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applications filed before September
16, 2012)
• PTO/SB/110 (Declaration for Utility
or Design Patent Application (37 CFR
1.63), Korean Language—applications
filed before September 16, 2012)
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 633,209
respondents per year.
Average Hour per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it takes the public
between 45 minutes (.75 hours) and 40
hours to complete a single response,
depending on the complexity of the
submission. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information,
prepare the appropriate documents, and
to submit the response to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 15,598,813 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Cost Burden: $1,205,915,848.
Needs and Uses: The United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
required by Title 35 of the United States
Code (U.S.C.) to examine applications
for patents. The USPTO administers the
patent statutes relating to examination
through various regulations in such as
37 Code of Federal Regulations (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. 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.
Various types of patent applications
are covered under this information
collection:
• New original utility, plant, design,
and provisional applications;
• Continuation/divisional
applications of international
applications;
• Continued prosecution applications
(design); and
• Continuation/divisional and
continuation-in-part applications of
utility, plant, and design applications.
In addition, this information
collection covers certain other papers
filed by applicants, such as, petitions to
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accept an unintentionally delayed
priority or benefit claim, petitions to
accept a filing by other than all of the
inventors or a person not the inventor,
and petitions requesting that
applications filed under 37 CFR 1.495(b)
be accorded a receipt date.
Affected Public: Private sector;
individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce, USPTO
information collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within
30 days of the publication of this notice
on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function and entering either the title of
the information collection or the OMB
Control Number 0651–0032.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0032
information request’’ in the subject line
of the message.
• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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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; Trademark Submissions
Regarding Correspondence and
Regarding Attorney Representation
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
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date of publication of this notice. The
USPTO invites comment on this
information collection renewal, which
helps the USPTO assess the impact of
its information collection requirements
and minimize the public’s reporting
burden. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register on September 29, 2020 during
a 60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for
public comments.
Agency: Patent and Trademark Office,
Department of Commerce.
Title: Trademark Submissions
Regarding Correspondence and
Regarding Attorney Representation.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0056.
Form Number(s):
• PTO Form 2201 (TEAS Request for
Withdrawal as Attorney of Record/
Update of USPTO’s Database After
Power of Attorney Ends)
• PTO Form 2300 (TEAS Change
Address or Representation Form)
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 204,323
respondents per year.
Average Hour per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public between 12 minutes (0.2 hours)
and 1 hour to complete a response,
depending upon the complexity of the
situation. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information,
prepare the appropriate documents, and
submit the completed response to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 50,437 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Cost Burden: $1,369.
Needs and Uses: The 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 businesses may
also submit various communications to
the USPTO regarding their pending
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 businesses retain
attorneys to handle these matters. As
such, these parties may also submit
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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.
Affected Public: Private sector;
individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce, USPTO
information collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within
30 days of the publication of this notice
on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function and entering either the title of
the information collection or the OMB
Control Number 0651–0056.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0056
information request’’ in the subject line
of the message.
• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Patent Processing
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
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the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice. The
USPTO invites comment on this
information collection renewal, which
helps the USPTO assess the impact of
its information collection requirements
and minimize the public’s reporting
burden. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register on September 29, 2020 during
a 60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for
public comments.
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: Patent Processing.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0031.
