Study on Non-Fungible Tokens and Related Intellectual Property Law Issues, 78090-78091 [2022-27694]
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TABLE 2—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO INDIVIDUAL AND HOUSEHOLD RESPONDENTS
Item No.
2 ..................
3 ..................
6 ..................
Item
Number of
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Number of
responses
Estimated
response time
(hours)
Estimated
annual burden
hours
Rate 2
($/hr)
Total hourly
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
Application by Law School
Faculty Member to Become a Faculty Clinic Supervisor.
Application for Limited Recognition for Law Students.
Certification and Request to
Make Special under the
Law School Program.
Total ....
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-hourly Cost Burden: $46.
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 postage is $46.
Postage
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The USPTO does not presently use
automated or other technological
information collection techniques for
the items in this collection of
information, but submissions are
accepted electronically through email.
Submissions are also accepted via postal
mail and hand delivery. The USPTO
expects that only five (5) submissions
will be submitted through the U.S.
Postal Service. The remaining items will
be submitted electronically. The average
USPS postage cost for a mailed
submission, using a Priority Mail flat
rate legal envelope is $9.25. Therefore,
the USPTO estimates that the total
postage costs for the mailed submissions
in this information collection will total
$46.
1 The USPTO expects that university faculty
members will complete most of the items in this
information collection at an estimated rate of $62.89
per hour. The faculty rate is found in the
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (25–
1112 Law Teachers, Postsecondary (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes251112.htm)). While
no exact number is listed as a mean hourly wage,
USPTO reached the estimated rate by taking the
mean annual wage ($130,820) and dividing it by
2,080, which is the number of annual work hours
based on a 40-hour work week. Faculty members
serving as Clinic Supervisors must be practicing
attorneys (and registered with the Patent Bar for
those schools handling patent matters before the
USPTO on behalf of applicants).
The cost for law students applying to participate
in the program is estimated to be at the 50% hourly
rate for legal occupations (BLS 23–0000 Legal
Occupations) which is $27.29 per hour (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes230000.htm). This
accounts for law students’ possible employment in
various entry level legal positions.
2 Ibid.
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1
10
1
10
$62.89
$629
750
1
750
0.5
375
27.19
10,196
5
1
5
1
5
62.89
314
765
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765
........................
390
........................
11,139
IV. Request for Comments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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.
Patent and Trademark Office
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Adminstrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
[Docket No. PTO–C–2022–0035]
Study on Non-Fungible Tokens and
Related Intellectual Property Law
Issues
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce; United States Copyright
Office, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice of inquiry; extension of
written comment period and date
change for public roundtables.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) and United
States Copyright Office (USCO)
(collectively, the Offices) published a
request for comments in the Federal
Register on November 23, 2022, seeking
comments from the public on various
intellectual property (IP) law and policy
issues associated with non-fungible
tokens (NFTs). Through this notice, the
Offices are extending the period for
written public comment until February
3, 2023. In addition, the Offices are
changing the dates of the public
roundtables in this study.
DATES:
Written comments: Written comments
must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Time on February 3, 2023.
Public roundtables: The roundtable
on Trademarks and NFTs will now be
held on Tuesday, January 24, 2023; the
roundtable on Patents and NFTs will
now be held on Thursday, January 26,
2023; and the roundtable on Copyrights
and NFTs will now be held on Tuesday,
January 31, 2023. The deadline for
requests to participate as a panelist in
one or more of the roundtables is
unchanged. Such requests must be
SUMMARY:
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December 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Submission of written comments: For
reasons of Government efficiency,
comments must be submitted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. To submit
comments via the portal, enter docket
number PTO–C–2022–0035 on the
homepage and click ‘‘Search.’’ The site
will provide a search results page listing
all documents associated with this
docket. Find a reference to this request
for information and click on the
‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the
required fields, and enter or attach your
comments. Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in ADOBE®
portable document format (PDF) or
MICROSOFT WORD® format. Because
comments will be made available for
public inspection, information that the
submitter does not desire to make
public, such as an address or phone
number, should not be included. Visit
the Federal eRulemaking Portal for
additional instructions on providing
comments via the portal. If electronic
submission of comments is not feasible
due to a lack of access to a computer
and/or the internet, please contact the
Offices using the contact information
below for special instructions on how to
submit comments by other means.
Submission of business confidential
information: Any submissions
containing business confidential
information must be marked
‘‘confidential treatment requested’’ and
submitted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Submitters should
provide an index listing the
document(s) or information they would
like the Offices to withhold. The index
should identify the confidential
document(s) by document number(s)
and document title(s) and should
identify the confidential information by
description(s) and relevant page
number(s) and/or section number(s)
within a document. Submitters should
provide a statement explaining their
grounds for requesting non-disclosure of
the information to the public as well.
