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TABLE 3—FILING FEES—Continued
Item No.
Item
5 ..................................
5 ..................................
5 ..................................
6 ..................................
6 ..................................
6 ..................................
7 ..................................
7 ..................................
7 ..................................
9 ..................................
9 ..................................
9 ..................................
14 ................................
14 ................................
14 ................................
14 ................................
14 ................................
14 ................................
Total .....................
Total filing
fee cost
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
972
247
30
420
2,000
1,000
500
180
90
45
400
200
100
400
200
100
700
350
175
700
2,000
1,000
500
180
90
45
400
200
100
1,200
200
100
680,400
86,450
5,250
294,000
155
350
54,250
80
175
14,000
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3,376,872
IV. Request for Comments
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Filing fee
Amount
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (regular entity) .........................
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (small entity) ............................
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (micro entity) ............................
Petition to Convert to a Design Application under 35 U.S.C. Chapter 16 (regular entity)
Petition to Convert to a Design Application under 35 U.S.C. Chapter 16 (small entity) ....
Petition to Convert to a Design Application under 35 U.S.C. Chapter 16 (micro entity) ....
Petition to Review a Filing Date (regular entity) .................................................................
Petition to Review a Filing Date (small entity) ....................................................................
Petition to Review a Filing Date (micro entity) ....................................................................
Petitions to Commissioner (regular entity) ..........................................................................
Petitions to Commissioner (small entity) .............................................................................
Petitions to Commissioner (micro entity) .............................................................................
Issue Fee to UPSTO for an International Design Application (regular entity) ....................
Issue Fee to UPSTO for an International Design Application (small entity) .......................
Issue Fee to UPSTO for an International Design Application (micro entity) ......................
Application for International Registration submitted to WIPO—Issue Fee (Second part)
for the U.S. (Transmitting to the USPTO by WIPO) (regular entity).
Application for International Registration submitted to WIPO—Issue Fee (Second part)
for the U.S. (Transmitting to the USPTO by WIPO) (small entity).
Application for International Registration submitted to WIPO—Issue Fee (Second part)
for the U.S. (Transmitting to the USPTO by WIPO) (micro-entity).
The USPTO estimates that around
20% (31) of the respondents that file
international design applications
through the USPTO as an office of
indirect filing designate the United
States for design protection. The costs
for preparing the drawings associated
with these applications are estimated to
be $400 per application. Overall the
costs associated with submitting these
drawing are estimated to be $12,400.
Although the USPTO prefers that the
items in this information collection be
submitted electronically, the items may
be submitted by mail through the
United States Postal Service (USPS).
The USPTO estimates that the average
postage cost for a mailed submission,
using a Priority Mail 2-day flat rate legal
envelope, will be $8.05. The USPTO
estimates that 1 paper submission will
be mailed annually.
The USPTO estimates that the total
annual (non-hour) respondent cost
burden for this information collection in
the forms of filling fees, drawing costs,
and postage costs is estimated to be
approximately $3,389,280 per year
($3,376,872 in filling fees, $12,400 in
drawing costs, and $8 in postage costs).
Respondents’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
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
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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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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Initial Patent Applications
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:
0651–0032 (Initial Patent Applications).
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.
SUMMARY:
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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 ‘‘0651–0032
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 the attention of
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. Additional information about
this information collection is also
available at https://www.reginfo.gov
under ‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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I. Abstract
The USPTO is required by Title 35 of
the United States Code, including 35
U.S.C. 131, to examine applications for
patents. The USPTO administers the
patent statutes through various rules in
Chapter 37 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, including 37 CFR 1.16
through 1.84. Each patent applicant
must provide sufficient information to
allow the USPTO to properly examine
the application to determine whether it
meets the criteria set forth in the patent
statutes and regulations for issuance as
a patent. For example, the patent
statutes and regulations require that an
application for patent include the
following information:
(1) A specification containing a
description of the invention and at least
one claim defining the property right
sought by the applicant;
(2) A drawing(s) or photograph(s),
where necessary, for an understanding
of the invention;
(3) An oath or declaration signed by
the applicant; and
(4) A filing fee.
The following types of patent
applications are covered under the
present information collection:
(1) New original utility, plant, design,
and provisional applications;
(2) Continuation/divisional
applications of international
applications;
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(3) Continued prosecution
applications (design); and
(4) Continuation, divisional, and
continuation-in-part applications of
utility, plant, and design applications.
In addition, this information
collection covers petitions to accept an
unintentionally delayed priority or
benefit claim, petitions under 37 CFR
1.47 (pre-Leahy-Smith America Invents
Act (AIA)) to accept a filing by other
than all of the inventors or a person not
the inventor, petitions under 37 CFR
1.6(g) to accord an application under 37
CFR 1.495(b) a receipt date, and papers
filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c), 1.41(a)(2)
(pre-AIA), 1.48(d), 1.53(c)(2), and
1.53(c)(2) (pre-Patent Law Treaty (PLT)
(AIA)) (the particular items covered
under this information collection are
identified in more detail at Table 1
below).
Most applications for a patent,
including new utility, design, and
provisional applications, can be
submitted through the USPTO patent
electronic filing systems (EFS-Web or
Patent Center). EFS-Web and Patent
Center are the USPTO’s systems for
electronic filing of patent
correspondence and are accessible via
the internet on the USPTO website. The
Legal Framework for Patent Electronic
System is available at https://
www.uspto.gov/patents-applicationprocess/filing-online/legal-frameworkefs-web.
The forms in this information
collection include: (1) Versions of the
inventor’s oath and declaration forms
that were created to comply with the
changes resulting from the AIA, e.g.,
forms AIA/01, AIA/02, etc., (2) pre-AIA
versions of the oath and declaration
forms, e.g., forms SB/01, SB/02, etc.,
and (3) foreign language translations of
the oath and declaration forms, e.g.,
forms AIA/01CN, SB/02CN, etc. Items in
this information collection that do not
have forms associated with them
include the petitions and the papers
filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c), 1.41(a)(2)
(pre-AIA), 1.48(d), 1.53(c)(2), and
1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT (AIA)).
