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proceedings, reports of unauthorized
testimony, employee indemnification,
and filing claims against the USPTO
under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28
U.S.C. 2672) and the corresponding
Department of Justice regulations (28
CFR part 14). The public may also
petition the USPTO Office of General
Counsel under 37 CFR 104.3 to waive or
suspend these rules in extraordinary
cases.
The procedures under 37 CFR part
104 ensure that service of process
intended for current and former
employees of the USPTO is handled
properly. The USPTO will only accept
service of process for an employee
acting in an official capacity. This
collection is necessary so that
respondents or their representatives can
serve a summons or complaint on the
USPTO, demand employee testimony
and documents related to a legal
proceeding, or file a claim under the
Federal Tort Claims Act. Respondents
may also petition the USPTO to waive
or suspend these rules for legal
processes. This collection is also
necessary so that current and former
USPTO employees may properly
forward service and demands to the
Office of General Counsel, report
unauthorized testimony, and request
indemnification. The USPTO covers
current employees as respondents under
this information collection even though
their responses do not require approval
under the Paperwork Reduction Act. In
those instances where both current and
former employees may respond to the
USPTO, the agency estimates that the
number of respondents will be small.
There are no forms provided by the
USPTO for this collection. For filing
claims under the Federal Tort Claims
Act, the public may use Standard Form
95 ‘‘Claim for Damage, Injury, or
Death,’’ which is provided by the
Department of Justice and approved by
OMB under OMB Control Number
1105–0008.
Form Number(s):
• Standard Form 95 (Claim for
Damage, Injury, or Death).
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.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 309 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 309 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
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public between approximately 5
minutes (0.08 hours) and 6 hours to
complete. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information, create
the document, and submit the
completed request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 133 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $4,569.
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 0651–0046.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0046
information request’’ in the subject line
of the message.
• Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Post Allowance and Reissue
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
SUMMARY:
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extension and revision of an existing
information collection: 0651–0033 Post
Allowance and Reissue. 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
February 21, 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 ‘‘0651–0033
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
‘‘0651–0033 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
This collection of information covers
the submission of issue fee payments,
requests for certificates of correction,
and reissue applications to the United
States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO). The USPTO is required by 35
U.S.C. 131 and 151 to examine
applications and, when appropriate,
allow applications and issue them as
patents. When an application for a
patent is allowed by the USPTO, the
USPTO issues a notice of allowance and
the applicant must pay the specified
issue fee within three months to avoid
abandonment of the application. If the
appropriate fees are paid within the
proper time period, the USPTO can then
issue the patent. The rules outlining the
procedures for payment of the issue fee
and issuance of a patent are found at 37
CFR 1.18, 1.311, and 1.314.
This collection of information also
covers several transactions that may be
taken after issuance of a patent.
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Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 254 and 255, a
certificate of correction may be
requested to correct an error or errors in
an issued patent. If the USPTO
determines that the request should be
approved, the USPTO will issue a
certificate of correction.
For an original patent that is believed
to be wholly or partly inoperative or
invalid, the original patentee, or the
current patent owner if there has been
a subsequent assignment, may apply for
reissue of the patent. The reissue
application process requires, among
other items, provision of an oath or
declaration specifically identifying at
least one error being relied upon as the
basis for reissue and stating the reason
for the belief that the original patent is
wholly or partly inoperative or invalid
(e.g., a defective specification or
drawing, or claiming more or less than
the patentee had the right to claim in
the patent). The rules outlining reissue
application procedures are found at 37
CFR 1.171–1.173 and 1.175–1.178.
The title of this item has been
changed from ‘‘Post Allowance and
Refilling’’ to ‘‘Post Allowance and
Reissue’’ to better reflect the nature of
the items in this information collection.
II. Method of Collection
Electronically via the USPTO’s patent
electronic filing system, by mail, or by
hand delivery to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0033.
Forms: (AIA = America Invents Act;
SB = Specimen Book; PTOL = Patent
Trademark Office Legal Form).
