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Tracey L. Thompson,
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Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Dated: February 2, 2022.
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Office of Protected Resources, National
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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; Practitioner Conduct and
Discipline
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), as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites comments on the
extension and revision of an existing
information collection: 0651–0017
(Practitioner Conduct and Discipline).
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60
days for public comment preceding
SUMMARY:
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submission of the information collection
to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this information
collection must be received on or before
April 11, 2022.
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 ‘‘0651–0017
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:
Request for additional information
should be directed to Dahlia George,
Office of Enrollment and Discipline,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313–1450; by telephone at 571–272–
4097; or by email at dahlia.george@
uspto.gov with ‘‘0651–0017 comment’’
in the subject line. Additional
information about this information
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Director of the USPTO has the
authority to establish regulations
governing the conduct and discipline of
agents, attorneys, or other persons
representing applicants and other
parties before the USPTO (35 U.S.C. 2
and 32–33). The USPTO Rules of
Professional Conduct, set forth in
subpart D, part 11 of title 37 of the Code
of Federal Regulations, prescribe the
manner in which agents, attorneys, and
other practitioners, representing
applicants and other parties before the
USPTO should conduct themselves
professionally. Part 11 outlines
practitioners’ responsibilities for
recordkeeping and reporting violations
or complaints of misconduct to the
USPTO. Subpart C of part 11 sets forth
the manner by which the USPTO
investigates misconduct and imposes
discipline.
The USPTO Rules of Professional
Conduct require a practitioner to
maintain complete records of all funds,
securities, and other properties of
clients coming into his or her
possession, and to render appropriate
accounts to the client regarding the
funds, securities, and other properties of
clients coming into the practitioner’s
possession, collectively known as
‘‘client property.’’ These recordkeeping
requirements are necessary to maintain
the integrity of client property. State
bars require attorneys to perform similar
recordkeeping.
Part 11 also requires a practitioner to
report knowledge of certain violations of
the USPTO Rules of Professional
Conduct to the USPTO. The Director of
the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
(OED) may, after notice and opportunity
for a hearing, suspend, exclude, or
disqualify any practitioner from further
practice before the USPTO based on
non-compliance with the USPTO Rules
of Professional Conduct. Practitioners
who have been excluded or suspended
from practice before the USPTO,
practitioners transferred to disability
inactive status, and practitioners who
have resigned must keep and maintain
records of their steps to comply with the
suspension or exclusion order, transfer
to disability inactive status, or
resignation. These records are necessary
to demonstrate eligibility for
reinstatement. Reports of alleged
violations of the USPTO Rules of
Professional Conduct are used by the
Director of OED to conduct
investigations and disciplinary hearings,
as appropriate.
This information collection covers the
various reporting and recordkeeping
requirements set forth in Part 11 for
practitioners representing applicants
and other parties before the USPTO.
Also covered are petitions for
reinstatement for suspended or
excluded practitioners and the means
for reporting violations or complaints of
misconduct to the USPTO.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection
may be submitted via online electronic
submissions. Applicants may also
submit the information in paper form by
mail, fax, or hand delivery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0017.
Forms: No forms.
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents 13,190 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 13,190 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public from approximately 1 to 3 hours
to complete. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information,
prepare the forms or documents, and
submit the completed request to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 14,192 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Hourly Cost Burden: $6,173,520.
TABLE 1—TOTAL REPORTING BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLDS RESPONDENTS
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Item
No.
1 ..........
2 ..........
Item
Estimated
annual
respondents
Responses
per respondent
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
time for
response
(hours)
Estimated
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 1
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
respondent
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
Complaint/Violation Reporting .....
Petition for Reinstatement under
the Provisions Section 11.60(c).
216
5
1
1
216
5
3
1
648
5
$435
435
$281,880
2,175
Totals .....................................................
221
..............................
221
....................
653
....................
284,055
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these recordkeeping actions.
Approximately 12,969 pracitioners
require recordkeeping actions, for a total
of 13,539 hours.
recordkeeping requirements are also
given for practitioners who are under
suspension or exclusion. The USPTO
estimates that it will take a practitioner
between 1 and 20 hours to perform
The USPTO Rules of Professional
Conduct require practitioner agents to
maintain various records to maintain
the integrity of client property and meet
other requirements. Additional
TABLE 2—TOTAL RECORDKEEPING BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLDS RESPONDENTS
Item
No.
