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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
I. Abstract
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Patent Law Treaty
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: 0651–0073
Patent Law Treaty. The purpose of this
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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
January 17, 2023.
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 ‘‘0651–0073
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Justin Isaac, 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 Parikha Mehta,
Senior Legal Advisor, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–3248; or by email
at parikha.mehta@uspto.gov with
‘‘0651–0073 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:
The Patent Law Treaties
Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA)
implements the provisions of the Patent
Law Treaty (PLT) in title II. PLT Article
13 provides for the restoration of the
right of priority where there is a failure
to timely claim priority to the prior
application, and also where there is a
failure to file the subsequent application
within 12 months of the filing date of
the priority application.
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) rules of
practice are consistent with the PLT and
title II of the PLTIA. Section 201(c) of
the PLTIA amended 35 U.S.C. 119 to
provide that the 12 month periods set
forth in 35 U.S.C. 119(a) and (e) may be
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extended by an additional 2 months if
the delay in filing an application
claiming priority to a foreign
application or the benefit of a
provisional application within that 12month period was unintentional.
The information in this information
collection is necessary so that patent
applicants and/or patentees may seek
restoration of the right of priority to a
prior-filed foreign application or of the
right to the benefit of a prior-filed
provisional application. The USPTO
will use the petition to restore the right
of priority to a prior filed foreign
application or the right to the benefit of
a prior-filed provisional application to
determine whether the applicant has
satisfied the conditions of the applicable
statute (35 U.S.C. 119) and regulation
(37 CFR 1.55(c) or 1.78(b)).
II. Method of Collection
Electronically via the USPTO’s patent
electronic filing system, by mail or hand
delivery to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0073.
Forms: (SB = Specimen Book).
• PTO/SB/459 (Petition to Restore the
Right of Priority under 37 CFR 1.55(c)
or Petition to Restore the Benefit of a
Prior-Filed Provisional Application
under 37 CFR 1.78(b)).
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector;
individuals or households.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 800 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 800 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public approximately 1 hour to
complete. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information, create
the document, and submit the
completed item to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 800 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Hourly Cost Burden: $348,000.
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TABLE 1—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS
Item
No.
1 .........
Item
Estimated
annual
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
time for
response
(hours)
Estimated
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 1
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
respondent
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
Petition to Restore the
Right of Priority under
37 CFR 1.55(c)
Or
Petition to Restore the
Benefit of a Prior-Filed
Provisional Application
under 37 CFR 1.78(b).
PTO/SB/459
Totals .......................
780
1
780
1
780
$435
$339,300
780
........................
780
........................
780
....................
339,300
TABLE 2—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLDS RESPONDENTS
Item
No.
1 .........
Item
Estimated
annual
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
time for
response
(hours)
Estimated
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 2
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
respondent
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
Petition to Restore the
Right of Priority under
37 CFR 1.55(c)
Or
Petition to Restore the
Benefit of a Prior-Filed
Provisional Application
under 37 CFR 1.78(b).
PTO/SB/459
Totals .......................
20
1
20
1
20
$435
$8,700
20
........................
20
........................
20
....................
8,700
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-hourly Cost Burden: $1,464,824.
There are no maintenance costs,
capital start-up costs, or recordkeeping
costs associated with this information
collection. However, the USPTO
estimates that the total annual (nonhour) cost burden for this information
collection, in the form of filing fees and
postage, is $1,464,824.
Filing Fees
The items with filing fees are listed in
the table below.
TABLE 3—FILING FEES
Item
No.
1
1
1
1
.........
.........
.........
.........
1 .........
1 .........
Information collection instrument
Grantable Petition to Restore the Right of Priority under 37 CFR 1.55(c)
Grantable Petition to Restore the Right of Priority under 37 CFR 1.55(c)
Grantable Petition to Restore the Right of Priority under 37 CFR 1.55(c)
Grantable Petition to Restore the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Provisional
1.78(b) (undiscounted entity).
Grantable Petition to Restore the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Provisional
1.78(b) (small entity).
Grantable Petition to Restore the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Provisional
1.78(b) (micro entity)..
Amount
Totals
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(undiscounted entity) .........
(small entity) ......................
(micro entity) ......................