II. Method of Collection
As set forth in the Legal Framework
for Patent Electronic System, available
at https://www.uspto.gov/patentsapplication-process/filing-online/legalframework-efs-web, most of the items in
this information collection can be
submitted through EFS-Web. The
USPTO also will accept submissions by
mail, facsimile (except that in
accordance with 37 CFR 1.6(d), the
items covered under this information
collection that may be submitted by
facsimile are limited to the petitions and
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the papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c),
1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA), 1.48(d), 1.53(c)(2),
and 1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT (AIA))), or hand
delivery to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0032.
Form Number(s): (AIA= American
Invents; SB = Specimen Book).
• PTO/SB/06 (Patent Application Fee
Determination Record (Substitute for
Form PTO–875)
• PTO/SB/07 (Multiple Dependent
Claim Fee Calculation Sheet
(Substitute for Form PTO–1360; For
Use with Form PTO/SB/06)
• PTO/SB/17 (Fee Transmittal Form)
• PTO/AIA/15 (Utility Patent
Application Transmittal)
• PTO/AIA/18 (Design Patent
Application Transmittal)
• PTO/AIA/19 (Plant Patent
Application Transmittal)
• PTO/SB/01 (Declaration for Utility or
Design Patent Application (37 CFR
1.63))
• PTO/SB/AIA/01 (Declaration (37 CFR
1.63) for Utility or Design Patent
Application using an Application
Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01CN (Chinese Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01DE (German Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01ES (Spanish Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01FR (French Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01IT (Italian Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01JP (Japanese Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01KR (Korean Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using An
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTOAIA/01NL (Dutch Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01RU (Russian Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using An
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01SE (Swedish Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
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• PTO/SB/AIA08 (Declaration for
Utility or Design Patent Application
(37 CFR 1.63))
• PTO/SB/AIA10 (Declaration
(Supplemental Sheet for PTO/SB/
AIA08, Declaration (Additional
Inventors) and Supplemental Priority
Data Sheet)
• PTO/SB/02 (Declaration
(Supplemental Sheet for PTO/SB/
AIA08 Declaration (Additional
Inventors) and Supplemental Priority
Data Sheet)
• PTO/SB/02A (Declaration—
Additional Inventors—Supplemental
Sheet)
• PTO/SB/AIA02 (Substitute Statement
in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for
Utility or Design Patent Application
(35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
• PTO/SB/AIA11 (Substitute Statement
Supplemental Sheet (supplemental
sheet for PTO/SB/AIA02))
• PTO/SB/02B (Declaration—
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet)
• PTO/SB/02CN (Declaration
(Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheets [2
pages] (Chinese Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors)
• PTO/AIA/02CN (Chinese (Simplified)
Language Substitute Statement in
Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for
Utility or Design Patent Application
(35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
• PTO/SB/02DE (Declaration
(Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheets [2
pages] (German Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
• PTO/AIA/02DE (German Language
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an
Oath or Declaration for Utility or
Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
• PTO/SB/02ES (Declaration
(Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2
pages] (Spanish Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
• PTO/AIA/02ES (Spanish Language
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an
Oath or Declaration for Utility or
Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
• PTO/SB/02FR (Declaration
(Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2
pages] (French Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
• PTO/AIA/02FR (French Language
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an
Oath or Declaration for Utility or
Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
• PTO/SB/02IT (Declaration
(Additional Inventors) and
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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•
•
•
•
•
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2
pages] (Italian Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02IT (Italian Language
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an
Oath or Declaration for Utility or
Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02JP (Japanese Language
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an
Oath or Declaration for Utility or
Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02KR (Declaration
(Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2
pages] (Korean Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02KR (Korean Language
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an
Oath or Declaration for Utility or
Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02NL (Declaration
(Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2
pages] (Dutch Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02NL (Dutch Language
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an
Oath or Declaration for Utility or
Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02RU (Declaration
(Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2
pages] (Russian Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02RU (Russian Language
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an
Oath or Declaration for Utility or
Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02SE (Declaration
(Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2
pages] (Swedish Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02SE (Swedish Language
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an
Oath or Declaration for Utility or
Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02LR (Declaration
Supplemental Sheet for Legal
Representatives (35 U.S.C. 117) on
Behalf of a Deceased or Incapacitated
Inventor)
PTO/SB/03 (Plant Patent Application
(35 U.S. C. 161) Declaration (37 CFR
1.63))
PTO/SB/AIA03 (Declaration (37 CFR
1.63) for Plant Patent Application
using an Application Data Sheet (37
CFR 1.76))
PTO/SB/AIA09 (Plant Patent
Application (35 U.S.C. 161)
Declaration (37 CFR 1.162))
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• PTO/SB/04 (Supplemental
Declaration for Utility or Design
Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67))
• PTO/SB/AIA04 (Substitute Statement
in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for
Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
• PTO/SB/AIA11 (Substitute Statement
Supplemental Sheet (Supplemental
Sheet for PTO/SB/AIA04))
• PTO/SB/AIA10 (Declaration
(Supplemental Sheet for PTO/SB/
AIA09))
• PTO/SB/101 through 110 (Declaration
and Power of Attorney for Patent
Application (in various foreign
languages))
• PTO/SB/01A (Declaration (37 CFR
1.63) for Utility or Design Application
Using an Application Data Sheet (37
CFR 1.76))
• PTO/SB/03A (Declaration (37 CFR
1.63) for Plant Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/SB/14 EFS-Web (Application
Data Sheet Form)
• PTO/AIA/14 (Application Data Sheet
37 CFR 1.76)
• EFS-Web (Electronic New Utility
Patent Application and Electronic
New Design Application)
• PTO/SB/29 (For Design Applications
Only: Continued Prosecution
Application (CPA) Request
Transmittal)
• PTO/SB/29A (For Design
Applications Only: Receipt for
Facsimile Transmitted CPA)
• PTO/SB/16 (Provisional Application
for Patent Cover Sheet—Paper and
Electronic Filing)
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Private sector;
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
633,209 respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses:
633,209 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it takes the
respondents between 45 minutes to 40
hours (.75 to 40 hours) to complete a
response, depending on the complexity
of the particular item. This includes the
time to gather the necessary
information, create the documents, and
submit the completed item to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 15,598,813 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Hourly Cost Burden: $6,239,525,200.