• PTO/AIA/05, PTO/AIA/06, PTO/SB/
51, PTO/SB/52 (Reissue Application
Declaration by the Inventor or the
Assignee)
• PTO/AIA/07 (Substitute Statement in
Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for
Reissue Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)
• PTO/AIA/50 (Reissue Patent
Application Transmittal)
• PTO/AIA/53, PTO/SB/53 (Reissue
Application: Consent of Assignee;
Statement of Non-Assignment)
• PTO/SB/44 (Certificate of Correction)
• PTO/SB/51S, (Supplemental
Declaration for Reissue Patent
Application to Correct ‘‘Errors’’
Statement (pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.175(c)))
• PTO/SB/56 (Reissue Application Fee
Transmittal Form)
• PTOL–85B (Issue Fee Transmittal)
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: 426,301 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 426,301 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public approximately between 30
minutes (0.5 hours) and 5.3 hours 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: 373,568 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Hourly Cost Burden: $162,502,080.
TABLE 1—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS
Item
No.
1 ..........
2 ..........
3 ..........
4 ..........
5 ..........
6 ..........
7 ..........
8 ..........
9 ..........
Item
Certificate of Correction (PTO/SB/44)
Petition to Correct Assignee After
Payment of Issue Fee (37 CFR
3.81(b)).
Reissue Documentation .....................
Reissue Patent Application Transmittal.
(PTO/SB/50) .......................................
Reissue Application Declaration by
the Inventor or the Assignee (PTO/
SB/51/52, PTO/AIA/05/06) or Substitute Statement in Lieu of an
Oath or Declaration for Reissue
Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (PTO/
AIA/07).
Supplemental Declaration for Reissue Patent Application to Correct
‘‘Errors’’ Statement (37 CFR 1.175)
(PTO/SB/51S).
Reissue Application: Consent of Assignee; Statement of Non-assignment (PTO/SB/53, PTO/AIA/53).
Reissue Application Fee Transmittal
Form (PTO/SB/56).
Issue Fee Transmittal (PTOL–85B) ...
Totals ..........................................
Estimated
annual
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated time
per
response
(hour)
Estimated
burden
(hour/year)
Hourly cost
burden
rate 1
Total annual
cost for time
spent
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
58,200
534
1
1
58,200
534
1.3 (80 minutes) ..
0.8 (46 minutes) ..
75,660
427
$435
435
$32,912,100
185,745
698
698
1
1
698
698
5.3 (318 minutes)
0.5 (30 minutes) ..
3,699
349
435
435
1,609,065
151,815
1,175
1
1,175
0.8 (46 minutes) ..
940
435
408,900
30
1
30
0.6 (36 minutes) ..
18
435
7,830
889
1
889
0.5 (30 minutes) ..
445
435
193,575
698
1
698
0.5 (30 minutes) ..
349
435
151,815
350,588
1
350,588
0.8 (46 minutes) ..
280,470
435
122,004,450
413,510
..................
413,510
..............................
362,357
..................
157,625,295
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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.
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TABLE 2—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO INDIVIDUAL AND HOUSEHOLD RESPONDENTS
Item
No.
1 ..........
2 ..........
3 ..........
4 ..........
5 ..........
6 ..........
7 ..........
8 ..........
9 ..........
Item
Estimated
annual
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated time
per
response
(hour)
Estimated
burden
(hour/year)
Hourly cost
burden
rate 2
Total annual
cost for time
Spent
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
Certificate of Correction (PTO/SB/44)
Petition to Correct Assignee After
Payment of Issue Fee (37 CFR
3.81(b)).
Reissue Documentation .....................
Reissue Patent Application Transmittal (PTO/SB/50).
Reissue Application Declaration by
the Inventor or the Assignee (PTO/
SB/51/52, PTO/AIA/05/06) or Substitute Statement in Lieu of an
Oath or Declaration for Reissue
Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (PTO/
AIA/07).
Supplemental Declaration for Reissue Patent Application to Correct
‘‘Errors’’ Statement (37 CFR 1.175)
(PTO/SB/51S).
Reissue Application: Consent of Assignee; Statement of Non-assignment (PTO/SB/53, PTO/AIA/53).
Reissue Application Fee Transmittal
Form (PTO/SB/56).
Issue Fee Transmittal (PTOL–85B) ...
1,800
16
1
1
1,800
16
1.3 (80 minutes) ..
0.8 (46 minutes) ..
2,340
13
$435
435
$1,017,900
5,655
22
22
1
1
22
22
5.3 (320 minutes)
0.5 (30 minutes) ..
117
11
435
435
50,895
4,785
37
1
37
0.8 (46 minutes) ..