Application under 37 CFR
310
65
25
310
$2,100
1,050
525
2,100
$651,000
68,250
13,125
651,000
Application under 37 CFR
65
1,050
68,250
Application under 37 CFR
25
525
13,125
Total Fees ........................................................................................................................................
........................
........................
1,464,750
Postage
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Estimated
annual
responses
Customers may incur postage costs
when submitting some of the items
covered by this information collection
to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO
estimates that the average postage cost
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for a paper submission will be $9.25
(USPS Priority Mail flat rate envelope)
and that approximately 8 submissions
will be mailed to the USPTO per year,
for a total of $74.
IV. Request for Comments
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).
2 Ibid.
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The USPTO is soliciting public
comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
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Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Adminstrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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Collection 3038–0076: Requirements
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed renewal of a
collection of certain information by the
agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act (‘‘PRA’’), Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
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reporting requirements for applicants
for registration as a derivatives clearing
organization, and reporting and
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derivatives clearing organizations.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
and ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–0076’’ by
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• The Agency’s website, at https://
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through the website.
• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick,
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• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as
Mail above.
Please submit your comments using
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Eileen Chotiner, Division of Clearing
and Risk, Commodity Futures Trading
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echotiner@cftc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of Information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3
and includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies
to provide a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
requirement, the Commission is
publishing notice of the proposed
extension of the collection listed below.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.1
Title: Requirements for Derivatives
Clearing Organizations (OMB Control
No. 3038–0076). This is a request for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Commission Regulations
39.10, 39.11, 39.12, 39.13, 39.14, 39.15,
1 44 U.S.C. 3512, 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(i) and 1320.8
(b)(3)(vi).
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39.16, 39.18, 39.19, 39.21, 39.24 and
39.27 establish reporting requirements
for registered derivatives clearing
organizations (‘‘DCOs’’). Regulation 39.3
requires any person seeking to register
as a DCO to submit a completed Form
DCO as provided in Appendix A to part
39, accompanied by all applicable
exhibits. Subpart C of part 39 includes
additional requirements for systemically
important DCOs and DCOs that elect to
be subject to Subpart C. The rules
establish reporting and recordkeeping
requirements that implement Section 5b
of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA),
and are necessary for the Commission to
assess compliance of DCOs and DCO
applicants with requirements prescribed
in the CEA and Commission regulations.
With respect to the collection of
information, the CFTC invites
comments on:
• Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have a practical use;
• The accuracy of the Commission’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
• Ways to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of
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 must be submitted in
English, or if not, accompanied by an
English translation. Comments will be
posted as received to https://
www.cftc.gov. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. If you wish the
Commission to consider information
that you believe is exempt from
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act, a petition for
confidential treatment of the exempt
information may be submitted according
to the procedures established in § 145.9
of the Commission’s regulations.2
The Commission reserves the right,
but shall have no obligation, to review,
pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or
remove any or all of your submission
from https://www.cftc.gov that it may
deem to be inappropriate for
publication, such as obscene language.
All submissions that have been redacted
or removed that contain comments on
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CFR 145.9.
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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; Patent Law Treaty
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-
0073 Patent Law Treaty. 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 January 17, 2023.
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-
0073 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Justin Isaac, 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 Parikha Mehta, Senior Legal Advisor, United
States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-3248; or by email at
[email protected] with ``0651-0073 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 Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA)
implements the provisions of the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) in title II.
PLT Article 13 provides for the restoration of the right of priority
where there is a failure to timely claim priority to the prior
application, and also where there is a failure to file the subsequent
application within 12 months of the filing date of the priority
application.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rules of
practice are consistent with the PLT and title II of the PLTIA. Section
201(c) of the PLTIA amended 35 U.S.C. 119 to provide that the 12 month
periods set forth in 35 U.S.C. 119(a) and (e) may be extended by an
additional 2 months if the delay in filing an application claiming
priority to a foreign application or the benefit of a provisional
application within that 12-month period was unintentional.
