Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Matters Related to First Inventor To File, 102868 [2024-29959]

Download as PDF 102868 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 18, 2024 / Notices you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Sheleen Dumas, Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2024–29864 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Matters Related to First Inventor To File 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 Wednesday, October 9, 2024 during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 81894). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comment. Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce. Title: Matters Related to First Inventor to File. OMB Control Number: 0651–0071. Needs and Uses: Section 3 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), inter alia, amended 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 consistent with the objectives of the AIA, including the conversion of the United States patent system from a ‘‘first to invent’’ system to a ‘‘first inventor to file’’ system. The changes to 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 in section 3 of the AIA went into effect on March 16, 2013, but apply only to certain applications filed on or after March 16, 2013. This information collection covers information required by 37 CFR 1.55(k), 1.78(a)(6), and 1.78(d)(6) to assist the USPTO in determining whether an application is subject to 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 as amended by Section 3 of the AIA, or 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 as in effect on March 15, 2013. The VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Dec 17, 2024 Jkt 265001 information is only required in nonprovisional applications filed on or after March 16, 2013, that claim foreign priority to, or domestic benefit of, an application filed before March 16, 2013. Moreover, the information is not required if the nonprovisional application filed on or after March 16, 2013, claims the benefit of an earlier application in which a statement under 37 CFR 1.55(k), 1.78(a)(6), or 1.78(d)(6) has already been filed. Given the passage of time, it is increasingly rare for a newly filed nonprovisional application to claim foreign priority to, or domestic benefit of, an application filed before March 16, 2013, without also claiming benefit of an earlier application in which the statement has already been filed. Accordingly, the estimated responses for this collection continue to decrease. For this 30-day notice, the non-hourly cost burdens have been adjusted, for an overall increase of $1, due to an increase in the postage rate since the 60-day notice was published. Forms: None. 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: 50 respondents. Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50 responses. Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses in this information collection will take the public approximately 2 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: 100 hours. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: $11. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the information collection or the OMB Control Number, 0651–0071. Further information can be obtained by: • Email: InformationCollection@ uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0071 information request’’ in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, United 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. 2024–29959 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Notice of Removal of Designated Chinese Military Companies Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of removal of two companies from the Section 1260H List of Chinese Military Companies Operating in the United States. AGENCY: The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the entities listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice should be removed from the list of ‘‘Chinese military companies.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Devante Brown (GIES), (703) 695–8545. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (Pub. L. 116–283) requires the Secretary of Defense to continue to list ‘‘Chinese military companies’’ annually until December 31, 2030. Paragraph (b)(2) of this section requires the Secretary of Defense to publish the unclassified portion of such list in the Federal Register (FR). The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the following entities should be removed from the list of ‘‘Chinese military companies,’’ as set out in 89 FR 22698 (April 2, 2024), in accordance with Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry NDAA for FY 2021 (Pub. L. 116–283) based on current information: IDG Capital Partners Co., Ltd., Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. China. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 102868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29959]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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; Matters Related to First Inventor To File

    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 Wednesday, October 9, 2024 during a 60-day comment 
period (89 FR 81894). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for 
public comment.
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.
    Title: Matters Related to First Inventor to File.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0071.
    Needs and Uses: Section 3 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 
(AIA), inter alia, amended 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 consistent with the 
objectives of the AIA, including the conversion of the United States 
patent system from a ``first to invent'' system to a ``first inventor 
to file'' system. The changes to 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 in section 3 of 
the AIA went into effect on March 16, 2013, but apply only to certain 
applications filed on or after March 16, 2013.
    This information collection covers information required by 37 CFR 
1.55(k), 1.78(a)(6), and 1.78(d)(6) to assist the USPTO in determining 
whether an application is subject to 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 as amended 
by Section 3 of the AIA, or 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 as in effect on March 
15, 2013. The information is only required in nonprovisional 
applications filed on or after March 16, 2013, that claim foreign 
priority to, or domestic benefit of, an application filed before March 
16, 2013. Moreover, the information is not required if the 
nonprovisional application filed on or after March 16, 2013, claims the 
benefit of an earlier application in which a statement under 37 CFR 
1.55(k), 1.78(a)(6), or 1.78(d)(6) has already been filed. Given the 
passage of time, it is increasingly rare for a newly filed 
nonprovisional application to claim foreign priority to, or domestic 
benefit of, an application filed before March 16, 2013, without also 
claiming benefit of an earlier application in which the statement has 
already been filed. Accordingly, the estimated responses for this 
collection continue to decrease.
    For this 30-day notice, the non-hourly cost burdens have been 
adjusted, for an overall increase of $1, due to an increase in the 
postage rate since the 60-day notice was published.
    Forms: None.
    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: 50 respondents.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses 
in this information collection will take the public approximately 2 
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: 100 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: $11.
    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, 0651-0071.
    Further information can be obtained by:
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0071 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, United 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. 2024-29959 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-16-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.