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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; Trademark Petitions
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: 0651–0061
(Trademark Petitions). 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
September 9, 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 ‘‘0651–0061
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal eRulemaking 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:
Request for additional information
should be directed to Catherine Cain,
Attorney Advisor, Office of the
Commissioner for Trademarks, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450; by telephone at 571–272–8946; or
by email at Catherine.Cain@uspto.gov
with ‘‘0651–0061 comment’’ in the
subject line. Additional information
about this information collection is also
available at https://www.reginfo.gov
under ‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) administers
the Trademark Act (Act), 15 U.S.C. 1051
et seq., which provides for the
registration of trademarks, service
marks, collective membership marks,
and certification marks. Individuals and
businesses that use or intend to use
such marks in commerce may file an
application to register their marks with
the USPTO.
This information collection covers
various trademark-related
communications to the USPTO,
including letters of protest, requests to
make special, responses to petition
inquiry letters, petitions to make
special, requests to restore a filing date,
and requests for reinstatement. This
information collection also incorporates
petitions for ex parte expungement or
reexamination (PTO–2312). Ex parte
expungement and reexamination
proceedings were established by the
Trademark Modernization Act of 2020
(TMA), Public Law 116–260 (Dec. 27,
2020), to cancel, either in whole or in
part, registered marks for which the
required use in commerce was not
made. The burden estimate for petitions
for ex parte expungement or
reexamination was previously contained
in OMB Control No. 0651–0086,
Changes to Implement Provisions of the
Trademark Modernization Act, but is
being transferred into this information
collection for efficiency. Finally, this
information collection consolidates into
a single burden estimate the burden for
responses to petition inquiry letters
(PTO–2305), which was previously
reflected in both OMB Control No.
0651–0086 and this information
collection.
The information covered in this
collection is used by the public for a
variety of private business purposes
related to establishing and enforcing
trademark rights. Information relating to
the registration of a trademark is made
available to the public by the USPTO.
However, the release of information in
a letter of protest is controlled and may
be available only upon request.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection
must be submitted electronically. In
limited circumstances, applicants may
also be permitted to submit the
information in paper form, by mail, or
by hand delivery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0061.
Forms:
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• PTO–2303 (Letter of Protest)
• PTO–2304 (Request to Make
Special)
• PTO–2305 (Response to Petition to
Director Inquiry Letter)
• PTO–2306 (Petition to Make
Special)
• PTO–2307 (Request to Restore
Filing Date)
• PTO–2308 (Request for
Reinstatement)
• PTO–2312 (Petition for
Expungement or Reexamination Form)
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 5,813 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 5,813 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,813 responses.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public approximately between 40
minutes (0.67 hours) and 4.5 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: 7,893 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Hourly Cost Burden: $3,528,171.
TABLE 1—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS
Item No.
1 .................
2 .................
3 .................
4 .................
5 .................
6 .................
7 .................
8 .................
9 .................
Item
Estimated
annual
respondents
Responses per
respondent
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Estimated
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 1
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
respondent
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
Letter of Protest (PTO–
2303).
Request to Make Special
(PTO–2304).
Response to Petition to
Director Inquiry Letter
(PTO–2305).
Petition to Make Special
(PTO–2306).
Request to Restore Filing
Date (PTO–2307).
Request for Reinstatement (PTO–2308).
Petition for Ex Parte
Expungement (PTO–
2312).
Petition for Ex Parte Reexamination (PTO–
2312).
Response to Petition for
Expungement or Reexamination Inquiry Letter (PTO–2312).
3,243
1
3,243
1.5 .....................
4,865
$447
$2,174,655
800
1
800
664
447
296,808
800
1
800
0.83 (50 minutes).
1 ........................
800
447
357,600
300
1
300
249
447
111,303
40
1
40
33
447
14,751
400
1
400
0.83 (50 minutes).
0.83 (50 minutes).
1 ........................
400
447
178,800
90
1
90
4.5 .....................
405
447
181,035
100
1
100
4.5 .....................
450
447
201,150
40
1
40
27
447
12,069
Totals .......................
5,813
..........................
5,813
7,893
........................
3,528,171
0.67 (40 minutes).
...........................
1 2023
Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA);
pg. F–41. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for intellectual property work in all firms which is $447 per hour (https://www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/
economic-survey).
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-hourly Cost Burden: $313,260.
There are no capital start-up,
maintenance 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 filings fees and
postage, is $313,260.
