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for endangered or threatened species, in
this case with the West Coast region.
NMFS is proposing to authorize take
of Central America/Southern Mexico—
CA/OR/WA and Mainland Mexico—CA/
OR/WA humpback whales, which are
listed under the ESA. The Permits and
Conservation Division has requested
initiation of section 7 consultation with
the West Coast Region for the issuance
of this IHA. NMFS will conclude the
ESA consultation prior to reaching a
determination regarding the proposed
issuance of the authorization.
Proposed Authorization
As a result of these preliminary
determinations, NMFS proposes to issue
an IHA to the ACOE for conducting pile
installation and removal, in Baker Bay,
between August 1, 2025 and July 31,
2026, provided the previously
mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and
reporting requirements are incorporated.
A draft of the proposed IHA can be
found at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-constructionactivities.
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Request for Public Comments
We request comment on our analyses,
the proposed authorization, and any
other aspect of this notice of proposed
IHA for the proposed action. We also
request comment on the potential
renewal of this proposed IHA as
described in the paragraph below.
Please include with your comments any
supporting data or literature citations to
help inform decisions on the request for
this IHA or a subsequent renewal IHA.
On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may
issue a one-time, one-year renewal IHA
following notice to the public providing
an additional 15 days for public
comments when (1) up to another year
of identical or nearly identical activities
as described in the Description of
Proposed Activity section of this notice
is planned or (2) the activities as
described in the Description of
Proposed Activity section of this notice
would not be completed by the time the
IHA expires and a renewal would allow
for completion of the activities beyond
that described in the Dates and Duration
section of this notice, provided all of the
following conditions are met:
• A request for renewal is received no
later than 60 days prior to the needed
renewal IHA effective date (recognizing
that the renewal IHA expiration date
cannot extend beyond 1-year from
expiration of the initial IHA).
• The request for renewal must
include the following:
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(1) An explanation that the activities
to be conducted under the requested
renewal IHA are identical to the
activities analyzed under the initial
IHA, are a subset of the activities, or
include changes so minor (e.g.,
reduction in pile size) that the changes
do not affect the previous analyses,
mitigation and monitoring
requirements, or take estimates (with
the exception of reducing the type or
amount of take).
(2) A preliminary monitoring report
showing the results of the required
monitoring to date and an explanation
showing that the monitoring results do
not indicate impacts of a scale or nature
not previously analyzed or authorized.
• Upon review of the request for
renewal, the status of the affected
species or stocks, and any other
pertinent information, NMFS
determines that there are no more than
minor changes in the activities, the
mitigation and monitoring measures
will remain the same and appropriate,
and the findings in the initial IHA
remain valid.
Dated: July 22, 2024.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–16367 Filed 7–24–24; 8:45 am]
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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 Post Registration
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: 0651–0055
(Trademark Post Registration). 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 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
SUMMARY:
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any of the following methods. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0055
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:
Requests 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 ‘‘0651–0055 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. 1501
et seq., which provides for the federal
registration of trademarks, service
marks, collective trademarks and 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 communications submitted by
individuals and businesses to the
USPTO after the registration of a
trademark. One type of communication
is a request to amend a registration to
delete goods or services that are no
longer being used by the owner.
Registered marks remain on the register
for 10 years and can be renewed, but
will be cancelled unless the owner files
with the USPTO a declaration attesting
to the continued use (or excusable nonuse) of the mark in commerce, and a
renewal application, with specific
deadlines. Owners may also request to
amend or divide a registration, respond
to a post-registration office action, and
surrender a registration.
The regulations implementing the Act
are set forth in 37 CFR part 2. These
regulations mandate that each register
entry include the mark, the goods and/
or services in connection with which
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the mark is used, ownership
information, dates of use, and certain
other information. The information in
this information collection is used to
maintain the quality of the trademark
register. The register may be accessed by
an individual or by businesses to
determine the availability of a mark. By
keeping the register current and
accurate, parties may reduce the
possibility of initiating use of a mark
previously adopted by another.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection
must be submitted electronically. In
limited circumstances, registrants may
also be permitted to submit the
information in paper form by mail or
hand delivery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0055.
Forms:
• PTO–1563 (Declaration of Use of
Mark in Commerce Under Section 8)
• PTO–1573 (Declaration of
Incontestability of a Mark Under
Section 15)
• PTO–1583 (Combined Declaration of
Use and Incontestability Under
Sections 8 and 15)
• PTO–1597 (Section 7 Request)
• PTO–1963 (Combined Declaration of
Use of Mark in Commerce and
Application for Renewal of
Registration of a Mark Under Sections
8 and 9)
• PTO–2302 (Response to Office Action
for Post-Registration Matters)
• PTO–2309 (Surrender of Registration
for Cancellation)
• PTO–2310 (Request to Divide
Registration)
• PTO–2311 (Section 12(c) Affidavit)
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: 271,793 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 271,793 responses.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public approximately between 12
minutes (0.20 hours) and 50 minutes
(0.83 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: 162,987 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Hourly Cost Burden: $72,855,189.