The Offices also request that submitters
of business confidential information
include a non-confidential version
(either redacted or summarized) that
will be posted on www.regulations.gov
and available for public viewing. In the
event that the submitter cannot provide
a non-confidential version of their
submission, the Offices request that the
submitter post a notice in the docket
stating that they have provided the
Offices with business confidential
information. Should a submitter fail
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either to docket a non-confidential
version of their submission or to post a
notice that they have provided business
confidential information, the Offices
will note the receipt of the submission
on the docket with the submitter’s
organization or name (to the degree
permitted by law) and the date of
submission.
Anonymous submissions: The Offices
will accept anonymous submissions.
Enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you
wish to remain anonymous.
Public roundtables: The roundtables
will be conducted virtually. Requests to
participate as a panelist at one or more
of these roundtables must be submitted
via email to
NFTStudySpeakingRequests@uspto.gov
and must be received by 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on December 21, 2022.
Requests to participate as a panelist at
a roundtable made in any other form,
including as part of comments
submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal, will not be considered. If email
submission of requests to participate as
a panelist is not feasible, please contact
the Offices using the contact
information below for special
instructions. The submission of written
comments in response to this notice is
not a prerequisite to participation as a
panelist in a roundtable. Please note
that the Offices will review all requests
to participate and will endeavor to
invite participants representing diverse
viewpoints on the subject matter
discussed at each roundtable. The
Offices may not be able to accommodate
all requests.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin R. Amer, Senior Level Attorney,
USPTO, kevin.amer@uspto.gov, 571272–9300; Branden Ritchie, Senior
Level Attorney, USPTO,
branden.ritchie@uspto.gov, 571–272–
9300; Andrew Foglia, Senior Counsel,
USCO, afoglia@copyright.gov, 202–707–
8350; or Jene´e Iyer, Counsel, USCO,
jiyer@copyright.gov, 202–707–8350.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 23, 2022, the Offices
published a notice in the Federal
Register announcing that the Offices are
conducting a joint study regarding
issues of intellectual property (IP) law
and policy associated with non-fungible
tokens (NFTs) in response to a June 9,
2022 request from Senators Patrick
Leahy and Thom Tillis. See Notice of
inquiry; notice of public roundtables, 87
FR 71584 (Nov. 23, 2022). In that notice,
the Offices indicated that they are
seeking public comments on these
matters to assist in their work on IP
policy related to NFTs and in
conducting the study. To assist in
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gathering public input, the Offices
published questions and sought focused
written public comments on various (IP)
law and policy issues associated with
NFTs. The notice requested written
public comments be submitted on or
before January 9, 2023. In addition, the
Offices announced a series of three
public roundtables to allow them to
gather further input.
Through this notice, the Offices are
extending the period for written public
comments until February 3, 2023, to
give interested members of the public
additional time to submit comments.
Previously submitted written comments
do not need to be resubmitted.
The Offices are also changing the
dates of the three public roundtables.
The roundtable on Trademarks and
NFTs will now be held on Tuesday,
January 24, 2023; the roundtable on
Patents and NFTs will now be held on
Thursday, January 26, 2023; and the
roundtable on Copyrights and NFTs will
now be held on Tuesday, January 31,
2023. The deadline for requests to
participate as a panelist in one or more
of the roundtables is unchanged. Such
requests must be received by 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on December 21, 2022.
All other information and instructions
to commenters provided in the
November 23, 2022, notice remain
unchanged.
Katherine K. Vidal,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
Shira Perlmutter,
Register of Copyrights and Director, United
States Copyright Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
[Docket No. PTO-C-2022-0035]
Study on Non-Fungible Tokens and Related Intellectual Property
Law Issues
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce; United States Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice of inquiry; extension of written comment period and date
change for public roundtables.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and
United States Copyright Office (USCO) (collectively, the Offices)
published a request for comments in the Federal Register on November
23, 2022, seeking comments from the public on various intellectual
property (IP) law and policy issues associated with non-fungible tokens
(NFTs). Through this notice, the Offices are extending the period for
written public comment until February 3, 2023. In addition, the Offices
are changing the dates of the public roundtables in this study.
DATES:
Written comments: Written comments must be received by 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on February 3, 2023.
