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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO–C–2021–0016]
New Implementation Date for Patent
Practitioner Registration Statement
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of revised
implementation date.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is
delaying the implementation of the
biennial mandatory registration
statement required from registered
patent practitioners and individuals
granted limited recognition to practice
before the USPTO in patent matters
indefinitely.
DATES: Delayed Implementation Date:
The USPTO anticipates that the
collection of the registration statement
will not start until approximately 2025.
The USPTO will provide a six months
advance notice prior to the collection of
the registration statement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will
Covey, Deputy General Counsel and
OED Director, at 571–272–4097 or at
oed@uspto.gov. Please direct media
inquiries to the USPTO’s Office of the
Chief Communications Officer at 571–
272–8400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the final rule, Setting and Adjusting
Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020, 85
FR 46932 (August 3, 2020), registered
patent practitioners and individuals
granted limited recognition to practice
before the USPTO in patent matters may
be required to biennially submit a
mandatory registration statement. See
37 CFR 11.11(a)(2). In the final rule, the
USPTO anticipated that practitioners
would be required to submit a
registration statement in the spring of
2022, and that patent practitioners
would make the voluntary Continuing
Legal Education (CLE) certification
when submitting the registration
statement. 85 FR 46932, at 46948.
On October 9, 2020, the USPTO
published a request for comments (RFC)
seeking public input on proposed CLE
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guidelines. 85 FR 64128. The RFC
provided that pursuant to the final rule
published on August 3, 2020, registered
patent practitioners and individuals
granted limited recognition to practice
before the USPTO in patent matters will
be required to biennially submit a
mandatory registration statement
beginning on March 1, 2022. The
comment period closed on January 7,
2021. The USPTO received 26
comments, addressing both the
proposed CLE guidelines and the
provisions of the final patent fee rule
which establish the biennial electronic
registration statement.
After considering numerous factors,
on June 10, 2021, the USPTO issued a
notice of revised implementation date
which stated that the USPTO has
decided to delay the implementation of
the registration statement. 86 FR 30920.
The decision to delay was based on the
USPTO’s consideration of public
comments received regarding the
registration statement in response to the
RFC on the proposed CLE guidelines.
The USPTO’s decision was also based
on a close analysis of operational
priorities and budget. The USPTO noted
that delaying implementation of the
registration statement will allow the
Office to conserve resources by
integrating the registration statement
with other USPTO information systems.
Therefore, the USPTO anticipated that
the collection of the registration
statement would begin on November 1,
2024.
The USPTO has decided to delay the
implementation of the registration
statement. The decision to delay is
based on a close analysis of operational
priorities and budget. The USPTO notes
that delaying implementation of the
registration statement will allow the
Office to conserve resources by
integrating the registration statement
with other USPTO information systems.
Therefore, the USPTO anticipates that
the collection of the registration
statement will not start until
approximately 2025.
Once a new date for collection of the
registration statement is certain, the
public will be given a six months
advance notice.
Katherine K. Vidal,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-C-2021-0016]
New Implementation Date for Patent Practitioner Registration
Statement
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of revised implementation date.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or
Office) is delaying the implementation of the biennial mandatory
registration statement required from registered patent practitioners
and individuals granted limited recognition to practice before the
USPTO in patent matters indefinitely.
DATES: Delayed Implementation Date: The USPTO anticipates that the
collection of the registration statement will not start until
approximately 2025. The USPTO will provide a six months advance notice
prior to the collection of the registration statement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will Covey, Deputy General Counsel and
OED Director, at 571-272-4097 or at [email protected]. Please direct media
inquiries to the USPTO's Office of the Chief Communications Officer at
571-272-8400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the final rule, Setting and
Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020, 85 FR 46932 (August 3,
2020), registered patent practitioners and individuals granted limited
recognition to practice before the USPTO in patent matters may be
required to biennially submit a mandatory registration statement. See
37 CFR 11.11(a)(2). In the final rule, the USPTO anticipated that
practitioners would be required to submit a registration statement in
the spring of 2022, and that patent practitioners would make the
voluntary Continuing Legal Education (CLE) certification when
submitting the registration statement. 85 FR 46932, at 46948.
On October 9, 2020, the USPTO published a request for comments
(RFC) seeking public input on proposed CLE guidelines. 85 FR 64128. The
RFC provided that pursuant to the final rule published on August 3,
2020, registered patent practitioners and individuals granted limited
recognition to practice before the USPTO in patent matters will be
required to biennially submit a mandatory registration statement
beginning on March 1, 2022. The comment period closed on January 7,
2021. The USPTO received 26 comments, addressing both the proposed CLE
guidelines and the provisions of the final patent fee rule which
establish the biennial electronic registration statement.
After considering numerous factors, on June 10, 2021, the USPTO
issued a notice of revised implementation date which stated that the
USPTO has decided to delay the implementation of the registration
statement. 86 FR 30920. The decision to delay was based on the USPTO's
consideration of public comments received regarding the registration
statement in response to the RFC on the proposed CLE guidelines. The
USPTO's decision was also based on a close analysis of operational
priorities and budget. The USPTO noted that delaying implementation of
the registration statement will allow the Office to conserve resources
by integrating the registration statement with other USPTO information
systems. Therefore, the USPTO anticipated that the collection of the
registration statement would begin on November 1, 2024.
The USPTO has decided to delay the implementation of the
registration statement. The decision to delay is based on a close
analysis of operational priorities and budget. The USPTO notes that
delaying implementation of the registration statement will allow the
Office to conserve resources by integrating the registration statement
with other USPTO information systems. Therefore, the USPTO anticipates
that the collection of the registration statement will not start until
approximately 2025.
Once a new date for collection of the registration statement is
certain, the public will be given a six months advance notice.
Katherine K. Vidal,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-07887 Filed 4-13-23; 8:45 am]
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