five-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (large entity) ............
Five-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) ...........
Five-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (micro entity) ...........
Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimer) (large entity) .................
Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimer) (small entity) .................
Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimer) (micro entity) .................
Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (large entity) ...
Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (small entity) ...
Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (micro entity) ...
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally
(large entity).
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally
(small entity).
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Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
cost
Estimated
non-hour
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b)
$108,938
$260
$28,323,880
27,198
770
84,428
34,564
4,035
36,165
19,728
2,346
30,668
30,442
3,227
1,860
2,366
294
2,038
2,257
182
44,625
14,365
691
381
468
218
3,006
130
65
220
110
55
640
320
160
1480
740
370
2320
1160
580
3160
1580
790
170
170
170
1600
800
400
2100
3,535,740
50,050
18,574,160
3,802,040
221,925
23,145,600
6,312,960
375,360
45,388,640
22,527,080
1,193,990
4,315,200
2,744,560
170,520
6,440,080
3,566,060
143,780
7,586,250
2,442,050
117,470
609,600
374,400
87,200
6,312,600
3,730
1050
3,916,500
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Item No.
Item
8 .....................
9 .....................
9 .....................
9 .....................
17 ...................
19 ...................
19 ...................
19 ...................
19 ...................
19 ...................
19 ...................
21 ...................
21 ...................
21 ...................
22 ...................
24
32
32
32
33
33
33
34
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
34 ...................
34 ...................
Total ........
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally
(micro entity).
Petition for revival of an application for patent abandoned for failure to notify the office of a foreign or international filing (large entity).
Petition for revival of an application for patent abandoned for failure to notify the office of a foreign or international filing (small entity).
Petition for revival of an application for patent abandoned for failure to notify the office of a foreign or international filing (micro entity).
Copy of File Content Showing Redactions .....................................................
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (First Request)
(large entity).
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (First Request)
(small entity).
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (First Request)
(micro entity).
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Second and Subsequent Requests) (large entity).
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Second and Subsequent Requests) (small entity).
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Second and Subsequent Requests) (micro entity).
Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37
CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d) (large entity).
Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37
CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d) (small entity).
Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37
CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d) (micro entity).
Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee
for republication).
Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal ........................................
Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)) (large entity)
Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)) (small entity)
Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)) (micro entity)
Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits (large entity)
Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits (small entity)
Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits (micro entity)
Request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship or an
inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue application (37
CFR 1.48) (large entity).
Request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship or an
inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue application (37
CFR 1.48) (small entity).
Request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship or an
inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue application (37
CFR 1.48) (micro entity).
..........................................................................................................................
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
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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,
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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
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Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
cost
Estimated
non-hour
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b)
1,167
525
612,675
108
2100
226,800
22
1050
23,100
14
525
7,350
1
74,458
140
1360
140
101,262,880
26,592
680
18,082,560
5,318
340
1,808,120
37,076
2000
74,152,000
13,241
1000
13,241,000
2,648
500
1,324,000
601
220
132,220
215
110
23,650
42
55
2,310
138
140
19,320
123
46
44
5
1156
793
62
10,259
140
880
440
220
640
320
160
260
17,220
40,480
19,360
1,100
739,840
253,760
9,920
2,667,340
3,664
130
476,320
733
65
47,645
........................
........................
407,468,805
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
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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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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
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice. The
USPTO invites comment on this
information collection renewal, which
helps the USPTO assess the impact of
its information collection requirements
and minimize the public’s reporting
burden. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register on July 29, 2020 during a 60day comment period. This notice allows
for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: Responses to Office Action and
Voluntary Amendment Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0050.
Form Number(s):
• 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: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 393,657
respondents.
Average Hours per Response: The
USPTO estimates 393,665 responses and
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that it will take the public between 15
minutes to 40 minutes to complete this
information collection, depending on
the complexity of the submission. This
includes the time to gather the
necessary information, prepare the
appropriate documents, and submit the
completed items to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 253,058 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Cost Burden: $101,223,200.
Needs and Uses: This collection of
information is required by the
Trademark Act (Act), 15 U.S.C. 1051 et
seq., 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
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
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Trademark/Servicemark, Substitute
Certification Mark, Substitute Collective
Membership Mark, or Substitute
Collective Trademark/Servicemark
application.
