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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; International Design
Applications (Hague Agreement)
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: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: International Design
Applications (Hague Agreement).
OMB Control Number: 0651–0075.
Form Number(s): WIPO DM = WIPO
Dessins et Modeles (design
representations); PTOL = Patent
Trademark Office Legal
• PTO–1595: (Assignment Cover Sheet)
• PTOL–85 Part B (Hague): (Issue Fee to
USPTO for an International Design
Application)
• WIPO DM/1 (Application for
International Registration—entitled
Hague Agreement Concerning The
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International Registration of Industrial
Design)
• WIPO DM/1/I Annex: (Declaration on
Inventorship for Purposes of
Designation of the United States)
• WIPO DM/1/I Annex: (Substitute
Statement in Lieu of a Declaration of
Inventorship for the Purpose of
Designating the United States)
• WIPO DM/1/III Annex: (Information
On Eligibility For Protection)
• WIPO DM/1/IV Annex: (Reduction of
United States Individual Designation
Fee)
• WIPO DM/1/V Annex: (Supporting
Document(s) Concerning Priority
Claim To The Korean Intellectual
Property Office (KIPO))
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,406
respondents per year.
Average Hour per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public between 15 minutes (0.25 hours)
and 6 hours 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: 2,301 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Cost Burden: $3,389,280.
Needs and Uses: The Patent Law
Treaties Implementation Act of 2012
(PLTIA) amends the patent laws to
implement the provisions of the Geneva
Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning
International Registration of Industrial
Designs (hereinafter ‘‘Hague
Agreement’’) in title 1, and the Patent
Law Treaty (PLT) in title 2. The Hague
Agreement is an international agreement
that enables an applicant to file a single
international design application which
may have the effect of an application for
protection for the design(s) in countries
and/or intergovernmental organizations
that are Parties to the Hague Agreement
(the ‘‘Contracting Parties’’) designated in
the applications. The United States is a
Contracting Party to the Hague
Agreement, which took effect with
respect to the United States on May 13,
2015. The Hague Agreeement is
administered by the International
Bureau (IB) of World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) located in
Geneva, Switzerland.
This information collection covers
information filed by U.S. applicants for
the prosecution of international design
applications ‘‘indirectly’’ through the
United States Patent and Trademark
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Office (USPTO), which will forward the
applications to the IB or ‘‘directly’’ with
the IB. The IB ascertains whether the
international design application
complies with formal requirements,
registers the international design in the
International Register, and publishes the
international registration in the
International Designs Bulletin. The
international registration contains all of
the data of the international application,
any reproduction of the industrial
design, date of the international
registration, number of the international
registration, and relevant class of the
International Classification.
The IB will provide a copy of the
publication of the international
registration to each Contracting Party
designated by the applicant. A
designated Contracting Party may
perform a substantive examination of
the design application. The USPTO will
perform a substantive examination for
patentability of the international design
application, as in the case of regular
U.S. design applications. The industrial
design or designs will be eligible for
protection in all the Contracting Parties
designated by applicants.
In addition, this information
collection covers the various fees related
to the processing of International design
applications, such as the: (1) basic fee;
(2) standard designation fee(s); (3)
individual designation fee(s); and (4)
publication fee. Also, an additional fee
is required where the applications
contain a description that exceeds 100
words, and a transmittal fee is required
for international design applications
filed through an office of indirect filing.
The fees required by the IB may be paid
either directly to the IB or through the
USPTO as an office of indirect filing in
the amounts specified on the WIPO
website. If applicants want to pay the
required fees through USPTO as an
office of indirect filing, the fees must be
paid no later than the date of payment
of the transmittal fee. The fees will then
be forwarded to the IB.
The Hague Agreement enables
applicants from Contracting Parties to
obtain protection of their designs with
minimal formalities and expenses in
multiple countries and/or regions. The
Hague Agreement is administered by the
IB, which simplifies the management of
an industrial design registration. For
example, through the IB, applicants can
record changes of their representatives
or changes in ownership, and renew
their international registration.