TABLE 1—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS
Item No.
1 ...............
2 ...............
3 ...............
4 ...............
5 ...............
6 ...............
7 ...............
8 ...............
9 ...............
Totals
Item
Estimated
annual
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated time for
response (hours)
Estimated
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 1
($/hour)
Estimated annual
respondent cost
burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
Declaration of Use of Mark
in Commerce Under
Section 8.
Combined Declaration of
Use of Mark in Commerce and Application
for Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under
Sections 8 and 9.
Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark Under
Section 15.
Combined Declaration of
Use and Incontestability
Under Sections 8 and
15.
Surrender of Registration
for Cancellation.
Section 7 Request ............
Response to Office Action
for Post-Registration
Matters.
Request to Divide Registration.
Section 12(c) Affidavit ......
...........................................
67,809
1
67,809
0.58 (35 minutes) .....
39,329
$447
$17,580,063
94,584
1
94,584
0.58 (35 minutes) .....
54,859
447
24,521,973
1,341
1
1,341
0.20 (12 minutes) .....
268
447
119,796
75,796
1
75,796
0.58 (35 minutes) .....
43,962
447
19,651,014
600
1
600
0.20 (12 minutes) .....
120
447
53,640
6,500
22,000
1
1
6,500
22,000
0.67 (40 minutes) .....
0.83 (50 minutes) .....
4,355
18,260
447
447
1,946,685
8,162,220
3,161
1
3,161
0.58 (35 minutes) .....
1,833
447
819,351
2
1
2
0.30 (18 minutes) .....
1
447
447
271,793
........................
271,793
..................................
162,987
................
72,855,189
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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: $103,718,072.
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
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cost burden for this information
collection, in the form of filing fees and
postage, is $103,718,072.
Filing Fees
Filing fees are charged per class of
goods or services and can vary
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depending on the number of classes.
The filing fees shown here are based on
the minimum fee of one class per
document associated with this
information collection.
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TABLE 2—FILING FEES
Item No.
Fee code
1 ...........................
7205
1 ...........................
6205
1 ...........................
7205, 7206
1 ...........................
6205, 6206
2 ...........................
7201, 7205
2 ...........................
6201, 6205
2 ...........................
7201, 7203,
7205, 7206
2 ...........................
6201, 6203,
6205, 6206
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
...........................
...........................
...........................
...........................
...........................
...........................
...........................
7211
6211
7212
6212
7208
6208
7205, 7208
4 ...........................
6205, 6208
4 ...........................
6 ...........................
6 ...........................
7 ...........................
7205, 7206,
7208
6205, 6206,
6208
7012
6012
7012
7 ...........................
6012
8
8
9
9
...........................
...........................
...........................
...........................
Totals ............
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4 ...........................
Item
Filing fee
($)
Non-hourly
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
61,644
$225
$13,869,900
1
325
325
6,163
325
2,002,975
1
525
525
85,984
525
45,141,600
1
825
825
8,598
725
6,233,550
1
1,225
1,225
97
1
6,421
1
1,340
1
68,905
100
200
100
200
200
300
425
9,700
200
642,100
200
268,000
300
29,284,625
1
625
625
6,890
525
3,617,250
1
825
825
6,499
1
2,805
250
350
250
1,624,750
350
701,250
1
350
350
7006
6006
7210
6210
Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce Under Section 8—Filed During
the Statutory Period (electronic).
Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce Under Section 8—Filed During
the Statutory Period (paper).
Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce Under Section 8—Filed During
the Grace Period (electronic).
Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce Under Section 8—Filed During
the Grace Period (paper).
Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce and Application for
Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under Sections 8 and 9—Filed During
the Statutory Period (electronic).
Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce and Application for
Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under Sections 8 and 9—Filed During
the Statutory Period (paper).
Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce and Application for
Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under Sections 8 and 9—Filed During
the Grace Period (electronic).
Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce and Application for
Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under Sections 8 and 9—Filed During
the Grace Period (paper).
Issuing New Certificate of Registration (electronic) .......................................
Issuing New Certificate of Registration (paper) .............................................
Certificate of Correction, Registrant’s Error (electronic) ................................
Certificate of Correction, Registrant’s Error (paper) ......................................
Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark Under Section 15 (electronic) ........
Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark Under Section 15 (paper) ..............
Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability Under Sections 8 and
15—Filed During the Statutory Period (electronic).
Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability Under Sections 8 and
15—Filed During the Statutory Period (paper).
Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability Under Sections 8 and
15—Filed During the Grace Period (electronic).
Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability Under Sections 8 and
15—Filed During the Grace Period (paper).
Section 7 Request (electronic) .......................................................................
Section 7 Request (paper) .............................................................................
Deletion of Goods or Services after submission and prior to acceptance of
a section 8 affidavit (electronic).
Deletion of Goods or Services after submission and prior to acceptance of
a section 8 affidavit (paper).
Request to Divide Registration (electronic) ....................................................
Request to Divide Registration (paper) ..........................................................
Section 12(c) Affidavit (electronic) .................................................................
Section 12(c) Affidavit (paper) ........................................................................
3,160
1
1
1
100
200
100
200
316,000
200
100
200
........................
.........................................................................................................................
258,520
........................
103,717,950
Postage Costs
In limited circumstances, applicants
may be permitted to submit the
information in paper form by mail or
hand delivery. Applicants and
registrants incur postage costs when
submitting information to the USPTO by
mail through the United States Postal
Service (USPS). The USPTO estimates
that 12 items will be submitted to the
USPTO 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 at $122.
IV. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public
comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
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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
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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.
Lisa Lawn,
Director, Records and Information
Compliance Program Office, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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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 Post Registration
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-
0055 (Trademark Post Registration). 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 23, 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-
0055 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: Requests 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 ``0651-0055 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. 1501 et seq., which provides for the
federal registration of trademarks, service marks, collective
trademarks and 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 communications submitted
by individuals and businesses to the USPTO after the registration of a
trademark. One type of communication is a request to amend a
registration to delete goods or services that are no longer being used
by the owner. Registered marks remain on the register for 10 years and
can be renewed, but will be cancelled unless the owner files with the
USPTO a declaration attesting to the continued use (or excusable non-
use) of the mark in commerce, and a renewal application, with specific
deadlines. Owners may also request to amend or divide a registration,
respond to a post-registration office action, and surrender a
registration.
The regulations implementing the Act are set forth in 37 CFR part
2. These regulations mandate that each register entry include the mark,
the goods and/or services in connection with which
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the mark is used, ownership information, dates of use, and certain
other information. The information in this information collection is
used to maintain the quality of the trademark register. The register
may be accessed by an individual or by businesses to determine the
availability of a mark. By keeping the register current and accurate,
parties may reduce the possibility of initiating use of a mark
previously adopted by another.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection must be submitted
electronically. In limited circumstances, registrants may also be
permitted to submit the information in paper form by mail or hand
delivery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0055.
Forms:
PTO-1563 (Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce Under Section
8)
PTO-1573 (Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark Under
Section 15)
PTO-1583 (Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability
Under Sections 8 and 15)
PTO-1597 (Section 7 Request)
PTO-1963 (Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce and
Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under Sections 8 and
9)
PTO-2302 (Response to Office Action for Post-Registration
Matters)
PTO-2309 (Surrender of Registration for Cancellation)
PTO-2310 (Request to Divide Registration)
PTO-2311 (Section 12(c) Affidavit)
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: 271,793 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 271,793 responses.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses
in this information collection will take the public approximately
between 12 minutes (0.20 hours) and 50 minutes (0.83 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: 162,987 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden: $72,855,189.
Table 1--Total Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to Private Sector Respondents
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Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated annual
Item No. Item annual Responses per annual Estimated time for burden (hour/ Rate \1\ respondent cost
respondents respondent responses response (hours) year) ($/hour) burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = (d)................. (c) x (d) = (f) (e) x (f) = (g)
(c) (e)
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1............... Declaration of Use 67,809 1 67,809 0.58 (35 minutes)... 39,329 $447 $17,580,063
of Mark in Commerce
Under Section 8.
2............... Combined Declaration 94,584 1 94,584 0.58 (35 minutes)... 54,859 447 24,521,973
of Use of Mark in
Commerce and
Application for
Renewal of
Registration of a
Mark Under Sections
8 and 9.
3............... Declaration of 1,341 1 1,341 0.20 (12 minutes)... 268 447 119,796
Incontestability of
a Mark Under
Section 15.
4............... Combined Declaration 75,796 1 75,796 0.58 (35 minutes)... 43,962 447 19,651,014
of Use and
Incontestability
Under Sections 8
and 15.
5............... Surrender of 600 1 600 0.20 (12 minutes)... 120 447 53,640
Registration for
Cancellation.
6............... Section 7 Request... 6,500 1 6,500 0.67 (40 minutes)... 4,355 447 1,946,685
7............... Response to Office 22,000 1 22,000 0.83 (50 minutes)... 18,260 447 8,162,220
Action for Post-
Registration
Matters.