Affected Public: Private Sector;
individuals and households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce, USPTO
information collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within
30 days of the publication of this notice
on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function and entering either the title of
the information collection or the OMB
Control Number 0651–0050.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0050
information request’’ in the subject line
of the message.
• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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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; Patent Processing
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:
0651-0031 (Patent Processing). 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 November 30, 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-
0031 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 Raul Tamayo, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of
Patent Legal Administration, United States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-7728;
or by email to [email protected] with ``0651-0031 comment'' in the
subject line. Additional information about this information collection
is also available at https://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information
Collection Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required
by 35 U.S.C. 131 to examine an application for patent and, when
appropriate, issue a patent. The USPTO is also required to publish
patent applications, with certain exceptions, promptly after the
expiration of a period of 18 months from the earliest filing date for
which a benefit is sought under Title 35, United States Code
(``eighteen-month publication''). This information collection covers
certain situations that may arise which require that additional
information be supplied in order for the USPTO to further process the
patent or application.
The information in this collection is used by the USPTO to continue
the processing of the patent or application to ensure that applicants
are complying with the patent regulations and to aid in the prosecution
of the application. In addition, this renewal proposes to remove three
items related to patent appeals and associate all submissions of those
items to an existing information collection (0651-0063, Patent Trial
and Appeal Board Appeals). These three items are: Notice of Appeal,
Amendment to Cancel Claims During an Appeal, and Request for Oral
Hearing.
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 Number: 0651-0031.
Form Number(s): (AIA = American Invents; SB = Specimen Book; PTOL =
Patent and Trademark Office Legal)
PTO/SB/08a/08b (Information Disclosure Statements)
PTO/SB/21 (Transmittal Form)
PTO/SB/22 and PTO/AIA/22 (Petitions for Extension of Time
under 37 CFR 1.136(a))
PTO/SB/24 and PTO/AIA/24 (Express Abandonment under 37 CFR
1.138)
PTO/SB/25/26/43/63 (Statutory Disclaimers)
PTO/SB/27 (Request for Expedited Examination of a Design
Application)
PTO/SB/61/64 (Petition for Revival of an Application for
Patent Abandoned Unintentionally)
PTO/SB/64a (Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent
Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or
International Filing)
PTO/SB/67/68 (Requests to Access, Inspect, and Copy)
PTO/SB/91 (Deposit Account Order Form)
PTO/SB/92 (Certificates of Mailing or Transmission)
PTO/SB/96 and PTO/AIA/96 (Statement under 37 CFR 3.73(b))
PTO/SB/35 (Non-Publication Request)
PTO/SB/36 (Rescission of Previous Non-Publication Request (35
U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing
(35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
PTO-2053-A/B, PTO-2054-A/B, and PTO-2055-A/B (Copy of the
Applicant or Patentee's Record of the Application (including copies of
the correspondence, list of the correspondence, and statements
verifying whether the record is complete or not))
PTO/SB/30 (Request for Continued Examination (RCE)
Transmittal)
PTO/SB/37 (Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of
Examination under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d))
PTOL/413A (Applicant-Initiated Interview Request Form)
PTO/SB/17i (Processing Fee under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal)
PTO/SB/38 (Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority
Application(s) under 37 CFR 1.55(d))
PTO/SB/39 (Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to
Permit Access to Application-as-filed by Participating Offices under 37
CFR 1.14(h))
PTO/SB/24B and PTO/AIA/24B (Petition for Express Abandonment
to Obtain a Refund)
PTO/SB/33 and PTO/AIA/33 (Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review)
PTOL-413C (Request for First-Action Interview (Pilot Program))
PTO/SB/130 (Petition to Make Special Based on Age for
Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1))
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Private sector; individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,669,397 respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses: 3,669,397 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
respondents between 2 minutes (.03 hours) and 8 hours to submit an item
in this information collection depending on the instrument used,
including the time to gather the necessary information, prepare the
appropriate form or petition, and submit the completed request to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 3,187,341 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden:
$842,416,575.
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Estimated
Estimated annual Estimated time for response Estimated Rate \1\ Estimated
Item No. Item annual responses (hours) annual burden ($/hour) annual burden
respondents (year) (hour/year)
(a) (b)........................ (a) x (b) = c (d) (c) x (d) = e
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1....................... Information 624,824 624,824 2.......................... 1,249,648 $400 $499,859,200
Disclosure
Statements that
require the fee set
forth in 37 CFR
1.17(p).
