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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; Comments
Request; Patent Petitions Related to
Application and Reexamination
Processing Fees
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
ACTION:
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:
0651–0059 (Patent Petitions Related to
Application and Reexamination
Processing Fees). The purpose of this
notice is to allow 60 days for public
comment preceding submission of the
information collection to OMB.
SUMMARY:
To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this information
collection must be received on or before
November 30, 2020.
DATES:
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 ‘‘0651–0059
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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[FR Doc. 2020–21666 Filed 9–30–20; 8:45 am]
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–
0059 comment’’ in the subject line.
Additional information about this
information collection is also available
at https://www.reginfo.gov under
‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 25, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) is required
by 35 U.S.C. 131 et seq. to examine an
application for patent and, when
appropriate, issue a patent. The USPTO
also is 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.
Many actions taken by the USPTO
during its examination of an application
for patent or for reissue of a patent, or
during its reexamination of a patent, are
subject to review by an appeal to the
Patent Trial and Appeal Board. For
other USPTO actions, review is in the
form of administrative review obtained
via submission of a petition to the
USPTO. USPTO petitions practice
provides an opportunity for a patent
applicant or owner to supply additional
information that may be required in
order for the USPTO to further process
an application or patent.
This information collection covers
petitions filed in patent applications
and reexamination proceedings, and
accompanying fees as set forth in 37
CFR 1.17(f), (g), or (h). This information
collection also covers the transmittals
for the petition fees.
II. Method of Collection
The items in this information
collection can be submitted
electronically through Electronic Filing
System-Web (EFS-Web), on paper by
mail, facsimile, or hand delivery to the
USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0059.
Form Number(s): (SB = Specimen
Book; AIA = America Invents Act).
• PTO/SB/28 (EFS-Web only) (Petitions
to Make Special Under Accelerated
Examination Program)
• PTO/AIA/24a (Petitions for Express
Abandonment to Avoid Publication
Under 37 CFR 1.138(c))
• PTO/SB/23 (Petition for Extension of
Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(b))
• PTO/AIA/17P (Petition Fee Under 37
CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transmittal)
• PTO/SB/140 (Petition to Withdraw an
Application from Issue)
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Private sector;
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
40,922 respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses:
40,922 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public from approximately 5 minutes
(0.08 hours) to 12 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 request to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 72,958 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Hourly Cost Burden: $29,183,200.
TABLE 1—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS
Item No.
1 .................
6 .................
Petitions (corresponding to the fee) Under 37 CFR 1.17(f) include:
• Petition to Accord a Filing Date Under 1.57(a).
• Petition to Accord a Filing Date Under 1.53(e).
• Petition for Decision on a Question Not Specifically
Provided For.
• Petition to Suspend the Rules.
• Petition Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transmittal.
Petitions (corresponding to the fee) Under 37 CFR 1.17(g) include:
• Petition to Access an Assignment Record.
• Petition for Access to an Application.
• Petition for Expungement and Return of Information.
• Petition to Suspend Action in an Application.
• Petition Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transmittal.
Petitions (corresponding to the fee) Under 37 CFR 1.17(h) include:
• Petition for Accepting Color Drawings or Photographs.
• Petition for Entry of a Model or Exhibit.
• Petition to Withdraw an Application from Issue.
• Petition to Defer Issuance of a Patent.
• Petition Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transmittal.
Petitions to Make Special Under Accelerated Examination
Program (EFS-Web only).
Petitions for Express Abandonment to Avoid Publication
Under 37 CFR 1.138(c).
Petition for Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(b) ...........
Total ....
...................................................................................................
2 .................
3 .................
4 .................
5 .................
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Estimated
annual
respondents
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
(year)
Estimated
time for
response
(hours)
Estimated
annual
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 1
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = c
(d)
(c) × (d) = e
4,146
4,146
4
16,583
$400
$6,633,200
10,313
10,313
2
20,626
400
8,250,400
23,866
23,866
1
23,866
400
9,546,400
798
798
12
9,576
400
3,830,400
570
570
.2
114
400
45,600
1
1
.5
1
400
400
39,694
39,694
....................
70,766
....................
28,306,400
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 $400 per hour.
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TABLE 2—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS RESPONDENTS
Item No.
1 .................
2 .................
3 .................