Filing Fees
There are fees associated with
submitting the petitions and requests in
this information collection for a total of
$313,250 per year.
TABLE 2—FILING FEES
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Item No.
1
4
4
7
8
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
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7011
7005
6005
7014
7014
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
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Item
Estimated
annual
responses
Filing fee
($)
Non-hourly
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
Letter of Protest ....................................................................
Petition to Make Special (Electronic) ....................................
Petition to Make Special (Paper) ..........................................
Petition for Ex Parte Expungement ......................................
Petition for Ex Parte Reexamination .....................................
3,243
299
1
90
100
$50
250
350
400
400
$162,150
74,750
350
36,000
40,000
Totals .............................................................................
3,733
........................
313,250
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Postage Costs
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS
In limited circumstances, applicants
may be permitted to submit the
information in paper form by mail, fax,
or hand delivery. Applicants and
registrants incur postage costs when
submitting information to the USPTO by
mail through the United States Postal
Service. The USPTO estimates that 1
item will be submitted by mail. The
USPTO estimates that the average
postage cost for a mailed submission,
using a Priority Mail legal flat rate
envelope, will be $10.15. Therefore, the
USPTO estimates the total mailing costs
for this information collection will be
$10.
Notice of Meeting
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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. The 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, the
USPTO cannot guarantee that it will be
able to do so.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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next meeting of the U.S. Commission of
Fine Arts is scheduled for July 18, 2024,
at 9:00 a.m. and will be held via online
videoconference. Items of discussion
may include buildings, infrastructure,
parks, memorials, and public art.
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the online public meeting, and
additional information regarding the
Commission are available on our
website: www.cfa.gov. Inquiries
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public testimony, should be addressed
to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S.
Commission of Fine Arts, at the above
address; by emailing cfastaff@cfa.gov; or
by calling 202–504–2200. Individuals
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CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
BUREAU
[Docket No. CFPB–2024–0027]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request
Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (CFPB) requests the
Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB’s) revision of the existing
information collection titled
‘‘Regulation F: Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, State Application for
Exemption’’ approved under OMB
Control Number 3170–0056.
DATES: Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before August 9, 2024 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
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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:
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: Regulation F: Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, State
Application for Exemption.
OMB Control Number: 3170–0056.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
8,730.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 858,345.
Abstract: Regulation F implements
the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
(FDCPA) 1 and prescribes Federal rules
governing the activities of debt
collectors (as that term is defined in the
FDCPA). Regulation F addresses
communications in connection with
debt collection and prohibitions on
harassment or abuse, false or misleading
representations, and unfair practices in
debt collection. Regulation F includes
information collections related to
information that debt collectors must
provide to consumers at various points
during the debt collection process (such
as at the outset of collections), before
reporting a debt to a consumer reporting
agency, and in response to certain
consumer requests or actions.
Regulation F also includes information
collections related to recordkeeping and
State applications to the CFPB for an
exemption of a class of debt collection
practices within the applying State from
the provisions of the FDCPA and the
corresponding provisions of Regulation
F.
Request for Comments: The CFPB
published a 60-day Federal Register
notice on March 14, 2024 (89 FR 18606)
under Docket Number: CFPB–2024–
0011. The CFPB is publishing this
notice and soliciting comments on: (a)
Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the CFPB, including
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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; Trademark Petitions
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-
0061 (Trademark Petitions). 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 September 9, 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: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0061 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal eRulemaking 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: Request for additional information
should be directed to Catherine Cain, Attorney Advisor, Office of the
Commissioner for Trademarks, United States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-8946;
or by email at [email protected] with ``0651-0061 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 United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) administers
the Trademark Act (Act), 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., which provides for the
registration of trademarks, service marks, collective membership marks,
and certification marks. Individuals and businesses that use or intend
to use such marks in commerce may file an application to register their
marks with the USPTO.
This information collection covers various trademark-related
communications to the USPTO, including letters of protest, requests to
make special, responses to petition inquiry letters, petitions to make
special, requests to restore a filing date, and requests for
reinstatement. This information collection also incorporates petitions
for ex parte expungement or reexamination (PTO-2312). Ex parte
expungement and reexamination proceedings were established by the
Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA), Public Law 116-260 (Dec. 27,
2020), to cancel, either in whole or in part, registered marks for
which the required use in commerce was not made. The burden estimate
for petitions for ex parte expungement or reexamination was previously
contained in OMB Control No. 0651-0086, Changes to Implement Provisions
of the Trademark Modernization Act, but is being transferred into this
information collection for efficiency. Finally, this information
collection consolidates into a single burden estimate the burden for
responses to petition inquiry letters (PTO-2305), which was previously
reflected in both OMB Control No. 0651-0086 and this information
collection.