30
435
13,050
1
1
1
0.6 .......................
1
435
435
28
1
28
0.5 .......................
14
435
6,090
22
1
22
0.5 .......................
11
435
4,785
10,843
Totals .......................................
12,791
1
10,843
0.8 (46 minutes) ..
8,674
435
3,773,190
..................
12,791
..............................
11,211
..................
4,876,785
2 Ibid.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-hourly Cost Burden: $434,518,228.
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 ($434,478,795) and postage
($39,433), is $434,518,228.
Filing Fees
The items with filing fees are listed in
the table below.
TABLE 3—FILING FEES
Item No.
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1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
3 ........................
3 ........................
3 ........................
3 ........................
3 ........................
3 ........................
3 ........................
3 ........................
3, 4 ....................
3, 4 ....................
3, 4 ....................
3 ........................
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Estimated
annual
responses
Type of cost
Certificate of correction (Undiscounted entity) ............................................
Certificate of correction (Small entity) .........................................................
Certificate of correction (Micro entity ...........................................................
Basic filing fee—Reissue (Undiscounted entity) ..........................................
Basic filing fee—Reissue (Small entity) .......................................................
Basic filing fee—Reissue (Micro entity) .......................................................
Basic Filing Fee—Reissue (Design CPA) (Undiscounted entity) ................
Basic Filing Fee—Reissue (Design CPA) (Small entity) .............................
Basic Filing Fee—Reissue (Design CPA) (Micro entity) .............................
Reissue Search Fee or Reissue Design CPA Search Fees (Undiscounted
entity).
Reissue Search Fee or Reissue Design CPA Search Fees (Small entity)
Reissue Search Fee or Reissue Design CPA Search Fees (Micro entity)
Reissue independent claims in excess of three (Undiscounted entity) ......
Reissue independent claims in excess of three (Small entity) ...................
Reissue independent claims in excess of three (Micro entity) ....................
Reissue claims in excess of 20 (Undiscounted entity) ................................
Reissue claims in excess of 20 (Small entity) .............................................
Reissue claims in excess of 20 (Micro entity) .............................................
Reissue Application Size Fee—for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets (Undiscounted entity).
Reissue Application Size Fee—for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets (Small entity).
Reissue Application Size Fee—for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets (Micro entity).
Reissue Examination Fee or Reissue Design CPA Examination Fee
(Undiscounted entity).
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Amount
Totals
9,521
2,394
90
1,501
528
65
25
5
5
1,544
$160
160
160
320
160
80
320
160
80
700
$1,523,360
383,040
14,400
480,320
84,480
5,200
8,000
800
400
1,080,800
580
72
561
176
21
4,531
1,495
115
46
350
175
480
240
120
100
50
25
420
203,000
12,600
269,280
42,240
2,520
453,100
74,750
2,875
19,320
10
210
2,100
8
105
840
1,542
2,320
3,577,440
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TABLE 3—FILING FEES—Continued
Type of cost
3 ........................
Reissue Examination Fee or Reissue Design CPA Examination Fee
(Small entity).
Reissue Examination Fee or Reissue Design CPA Examination Fee
(Micro entity).
Utility issue fee (Undiscounted entity) .........................................................
Utility issue fee (Small entity) ......................................................................
Utility issue fee (Micro entity) ......................................................................
Design issue fee (Undiscounted entity) .......................................................
Design issue fee (Small entity) ....................................................................
Design issue fee (Micro entity) ....................................................................
Plant issue fee (Undiscounted entity) ..........................................................
Plant issue fee (Small entity) .......................................................................
Plant issue fee (Micro entity) .......................................................................
Reissue issue fee (Undiscounted entity) .....................................................
Reissue issue fee (Small entity) ..................................................................
Reissue issue fee (Micro entity) ..................................................................
Total Filing Fees ...................................................................................
3 ........................
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
Postage
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).
Customers may incur postage costs
when submitting the information in this
information collection to the USPTO by
mail. The USPTO expects that
approximately 1% (4,263) of the
responses for this information collection
will be submitted by mail. 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 and that approximately 4,263
submissions will be mailed to the
USPTO per year. Therefore, the USPTO
estimates that postage costs in this
collection will be $39,433.
IV. Request for Comments
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Estimated
annual
responses
Item No.