5 .................
6 .................
Total ....
Estimated
annual
respondents
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
(year)
Estimated
time for
response
(hours)
Estimated
annual
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 2
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = c
(d)
(c) × (d) = e
Petitions (corresponding to the fee) Under 37 CFR 1.17(f) include:
• Petition to Accord a Filing Date Under 1.57(a).
• Petition to Accord a Filing Date Under 1.53(e).
• Petition for Decision on a Question Not Specifically
Provided For.
• Petition to Suspend the Rules.
• Petition Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transmittal.
Petitions (corresponding to the fee) Under 37 CFR 1.17(g) include:
• Petition to Access an Assignment Record.
• Petition for Access to an Application.
• Petition for Expungement and Return of Information.
• Petition to Suspend Action in an Application.
• Petition Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transmittal.
Petitions (corresponding to the fee) Under 37 CFR 1.17(h) include:
• Petition for Accepting Color Drawings or Photographs.
• Petition for Entry of a Model or Exhibit.
• Petition to Withdraw an Application from Issue.
• Petition to Defer Issuance of a Patent.
• Petition Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transmittal.
Petitions to Make Special Under Accelerated Examination
Program (EFS-Web only).
Petitions for Express Abandonment to Avoid Publication
Under 37 CFR 1.138(c).
128
128
4
512
$400
$204,800
319
319
2
638
400
255,200
738
738
1
738
400
295,200
25
25
12
300
400
120,000
18
18
.2
4
400
1,600
...................................................................................................
1,228
1,228
....................
2,192
....................
876,800
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: $3,195,134.
There are no capital start-up,
operation, or maintenance costs
associated with this information
collection. However, this information
collection does have annual non-hour
costs in the form of postage costs and
filing fees.
TABLE 3—ANNUAL NON-HOUR COST BURDEN
Item No.
Item
1 .....................
1 .....................
1 .....................
2 .....................
2 .....................
2 .....................
3 .....................
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3 .....................
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Petitions requiring
(large entity).
Petitions requiring
(small entity).
Petitions requiring
(micro entity).
Petitions requiring
(large entity).
Petitions requiring
(small entity).
Petitions requiring
(micro entity).
Petitions requiring
(large entity).
Petitions requiring
(small entity).
Petitions requiring
(micro entity).
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
cost
Estimated
non-hour
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b)
the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17 (f) (Group I)
1,089
$420
$457,380
the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17 (f) (Group I)
840
210
176,400
the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17 (f) (Group I)
208
105
21,840
the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17 (g) (Group II)
4,739
220
1,042,580
the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17 (g) (Group II)
515
110
56,650
the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17 (g) (Group II)
62
55
3,410
the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17 (h) (Group III)
8,310
140
1,163,400
the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17 (h) (Group III)
3,777
70
264,390
the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17 (h) (Group III)
214
35
7,490
..........................................................................................................................
........................
........................
3,193,540
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Respondents may also incur postage
costs when submitting items in this
information collection. Although the
USPTO prefers that items in this
information collection be submitted
electronically, items may be submitted
to the USPTO by mail through the
United States Postal Service. The
USPTO expects that approximately 99
percent of the items in this information
collection will be submitted
electronically, resulting in 198 mailed
submissions. The average cost for a fourounce 2-Day Priority Mail legal flat rate
envelope shipped first-class via USPS is
$8.05. Therefore, the USPTO estimates
that the postage costs for the mailed
submissions in this information
collection will total $1,594.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
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IV. Request for Comments
22:13 Sep 30, 2020
Christopher G. Baker,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2020–21799 Filed 9–29–20; 11:15 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2020–SCC–0158]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Implementation Evaluation of the Title
III National Professional Development
Program
Institute for Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2020–SCC–0158. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those
submitted after the comment period will
not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance
and Strategy Division, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W208B, Washington, DC
20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Tracy
Rimdzius, 202,245–7283.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
SUMMARY:
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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Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Implementation
Evaluation of the Title III National
Professional Development Program.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 939.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 411.
