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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO–P–2024–0055]
USPTO Public Engagement
Partnership: Public Meeting Series To
Enhance Outreach to the Public on
Patent Policies and Procedures
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) is
announcing the Public Engagement
Partnership meeting series to facilitate
increased engagement with the public
about the patent system. The USPTO
will host the first meeting of the Public
Engagement Partnership series virtually
and in person at the USPTO
headquarters on March 1, 2024. The
purpose of this meeting is to provide
education about the patent system and
to share ideas, experiences, and insights
related to the administration of the
system.
DATES: The first public meeting will take
place on March 1, 2024, from 1–5 p.m.
ET. Persons seeking to attend, either
virtually or in person, must register by
February 29, 2024, at the web page in
the ADDRESSES section below.
ADDRESSES: Register at www.uspto.gov/
patents/initiatives/
PublicEngagementPartnership. The first
public meeting will take place virtually
and in person at the USPTO
headquarters, Clara Barton Auditorium,
600 Dulany St., Alexandria, VA 22314.
Registration is required for both virtual
and in-person attendance. All major
entrances to the building are accessible
to people with disabilities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Horner, Acting Senior Lead
Administrative Patent Judge, at 571–
272–4596 or Linda.Horner@uspto.gov.
You can also send inquiries to
PublicEngagementPartnership@
uspto.gov. Please direct all media
inquiries to the Office of the Chief
Communications Officer at 571–272–
8400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
USPTO’s mission is to drive U.S.
innovation, inclusive capitalism, and
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global competitiveness with the
ultimate goal of increasing innovation,
entrepreneurship, and creativity for the
benefit of all Americans and people
around the world. In fulfilling this
mission, the USPTO appreciates that its
work impacts our country’s economic
prosperity and, in turn, the public. In
January of 2023, the USPTO engaged
with the public at a listening session
regarding USPTO collaboration with
other government agencies to ensure
that the patent system is not being used
to unjustifiably delay competition
beyond that reasonably contemplated by
applicable law. At this listening session,
members of the public expressed a
desire to increase engagement with the
USPTO about the patent system.
To expand outreach efforts, the
USPTO seeks to form a partnership with
members of the public, including, for
example, advocacy groups, public
interest-focused nonprofits, academics,
and civil society. The Public
Engagement Partnership will provide an
opportunity to bring the public and the
USPTO together through a series of
engagements to offer education about
the patent system and to share ideas,
experiences, and insights related to the
administration of the system.
The USPTO will hold the inaugural
meeting of the Public Engagement
Partnership meeting series virtually and
in person at the USPTO headquarters in
Alexandria, Virginia, on March 1, 2024.
Presentations at this first meeting will
provide foundational education about
the patent system and the USPTO’s
practices and policies. The meeting will
also include a panel discussion with
representatives of the public interest
community and advocacy groups on
areas of particular interest. Subsequent
meetings in the series will build on this
foundational information. For example,
future meetings will include
presentations on tools for understanding
a patent and existing mechanisms for
participation in the patent procurement
process, such as third-party
submissions. Meetings will also cover
participation in the enforcement of
patents before the USPTO via ex parte
reexamination requests, and petitions
for inter partes review and post-grant
review before the Patent Trial and
Appeal Board. These mechanisms are
available to the public at large.
Instructions for and Information on the
Public Meeting
The public meeting will take place
virtually and in person at the USPTO
headquarters, Clara Barton Auditorium,
600 Dulany St., Alexandria, VA 22314,
on March 1, 2024, from 1–5 p.m. ET.
The agenda is available on the USPTO
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website at www.uspto.gov/patents/
initiatives/
PublicEngagementPartnership. Those
interested in attending the meeting can
register on the same web page.
Additional information about this
information collection is also available
at https://www.reginfo.gov under
‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Katherine Kelly Vidal,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) is required
by title 35 of the United States Code,
including 35 U.S.C. 131, to examine
applications for patents. The USPTO
administers the patent statutes relating
to examination through various rules in
chapter 37 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), such as, for example,
37 CFR 1.16 through 1.84. Each patent
applicant must provide sufficient
information to allow the USPTO to
properly examine the application to
determine whether it meets the criteria
set forth in the patent statutes and
regulations for issuance as a patent. The
patent statutes and regulations require
that an application for patent include
the following information:
(1) A specification containing a
description of the invention and at least
one claim defining the property right
sought by the applicant;
(2) A drawing(s) or photograph(s),
where necessary for an understanding of
the invention;
(3) An oath or declaration signed by
the applicant (under 35 U.S.C. 115(f),
the time for filing the oath or
declaration is no later than the date on
which the issue fee for the patent is
paid); and
(4) A filing fee.
Various types of patent applications
are covered under this information
collection:
• Noncontinuing, nonprovisional
utility, plant and design applications,
• Provisional applications,
• Continuation/divisional
applications of international
applications,
• Continued prosecution applications
(design), and
• Continuation/divisional and
continuation-in-part applications of
utility, plant, and design applications.
In addition, this information
collection covers certain other papers
filed by applicants, such as, for
example, petitions to accept an
unintentionally delayed priority or
benefit claim, petitions to accept a filing
by other than all of the inventors or a
person not the inventor, and petitions
requesting that applications filed under
37 CFR 1.495(b) be accorded a receipt
date.