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Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Adminstrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2022–25362 Filed 11–21–22; 8:45 am]
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
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
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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.
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB–2022–0076]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB)
requests the extension of the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB’s)
approval of the existing information
SUMMARY:
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Amount
Totals
577
1,160
669,320
70
580
40,600
294,254
79,574
9,678
18,674
14,600
6,228
641
598
7
448
120
6
1,200
600
300
740
370
185
840
420
210
1,200
600
300
353,104,800
47,744,400
2,903,400
13,818,760
5,402,000
1,152,180
538,440
251,160
1,470
537,600
72,000
1,800
450,310
........................
434,478,795
collection titled ‘‘Disclosure
Requirements for Depository
Institutions Lacking Federal Deposit
Insurance (Regulation I)’’ approved
under OMB Number 3170–0062.
DATES: Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before December 22, 2022 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to 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. In general, all
comments received will become public
records, including any personal
information provided. Sensitive
personal information, such as account
numbers or Social Security numbers,
should not be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Documentation prepared in support of
this information collection request is
available at www.regulations.gov.
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Anthony May,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, at
(202) 435–7278, or email: CFPB_PRA@
cfpb.gov. If you require this document
in an alternative electronic format,
please contact CFPB_Accessibility@
cfpb.gov. Please do not submit
comments to these email boxes.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Disclosure
Requirements for Depository
Institutions Lacking Federal Deposit
Insurance (Regulation I).
OMB Control Number: 3170–0062.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Post Allowance and Reissue
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-
0033 Post Allowance and Reissue. 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 February 21, 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-
0033 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 ``0651-0033 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
This collection of information covers the submission of issue fee
payments, requests for certificates of correction, and reissue
applications to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
The USPTO is required by 35 U.S.C. 131 and 151 to examine applications
and, when appropriate, allow applications and issue them as patents.
When an application for a patent is allowed by the USPTO, the USPTO
issues a notice of allowance and the applicant must pay the specified
issue fee within three months to avoid abandonment of the application.
If the appropriate fees are paid within the proper time period, the
USPTO can then issue the patent. The rules outlining the procedures for
payment of the issue fee and issuance of a patent are found at 37 CFR
1.18, 1.311, and 1.314.
This collection of information also covers several transactions
that may be taken after issuance of a patent.
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Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 254 and 255, a certificate of correction may
be requested to correct an error or errors in an issued patent. If the
USPTO determines that the request should be approved, the USPTO will
issue a certificate of correction.
For an original patent that is believed to be wholly or partly
inoperative or invalid, the original patentee, or the current patent
owner if there has been a subsequent assignment, may apply for reissue
of the patent. The reissue application process requires, among other
items, provision of an oath or declaration specifically identifying at
least one error being relied upon as the basis for reissue and stating
the reason for the belief that the original patent is wholly or partly
inoperative or invalid (e.g., a defective specification or drawing, or
claiming more or less than the patentee had the right to claim in the
patent). The rules outlining reissue application procedures are found
at 37 CFR 1.171-1.173 and 1.175-1.178.
The title of this item has been changed from ``Post Allowance and
Refilling'' to ``Post Allowance and Reissue'' to better reflect the
nature of the items in this information collection.
II. Method of Collection
Electronically via the USPTO's patent electronic filing system, by
mail, or by hand delivery to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0033.
Forms: (AIA = America Invents Act; SB = Specimen Book; PTOL =
Patent Trademark Office Legal Form).
PTO/AIA/05, PTO/AIA/06, PTO/SB/51, PTO/SB/52 (Reissue
Application Declaration by the Inventor or the Assignee)
PTO/AIA/07 (Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or
Declaration for Reissue Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR
1.64)
PTO/AIA/50 (Reissue Patent Application Transmittal)
PTO/AIA/53, PTO/SB/53 (Reissue Application: Consent of
Assignee; Statement of Non-Assignment)
PTO/SB/44 (Certificate of Correction)
PTO/SB/51S, (Supplemental Declaration for Reissue Patent
Application to Correct ``Errors'' Statement (pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.175(c)))
PTO/SB/56 (Reissue Application Fee Transmittal Form)
PTOL-85B (Issue Fee Transmittal)
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: 426,301 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 426,301 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses
in this information collection will take the public approximately
between 30 minutes (0.5 hours) and 5.3 hours 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: 373,568 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden: $162,502,080.