Form Number(s): (AIA = American
Invents Act; SB = Specimen Book; PTOL
= Patent and Trademark Office Legal)
• PTO/AIA/22 (Petition for Extension of
Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a))
• PTO/AIA/24 (Express Abandonment
under 37 CFR 1.138)
• PTO/AIA/24B (Petition for Express
Abandonment to Obtain a Refund)
• PTO/AIA/33 (Pre-appeal Brief
Request for Review)
• PTO/AIA/96 (Statement under 37 CFR
3.73(c))
• PTO/SB/08a and b (Information
Disclosure Statement)
• PTO/SB/17i (Processing Fee under 37
CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal)
• PTO/SB/21 (Transmittal Form)
• PTO/SB/22 (Petition for Extension of
Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a))
• PTO/SB/24 (Express Abandonment
under 37 CFR 1.138)
• PTO/SB/24B (Petition for Express
Abandonment to Obtain a Refund–
applications filed on or before
September 16, 2012)
• PTO/SB/25 (Terminal Disclaimer to
Obviate a Provisional Double
Patenting Rejection Over a Pending
‘‘Reference’’ Application)
• PTO/SB/26 (Terminal Disclaimer to
Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection
over a ‘‘Prior’’ Patent)
• PTO/SB/27 (Request for Expedited
Examination of a Design Application)
• PTO/SB/30 (Request for Continued
Examination (RCE) Transmittal)
• PTO/SB/33 (Pre-appeal Brief Request
for Review—applications filed on or
before September 16, 2012)
• PTO/SB/35 (Nonpublication Request
under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i))
• PTO/SB/36 (Rescission of Previous
Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(ii) and, if applicable,
Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
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• PTO/SB/37 (Request for Suspension
of Action or Deferral of Examination
under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d)—
applications filed on or before
September 16, 2012)
• PTO/SB/38 (Request to Retrieve
Electronic Priority Application(s))
• PTO/SB/39 (Authorization or
Rescission of Authorization to Permit
Access to Application-as-filed by
Participating Offices)
• PTO/SB/43 (Disclaimer in Patent
Under 37 CFR 1.321(a))
• PTO/SB/63 (Terminal Disclaimer to
Accompany Petition)
• PTO/SB/64 (Petition for Revival of an
Application for Patent Abandoned
Unintentionally)
• PTO/SB/64a (Petition for Revival of
an Application for Patent Abandoned
for Failure to Notify the Office of a
Foreign or International Filing)
• PTO/SB/64PCT (Petition for Revival
of an International Application for
Patent Abandoned Unintentionally)
• PTO/SB/67 (Power to Access, Inspect,
and Copy)
• PTO/SB/68 (Request for Access to an
Abandoned Application Under 37
CFR 1.14)
• PTO/SB/91 (Deposit Account Order
Form)
• PTO/SB/92 (Certificate of Mailing or
Transmission)
• PTO/SB/96 (Statement under 37 CFR
3.73(c))
• PTO/SB/130 (Petition to Make Special
Based on Age for Advancement of
Examination under 37 CFR
1.102(c)(1))
• PTO/SB/413C (Request for FirstAction Interview (Full Pilot Program))
• PTO–2053–A/B; PTO–2054–A/B; and
PTO–2055–A/B (Copy of the
Applicant or Patentee’s Record of the
Application)
• PTOL/413A (Applicant-Initiated
Interview Request Form)
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,669,397
respondents per year.
Average Hours per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take
approximately 2 minutes (0.08 hours) to
8 hours to complete a single response.
This includes the time to gather the
necessary information, prepare the
appropriate documents, and submit the
completed response to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 3,187,341 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Cost Burden: $408,845,999.
Needs and Uses: The United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
required by 35 U.S.C. 131 to examine an
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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; Trademark Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding
Attorney Representation
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of
publication of this notice. The USPTO invites comment on this
information collection renewal, which helps the USPTO assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on September 29, 2020 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce.
Title: Trademark Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding
Attorney Representation.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0056.
Form Number(s):
PTO Form 2201 (TEAS Request for Withdrawal as Attorney of
Record/Update of USPTO's Database After Power of Attorney Ends)
PTO Form 2300 (TEAS Change Address or Representation Form)
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 204,323 respondents per year.
Average Hour per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public between 12 minutes (0.2 hours) and 1 hour to complete a
response, depending upon the complexity of the situation. This includes
the time to gather the necessary information, prepare the appropriate
documents, and submit the completed response to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 50,437 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Cost Burden: $1,369.
Needs and Uses: The 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 businesses may also submit various
communications to the USPTO regarding their pending 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 businesses
retain attorneys to handle these matters. As such, these parties may
also submit
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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.
Affected Public: Private sector; individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of
Commerce, USPTO information collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 0651-0056.
Further information can be obtained by:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0056 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313- 1450.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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