The information in this information collection is necessary so that
patent applicants and/or patentees may seek restoration of the right of
priority to a prior-filed foreign application or of the right to the
benefit of a prior-filed provisional application. The USPTO will use
the petition to restore the right of priority to a prior filed foreign
application or the right to the benefit of a prior-filed provisional
application to determine whether the applicant has satisfied the
conditions of the applicable statute (35 U.S.C. 119) and regulation (37
CFR 1.55(c) or 1.78(b)).
II. Method of Collection
Electronically via the USPTO's patent electronic filing system, by
mail or hand delivery to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0073.
Forms: (SB = Specimen Book).
PTO/SB/459 (Petition to Restore the Right of Priority
under 37 CFR 1.55(c) or Petition to Restore the Benefit of a Prior-
Filed Provisional Application under 37 CFR 1.78(b)).
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector; individuals or households.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 800 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 800 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses
in this information collection will take the public approximately 1
hour to complete. This includes the time to gather the necessary
information, create the document, and submit the completed item to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 800 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden: $348,000.
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Table 1--Total Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to Private Sector Respondents
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Estimated Estimated time Estimated annual
Item No. Item annual Responses per Estimated annual for response Estimated burden Rate \1\ ($/ respondent cost
respondents respondent responses (hours) (hour/year) hour) burden
................... (a) (b) (a) x (b) = (c) (d) (c) x (d) = (e) (f) (e) x (f) = (g)
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1............ Petition to Restore
the Right of
Priority under 37
CFR 1.55(c)
Or
Petition to Restore 780 1 780 1 780 $435 $339,300
the Benefit of a
Prior-Filed
Provisional
Application under
37 CFR 1.78(b).
PTO/SB/459
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Totals.......... 780 .............. 780 .............. 780 ........... 339,300
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Table 2--Total Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to Individuals or Households Respondents
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Estimated Estimated time Estimated annual
Item No. Item annual Responses per Estimated annual for response Estimated burden Rate \2\ ($/ respondent cost
respondents respondent responses (hours) (hour/year) hour) burden
................... (a) (b) (a) x (b) = (c) (d) (c) x (d) = (e) (f) (e) x (f) = (g)
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1............ Petition to Restore
the Right of
Priority under 37
CFR 1.55(c)
Or
Petition to Restore 20 1 20 1 20 $435 $8,700
the Benefit of a
Prior-Filed
Provisional
Application under
37 CFR 1.78(b).
PTO/SB/459
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Totals.......... 20 .............. 20 .............. 20 ........... 8,700
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Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden:
$1,464,824.
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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).
\2\ Ibid.
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There are no maintenance costs, capital start-up costs, or
recordkeeping costs associated with this information collection.
However, the USPTO estimates that the total annual (non-hour) cost
burden for this information collection, in the form of filing fees and
postage, is $1,464,824.
Filing Fees
The items with filing fees are listed in the table below.
Table 3--Filing Fees
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Estimated
Item No. Information collection instrument annual Amount Totals
responses
................................. (a) (b) (a) x (b) = (c)
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1......................... Grantable Petition to Restore the 310 $2,100 $651,000
Right of Priority under 37 CFR
1.55(c) (undiscounted entity).
1......................... Grantable Petition to Restore the 65 1,050 68,250
Right of Priority under 37 CFR
1.55(c) (small entity).
1......................... Grantable Petition to Restore the 25 525 13,125
Right of Priority under 37 CFR
1.55(c) (micro entity).
1......................... Grantable Petition to Restore the 310 2,100 651,000
Benefit of a Prior-Filed
Provisional Application under 37
CFR 1.78(b) (undiscounted
entity).
1......................... Grantable Petition to Restore the 65 1,050 68,250
Benefit of a Prior-Filed
Provisional Application under 37
CFR 1.78(b) (small entity).
1......................... Grantable Petition to Restore the 25 525 13,125
Benefit of a Prior-Filed
Provisional Application under 37
CFR 1.78(b) (micro entity)..
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Total Fees.................... .............. .............. 1,464,750
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Postage
Customers may incur postage costs when submitting some of the items
covered by this information collection to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO
estimates that the average postage cost for a paper submission will be
$9.25 (USPS Priority Mail flat rate envelope) and that approximately 8
submissions will be mailed to the USPTO per year, for a total of $74.
IV. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the
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Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of
the 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.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Adminstrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2022-25000 Filed 11-16-22; 8:45 am]
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