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TABLE 1—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS
Item No.
1
2
3
4
Estimated
annual
respondents
Item
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
5 .........................
6 .........................
7 .........................
8 .........................
9 .........................
10 .......................
11 .......................
12 .......................
13 .......................
14 .......................
Total ...........
Estimated
annual
responses
(year)
Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Estimated
annual burden
(hour/year)
Rate 1
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = c
(d)
(c) × (d) = e
Original New Utility Applications .........
Original New Plant Applications .........
Original New Design Applications ......
Continuation/Divisional of an International Application.
Utility Continuation/Divisional Applications.
Plant Continuation/Divisional Application.
Design Continuation/Divisional Application.
Continued Prosecution Applications—
Design (Request Transmittal and
Receipt).
Utility Continuation-in-Part Applications.
Design Continuation-in-Part Applications.
Provisional Application for Patent
Cover Sheet.
Petition to Accept Unintentionally
Delay Priority/Benefit Claim.
Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA)
to Accept a Filing by Other Than all
the Inventors or a Person not the
Inventor.
Papers filed under the following: ........
1.41(c) or 1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA)—
to supply the name or names
of the inventor or inventors
after the filing date without a
cover sheet as prescribed by
37 CFR 1.51(c)(1) in a provisional application.
1.48(d)—for correction of
inventorship in a provisional
application..
1.53 (c)(2) or 1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT
(AIA))—to convert a nonprovisional application filed under
1.53(b) to a provisional application filed under 1.53(c).
283,425
1,333
38,425
10,055
283,425
1,333
38,425
10,055
40
9
7
4
11,337,000
11,997
268,975
40,220
$400
400
400
400
$4,534,800,000
4,798,800
107,590,000
16,088,000
94,820
94,820
4
379,280
400
151,712,000
12
12
3
36
400
14,400
5,238
5,238
1
5,238
400
2,095,200
1,272
1,272
1
1,272
400
508,800
10,831
10,831
20
216,620
400
86,648,000
1,078
1,078
3
3,234
400
1,293,600
158,174
158,174
18
2,847,132
400
1,138,852,800
1,978
1,978
1
1,978
400
791,200
39
39
1
39
400
15,600
7,026
7,026
.75
5,270
400
2,108,000
.............................................................
613,706
613,706
........................
15,118,291
........................
6,047,316,400
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 $400 per hour.
TABLE 2—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS RESPONDENTS
Item No.
1
2
3
4
.........................
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6 .........................
8 .........................
9 .........................
10 .......................
11 .......................
12 .......................
13 .......................
14 .......................
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Item
Original New Utility Applications ...............
Original New Plant Applications ................
Original New Design Applications .............
Continuation/Divisional of an International
Application.
Utility Continuation/Divisional Applications
Design Continuation/Divisional Application
Continued Prosecution Applications—Design (Request Transmittal and Receipt).
Utility Continuation-in-Part Applications ....
Design Continuation-in-Part Applications
Provisional Application for Patent Cover
Sheet.
Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delay
Priority/Benefit Claim.
Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to
Accept a Filing by Other Than all the
Inventors or a Person not the Inventor.
Papers filed under the following:
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Estimated
annual
responses
(year)
Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Estimated
annual burden
(hour/year)
Rate 2
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = c
(d)
(c) × (d) = e
9,009
42
1,221
320
9,009
42
1,221
320
40
9
7
4
360,360
378
8,547
1,280
$400
400
400
400
$144,144,000
151,200
3,418,800
512,000
3,013
166
40
3,013
166
40
4
1
1
12,052
166
40
400
400
400
4,820,800
66,400
16,000
344
34
5,027
344
34
5,027
20
3
18
6,880
102
90,486
400
400
400
2,752,000
40,800
36,194,400
63
63
1
63
400
25,200
1
1
1
1
400
400
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TABLE 2—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS RESPONDENTS—Continued
Item No.
Estimated
annual
respondents
Item
1.41(c) or 1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA)—to
supply the name or names of the
inventor or inventors after the filing
date without a cover sheet as prescribed by 37 CFR 1.51(c)(1) in a
provisional application.
Estimated
annual
responses
(year)
Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Estimated
annual burden
(hour/year)
Rate 2
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = c
(d)
(c) × (d) = e
223
223
.75
167
400
66,800
19,503
19,503
........................
480,522
........................
192,208,800
1.48(d)—for correction of
inventorship in a provisional application.
1.53(c)(2) or 1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT
(AIA))—to convert a nonprovisional
application filed under 1.53(b) to a
provisional application filed under
1.53(c).
Total ...........
....................................................................
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.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Respondent Cost Burden:
$1,205,915,848. 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, drawing costs, and filing fees.
Although the USPTO prefers that the
items in this information 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 sending a patent application by
Priority Mail Express® 1 day legal
envelope will be $26.50 and that up to
14,440 applications may be mailed to
the USPTO, resulting in $382,660 in
postage costs.
The USPTO estimates that the
petitions and other papers covered
under this information collection, if
submitted by mail, will be sent by firstclass mail (2 Day Priority Express for a
flat rate legal envelope) at an average
postage rate of $8.05. The USPTO
estimates that up to 301 petitions and
other papers may be mailed per year,
thus resulting in $2,423 in first-class
mailing costs.