Table 1--Total Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to Private Sector Respondents
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Hourly
Estimated Responses Estimated Estimated time per Estimated cost Total annual
Item No. Item annual per annual response (hour) burden (hour/ burden cost for time
respondents respondent responses year) rate \1\ spent
........................ (a) (b) (a) x (b) = (d).................... (c) x (d) = (f) (e) x (f) =
(c) (e) (g)
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1............ Certificate of 58,200 1 58,200 1.3 (80 minutes)....... 75,660 $435 $32,912,100
Correction (PTO/SB/44).
2............ Petition to Correct 534 1 534 0.8 (46 minutes)....... 427 435 185,745
Assignee After Payment
of Issue Fee (37 CFR
3.81(b)).
3............ Reissue Documentation... 698 1 698 5.3 (318 minutes)...... 3,699 435 1,609,065
4............ Reissue Patent 698 1 698 0.5 (30 minutes)....... 349 435 151,815
Application Transmittal.
(PTO/SB/50).............
5............ Reissue Application 1,175 1 1,175 0.8 (46 minutes)....... 940 435 408,900
Declaration by the
Inventor or the
Assignee (PTO/SB/51/52,
PTO/AIA/05/06) or
Substitute Statement in
Lieu of an Oath or
Declaration for Reissue
Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37
CFR 1.64) (PTO/AIA/07).
6............ Supplemental Declaration 30 1 30 0.6 (36 minutes)....... 18 435 7,830
for Reissue Patent
Application to Correct
``Errors'' Statement
(37 CFR 1.175) (PTO/SB/
51S).
7............ Reissue Application: 889 1 889 0.5 (30 minutes)....... 445 435 193,575
Consent of Assignee;
Statement of Non-
assignment (PTO/SB/53,
PTO/AIA/53).
8............ Reissue Application Fee 698 1 698 0.5 (30 minutes)....... 349 435 151,815
Transmittal Form (PTO/
SB/56).
9............ Issue Fee Transmittal 350,588 1 350,588 0.8 (46 minutes)....... 280,470 435 122,004,450
(PTOL-85B).
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Totals............... 413,510 .......... 413,510 ....................... 362,357 .......... 157,625,295
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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.
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Table 2--Total Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to Individual and Household Respondents
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Hourly
Estimated Responses Estimated Estimated time per Estimated cost Total annual
Item No. Item annual per annual response (hour) burden (hour/ burden cost for time
respondents respondent responses year) rate \2\ Spent
........................ (a) (b) (a) x (b) = (d).................... (c) x (d) = (f) (e) x (f) =
(c) (e) (g)
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1............ Certificate of 1,800 1 1,800 1.3 (80 minutes)....... 2,340 $435 $1,017,900
Correction (PTO/SB/44).
2............ Petition to Correct 16 1 16 0.8 (46 minutes)....... 13 435 5,655
Assignee After Payment
of Issue Fee (37 CFR
3.81(b)).
3............ Reissue Documentation... 22 1 22 5.3 (320 minutes)...... 117 435 50,895
4............ Reissue Patent 22 1 22 0.5 (30 minutes)....... 11 435 4,785
Application Transmittal
(PTO/SB/50).
5............ Reissue Application 37 1 37 0.8 (46 minutes)....... 30 435 13,050
Declaration by the
Inventor or the
Assignee (PTO/SB/51/52,
PTO/AIA/05/06) or
Substitute Statement in
Lieu of an Oath or
Declaration for Reissue
Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37
CFR 1.64) (PTO/AIA/07).
6............ Supplemental Declaration 1 1 1 0.6.................... 1 435 435
for Reissue Patent
Application to Correct
``Errors'' Statement
(37 CFR 1.175) (PTO/SB/
51S).
7............ Reissue Application: 28 1 28 0.5.................... 14 435 6,090
Consent of Assignee;
Statement of Non-
assignment (PTO/SB/53,
PTO/AIA/53).
8............ Reissue Application Fee 22 1 22 0.5.................... 11 435 4,785
Transmittal Form (PTO/
SB/56).
9............ Issue Fee Transmittal 10,843 1 10,843 0.8 (46 minutes)....... 8,674 435 3,773,190
(PTOL-85B).
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Totals................. 12,791 .......... 12,791 ....................... 11,211 .......... 4,876,785
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\2\ Ibid.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden:
$434,518,228.