3 ..........
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Estimated burden
(hour/year)
Rate 2
($/hour)
Estimated annual
respondent cost
burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
Recordkeeping Maintenance and Disclosure (includes advertisements, disclosure requirements relating to soliciting
professional employment, notifications by non-attorney
practitioner of inadvertently sent documents, and financial
books and records such as trust accounts, fiduciary accounts, and operating accounts).
Recordkeeping Maintenance Regarding Practitioners Under
Suspension or Exclusion.
12,939
1
12,939
$435
$5,628,465
30
20
600
435
261,000
Totals .................................................................................................
12,969
........................
13,539
........................
5,889,465
4 ..........
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-hourly Cost Burden: $8,419. This
information collection has no capital
start-up, maintenance costs, or
recordkeeping costs. However, this
information collection does have annual
costs in the form of filing fees and
postage costs.
Filing Fees
There is one filing fee associated with
this information collection. This fee is
listed in the table below.
TABLE 3—ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL RESPONDENT FILING FEE COST BURDEN
Item
No.
2 ........
Item
Filing fee
($)
Total non-hour
cost burden
(yr)
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
Petition for Reinstatement under the Provisions Section 11.60(c) .......................
Totals
Postage Costs
Although the USPTO prefers that the
items in this information collection be
submitted electronically, responses may
be submitted by mail through the
United States Postal Service (USPS).
The USPTO estimates that 1% of the
221 items will be submitted in the mail
resulting in 2 mailed items. The USPTO
estimates that the average postage cost
for a mailed submission, using a Priority
Mail 2-day flat rate legal envelope, will
be $9.25. Therefore, the USPTO
estimates $19 in postage costs
associated with this information
collection.
IV. Request for Comments
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Estimated
annual
responses
The USPTO is soliciting public
comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
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by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice
of the American Intellectual Property Law
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$1,680
$8,400
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$8,400
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.
Association (AIPLA); pg. F–27. The USPTO uses the
average billing rate for intellectual property
attorneys in private firms which is $435 per hour.
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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
personally identifiable information (PII)
in a comment, be aware that the entire
comment— including PII—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may ask in your comment to
withhold PII from public view, USPTO
cannot guarantee that it will be able to
do so.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Adminstrative 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; Practitioner Conduct and Discipline
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), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on
the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651-
0017 (Practitioner Conduct and Discipline). The purpose of this notice
is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding
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submission of the information collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this information
collection must be received on or before April 11, 2022.
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-
0017 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: Request for additional information
should be directed to Dahlia George, Office of Enrollment and
Discipline, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-4097; or by email at
[email protected] with ``0651-0017 comment'' in the subject line.
Additional information about this information collection is also
available at https://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection
Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Director of the USPTO has the authority to establish
regulations governing the conduct and discipline of agents, attorneys,
or other persons representing applicants and other parties before the
USPTO (35 U.S.C. 2 and 32-33). The USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct,
set forth in subpart D, part 11 of title 37 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, prescribe the manner in which agents, attorneys, and other
practitioners, representing applicants and other parties before the
USPTO should conduct themselves professionally. Part 11 outlines
practitioners' responsibilities for recordkeeping and reporting
violations or complaints of misconduct to the USPTO. Subpart C of part
11 sets forth the manner by which the USPTO investigates misconduct and
imposes discipline.
The USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct require a practitioner to
maintain complete records of all funds, securities, and other
properties of clients coming into his or her possession, and to render
appropriate accounts to the client regarding the funds, securities, and
other properties of clients coming into the practitioner's possession,
collectively known as ``client property.'' These recordkeeping
requirements are necessary to maintain the integrity of client
property. State bars require attorneys to perform similar
recordkeeping.
Part 11 also requires a practitioner to report knowledge of certain
violations of the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct to the USPTO. The
Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) may, after
notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend, exclude, or disqualify
any practitioner from further practice before the USPTO based on non-
compliance with the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct. Practitioners
who have been excluded or suspended from practice before the USPTO,
practitioners transferred to disability inactive status, and
practitioners who have resigned must keep and maintain records of their
steps to comply with the suspension or exclusion order, transfer to
disability inactive status, or resignation. These records are necessary
to demonstrate eligibility for reinstatement. Reports of alleged
violations of the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct are used by the
Director of OED to conduct investigations and disciplinary hearings, as
appropriate.