Public roundtables: The roundtable on Trademarks and NFTs will now
be held on Tuesday, January 24, 2023; the roundtable on Patents and
NFTs will now be held on Thursday, January 26, 2023; and the roundtable
on Copyrights and NFTs will now be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
The deadline for requests to participate as a panelist in one or more
of the roundtables is unchanged. Such requests must be
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received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Submission of written comments: For reasons of Government
efficiency, comments must be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at www.regulations.gov. To submit comments via the portal, enter
docket number PTO-C-2022-0035 on the homepage and click ``Search.'' The
site will provide a search results page listing all documents
associated with this docket. Find a reference to this request for
information and click on the ``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the
required fields, and enter or attach your comments. Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in ADOBE[supreg] portable document
format (PDF) or MICROSOFT WORD[supreg] format. Because comments will be
made available for public inspection, information that the submitter
does not desire to make public, such as an address or phone number,
should not be included. Visit the Federal eRulemaking Portal for
additional instructions on providing comments via the portal. If
electronic submission of comments is not feasible due to a lack of
access to a computer and/or the internet, please contact the Offices
using the contact information below for special instructions on how to
submit comments by other means.
Submission of business confidential information: Any submissions
containing business confidential information must be marked
``confidential treatment requested'' and submitted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Submitters should provide an index listing the
document(s) or information they would like the Offices to withhold. The
index should identify the confidential document(s) by document
number(s) and document title(s) and should identify the confidential
information by description(s) and relevant page number(s) and/or
section number(s) within a document. Submitters should provide a
statement explaining their grounds for requesting non-disclosure of the
information to the public as well. The Offices also request that
submitters of business confidential information include a non-
confidential version (either redacted or summarized) that will be
posted on www.regulations.gov and available for public viewing. In the
event that the submitter cannot provide a non-confidential version of
their submission, the Offices request that the submitter post a notice
in the docket stating that they have provided the Offices with business
confidential information. Should a submitter fail either to docket a
non-confidential version of their submission or to post a notice that
they have provided business confidential information, the Offices will
note the receipt of the submission on the docket with the submitter's
organization or name (to the degree permitted by law) and the date of
submission.
Anonymous submissions: The Offices will accept anonymous
submissions. Enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous.
Public roundtables: The roundtables will be conducted virtually.
Requests to participate as a panelist at one or more of these
roundtables must be submitted via email to
[email protected] and must be received by 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on December 21, 2022. Requests to participate as a
panelist at a roundtable made in any other form, including as part of
comments submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal, will not be
considered. If email submission of requests to participate as a
panelist is not feasible, please contact the Offices using the contact
information below for special instructions. The submission of written
comments in response to this notice is not a prerequisite to
participation as a panelist in a roundtable. Please note that the
Offices will review all requests to participate and will endeavor to
invite participants representing diverse viewpoints on the subject
matter discussed at each roundtable. The Offices may not be able to
accommodate all requests.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin R. Amer, Senior Level Attorney,
USPTO, [email protected], 571- 272-9300; Branden Ritchie, Senior
Level Attorney, USPTO, [email protected], 571-272-9300; Andrew
Foglia, Senior Counsel, USCO, [email protected], 202-707-8350; or
Jen[eacute]e Iyer, Counsel, USCO, [email protected], 202-707-8350.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 23, 2022, the Offices published
a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the Offices are
conducting a joint study regarding issues of intellectual property (IP)
law and policy associated with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in response
to a June 9, 2022 request from Senators Patrick Leahy and Thom Tillis.
See Notice of inquiry; notice of public roundtables, 87 FR 71584 (Nov.
23, 2022). In that notice, the Offices indicated that they are seeking
public comments on these matters to assist in their work on IP policy
related to NFTs and in conducting the study. To assist in gathering
public input, the Offices published questions and sought focused
written public comments on various (IP) law and policy issues
associated with NFTs. The notice requested written public comments be
submitted on or before January 9, 2023. In addition, the Offices
announced a series of three public roundtables to allow them to gather
further input.
Through this notice, the Offices are extending the period for
written public comments until February 3, 2023, to give interested
members of the public additional time to submit comments. Previously
submitted written comments do not need to be resubmitted.
The Offices are also changing the dates of the three public
roundtables. The roundtable on Trademarks and NFTs will now be held on
Tuesday, January 24, 2023; the roundtable on Patents and NFTs will now
be held on Thursday, January 26, 2023; and the roundtable on Copyrights
and NFTs will now be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The deadline
for requests to participate as a panelist in one or more of the
roundtables is unchanged. Such requests must be received by 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on December 21, 2022.
All other information and instructions to commenters provided in
the November 23, 2022, notice remain unchanged.
Katherine K. Vidal,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Shira Perlmutter,
Register of Copyrights and Director, United States Copyright Office.
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