8............... Request to Divide 3,161 1 3,161 0.58 (35 minutes)... 1,833 447 819,351
Registration.
9............... Section 12(c) 2 1 2 0.30 (18 minutes)... 1 447 447
Affidavit.
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Totals...... .................... 271,793 .............. 271,793 .................... 162,987 ......... 72,855,189
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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:
$103,718,072.
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 filing fees and postage, is
$103,718,072.
Filing Fees
Filing fees are charged per class of goods or services and can vary
depending on the number of classes. The filing fees shown here are
based on the minimum fee of one class per document associated with this
information collection.
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Table 2--Filing Fees
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Estimated
Item No. Fee code Item annual Filing fee ($) Non-hourly
responses cost burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) =
(c)
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1.............................................. 7205 Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce 61,644 $225 $13,869,900
Under Section 8--Filed During the
Statutory Period (electronic).
1.............................................. 6205 Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce 1 325 325
Under Section 8--Filed During the
Statutory Period (paper).
1.............................................. 7205, 7206 Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce 6,163 325 2,002,975
Under Section 8--Filed During the
Grace Period (electronic).
1.............................................. 6205, 6206 Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce 1 525 525
Under Section 8--Filed During the
Grace Period (paper).
2.............................................. 7201, 7205 Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in 85,984 525 45,141,600
Commerce and Application for Renewal
of Registration of a Mark Under
Sections 8 and 9--Filed During the
Statutory Period (electronic).
2.............................................. 6201, 6205 Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in 1 825 825
Commerce and Application for Renewal
of Registration of a Mark Under
Sections 8 and 9--Filed During the
Statutory Period (paper).
2.............................................. 7201, 7203, Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in 8,598 725 6,233,550
7205, 7206 Commerce and Application for Renewal
of Registration of a Mark Under
Sections 8 and 9--Filed During the
Grace Period (electronic).
2.............................................. 6201, 6203, Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in 1 1,225 1,225
6205, 6206 Commerce and Application for Renewal
of Registration of a Mark Under
Sections 8 and 9--Filed During the
Grace Period (paper).
2.............................................. 7211 Issuing New Certificate of Registration 97 100 9,700
(electronic).
2.............................................. 6211 Issuing New Certificate of Registration 1 200 200
(paper).
2.............................................. 7212 Certificate of Correction, Registrant's 6,421 100 642,100
Error (electronic).
2.............................................. 6212 Certificate of Correction, Registrant's 1 200 200
Error (paper).
3.............................................. 7208 Declaration of Incontestability of a 1,340 200 268,000
Mark Under Section 15 (electronic).
3.............................................. 6208 Declaration of Incontestability of a 1 300 300
Mark Under Section 15 (paper).
4.............................................. 7205, 7208 Combined Declaration of Use and 68,905 425 29,284,625
Incontestability Under Sections 8 and
15--Filed During the Statutory Period
(electronic).
4.............................................. 6205, 6208 Combined Declaration of Use and 1 625 625
Incontestability Under Sections 8 and
15--Filed During the Statutory Period
(paper).
4.............................................. 7205, 7206, Combined Declaration of Use and 6,890 525 3,617,250
7208 Incontestability Under Sections 8 and
15--Filed During the Grace Period
(electronic).
4.............................................. 6205, 6206, Combined Declaration of Use and 1 825 825
6208 Incontestability Under Sections 8 and
15--Filed During the Grace Period
(paper).
6.............................................. 7012 Section 7 Request (electronic)......... 6,499 250 1,624,750
6.............................................. 6012 Section 7 Request (paper).............. 1 350 350
7.............................................. 7012 Deletion of Goods or Services after 2,805 250 701,250
submission and prior to acceptance of
a section 8 affidavit (electronic).
7.............................................. 6012 Deletion of Goods or Services after 1 350 350
submission and prior to acceptance of
a section 8 affidavit (paper).
8.............................................. 7006 Request to Divide Registration 3,160 100 316,000
(electronic).
8.............................................. 6006 Request to Divide Registration (paper). 1 200 200
9.............................................. 7210 Section 12(c) Affidavit (electronic)... 1 100 100
9.............................................. 6210 Section 12(c) Affidavit (paper)........ 1 200 200
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Totals..................................... .............. ....................................... 258,520 .............. 103,717,950
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Postage Costs
In limited circumstances, applicants may be permitted to submit the
information in paper form by mail or hand delivery. Applicants and
registrants incur postage costs when submitting information to the
USPTO by mail through the United States Postal Service (USPS). The
USPTO estimates that 12 items will be submitted to the USPTO 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 at $122.
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.
Lisa Lawn,
Director, Records and Information Compliance Program Office, Office of
the Chief Administrative Officer, United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-16328 Filed 7-24-24; 8:45 am]
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