This information collection covers the various reporting and
recordkeeping requirements set forth in Part 11 for practitioners
representing applicants and other parties before the USPTO. Also
covered are petitions for reinstatement for suspended or excluded
practitioners and the means for reporting violations or complaints of
misconduct to the USPTO.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection may be submitted via online
electronic submissions. Applicants may also submit the information in
paper form by mail, fax, or hand delivery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0017.
Forms: No forms.
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents 13,190 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 13,190 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses
in this information collection will take the public from approximately
1 to 3 hours to complete. This includes the time to gather the
necessary information, prepare the forms or documents, and submit the
completed request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 14,192 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden: $6,173,520.
Table 1--Total Reporting Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to Individuals or Households Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated Responses per Estimated time for Estimated Rate \1\ ($/ Estimated annual
Item No. Item annual respondent annual response burden (hour/ hour) respondent cost
respondents responses (hours) year) burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = (d) (c) x (d) = (f) (e) x (f) = (g)
(c) (e)
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1................. Complaint/Violation 216 1 216 3 648 $435 $281,880
Reporting.
2................. Petition for 5 1 5 1 5 435 2,175
Reinstatement under the
Provisions Section
11.60(c).
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Totals.................................. 221 ................. 221 ........... 653 ........... 284,055
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The USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct require practitioner agents
to maintain various records to maintain the integrity of client
property and meet other requirements. Additional recordkeeping
requirements are also given for practitioners who are under suspension
or exclusion. The USPTO estimates that it will take a practitioner
between 1 and 20 hours to perform these recordkeeping actions.
Approximately 12,969 pracitioners require recordkeeping actions, for a
total of 13,539 hours.
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\1\ 2021 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the
Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American
Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); pg. F-27. The USPTO
uses the average billing rate for intellectual property attorneys in
private firms which is $435 per hour. (https://www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/economic-survey).
Table 2--Total Recordkeeping Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to Individuals or Households Respondents
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Estimated Estimated time Estimated annual
Item No. Item annual for response Estimated burden Rate \2\ ($/ respondent cost
responses (hours) (hour/year) hour) burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = (c) (d) (c) x (d) = (e)
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3......................... Recordkeeping Maintenance and 12,939 1 12,939 $435 $5,628,465
Disclosure (includes advertisements,
disclosure requirements relating to
soliciting professional employment,
notifications by non-attorney
practitioner of inadvertently sent
documents, and financial books and
records such as trust accounts,
fiduciary accounts, and operating
accounts).
4......................... Recordkeeping Maintenance Regarding 30 20 600 435 261,000
Practitioners Under Suspension or
Exclusion.
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Totals........................................................ 12,969 .............. 13,539 .............. 5,889,465
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Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: $8,419.
This information collection has no capital start-up, maintenance costs,
or recordkeeping costs. However, this information collection does have
annual costs in the form of filing fees and postage costs.
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Filing Fees
There is one filing fee associated with this information
collection. This fee is listed in the table below.
Table 3--Estimated Total Annual Respondent Filing Fee Cost Burden
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Estimated
Item No. Item annual Filing fee ($) Total non-hour
responses cost burden (yr)
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = (c)
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2....................... Petition for Reinstatement under 5 $1,680 $8,400
the Provisions Section 11.60(c).
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Totals .............. .............. $8,400
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Postage Costs
Although the USPTO prefers that the items in this information
collection be submitted electronically, responses may be submitted by
mail through the United States Postal Service (USPS). The USPTO
estimates that 1% of the 221 items will be submitted in the mail
resulting in 2 mailed items. The USPTO estimates that the average
postage cost for a mailed submission, using a Priority Mail 2-day flat
rate legal envelope, will be $9.25. Therefore, the USPTO estimates $19
in postage costs associated with this information collection.
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 personally
identifiable information (PII) in a comment, be aware that the entire
comment-- including PII--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask in your comment to withhold PII from public view,
USPTO cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Adminstrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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