Patent applicants can submit
drawings with the applications covered
under this information collection. As a
basis for estimating the drawing costs,
the USPTO expects that all applicants
will have their drawings prepared by
patent illustration firms.
Estimates for the drawings can vary
greatly, depending on the number of
figures that need to be produced, the
total number of pages for the drawings,
and the complexity of the drawings.
Because there are many variables
involved, the USPTO is using the
average of the cost ranges found for the
application drawings to derive the
estimated cost per sheet that is then
used to calculate the total drawing costs.
The USPTO estimates that total
drawing cost is $601,432,030. The
break-down of costs for utility, design,
plant, and provisional drawings is
broken down in table 3 below.
TABLE 3—DRAWING COST TO RESPONDENTS
Item No.
Item
Estimated
drawing costs
amount
($)
Drawing
cost
totals
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = c
1 ...................................
3 ...................................
2 ...................................
15 .................................
Utility Application Drawings .................................................................................................
Design Applications Drawings ............................................................................................
Plant Application Drawings (Photographs) .........................................................................
Provisional Application Drawings ........................................................................................
292,434
39,646
1,375
163,201
$1,150
1,930
680
1,150
$336,299,100
76,516,780
935,000
187,681,150
Total Drawing
Costs.
..............................................................................................................................................
496,656
........................
601,432,030
In this information collection, there is
also an annual (non-hour) cost burden
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Item No.
Item
1, 4 ..............................
1, 4 ..............................
1, 4 ..............................
1, 4 ..............................
1, 4 ..............................
1, 4 ..............................
1, 4 ..............................
1, 4 ..............................
1, 4 ..............................
1, 4 ..............................
1, 4 ..............................
1, 4 ..............................
1,2 4–6, and 9 .............
1,2 4–6, and 9 .............
1,2 4–6, and 9 .............
1,2 4–6, and 9 .............
1,2 4–6, and 9 .............
1,2 4–6, and 9 .............
1,2 4–6, and 9 .............
1,2 4–6, and 9 .............
1,2 4–6, and 9 .............
2, 5 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
3, 6 ..............................
15 .................................
15 .................................
15 .................................
15
15
15
16
.................................
.................................
.................................
.................................
16 .................................
16 .................................
16
16
16
17
.................................
.................................
.................................
.................................
17 .................................
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17 .................................
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responses
Amount
Totals
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = c
Basic Filing fee—Utility (Paper Filing—Also Requires Non-Electronic Filing Fee Under
1.16(t)) (large entity).
Basic Filing fee—Utility (Paper Filing—Also Requires Non-Electronic Filing Fee Under
1.16(t)) (small entity).
Basic Filing fee—Utility (Paper Filing—Also Requires Non-Electronic Filing Fee Under
1.16(t)) (micro entity).
Utility Application Size Fee—for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets
(large entity).
Utility Application Size Fee—for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets
(small entity).
Utility Application Size Fee—for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets
(micro entity).
Utility Search Fee (large entity) ..........................................................................................
Utility Search Fee (small entity) ..........................................................................................
Utility Search Fee (micro entity) .........................................................................................
Utility Examination Fee (large entity) ..................................................................................
Utility Examination Fee (small entity) .................................................................................
Utility Examination Fee (micro entity) .................................................................................
Each Independent Claim in Excess of Three (large entity) ................................................
Each Independent Claim in Excess of Three (small entity) ...............................................
Each Independent Claim in Excess of Three (micro entity) ...............................................
Each Claim in Excess of 20 (large entity) ..........................................................................
Each Claim in Excess of 20 (small entity) ..........................................................................
Each Claim in Excess of 20 (micro entity) .........................................................................
Multiple Dependent Claim (large entity) .............................................................................
Multiple Dependent Claim (small entity) .............................................................................
Multiple Dependent Claim (micro entity) .............................................................................
Plant Examination Fee (micro entity) ..................................................................................
Basic Filing Fee—Design (large entity) ..............................................................................
Basic Filing Fee—Design (small entity) ..............................................................................
Basic Filing Fee—Design (micro entity) .............................................................................
Basic Filing Fee—Design (CPA) (large entity) ...................................................................
Basic Filing Fee—Design (CPA) (small entity) ...................................................................
Basic Filing Fee—Design (CPA) (micro entity) ..................................................................
Design Application Size Fee—for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets
(large entity).
Design Application Size Fee—for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets
(small entity).
Design Application Size Fee—for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets
(micro entity).
Design Search Fee (large entity) ........................................................................................
Design Search Fee (small entity) .......................................................................................
Design Search Fee (micro entity) .......................................................................................
Design Examination Fee (large entity) ...............................................................................
Design Examination Fee (small entity) ...............................................................................
Design Examination Fee (micro entity) ...............................................................................
Provisional Application Size Fee—for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (large entity).
Provisional Application Size Fee—for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (small entity).
Provisional Application Size Fee—for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (micro entity).
Provisional Application Filing Fee (large entity) .................................................................
Provisional Application Filing Fee (small entity) .................................................................
Provisional Application Filing Fee (micro entity) .................................................................
Surcharge—Late Filing Fee, Search Fee, Examination Fee, Inventor’s Oath or Declaration, or Application Filed Without at least One Claim or by Reference (large entity).
Surcharge—Late Filing Fee, Search Fee, Examination Fee, Inventor’s Oath or Declaration, or Application Filed Without at least One Claim or by Reference (small entity).
Surcharge—Late Filing Fee, Search Fee, Examination Fee, Inventor’s Oath or Declaration, or Application Filed Without at least One Claim or by Reference (micro entity).
Surcharge—Late Provisional Filing Fee or Cover Sheet (large entity) ..............................
Surcharge—Late Provisional Filing Fee or Cover Sheet (small entity) ..............................