Affected Public: Private sector;
individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
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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 0651–0075.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0075
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; Initial Patent Applications
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.
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Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: Initial Patent Applications.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0032.
Form Number(s): (AIA = American
Invents; SB = Specimen Book).
• PTO/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))
• PTO/AIA/02 (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/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/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/AIA/02ES (Spanish Language
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an
Oath or Declaration for Utility or
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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; International Design Applications (Hague Agreement)
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: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: International Design Applications (Hague Agreement).
OMB Control Number: 0651-0075.
Form Number(s): WIPO DM = WIPO Dessins et Modeles (design
representations); PTOL = Patent Trademark Office Legal
PTO-1595: (Assignment Cover Sheet)
PTOL-85 Part B (Hague): (Issue Fee to USPTO for an
International Design Application)
WIPO DM/1 (Application for International Registration--
entitled Hague Agreement Concerning The International Registration of
Industrial Design)
WIPO DM/1/I Annex: (Declaration on Inventorship for Purposes
of Designation of the United States)
WIPO DM/1/I Annex: (Substitute Statement in Lieu of a
Declaration of Inventorship for the Purpose of Designating the United
States)
WIPO DM/1/III Annex: (Information On Eligibility For
Protection)
WIPO DM/1/IV Annex: (Reduction of United States Individual
Designation Fee)
WIPO DM/1/V Annex: (Supporting Document(s) Concerning Priority
Claim To The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO))
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,406 respondents per year.
Average Hour per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public between 15 minutes (0.25 hours) and 6 hours 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: 2,301 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Cost Burden: $3,389,280.
Needs and Uses: The Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012
(PLTIA) amends the patent laws to implement the provisions of the
Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration
of Industrial Designs (hereinafter ``Hague Agreement'') in title 1, and
the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) in title 2. The Hague Agreement is an
international agreement that enables an applicant to file a single
international design application which may have the effect of an
application for protection for the design(s) in countries and/or
intergovernmental organizations that are Parties to the Hague Agreement
(the ``Contracting Parties'') designated in the applications. The
United States is a Contracting Party to the Hague Agreement, which took
effect with respect to the United States on May 13, 2015. The Hague
Agreeement is administered by the International Bureau (IB) of World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) located in Geneva,
Switzerland.
This information collection covers information filed by U.S.
applicants for the prosecution of international design applications
``indirectly'' through the United States Patent and Trademark
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Office (USPTO), which will forward the applications to the IB or
``directly'' with the IB. The IB ascertains whether the international
design application complies with formal requirements, registers the
international design in the International Register, and publishes the
international registration in the International Designs Bulletin. The
international registration contains all of the data of the
international application, any reproduction of the industrial design,
date of the international registration, number of the international
registration, and relevant class of the International Classification.
The IB will provide a copy of the publication of the international
registration to each Contracting Party designated by the applicant. A
designated Contracting Party may perform a substantive examination of
the design application. The USPTO will perform a substantive
examination for patentability of the international design application,
as in the case of regular U.S. design applications. The industrial
design or designs will be eligible for protection in all the
Contracting Parties designated by applicants.
In addition, this information collection covers the various fees
related to the processing of International design applications, such as
the: (1) basic fee; (2) standard designation fee(s); (3) individual
designation fee(s); and (4) publication fee. Also, an additional fee is
required where the applications contain a description that exceeds 100
words, and a transmittal fee is required for international design
applications filed through an office of indirect filing. The fees
required by the IB may be paid either directly to the IB or through the
USPTO as an office of indirect filing in the amounts specified on the
WIPO website. If applicants want to pay the required fees through USPTO
as an office of indirect filing, the fees must be paid no later than
the date of payment of the transmittal fee. The fees will then be
forwarded to the IB.
The Hague Agreement enables applicants from Contracting Parties to
obtain protection of their designs with minimal formalities and
expenses in multiple countries and/or regions. The Hague Agreement is
administered by the IB, which simplifies the management of an
industrial design registration. For example, through the IB, applicants
can record changes of their representatives or changes in ownership,
and renew their international registration.
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 0651-0075.
Further information can be obtained by:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0075 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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