Furthermore, this information
collection incorporates the lone item in
0651–0073 (Patent Law Treaty):
petitions to restore the right of priority
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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; Initial Patent Applications
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: 0651–0032
Initial Patent Applications. 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
March 11, 2024.
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 ‘‘0651–0032
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 Raul Tamayo,
Senior Legal Advisor, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–7728; or by email
at raul.tamayo@uspto.gov with ‘‘0651–
0032 comment’’ in the subject line.
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to a foreign application under 37 CFR
1.55(c) or the benefit of a prior-filed
provisional application under 37 CFR
1.78(b). The petitions are used to extend
the 12-month periods set forth in 35
U.S.C. 119(a) and (e) by an additional 2
months where there is an unintentional
delay in filing an application claiming
priority to a foreign application or the
benefit of a provisional application.
Once this information collection is
renewed, and the petitions are added,
0651–0073 will be discontinued.
II. Method of Collection
The items in this information
collection can be submitted through the
USPTO patent electronic filing system
(Patent Center), the USPTO’s online
filing and viewing system for patent
applications and related documents.
The USPTO also will accept
submissions by mail, hand delivery, and
facsimile, except that facsimile
submission of the information in this
collection is limited to certain items in
accordance with 37 CFR 1.6(d).
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0032.
Forms: (AIA = America Invents Act;
SB = Specimen Book)
• PTO/AIA/01 (Declaration (37 CFR
1.63) for Utility or Design Patent
Application using an Application
Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01CN (Chinese (simplified)
Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63)
for Utility or Design Application
Using an Application Data Sheet (37
CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01DE (German Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01ES (Spanish Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01FR (French Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01IT (Italian Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01JP (Japanese Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01KR (Korean Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using An
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
• PTO/AIA/01NL (Dutch Language
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility
or Design Application Using an
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-00317]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO-P-2024-0055]
USPTO Public Engagement Partnership: Public Meeting Series To
Enhance Outreach to the Public on Patent Policies and Procedures
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
announcing the Public Engagement Partnership meeting series to
facilitate increased engagement with the public about the patent
system. The USPTO will host the first meeting of the Public Engagement
Partnership series virtually and in person at the USPTO headquarters on
March 1, 2024. The purpose of this meeting is to provide education
about the patent system and to share ideas, experiences, and insights
related to the administration of the system.
DATES: The first public meeting will take place on March 1, 2024, from
1-5 p.m. ET. Persons seeking to attend, either virtually or in person,
must register by February 29, 2024, at the web page in the ADDRESSES
section below.
ADDRESSES: Register at www.uspto.gov/patents/initiatives/PublicEngagementPartnership. The first public meeting will take place
virtually and in person at the USPTO headquarters, Clara Barton
Auditorium, 600 Dulany St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Registration is
required for both virtual and in-person attendance. All major entrances
to the building are accessible to people with disabilities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Horner, Acting Senior Lead
Administrative Patent Judge, at 571-272-4596 or [email protected].
You can also send inquiries to [email protected].
Please direct all media inquiries to the Office of the Chief
Communications Officer at 571-272-8400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USPTO's mission is to drive U.S.
innovation, inclusive capitalism, and global competitiveness with the
ultimate goal of increasing innovation, entrepreneurship, and
creativity for the benefit of all Americans and people around the
world. In fulfilling this mission, the USPTO appreciates that its work
impacts our country's economic prosperity and, in turn, the public. In
January of 2023, the USPTO engaged with the public at a listening
session regarding USPTO collaboration with other government agencies to
ensure that the patent system is not being used to unjustifiably delay
competition beyond that reasonably contemplated by applicable law. At
this listening session, members of the public expressed a desire to
increase engagement with the USPTO about the patent system.
To expand outreach efforts, the USPTO seeks to form a partnership
with members of the public, including, for example, advocacy groups,
public interest-focused nonprofits, academics, and civil society. The
Public Engagement Partnership will provide an opportunity to bring the
public and the USPTO together through a series of engagements to offer
education about the patent system and to share ideas, experiences, and
insights related to the administration of the system.
The USPTO will hold the inaugural meeting of the Public Engagement
Partnership meeting series virtually and in person at the USPTO
headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 1, 2024. Presentations
at this first meeting will provide foundational education about the
patent system and the USPTO's practices and policies. The meeting will
also include a panel discussion with representatives of the public
interest community and advocacy groups on areas of particular interest.
Subsequent meetings in the series will build on this foundational
information. For example, future meetings will include presentations on
tools for understanding a patent and existing mechanisms for
participation in the patent procurement process, such as third-party
submissions. Meetings will also cover participation in the enforcement
of patents before the USPTO via ex parte reexamination requests, and
petitions for inter partes review and post-grant review before the
Patent Trial and Appeal Board. These mechanisms are available to the
public at large.
Instructions for and Information on the Public Meeting
The public meeting will take place virtually and in person at the
USPTO headquarters, Clara Barton Auditorium, 600 Dulany St.,
Alexandria, VA 22314, on March 1, 2024, from 1-5 p.m. ET. The agenda is
available on the USPTO
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website at www.uspto.gov/patents/initiatives/PublicEngagementPartnership. Those interested in attending the meeting
can register on the same web page.
Katherine Kelly Vidal,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-00317 Filed 1-9-24; 8:45 am]
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