Surcharge—Late Provisional Filing Fee or Cover Sheet (micro entity) .............................
Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept a Filing by Other Than all the Inventors
or a Person not the Inventor (micro entity).
Electronic Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept a Filing by Other Than the
Inventors or a Person not the Inventor (large entity).
Electronic Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept a Filing by Other Than the
Inventors or a Person not the Inventor (small entity).
Electronic Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept a Filing by Other Than the
Inventors or a Person not the Inventor (micro entity).
233,866
$320
$74,837,120
749
160
119,840
15,940
80
1,275,200
7,242
420
3,041,640
3,885
210
815,850
108
105
11,340
233,861
79,942
15,718
233,362
79,842
15,696
31,900
11,200
1,100
57,300
25,800
1700
1144
750
146
10
18,613
17,665
5,634
534
455
153
70
700
$350
175
800
400
200
480
240
120
100
50
25
860
430
215
165
220
110
55
220
110
55
420
163,702,700
$27,979,700
2,750,650
186,689,600
31,936,800
3,139,200
15,312,000
2,688,000
132,000
5,730,000
1,290,000
42,500
983,840
322,500
31,390
1,650
4,094,860
1,943,150
309,870
117,480
50,050
8,415
29,400
38
210
7,980
4
105
420
19,107
17,962
5,607
19,082
17,922
5,596
2,621
160
80
40
640
320
160
420
3,057,120
1,436,960
224,280
12,212,480
5,735,040
895,360
1,100,820
3,264
210
685,440
107
105
11,235
63,168
71,968
30,253
80,603
300
150
75
160
18,950,400
10,795,200
2,268,975
12,896,480
36,442
80
2,915,360
4,403
40
176,120
1,798
2,849
3,308
1
60
30
15
50
107,880
85,470
49,620
50
37
200
7,400
1
100
100
1
50
50
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Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
ACTION:
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.
SUMMARY:
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2020–21519 Filed 9–28–20; 8:45 am]
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Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Trademark Submissions
Regarding Correspondence and
Regarding Attorney Representation
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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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:
0651–0056 (Trademark Submissions
Regarding Correspondence and
Regarding Attorney Representation).
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 ‘‘0651–0056
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, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–8946; or by email
to catherine.cain@uspto.gov with
‘‘0651–0056 comment’’ in the subject
line. Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) administers
the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et
seq., which provides for the Federal
registration of trademarks, service
marks, collective trademarks and service
marks, collective membership marks,
and certification marks. Individuals and
businesses that use or intend to use
such marks in commerce may file an
application to register their marks with
the USPTO.
Such individuals and business may
also submit various communications to
the USPTO regarding their pending
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applications or registered trademarks,
including providing additional
information needed to process a
pending application, filing amendments
to the applications, or filing the papers
necessary to keep a trademark in force.
In the majority of circumstances,
individuals and business retain
attorneys to handle these matters. As
such, these parties may also submit
communications to the USPTO
regarding the appointment of attorneys
to represent applicants or registrants in
the application and post-registration
processes or, in the case of applicants or
registrants who are not domiciled in the
United States, the appointment of
domestic representatives on whom may
be served notices of process in
proceedings affecting the mark, the
revocation of an attorney’s or domestic
representative’s appointment, and
requests for permission to withdraw
from representation.
The regulations implementing the Act
are set forth in 37 CFR part 2.
Regulations regarding representation of
others before the USPTO are also set
forth in 37 CFR part 11. In addition to
governing the registration of trademarks,
the Act and regulations govern the
appointment and revocation of attorneys
and domestic representatives and
provide the specifics for filing requests
for permission to withdraw as the
attorney of record. The information in
this information collection is available
to the public.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection
must 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: 0651–0056.
Forms:
• PTO Form 2300: (TEAS Change
Address or Representation Form)
• PTO Form 2201: (TEAS Request for
Withdrawal as Attorney of Record/
Update of USPTO’s Database After
Power of Attorney Ends)
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits, not-for-profit institutions;
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
204,323 respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses:
204,323 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public between 12 minutes (0.2 hours)
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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; Initial Patent Applications
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:
0651-0032 (Initial Patent Applications). 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.
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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-
0032 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 the attention of 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].
Additional information about this information collection is also
available at https://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection
Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The USPTO is required by Title 35 of the United States Code,
including 35 U.S.C. 131, to examine applications for patents. The USPTO
administers the patent statutes through various rules in Chapter 37 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, including 37 CFR 1.16 through 1.84.
Each patent applicant must provide sufficient information to allow the
USPTO to properly examine the application to determine whether it meets
the criteria set forth in the patent statutes and regulations for
issuance as a patent. For example, the patent statutes and regulations
require that an application for patent include the following
information:
(1) A specification containing a description of the invention and
at least one claim defining the property right sought by the applicant;
(2) A drawing(s) or photograph(s), where necessary, for an
understanding of the invention;
(3) An oath or declaration signed by the applicant; and
(4) A filing fee.
The following types of patent applications are covered under the
present information collection:
(1) New original utility, plant, design, and provisional
applications;
(2) Continuation/divisional applications of international
applications;
(3) Continued prosecution applications (design); and
(4) Continuation, divisional, and continuation-in-part applications
of utility, plant, and design applications.
In addition, this information collection covers petitions to accept
an unintentionally delayed priority or benefit claim, petitions under
37 CFR 1.47 (pre-Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA)) to accept a
filing by other than all of the inventors or a person not the inventor,
petitions under 37 CFR 1.6(g) to accord an application under 37 CFR
1.495(b) a receipt date, and papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c),
1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA), 1.48(d), 1.53(c)(2), and 1.53(c)(2) (pre-Patent
Law Treaty (PLT) (AIA)) (the particular items covered under this
information collection are identified in more detail at Table 1 below).