2....................... Transmittal Form..... 663,023 663,023 2.......................... 1,326,046 145 192,276,670
3....................... Petition for 252,184 252,184 .3 (18 minutes)............ 75,655 145 10,969,975
Extension of Time
under 37 CFR
1.136(a).
4....................... Express Abandonment 1,838 1,838 .25 (15 minutes)........... 460 145 66,700
under 37 CFR 1.138.
5....................... Statutory Disclaimers 57,891 57,891 .25 (15 minutes)........... 14,473 400 5,789,200
(including terminal
disclaimers).
6....................... Request for Expedited 1,034 1,034 .25 (15 minutes)........... 259 400 103,600
Examination of a
Design Application.
7....................... Petition for Revival 7,666 7,666 1.......................... 7,666 400 3,066,400
of an Application
for Patent Abandoned
Unintentionally.
8....................... Petition for Revival 140 140 1.......................... 140 400 56,000
of an Application
for Patent Abandoned
for Failure to
Notify the Office of
a Foreign or
International Filing.
9....................... Requests to Access, 824,500 824,500 .25 (15 minutes)........... 206,125 145 29,888,125
Inspect and Copy.
10...................... Deposit Account Order 64,460 64,460 .25 (15 minutes)........... 16,115 145 2,336,675
Form.
11...................... Certificates of 582,000 582,000 .03 (2 minutes)............ 17,460 145 2,531,700
Mailing or
Transmission.
12...................... Statement Under 37 172,469 172,469 .25 (15 minutes)........... 43,117 400 17,246,900
CFR 3.73(c).
13...................... Non-publication 21,340 21,340 .25 (15 minutes)........... 5,335 400 2,134,000
Request.
14...................... Rescission of 2,134 2,134 .25 (15 minutes)........... 534 400 213,600
Previous Non-
publication Request
(35 U.S.C. Sec.
122(b)(2)(B)(ii)
and, if applicable,
Notice of Foreign
Filing (35 U.S.C.
Sec.
122(b)(2)(B)(iii).
15...................... Electronic Filing 1 1 2.5........................ 3 145 435
System (EFS) Copy of
Application for
Publication.
16...................... Copy of File Content 1 1 4.......................... 4 400 1,600
Showing Redactions.
17...................... Copy of the Applicant 6 6 2.......................... 12 145 1,740
or Patentee's Record
of the Application
(including copies of
the correspondence,
list of the
correspondence, and
statements verifying
whether the record
is complete or not).
18...................... Request for Continued 154,766 154,766 .3 (18 minutes)............ 46,430 400 18,572,000
Examination (RCE)
Transmittal.
19...................... Request for 832 832 .2 (12 minutes)............ 166 400 66,400
Suspension of Action
or Deferral of
Examination Under 37
CFR 1.103(b), (c),
or (d).
20...................... Request for Voluntary 134 134 .2 (12 minutes)............ 27 145 3,915
Publication or
Republication
(includes
publication fee for
republication).
21...................... Applicant Initiated 30,557 30,557 .4 (24 minutes)............ 12,223 400 4,889,200
Interview Request
Form.
22...................... Processing Fee Under 119 119 .08 (5 minutes)............ 10 400 4,000
37 CFR 1.17(i)
Transmittal.
23...................... Request to Retrieve 5,858 5,858 .25 (15 minutes)........... 1,465 400 585,600
Electronic Priority
Application (s)
Under 37 CFR 1.55(h).
24...................... Authorization or 7,747 7,747 .25 (15 minutes)........... 1,937 400 774,800
Rescission of
Authorization to
Permit Access to
Application-as-filed
by Participating
Offices Under 37 CFR
1.14(h).
25...................... Petition for Express 1,827 1,827 .2 (12 minutes)............ 365 400 146,000
Abandonment to
Obtain a Refund.
26...................... Pre-Appeal Brief 7,760 7,760 5.......................... 38,800 400 15,520,000
Request for Review.
27...................... Request for Corrected 42,089 42,089 .08 (5 minutes)............ 3,367 145 488,215
Filing Receipt.
28...................... Request for First 2,026 2,026 2.5........................ 5,065 400 2,026,000
Action Interview
(Pilot Program)
(Electronic only).