Abstract: The data collection
described in this submission includes
activities for an implementation
evaluation of the National Professional
Development (NPD) program,
authorized by Title III of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act (ESEA),
which aims to help educational
personnel working with English learners
(ELs) meet high professional standards
and to improve classroom instruction
for ELs. The evaluation is designed to
provide a systematic and up-to-date
look at the implementation of NPDsupported activities among the
programs’ 91 current grantees as well as
a representative sample of pre-service
and in-service educators who
participated in NPD-supported
activities. The surveys will collect
information on NPD grantees’ goals,
strategies used to meet those goals,
changes made to teacher education
programs, and challenges and successes
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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; Comments
Request; Patent Petitions Related to Application and Reexamination
Processing Fees
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:
0651-0059 (Patent Petitions Related to Application and Reexamination
Processing Fees). 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-
0059 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 ``0651-0059 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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I. Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required
by 35 U.S.C. 131 et seq. to examine an application for patent and, when
appropriate, issue a patent. The USPTO also is 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.
Many actions taken by the USPTO during its examination of an
application for patent or for reissue of a patent, or during its
reexamination of a patent, are subject to review by an appeal to the
Patent Trial and Appeal Board. For other USPTO actions, review is in
the form of administrative review obtained via submission of a petition
to the USPTO. USPTO petitions practice provides an opportunity for a
patent applicant or owner to supply additional information that may be
required in order for the USPTO to further process an application or
patent.
This information collection covers petitions filed in patent
applications and reexamination proceedings, and accompanying fees as
set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), or (h). This information collection
also covers the transmittals for the petition fees.
II. Method of Collection
The items in this information collection can be submitted
electronically through Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web), on paper
by mail, facsimile, or hand delivery to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0059.
Form Number(s): (SB = Specimen Book; AIA = America Invents Act).
PTO/SB/28 (EFS-Web only) (Petitions to Make Special Under
Accelerated Examination Program)
PTO/AIA/24a (Petitions for Express Abandonment to Avoid
Publication Under 37 CFR 1.138(c))
PTO/SB/23 (Petition for Extension of Time Under 37 CFR
1.136(b))
PTO/AIA/17P (Petition Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h)
Transmittal)
PTO/SB/140 (Petition to Withdraw an Application from Issue)
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Private sector; individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,922 respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses: 40,922 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public from approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to 12 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 request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 72,958 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden: $29,183,200.
Table 1--Total Hourly Burden For Private Sector Respondents
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Estimated Estimated Estimated
Estimated annual time for annual Rate \1\ ($/ Estimated
Item No. Item annual responses response burden hour) annual
respondents (year) (hours) (hour/year) burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = (d) (c) x (d) =
c e
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1.............. Petitions 4,146 4,146 4 16,583 $400 $6,633,200
(corresponding
to the fee)
Under 37 CFR
1.17(f) include:
Petition to
Accord a
Filing Date
Under 1.57(a).
Petition to
Accord a
Filing Date
Under 1.53(e).
Petition for
Decision on a
Question Not
Specifically
Provided For.
Petition to
Suspend the
Rules.
Petition Fee
Under 37 CFR
1.17(f), (g),
and (h)
Transmittal.
2.............. Petitions 10,313 10,313 2 20,626 400 8,250,400
(corresponding
to the fee)
Under 37 CFR
1.17(g) include:
Petition to
Access an
Assignment
Record.
Petition for
Access to an
Application.
Petition for
Expungement
and Return of
Information.
Petition to
Suspend
Action in an
Application.
Petition Fee
Under 37 CFR
1.17(f), (g),
and (h)
Transmittal.
3.............. Petitions 23,866 23,866 1 23,866 400 9,546,400
(corresponding
to the fee)
Under 37 CFR
1.17(h) include:
Petition for
Accepting
Color
Drawings or
Photographs.
Petition for
Entry of a
Model or
Exhibit.
Petition to
Withdraw an
Application
from Issue.
Petition to
Defer
Issuance of a
Patent.
Petition Fee
Under 37 CFR
1.17(f), (g),
and (h)
Transmittal.
4.............. Petitions to Make 798 798 12 9,576 400 3,830,400
Special Under
Accelerated
Examination
Program (EFS-Web
only).
5.............. Petitions for 570 570 .2 114 400 45,600
Express
Abandonment to
Avoid
Publication
Under 37 CFR
1.138(c).
6.............. Petition for 1 1 .5 1 400 400
Extension of
Time Under 37
CFR 1.136(b).