Most applications for a patent, including new utility, design, and
provisional applications, can be submitted through the USPTO patent
electronic filing systems (EFS-Web or Patent Center). EFS-Web and
Patent Center are the USPTO's systems for electronic filing of patent
correspondence and are accessible via the internet on the USPTO
website. The Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System is available
at https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/filing-online/legal-framework-efs-web.
The forms in this information collection include: (1) Versions of
the inventor's oath and declaration forms that were created to comply
with the changes resulting from the AIA, e.g., forms AIA/01, AIA/02,
etc., (2) pre-AIA versions of the oath and declaration forms, e.g.,
forms SB/01, SB/02, etc., and (3) foreign language translations of the
oath and declaration forms, e.g., forms AIA/01CN, SB/02CN, etc. Items
in this information collection that do not have forms associated with
them include the petitions and the papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c),
1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA), 1.48(d), 1.53(c)(2), and 1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT
(AIA)).
II. Method of Collection
As set forth in the Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System,
available at https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/filing-online/legal-framework-efs-web, most of the items in this information
collection can be submitted through EFS-Web. The USPTO also will accept
submissions by mail, facsimile (except that in accordance with 37 CFR
1.6(d), the items covered under this information collection that may be
submitted by facsimile are limited to the petitions and the papers
filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c), 1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA), 1.48(d), 1.53(c)(2),
and 1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT (AIA))), or hand delivery to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0032.
Form Number(s): (AIA= American Invents; SB = Specimen Book).
PTO/SB/06 (Patent Application Fee Determination Record
(Substitute for Form PTO-875)
PTO/SB/07 (Multiple Dependent Claim Fee Calculation Sheet
(Substitute for Form PTO-1360; For Use with Form PTO/SB/06)
PTO/SB/17 (Fee Transmittal Form)
PTO/AIA/15 (Utility Patent Application Transmittal)
PTO/AIA/18 (Design Patent Application Transmittal)
PTO/AIA/19 (Plant Patent Application Transmittal)
PTO/SB/01 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent
Application (37 CFR 1.63))
PTO/SB/AIA/01 (Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design
Patent Application using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
PTO/AIA/01CN (Chinese Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01DE (German Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01ES (Spanish Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01FR (French Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01IT (Italian Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01JP (Japanese Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01KR (Korean Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using An Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTOAIA/01NL (Dutch Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01RU (Russian Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using An Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01SE (Swedish Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
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PTO/SB/AIA08 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent
Application (37 CFR 1.63))
PTO/SB/AIA10 (Declaration (Supplemental Sheet for PTO/SB/
AIA08, Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority
Data Sheet)
PTO/SB/02 (Declaration (Supplemental Sheet for PTO/SB/AIA08
Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data
Sheet)
PTO/SB/02A (Declaration--Additional Inventors--Supplemental
Sheet)
PTO/SB/AIA02 (Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or
Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d)
and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/AIA11 (Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet
(supplemental sheet for PTO/SB/AIA02))
PTO/SB/02B (Declaration--Supplemental Priority Data Sheet)
PTO/SB/02CN (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheets [2 pages] (Chinese Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors)
PTO/AIA/02CN (Chinese (Simplified) Language Substitute
Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design
Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02DE (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheets [2 pages] (German Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02DE (German Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02ES (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Spanish Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02ES (Spanish Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02FR (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (French Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02FR (French Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02IT (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Italian Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02IT (Italian Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02JP (Japanese Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02KR (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Korean Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02KR (Korean Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02NL (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Dutch Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02NL (Dutch Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02RU (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Russian Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02RU (Russian Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02SE (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Swedish Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02SE (Swedish Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02LR (Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal
Representatives (35 U.S.C. 117) on Behalf of a Deceased or
Incapacitated Inventor)
PTO/SB/03 (Plant Patent Application (35 U.S. C. 161)
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63))
PTO/SB/AIA03 (Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Plant Patent
Application using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
PTO/SB/AIA09 (Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161)
Declaration (37 CFR 1.162))
PTO/SB/04 (Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design
Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67))
PTO/SB/AIA04 (Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or
Declaration for Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR
1.64))
PTO/SB/AIA11 (Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet
(Supplemental Sheet for PTO/SB/AIA04))
PTO/SB/AIA10 (Declaration (Supplemental Sheet for PTO/SB/
AIA09))
PTO/SB/101 through 110 (Declaration and Power of Attorney for
Patent Application (in various foreign languages))
PTO/SB/01A (Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design
Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
PTO/SB/03A (Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Plant Application
Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
PTO/SB/14 EFS-Web (Application Data Sheet Form)
PTO/AIA/14 (Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76)
EFS-Web (Electronic New Utility Patent Application and
Electronic New Design Application)
PTO/SB/29 (For Design Applications Only: Continued Prosecution
Application (CPA) Request Transmittal)
PTO/SB/29A (For Design Applications Only: Receipt for
Facsimile Transmitted CPA)
PTO/SB/16 (Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet--
Paper and Electronic Filing)
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Private sector; individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 633,209 respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses: 633,209 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it takes the
respondents between 45 minutes to 40 hours (.75 to 40 hours) to
complete a response, depending on the complexity of the particular
item. This includes the time to gather the necessary information,
create the documents, and submit the completed item to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 15,598,813 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden:
$6,239,525,200.
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Table 1--Total Hourly Burden for Private Sector Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated annual Estimated time Estimated Rate \1\ ($/ Estimated annual
Item No. Item annual responses for response annual burden hour) burden
respondents (year) (hours) (hour/year)
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = c (d) (c) x (d) = e
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1........................ Original New Utility 283,425 283,425 40 11,337,000 $400 $4,534,800,000
Applications.
2........................ Original New Plant 1,333 1,333 9 11,997 400 4,798,800
Applications.
3........................ Original New Design 38,425 38,425 7 268,975 400 107,590,000
Applications.
4........................ Continuation/Divisional of 10,055 10,055 4 40,220 400 16,088,000
an International
Application.
