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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; Third-Party Submissions and
Protests
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice. The
USPTO invites comments on this
information collection renewal, which
helps the USPTO assess the impact of
its information collection requirements
and minimize the public’s reporting
burden. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register on July 8, 2024 during a 60-day
comment period (89 FR 55924). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comment.
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: Third-Party Submissions and
Protests.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0062.
Needs and Uses: The United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
required by 35 U.S.C. 131 et seq. to
examine an application for patent and,
when appropriate, issue a patent. The
provisions of 35 U.S.C. 122(c), 122(e),
131, and 151, as well as 37 CFR 1.290
and 1.291, limit the ability of a thirdparty to have information entered and
considered in, or to protest, a patent
application pending before the USPTO.
37 CFR 1.290 provides a mechanism
for third parties to submit to the USPTO
for consideration and inclusion in the
record of a patent application, any
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patents, published patent applications,
or other printed publications of
potential relevance to the examination
of the application.
A third-party submission under 37
CFR 1.290 may be made in any
nonprovisional utility, design, and plant
application, including any continuing
application. A third-party submission
under 37 CFR 1.290 must include a
concise description of the asserted
relevance of each document submitted,
and must be submitted within a certain
statutorily specified time period.
37 CFR 1.291 permits a member of the
public to file a protest against a pending
application. Protests pursuant to 37 CFR
1.291 are supported by a separate
statutory provision from third-party
submissions under 37 CFR 1.290. As a
result, there are several differences
between protests and third-party
submissions, as explained in the table
below.
TABLE 1—COMPARISON OF THIRD-PARTY SUBMISSIONS AND PROTESTS
Comparison
Third-party submission
Protest
Statute/Regulation .......
Content ........................
35 U.S.C. 122(e), 37 CFR 1.290 .........................................................
Printed publications ..............................................................................
Remarks ......................
Concise description of relevance (limited to a concise description of
each document’s relevance).
The earlier of—
(A) the date of a notice of allowance; or (B) the later of—
(i) 6 months after the date of Pre-Grant Publication, or
(ii) the date of the first rejection of any claim during the examination
of the application for patent.
35 U.S.C. 122(c), 37 CFR 1.291.
Printed publications and any facts or information adverse to patentability.
Concise explanation of the relevance (allows for arguments against
patentability).
(1) Prior to the date of Pre-Grant Publication or the date of a notice
of allowance, whichever occurs first, or (2) accompanied by written
consent of the applicant and prior to the date of a notice of allowance.
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Timing ..........................
For example, 37 CFR 1.291 permits
the submission of information that is
not permitted in a third-party
submission under 37 CFR 1.290.
Specifically, 37 CFR 1.291 provides for
the submission of information other
than publications, including any facts or
information adverse to patentability.
Unlike the concise explanation of the
relevance required for a preissuance
submission under 37 CFR 1.290, which
is limited to a description of a
document’s relevance, the concise
explanation for a protest under 37 CFR
1.291 allows for arguments against
patentability. Additionally, the
specified time period for submitting a
protest differs from the time period for
submitting third-party submissions and
is impacted by whether the protest is
accompanied by the written consent of
the applicant.
This information collection covers the
items used by the public to submit
information and protests regarding
patent applications to the USPTO. This
information collection is necessary so
that the public can contribute to the
quality of issued patents. The USPTO
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will use this information, as
appropriate, to assist in evaluating the
patent application as it moves through
the patent examination process.
Forms: (SB = Specimen Book).
• PTO/SB/429 (Third-Party Submission
Under 37 CFR 1.290)
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.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1,033 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,033 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public approximately 10 hours to
complete. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information, create
the document, and submit the
completed item to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 10,330 hours.
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Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-hourly Cost Burden: $153,686.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce, USPTO
information collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within
30 days of the publication of this notice
on the following website,
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review–Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function and entering either the title of
the information collection or the OMB
Control Number, 0651–0062.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0062
information request’’ in the subject line
of the message.
• Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
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States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Proposed Additions
and Deletions
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed additions to and
deletions from the Procurement List.
AGENCY:
The Committee is proposing
to add product(s) to the Procurement
List that will be furnished by nonprofit
agencies employing persons who are
blind or have other severe disabilities
and deletes product(s) and service(s)
previously furnished by such agencies.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before: October 13, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Suite 325,
Washington DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or to submit
comments contact: Michael R.
Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 489–1322,
or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published pursuant to 41
U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its
purpose is to provide interested persons
an opportunity to submit comments on
the proposed actions.
SUMMARY:
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Additions
If the Committee approves the
proposed additions, the entities of the
Federal Government identified in this
notice will be required to procure the
product(s) listed below from nonprofit
agencies employing persons who are
blind or have other severe disabilities.