The information covered in this collection is used by the public
for a variety of private business purposes related to establishing and
enforcing trademark rights. Information relating to the registration of
a trademark is made available to the public by the USPTO. However, the
release of information in a letter of protest is controlled and may be
available only upon request.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection must be submitted
electronically. In limited circumstances, applicants may also be
permitted to submit the information in paper form, by mail, or by hand
delivery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0061.
Forms:
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PTO-2303 (Letter of Protest)
PTO-2304 (Request to Make Special)
PTO-2305 (Response to Petition to Director Inquiry Letter)
PTO-2306 (Petition to Make Special)
PTO-2307 (Request to Restore Filing Date)
PTO-2308 (Request for Reinstatement)
PTO-2312 (Petition for Expungement or Reexamination Form)
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 5,813 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 5,813 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,813 responses.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses
in this information collection will take the public approximately
between 40 minutes (0.67 hours) and 4.5 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: 7,893 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden: $3,528,171.
Table 1--Total Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to Private Sector Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated Responses per Estimated Estimated time for Estimated Rate \1\ ($/ annual
Item No. Item annual respondent annual response (hours) burden (hour/ hour) respondent
respondents responses year) cost burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = (d)................ (c) x (d) = (f) (e) x (f) =
(c) (e) (g)
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1.............. Letter of Protest 3,243 1 3,243 1.5................ 4,865 $447 $2,174,655
(PTO-2303).
2.............. Request to Make 800 1 800 0.83 (50 minutes).. 664 447 296,808
Special (PTO-
2304).
3.............. Response to 800 1 800 1.................. 800 447 357,600
Petition to
Director Inquiry
Letter (PTO-
2305).
4.............. Petition to Make 300 1 300 0.83 (50 minutes).. 249 447 111,303
Special (PTO-
2306).
5.............. Request to 40 1 40 0.83 (50 minutes).. 33 447 14,751
Restore Filing
Date (PTO-2307).
6.............. Request for 400 1 400 1.................. 400 447 178,800
Reinstatement
(PTO-2308).
7.............. Petition for Ex 90 1 90 4.5................ 405 447 181,035
Parte
Expungement (PTO-
2312).
8.............. Petition for Ex 100 1 100 4.5................ 450 447 201,150
Parte
Reexamination
(PTO-2312).
9.............. Response to 40 1 40 0.67 (40 minutes).. 27 447 12,069
Petition for
Expungement or
Reexamination
Inquiry Letter
(PTO-2312).
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Totals........ 5,813 ............... 5,813 ................... 7,893 .............. 3,528,171
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\1\ 2023 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law Association
(AIPLA); pg. F-41. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for intellectual property work in all firms which is $447 per hour (https://www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/economic-survey).
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: $313,260.
There are no capital start-up, maintenance 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 filings fees and postage, is
$313,260.
Filing Fees
There are fees associated with submitting the petitions and
requests in this information collection for a total of $313,250 per
year.
Table 2--Filing Fees
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Estimated
Item No. Fee code Item annual Filing fee ($) Non-hourly
responses cost burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) =
(c)
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1................... 7011.................. Letter of Protest. 3,243 $50 $162,150
4................... 7005.................. Petition to Make 299 250 74,750
Special
(Electronic).
4................... 6005.................. Petition to Make 1 350 350
Special (Paper).
7................... 7014.................. Petition for Ex 90 400 36,000
Parte Expungement.
8................... 7014.................. Petition for Ex 100 400 40,000
Parte
Reexamination.
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Totals......... 3,733 .............. 313,250
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Postage Costs
In limited circumstances, applicants may be permitted to submit the
information in paper form by mail, fax, or hand delivery. Applicants
and registrants incur postage costs when submitting information to the
USPTO by mail through the United States Postal Service. The USPTO
estimates that 1 item will be submitted by mail. The USPTO estimates
that the average postage cost for a mailed submission, using a Priority
Mail legal flat rate envelope, will be $10.15. Therefore, the USPTO
estimates the total mailing costs for this information collection will
be $10.
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. The 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, the
USPTO cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-15123 Filed 7-9-24; 8:45 am]
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