5........................ Utility Continuation/ 94,820 94,820 4 379,280 400 151,712,000
Divisional Applications.
6........................ Plant Continuation/ 12 12 3 36 400 14,400
Divisional Application.
7........................ Design Continuation/ 5,238 5,238 1 5,238 400 2,095,200
Divisional Application.
8........................ Continued Prosecution 1,272 1,272 1 1,272 400 508,800
Applications--Design
(Request Transmittal and
Receipt).
9........................ Utility Continuation-in- 10,831 10,831 20 216,620 400 86,648,000
Part Applications.
10....................... Design Continuation-in- 1,078 1,078 3 3,234 400 1,293,600
Part Applications.
11....................... Provisional Application 158,174 158,174 18 2,847,132 400 1,138,852,800
for Patent Cover Sheet.
12....................... Petition to Accept 1,978 1,978 1 1,978 400 791,200
Unintentionally Delay
Priority/Benefit Claim.
13....................... Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 39 39 1 39 400 15,600
(pre-AIA) to Accept a
Filing by Other Than all
the Inventors or a Person
not the Inventor.
14....................... Papers filed under the 7,026 7,026 .75 5,270 400 2,108,000
following:.
1.41(c) or 1.41(a)(2)
(pre-AIA)--to supply
the name or names of
the inventor or
inventors after the
filing date without a
cover sheet as
prescribed by 37 CFR
1.51(c)(1) in a
provisional
application.
1.48(d)--for correction
of inventorship in a
provisional
application..
1.53 (c)(2) or
1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT
(AIA))--to convert a
nonprovisional
application filed
under 1.53(b) to a
provisional
application filed
under 1.53(c).
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Total................ .......................... 613,706 613,706 .............. 15,118,291 .............. 6,047,316,400
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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 $400 per hour.
Table 2--Total Hourly Burden for Individuals and Households Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated annual Estimated time Estimated Rate \2\ ($/ Estimated
Item No. Item annual responses for response annual burden hour) annual burden
respondents (year) (hours) (hour/year)
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = c (d) (c) x (d) = e
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1......................... Original New Utility 9,009 9,009 40 360,360 $400 $144,144,000
Applications.
2......................... Original New Plant 42 42 9 378 400 151,200
Applications.
3......................... Original New Design 1,221 1,221 7 8,547 400 3,418,800
Applications.
4......................... Continuation/Divisional of 320 320 4 1,280 400 512,000
an International
Application.
5......................... Utility Continuation/ 3,013 3,013 4 12,052 400 4,820,800
Divisional Applications.
6......................... Design Continuation/ 166 166 1 166 400 66,400
Divisional Application.
8......................... Continued Prosecution 40 40 1 40 400 16,000
Applications--Design
(Request Transmittal and
Receipt).
9......................... Utility Continuation-in-Part 344 344 20 6,880 400 2,752,000
Applications.
10........................ Design Continuation-in-Part 34 34 3 102 400 40,800
Applications.
11........................ Provisional Application for 5,027 5,027 18 90,486 400 36,194,400
Patent Cover Sheet.
12........................ Petition to Accept 63 63 1 63 400 25,200
Unintentionally Delay
Priority/Benefit Claim.
13........................ Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 1 1 1 1 400 400
(pre-AIA) to Accept a
Filing by Other Than all
the Inventors or a Person
not the Inventor.
14........................ Papers filed under the
following:
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1.41(c) or 1.41(a)(2) 223 223 .75 167 400 66,800
(pre-AIA)--to supply the
name or names of the
inventor or inventors
after the filing date
without a cover sheet as
prescribed by 37 CFR
1.51(c)(1) in a
provisional application.
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1.48(d)--for correction
of inventorship in a
provisional application.
1.53(c)(2) or 1.53(c)(2)
(pre-PLT (AIA))--to
convert a nonprovisional
application filed under
1.53(b) to a provisional
application filed under
1.53(c).
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Total................. ............................ 19,503 19,503 .............. 480,522 .............. 192,208,800
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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.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Respondent Cost Burden:
$1,205,915,848. 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, drawing costs, and filing fees.
Although the USPTO prefers that the items in this information
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 sending a patent application by
Priority Mail Express[supreg] 1 day legal envelope will be $26.50 and
that up to 14,440 applications may be mailed to the USPTO, resulting in
$382,660 in postage costs.
The USPTO estimates that the petitions and other papers covered
under this information collection, if submitted by mail, will be sent
by first-class mail (2 Day Priority Express for a flat rate legal
envelope) at an average postage rate of $8.05. The USPTO estimates that
up to 301 petitions and other papers may be mailed per year, thus
resulting in $2,423 in first-class mailing costs.
Patent applicants can submit drawings with the applications covered
under this information collection. As a basis for estimating the
drawing costs, the USPTO expects that all applicants will have their
drawings prepared by patent illustration firms.
Estimates for the drawings can vary greatly, depending on the
number of figures that need to be produced, the total number of pages
for the drawings, and the complexity of the drawings. Because there are
many variables involved, the USPTO is using the average of the cost
ranges found for the application drawings to derive the estimated cost
per sheet that is then used to calculate the total drawing costs.
The USPTO estimates that total drawing cost is $601,432,030. The
break-down of costs for utility, design, plant, and provisional
drawings is broken down in table 3 below.
Table 3--Drawing Cost to Respondents
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Estimated Estimated
Item No. Item annual drawing costs Drawing cost
responses amount ($) totals
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = c
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1................................ Utility Application Drawings. 292,434 $1,150 $336,299,100
3................................ Design Applications Drawings. 39,646 1,930 76,516,780
2................................ Plant Application Drawings 1,375 680 935,000
(Photographs).
15............................... Provisional Application 163,201 1,150 187,681,150
Drawings.