29...................... Petition to Make 1,471 1,471 2.......................... 2,942 400 1,176,800
Special Based on Age
for Advancement of
Examination under 37
CFR 1.102(c)(1) (EFS-
Web only).
30...................... Filing a submission 93 93 8.......................... 744 400 297,600
after final
rejection (see 37
CFR 1.129(a)).
31...................... Correction of 2,910 2,910 .75 (45 minutes)........... 2,183 400 873,200
inventorship after
first office action
on the merits.
32...................... Request for 14,216 14,216 .75 (45 minutes)........... 10,662 400 4,264,800
correction in a
patent application
relating to
inventorship or an
inventor name, or
order of names,
other than in a
reissue application
(37 CFR 1.48).
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33...................... Request to correct or 11,398 11,398 .2 (12 minutes)............ 2,280 400 912,000
update the name of
the applicant under
37 CFR 1.46(c)(1),
or change the
applicant under 37
CFR 1.46(c)(2).
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Total............... ..................... 3,559,314 3,559,314 ........................... 3,091,718 ......... 817,143,050
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\1\ 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. The hourly rate for paraprofessional/paralegals is estimated at $145 from data published in the 2018 Utilization and
Compensation Survey by the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA).
Table 2--Total Hourly Burden for Individuals and Households Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated annual Estimated time for response Estimated Rate \2\ Estimated
Item No. Item annual responses (hours) annual burden ($/hour) annual burden
respondents (year) (hour/year)
(a) (b)........................ (a) x (b) = c (d) (c) x (d) = e
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1....................... Information 19,324 19,324 2.......................... 38,648 $400 $15,459,200
Disclosure
Statements that
require the fee set
forth in 37 CFR
1.17(p).
2....................... Transmittal Form..... 20,506 20,506 2.......................... 41,012 145 5,946,740
3....................... Petition for 7,800 7,800 .3 (18 minutes)............ 2,340 145 339,300
Extension of Time
under 37 CFR
1.136(a).
4....................... Express Abandonment 57 57 .25 (15 minutes)........... 14 145 2,030
under 37 CFR 1.138.
5....................... Statutory Disclaimers 1,790 1,790 .25 (15 minutes)........... 448 400 179,200
(including terminal
disclaimers).
6....................... Request for Expedited 32 32 .25 (15 minutes)........... 8 400 3,200
Examination of a
Design Application.
7....................... Petition for Revival 237 237 1.......................... 237 400 94,800
of an Application
for Patent Abandoned
Unintentionally.
8....................... Petition for Revival 4 4 1.......................... 4 400 1,600
of an Application
for Patent Abandoned
for Failure to
Notify the Office of
a Foreign or
International Filing.
9....................... Requests to Access, 25,500 25,500 .25 (15 minutes)........... 6,375 145 924,375
Inspect and Copy.
10...................... Deposit Account Order 1,994 1,994 .25 (15 minutes)........... 499 145 72,355
Form.
11...................... Certificates of 18,000 18,000 .03 (2 minutes)............ 540 145 78,300
Mailing or
Transmission.
12...................... Statement Under 37 5,334 5,334 .25 (15 minutes)........... 1,334 400 533,600
CFR 3.73(c).
13...................... Non-publication 660 660 .25 (15 minutes)........... 165 400 66,000
Request.
14...................... Rescission of 66 66 .25 (15 minutes)........... 17 400 6,800
Previous Non-
publication Request
(35 U.S.C. Sec.
122(b)(2)(B)(ii)
and, if applicable,
Notice of Foreign
Filing (35 U.S.C.
Sec.
122(b)(2)(B)(iii).
18...................... Request for Continued 4,787 4,787 .3 (18 minutes)............ 1,436 400 574,400
Examination (RCE)
Transmittal.
19...................... Request for 26 26 .2 (12 minutes)............ 5 400 2,000
Suspension of Action
or Deferral of
Examination Under 37
CFR 1.103(b), (c),
or (d).
20...................... Request for Voluntary 4 4 .2 (12 minutes)............ 1 145 145
Publication or
Republication
(includes
publication fee for
republication).
21...................... Applicant Initiated 945 945 .4 (24 minutes)............ 378 400 151,200
Interview Request
Form.
22...................... Processing Fee Under 4 4 .08 (5 minutes)............ 1 400 400
37 CFR 1.17(i)
Transmittal.