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
($434,478,795) and postage ($39,433), is $434,518,228.
Filing Fees
The items with filing fees are listed in the table below.
Table 3--Filing Fees
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Estimated
Item No. Type of cost annual Amount Totals
responses
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1.............................. Certificate of correction 9,521 $160 $1,523,360
(Undiscounted entity).
1.............................. Certificate of correction 2,394 160 383,040
(Small entity).
1.............................. Certificate of correction 90 160 14,400
(Micro entity.
3.............................. Basic filing fee--Reissue 1,501 320 480,320
(Undiscounted entity).
3.............................. Basic filing fee--Reissue 528 160 84,480
(Small entity).
3.............................. Basic filing fee--Reissue 65 80 5,200
(Micro entity).
3.............................. Basic Filing Fee--Reissue 25 320 8,000
(Design CPA) (Undiscounted
entity).
3.............................. Basic Filing Fee--Reissue 5 160 800
(Design CPA) (Small entity).
3.............................. Basic Filing Fee--Reissue 5 80 400
(Design CPA) (Micro entity).
3.............................. Reissue Search Fee or Reissue 1,544 700 1,080,800
Design CPA Search Fees
(Undiscounted entity).
3.............................. Reissue Search Fee or Reissue 580 350 203,000
Design CPA Search Fees (Small
entity).
3.............................. Reissue Search Fee or Reissue 72 175 12,600
Design CPA Search Fees (Micro
entity).
3.............................. Reissue independent claims in 561 480 269,280
excess of three (Undiscounted
entity).
3.............................. Reissue independent claims in 176 240 42,240
excess of three (Small entity).
3.............................. Reissue independent claims in 21 120 2,520
excess of three (Micro entity).
3.............................. Reissue claims in excess of 20 4,531 100 453,100
(Undiscounted entity).
3.............................. Reissue claims in excess of 20 1,495 50 74,750
(Small entity).
3.............................. Reissue claims in excess of 20 115 25 2,875
(Micro entity).
3, 4........................... Reissue Application Size Fee-- 46 420 19,320
for each additional 50 sheets
that exceeds 100 sheets
(Undiscounted entity).
3, 4........................... Reissue Application Size Fee-- 10 210 2,100
for each additional 50 sheets
that exceeds 100 sheets (Small
entity).
3, 4........................... Reissue Application Size Fee-- 8 105 840
for each additional 50 sheets
that exceeds 100 sheets (Micro
entity).
3.............................. Reissue Examination Fee or 1,542 2,320 3,577,440
Reissue Design CPA Examination
Fee (Undiscounted entity).
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3.............................. Reissue Examination Fee or 577 1,160 669,320
Reissue Design CPA Examination
Fee (Small entity).
3.............................. Reissue Examination Fee or 70 580 40,600
Reissue Design CPA Examination
Fee (Micro entity).
9.............................. Utility issue fee (Undiscounted 294,254 1,200 353,104,800
entity).
9.............................. Utility issue fee (Small 79,574 600 47,744,400
entity).
9.............................. Utility issue fee (Micro 9,678 300 2,903,400
entity).
9.............................. Design issue fee (Undiscounted 18,674 740 13,818,760
entity).
9.............................. Design issue fee (Small entity) 14,600 370 5,402,000
9.............................. Design issue fee (Micro entity) 6,228 185 1,152,180
9.............................. Plant issue fee (Undiscounted 641 840 538,440
entity).
9.............................. Plant issue fee (Small entity). 598 420 251,160
9.............................. Plant issue fee (Micro entity). 7 210 1,470
9.............................. Reissue issue fee (Undiscounted 448 1,200 537,600
entity).
9.............................. Reissue issue fee (Small 120 600 72,000
entity).
9.............................. Reissue issue fee (Micro 6 300 1,800
entity).
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Total Filing Fees........... 450,310 .............. 434,478,795
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Postage
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). Customers may
incur postage costs when submitting the information in this information
collection to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO expects that approximately
1% (4,263) of the responses for this information collection will be
submitted by mail. 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 and that approximately 4,263 submissions will
be mailed to the USPTO per year. Therefore, the USPTO estimates that
postage costs in this collection will be $39,433.
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 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. 2022-25362 Filed 11-21-22; 8:45 am]
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