The following product(s) are proposed
for addition to the Procurement List for
production by the nonprofit agencies
listed:
Product(s)
NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 8520–01–490–
7365—Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer,
Green Certified Gel, 12 fl oz, Pump
Bottle
Authorized Source of Supply: Travis
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Association for the Blind, Austin, TX
Contracting Activity: FEDERAL
ACQUISITION SERVICE, GSA/FSS
GREATER SOUTHWEST ACQUISITI
Distribution: A-List
Mandatory for: Total Government
Requirement
NSN(s)—Product Name(s):
7490–01–490–7262—Kit, Label Maker, TZe
Label Tapes, USB, Bluetooth, Color
Display, QWERTY Keyboard, Carry Case
7510–01–630–2385—Label Tape, Cartridge
for P-touch Labeler, Laminated, Black on
White, 0.35″ W x 26.2′ L
7510–01–490–7265—Label Tape, Cartridge
for P-touch Labeler, Laminated, Black on
White, 0.47″ W x 26.2′ L
7510–01–490–7266—Label Tape, Cartridge
for P-touch Labeler, Laminated, Black on
White, 0.71″ W x 26.2′ L
7690–01–563–2817—Label Tape, Cartridge
for P-touch Labeler, Laminated, Black on
White, 0.94″ W x 26.2′ L
Authorized Source of Supply: Goodwill
Vision Enterprises, Rochester, NY
Contracting Activity: FEDERAL
ACQUISITION SERVICE, GSA/FAS
ADMIN SVCS ACQUISITION BR(2
Distribution: A-List
Mandatory for: Total Government
Requirement
Deletions
The following product(s) and
service(s) are proposed for deletion from
the Procurement List:
Product(s)
NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 8010–01–505–
1968—Enamel, Aerosol, Interior/
Exterior, Gloss White
Authorized Source of Supply: The
Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, MO
Contracting Activity: DLA TROOP SUPPORT,
PHILADELPHIA, PA
NSN(s)—Product Name(s):
3030–00–844–4456—Belt, V-shaped,
EPDM Rubber, HC50 Cross Section,
Notched/A2 Cog, Neoprene, 38.3″
3030–01–271–3754—Belt, V-shaped,
Micro, EPDM Rubber, 8 Ribs, 68″
3030–01–293–8544—Belt, V-shaped,
Micro, EPDM Rubber, 8 Ribs, 60.59″
3030–01–387–5679—Belt, V-shaped,
EPDM Rubber, HC41 Cross Section,
Notched/A2 Cog, Neoprene, 30.58″
Authorized Source of Supply: Northeastern
Association of the Blind at Albany, Inc.,
Albany, NY
Contracting Activity: DLA LAND AND
MARITIME, COLUMBUS, OH
Service(s)
Service Type: Mailing Service
Mandatory for: US Army Corp of Engineers,
Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building,
Detroit, MI
Authorized Source of Supply: Gesher Human
Services, Southfield, MI
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY,
W072 ENDIST DETROIT
Service Type: Administrative Services
Mandatory for: Post Wide, Fort Campbell, KY
Authorized Source of Supply: Huntsville
Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc.,
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Huntsville, AL
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY,
W6QM MICC–FT CAMPBELL
Service Type: Custodial Service
Mandatory for: US Army, Asymmetric
Warfare Training Center, Fort A.P. Hill,
VA
Authorized Source of Supply: Rappahannock
Goodwill Industries, Inc.,
Fredericksburg, VA
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY,
W6QK ACC–APG
Service Type: Military Environment Support
Mandatory for: US Army, Program Executive
Office for Simulation, Training and
Instrumentation, Orlando, FL
Authorized Source of Supply: Global
Connections to Employment, Inc.,
Pensacola, FL
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY,
W6QK ACC–ORLANDO
Service Type: Hospital Housekeeping
Mandatory for: Department of Veterans
Affairs, VA Maryland Health Care
System, Baltimore, MD
Authorized Source of Supply: Global
Connections to Employment, Inc.,
Pensacola, FL
Contracting Activity: VETERANS AFFAIRS,
DEPARTMENT OF, 613–
MARTINSBURG (00613)
Service Type: Custodial Service
Mandatory for: Department of Veterans
Affairs, Veteran Affairs Outpatient
Clinic, Charlotte, NC
Authorized Source of Supply: OE Enterprises,
Inc., Hillsborough, NC
Contracting Activity: VETERANS AFFAIRS,
DEPARTMENT OF, 246–NETWORK
CONTRACTING OFFICE 6
Service Type: Custodial & Grounds
Maintenance
Mandatory for: US Army Reserve, CPT Alden
D. Allen Armed Forces Reserve Center,
Horseheads, NY
Authorized Source of Supply: Mozaic
Chapter, NYSARC, Inc., Waterloo, NY
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY,
W6QK ACC–PICA
Service Type: Administrative Support
Service
Mandatory for: Department of Veterans
Affairs, Atlanta VA Medical Center,
Health Administrative Services Office,
Decatur, GA
Authorized Source of Supply: Bobby Dodd
Institute, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Contracting Activity: VETERANS AFFAIRS,
DEPARTMENT OF, 247–NETWORK
CONTRACT OFC 7(00247)
Service Type: Custodial Services
Mandatory for: Department of Veterans
Affairs, York Community Based
Outpatient Clinic, York, PA
Authorized Source of Supply: Goodwill
Services, Inc., Harrisburg, PA
Contracting Activity: VETERANS AFFAIRS,
DEPARTMENT OF, 595–LEBANON
Service Type: Grounds & Cemetery Facilities
Maintenance
Mandatory for: US Army, Fort McClellan
Veterans and Prisoner of War
Cemeteries, Fort McClellan, AL
Authorized Source of Supply: The
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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; Third-Party Submissions and Protests
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of
publication of this notice. The USPTO invites comments on this
information collection renewal, which helps the USPTO assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on July 8, 2024 during a 60-day comment period (89 FR
55924). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comment.