23...................... Request to Retrieve 181 181 .25 (15 minutes)........... 45 400 18,000
Electronic Priority
Application (s)
Under 37 CFR 1.55(h).
24...................... Authorization or 240 240 .25 (15 minutes)........... 60 400 24,000
Rescission of
Authorization to
Permit Access to
Application-as-filed
by Participating
Offices Under 37 CFR
1.14(h).
25...................... Petition for Express 56 56 .2 (12 minutes)............ 11 400 4,400
Abandonment to
Obtain a Refund.
26...................... Pre-Appeal Brief 240 240 5.......................... 1,200 400 480,000
Request for Review.
27...................... Request for Corrected 1,302 1,302 .08 (5 minutes)............ 104 145 15,080
Filing Receipt.
28...................... Request for First 63 63 2.5........................ 158 400 63,200
Action Interview
(Pilot Program)
(Electronic only).
29...................... Petition to Make 45 45 2.......................... 90 400 36,000
Special Based on Age
for Advancement of
Examination under 37
CFR 1.102(c)(1) (EFS-
Web only).
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30...................... Filing a submission 3 3 8.......................... 24 400 9,600
after final
rejection (see 37
CFR 1.129(a)).
31...................... Correction of 90 90 .75 (45 minutes)........... 68 400 27,200
inventorship after
first office action
on the merits.
32...................... Request for 440 440 .75 (45 minutes)........... 330 400 132,000
correction in a
patent application
relating to
inventorship or an
inventor name, or
order of names,
other than in a
reissue application
(37 CFR 1.48).
33...................... Request to correct or 353 353 .2 (12 minutes)............ 71 400 28,400
update the name of
the applicant under
37 CFR 1.46(c)(1),
or change the
applicant under 37
CFR 1.46(c)(2).
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Total............... ..................... 110,083 110,083 ........................... 95,623 ......... 25,273,525
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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. The hourly rate for paraprofessional/paralegals is estimated at $145 from data published in the 2018 Utilization and
Compensation Survey by the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA).
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Respondent Cost Burden:
$408,845,999.
There are no recordkeeping, maintenance, or capital start-up costs
associated with this information collection. However, this information
collection has annual non-hour costs in the form of filing fees, as
estimated in Table 3, and postage costs. The public may submit the
paper forms and petitions in this information collection to the USPTO
by mail through the United States Postal Service. If the submission is
sent by first-class mail, the public may also include a signed
certification of the date of mailing in order to receive credit for
timely filing. The USPTO estimates that approximately 166,111
submissions per year may be mailed. The USPTO estimates that the
average submission will be mailed in a legal flat-rate Priority Mail
envelope at a cost of $8.05; resulting in a total postage cost of
$1,377,194.
Table 3--Filing Fees
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Estimated Estimated non-
Item No. Item annual Estimated cost hour cost
responses burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b)
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1................................ Information Disclosure $108,938 $260 $28,323,880
Statements (IDS) that
require the fee set forth in
37 CFR 1.17(p) (large
entity).
1................................ IDS that require the fee set 27,198 130 3,535,740
forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)
(small entity).
1................................ IDS that require the fee set 770 65 50,050
forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)
(micro entity).
3................................ One-month Extension of Time 84,428 220 18,574,160
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (large
entity).
3................................ One-month Extension of Time 34,564 110 3,802,040
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small
entity).
3................................ One-month Extension of Time 4,035 55 221,925
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (micro
entity).
3................................ Two-month Extension of Time 36,165 640 23,145,600
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (large
entity).
3................................ Two-month Extension of Time 19,728 320 6,312,960
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small
entity).
3................................ Two-month Extension of Time 2,346 160 375,360
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (micro
entity).
3................................ Three-month Extension of Time 30,668 1480 45,388,640
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (large
entity).
3................................ Three-month Extension of Time 30,442 740 22,527,080
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small
entity).
3................................ Three-month Extension of Time 3,227 370 1,193,990
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (micro
entity).
3................................ Four-month Extension of Time 1,860 2320 4,315,200
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (large
entity).
3................................ Four-month Extension of Time 2,366 1160 2,744,560
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small
entity).
3................................ Four-month Extension of Time 294 580 170,520
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (micro
entity).
3................................ Five-month Extension of Time 2,038 3160 6,440,080
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (large
entity).
3................................ Five-month Extension of Time 2,257 1580 3,566,060
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small
entity).