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Total...... ................. 39,694 39,694 ........... 70,766 ........... 28,306,400
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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 $400 per hour.
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Table 2--Total Hourly Burden For Individuals And Households Respondents
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Estimated Estimated Estimated
Estimated annual time for annual Rate \2\ ($/ Estimated
Item No. Item annual responses response burden hour) annual
respondents (year) (hours) (hour/year) burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = (d) (c) x (d) =
c e
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.............. Petitions 128 128 4 512 $400 $204,800
(corresponding
to the fee)
Under 37 CFR
1.17(f) include:
Petition to
Accord a
Filing Date
Under 1.57(a).
Petition to
Accord a
Filing Date
Under 1.53(e).
Petition for
Decision on a
Question Not
Specifically
Provided For.
Petition to
Suspend the
Rules.
Petition Fee
Under 37 CFR
1.17(f), (g),
and (h)
Transmittal.
2.............. Petitions 319 319 2 638 400 255,200
(corresponding
to the fee)
Under 37 CFR
1.17(g) include:
Petition to
Access an
Assignment
Record.
Petition for
Access to an
Application.
Petition for
Expungement
and Return of
Information.
Petition to
Suspend
Action in an
Application.
Petition Fee
Under 37 CFR
1.17(f), (g),
and (h)
Transmittal.
3.............. Petitions 738 738 1 738 400 295,200
(corresponding
to the fee)
Under 37 CFR
1.17(h) include:
Petition for
Accepting
Color
Drawings or
Photographs.
Petition for
Entry of a
Model or
Exhibit.
Petition to
Withdraw an
Application
from Issue.
Petition to
Defer
Issuance of a
Patent.
Petition Fee
Under 37 CFR
1.17(f), (g),
and (h)
Transmittal.
5.............. Petitions to Make 25 25 12 300 400 120,000
Special Under
Accelerated
Examination
Program (EFS-Web
only).
6.............. Petitions for 18 18 .2 4 400 1,600
Express
Abandonment to
Avoid
Publication
Under 37 CFR
1.138(c).
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Total...... ................. 1,228 1,228 ........... 2,192 ........... 876,800
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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: $3,195,134.
There are no capital start-up, operation, or maintenance costs
associated with this information collection. However, this information
collection does have annual non-hour costs in the form of postage costs
and filing fees.
Table 3--Annual Non-Hour Cost Burden
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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................................ Petitions requiring the 1,089 $420 $457,380
petition fee set forth in 37
CFR 1.17 (f) (Group I)
(large entity).
1................................ Petitions requiring the 840 210 176,400
petition fee set forth in 37
CFR 1.17 (f) (Group I)
(small entity).
1................................ Petitions requiring the 208 105 21,840
petition fee set forth in 37
CFR 1.17 (f) (Group I)
(micro entity).
2................................ Petitions requiring the 4,739 220 1,042,580
petition fee set forth in 37
CFR 1.17 (g) (Group II)
(large entity).
2................................ Petitions requiring the 515 110 56,650
petition fee set forth in 37
CFR 1.17 (g) (Group II)
(small entity).
2................................ Petitions requiring the 62 55 3,410
petition fee set forth in 37
CFR 1.17 (g) (Group II)
(micro entity).
3................................ Petitions requiring the 8,310 140 1,163,400
petition fee set forth in 37
CFR 1.17 (h) (Group III)
(large entity).
3................................ Petitions requiring the 3,777 70 264,390
petition fee set forth in 37
CFR 1.17 (h) (Group III)
(small entity).
3................................ Petitions requiring the 214 35 7,490
petition fee set forth in 37
CFR 1.17 (h) (Group III)
(micro entity).
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* Total...................... ............................. .............. .............. 3,193,540
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Respondents may also incur postage costs when submitting items in
this information collection. Although the USPTO prefers that items in
this information collection be submitted electronically, items may be
submitted to the USPTO by mail through the United States Postal
Service. The USPTO expects that approximately 99 percent of the items
in this information collection will be submitted electronically,
resulting in 198 mailed submissions. The average cost for a four-ounce
2-Day Priority Mail legal flat rate envelope shipped first-class via
USPS is $8.05. Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the postage costs
for the mailed submissions in this information collection will total
$1,594.
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.
Christopher G. Baker,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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