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Total Drawing Costs.......... ............................. 496,656 .............. 601,432,030
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In this information collection, there is also an annual (non-hour)
cost burden in the way of filing fees. The total estimated filing cost
for this information collection is $604,098,735 and is detailed in
table 4 below.
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Table 4--Total Non-Hour Respondent Cost
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Estimated
Item No. Item annual Amount Totals
responses
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = c
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1, 4............................. Basic Filing fee--Utility 233,866 $320 $74,837,120
(Paper Filing--Also Requires
Non-Electronic Filing Fee
Under 1.16(t)) (large
entity).
1, 4............................. Basic Filing fee--Utility 749 160 119,840
(Paper Filing--Also Requires
Non-Electronic Filing Fee
Under 1.16(t)) (small
entity).
1, 4............................. Basic Filing fee--Utility 15,940 80 1,275,200
(Paper Filing--Also Requires
Non-Electronic Filing Fee
Under 1.16(t)) (micro
entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Application Size Fee-- 7,242 420 3,041,640
for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (large entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Application Size Fee-- 3,885 210 815,850
for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (small entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Application Size Fee-- 108 105 11,340
for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (micro entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Search Fee (large 233,861 700 163,702,700
entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Search Fee (small 79,942 $350 $27,979,700
entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Search Fee (micro 15,718 175 2,750,650
entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Examination Fee 233,362 800 186,689,600
(large entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Examination Fee 79,842 400 31,936,800
(small entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Examination Fee 15,696 200 3,139,200
(micro entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Each Independent Claim in 31,900 480 15,312,000
Excess of Three (large
entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Each Independent Claim in 11,200 240 2,688,000
Excess of Three (small
entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Each Independent Claim in 1,100 120 132,000
Excess of Three (micro
entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Each Claim in Excess of 20 57,300 100 5,730,000
(large entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Each Claim in Excess of 20 25,800 50 1,290,000
(small entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Each Claim in Excess of 20 1700 25 42,500
(micro entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Multiple Dependent Claim 1144 860 983,840
(large entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Multiple Dependent Claim 750 430 322,500
(small entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Multiple Dependent Claim 146 215 31,390
(micro entity).
2, 5............................. Plant Examination Fee (micro 10 165 1,650
entity).
3, 6............................. Basic Filing Fee--Design 18,613 220 4,094,860
(large entity).
3, 6............................. Basic Filing Fee--Design 17,665 110 1,943,150
(small entity).
3, 6............................. Basic Filing Fee--Design 5,634 55 309,870
(micro entity).
3, 6............................. Basic Filing Fee--Design 534 220 117,480
(CPA) (large entity).
3, 6............................. Basic Filing Fee--Design 455 110 50,050
(CPA) (small entity).
3, 6............................. Basic Filing Fee--Design 153 55 8,415
(CPA) (micro entity).
3, 6............................. Design Application Size Fee-- 70 420 29,400
for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (large entity).
3, 6............................. Design Application Size Fee-- 38 210 7,980
for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (small entity).
3, 6............................. Design Application Size Fee-- 4 105 420
for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (micro entity).
3, 6............................. Design Search Fee (large 19,107 160 3,057,120
entity).
3, 6............................. Design Search Fee (small 17,962 80 1,436,960
entity).
3, 6............................. Design Search Fee (micro 5,607 40 224,280
entity).
3, 6............................. Design Examination Fee (large 19,082 640 12,212,480
entity).
3, 6............................. Design Examination Fee (small 17,922 320 5,735,040
entity).
3, 6............................. Design Examination Fee (micro 5,596 160 895,360
entity).
15............................... Provisional Application Size 2,621 420 1,100,820
Fee--for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (large entity).
15............................... Provisional Application Size 3,264 210 685,440
Fee--for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (small entity).
15............................... Provisional Application Size 107 105 11,235
Fee--for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (micro entity).
15............................... Provisional Application 63,168 300 18,950,400
Filing Fee (large entity).
15............................... Provisional Application 71,968 150 10,795,200
Filing Fee (small entity).
15............................... Provisional Application 30,253 75 2,268,975
Filing Fee (micro entity).
16............................... Surcharge--Late Filing Fee, 80,603 160 12,896,480
Search Fee, Examination Fee,
Inventor's Oath or
Declaration, or Application
Filed Without at least One
Claim or by Reference (large
entity).
16............................... Surcharge--Late Filing Fee, 36,442 80 2,915,360
Search Fee, Examination Fee,
Inventor's Oath or
Declaration, or Application
Filed Without at least One
Claim or by Reference (small
entity).
16............................... Surcharge--Late Filing Fee, 4,403 40 176,120
Search Fee, Examination Fee,
Inventor's Oath or
Declaration, or Application
Filed Without at least One
Claim or by Reference (micro
entity).
16............................... Surcharge--Late Provisional 1,798 60 107,880
Filing Fee or Cover Sheet
(large entity).
16............................... Surcharge--Late Provisional 2,849 30 85,470
Filing Fee or Cover Sheet
(small entity).
16............................... Surcharge--Late Provisional 3,308 15 49,620
Filing Fee or Cover Sheet
(micro entity).
17............................... Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 1 50 50
(pre-AIA) to Accept a Filing
by Other Than all the
Inventors or a Person not
the Inventor (micro entity).
17............................... Electronic Petition Under 37 37 200 7,400
CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept
a Filing by Other Than the
Inventors or a Person not
the Inventor (large entity).
17............................... Electronic Petition Under 37 1 100 100
CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept
a Filing by Other Than the
Inventors or a Person not
the Inventor (small entity).
17............................... Electronic Petition Under 37 1 50 50
CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept
a Filing by Other Than the
Inventors or a Person not
the Inventor (micro entity).
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Total Filing Fee............. ............................. .............. .............. 604,098,735
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[[Page 60973]]
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. 2020-21519 Filed 9-28-20; 8:45 am]
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