3................................ Five-month Extension of Time 182 790 143,780
under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (micro
entity).
5................................ Statutory Disclaimer 44,625 170 7,586,250
(including terminal
disclaimer) (large entity).
5................................ Statutory Disclaimer 14,365 170 2,442,050
(including terminal
disclaimer) (small entity).
5................................ Statutory Disclaimer 691 170 117,470
(including terminal
disclaimer) (micro entity).
6................................ Request for Expedited 381 1600 609,600
Examination of a Design
Application (large entity).
6................................ Request for Expedited 468 800 374,400
Examination of a Design
Application (small entity).
6................................ Request for Expedited 218 400 87,200
Examination of a Design
Application (micro entity).
8................................ Petition for Revival of an 3,006 2100 6,312,600
Application for Patent
Abandoned Unintentionally
(large entity).
8................................ Petition for Revival of an 3,730 1050 3,916,500
Application for Patent
Abandoned Unintentionally
(small entity).
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8................................ Petition for Revival of an 1,167 525 612,675
Application for Patent
Abandoned Unintentionally
(micro entity).
9................................ Petition for revival of an 108 2100 226,800
application for patent
abandoned for failure to
notify the office of a
foreign or international
filing (large entity).
9................................ Petition for revival of an 22 1050 23,100
application for patent
abandoned for failure to
notify the office of a
foreign or international
filing (small entity).
9................................ Petition for revival of an 14 525 7,350
application for patent
abandoned for failure to
notify the office of a
foreign or international
filing (micro entity).
17............................... Copy of File Content Showing 1 140 140
Redactions.
19............................... Request for Continued 74,458 1360 101,262,880
Examination (RCE)
Transmittal (First Request)
(large entity).
19............................... Request for Continued 26,592 680 18,082,560
Examination (RCE)
Transmittal (First Request)
(small entity).
19............................... Request for Continued 5,318 340 1,808,120
Examination (RCE)
Transmittal (First Request)
(micro entity).
19............................... Request for Continued 37,076 2000 74,152,000
Examination (RCE)
Transmittal (Second and
Subsequent Requests) (large
entity).
19............................... Request for Continued 13,241 1000 13,241,000
Examination (RCE)
Transmittal (Second and
Subsequent Requests) (small
entity).
19............................... Request for Continued 2,648 500 1,324,000
Examination (RCE)
Transmittal (Second and
Subsequent Requests) (micro
entity).
21............................... Request for Suspension of 601 220 132,220
Action or Deferral of
Examination Under 37 CFR
1.103(b), (c), or (d) (large
entity).
21............................... Request for Suspension of 215 110 23,650
Action or Deferral of
Examination Under 37 CFR
1.103(b), (c), or (d) (small
entity).
21............................... Request for Suspension of 42 55 2,310
Action or Deferral of
Examination Under 37 CFR
1.103(b), (c), or (d) (micro
entity).
22............................... Request for Voluntary 138 140 19,320
Publication or Republication
(includes publication fee
for republication).
24............................... Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 123 140 17,220
1.17(i) Transmittal.
32............................... Filing a submission after 46 880 40,480
final rejection (see 37 CFR
1.129(a)) (large entity).
32............................... Filing a submission after 44 440 19,360
final rejection (see 37 CFR
1.129(a)) (small entity).
32............................... Filing a submission after 5 220 1,100
final rejection (see 37 CFR
1.129(a)) (micro entity).
33............................... Correction of inventorship 1156 640 739,840
after first office action on
the merits (large entity).
33............................... Correction of inventorship 793 320 253,760
after first office action on
the merits (small entity).
33............................... Correction of inventorship 62 160 9,920
after first office action on
the merits (micro entity).
34............................... Request for correction in a 10,259 260 2,667,340
patent application relating
to inventorship or an
inventor name, or order of
names, other than in a
reissue application (37 CFR
1.48) (large entity).
34............................... Request for correction in a 3,664 130 476,320
patent application relating
to inventorship or an
inventor name, or order of
names, other than in a
reissue application (37 CFR
1.48) (small entity).
34............................... Request for correction in a 733 65 47,645
patent application relating
to inventorship or an
inventor name, or order of
names, other than in a
reissue application (37 CFR
1.48) (micro entity).
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Total........................ ............................. .............. .............. 407,468,805
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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
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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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