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: Third-Party Submissions and Protests.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0062.
Needs and Uses: The United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. 131 et seq. to examine an application
for patent and, when appropriate, issue a patent. The provisions of 35
U.S.C. 122(c), 122(e), 131, and 151, as well as 37 CFR 1.290 and 1.291,
limit the ability of a third-party to have information entered and
considered in, or to protest, a patent application pending before the
USPTO.
37 CFR 1.290 provides a mechanism for third parties to submit to
the USPTO for consideration and inclusion in the record of a patent
application, any patents, published patent applications, or other
printed publications of potential relevance to the examination of the
application.
A third-party submission under 37 CFR 1.290 may be made in any
nonprovisional utility, design, and plant application, including any
continuing application. A third-party submission under 37 CFR 1.290
must include a concise description of the asserted relevance of each
document submitted, and must be submitted within a certain statutorily
specified time period.
37 CFR 1.291 permits a member of the public to file a protest
against a pending application. Protests pursuant to 37 CFR 1.291 are
supported by a separate statutory provision from third-party
submissions under 37 CFR 1.290. As a result, there are several
differences between protests and third-party submissions, as explained
in the table below.
Table 1--Comparison of Third-Party Submissions and Protests
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Third-party
Comparison submission Protest
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statute/Regulation........ 35 U.S.C. 122(e), 37 35 U.S.C. 122(c), 37
CFR 1.290. CFR 1.291.
Content................... Printed publications. Printed publications
and any facts or
information adverse
to patentability.
Remarks................... Concise description Concise explanation
of relevance of the relevance
(limited to a (allows for
concise description arguments against
of each document's patentability).
relevance).
Timing.................... The earlier of-- (1) Prior to the date
(A) the date of a of Pre-Grant
notice of allowance; Publication or the
or (B) the later of-- date of a notice of
. allowance, whichever
(i) 6 months after occurs first, or (2)
the date of Pre- accompanied by
Grant Publication, written consent of
or. the applicant and
(ii) the date of the prior to the date of
first rejection of a notice of
any claim during the allowance.
examination of the
application for
patent.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
For example, 37 CFR 1.291 permits the submission of information
that is not permitted in a third-party submission under 37 CFR 1.290.
Specifically, 37 CFR 1.291 provides for the submission of information
other than publications, including any facts or information adverse to
patentability. Unlike the concise explanation of the relevance required
for a preissuance submission under 37 CFR 1.290, which is limited to a
description of a document's relevance, the concise explanation for a
protest under 37 CFR 1.291 allows for arguments against patentability.
Additionally, the specified time period for submitting a protest
differs from the time period for submitting third-party submissions and
is impacted by whether the protest is accompanied by the written
consent of the applicant.
This information collection covers the items used by the public to
submit information and protests regarding patent applications to the
USPTO. This information collection is necessary so that the public can
contribute to the quality of issued patents. The USPTO will use this
information, as appropriate, to assist in evaluating the patent
application as it moves through the patent examination process.
Forms: (SB = Specimen Book).
PTO/SB/429 (Third-Party Submission Under 37 CFR 1.290)
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.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,033 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,033 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses
in this information collection will take the public approximately 10
hours to complete. This includes the time to gather the necessary
information, create the document, and submit the completed item to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 10,330 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: $153,686.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of
Commerce, USPTO information collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website, www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review-Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function and entering either the title of the information
collection or the OMB Control Number, 0651-0062.
Further information can be obtained by:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0062 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United
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States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-20813 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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