Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Practitioner Conduct and Discipline, 11726-11728 [2025-03831]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
11726
Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 46 / Tuesday, March 11, 2025 / Notices
TABLE 2—FILING FEES—Continued
Item
No.
Fee
code(s)
8 ........
6905
8 ........
7905
7906
6905
6906
7908
6908
7905
7208
8 ........
8 ........
8 ........
9 ........
9 ........
6905
6208
9 ........
10 ......
10 ......
10 ......
7905
7906
7208
6905
6906
6208
7005
6005
7954
10 ......
n/a
9 ........
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
Filing fee
($)
Non-hourly
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under
Section 71 (filed during the statutory period, per international class) (paper).
Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under
Section 71 (filed during the grace period, per international class) (electronic).
Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under
Section 71 (filed during the grace period, per international class) (paper).
Section 71 deficiency fee (electronic) ....................................................................
Section 71 deficiency fee (paper) ...........................................................................
Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability
Under Sections 71 and 15 (filed during the statutory period, per international
class) (electronic).
Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability
Under Sections 71 and 15 (filed during the statutory period, per international
class) (paper).
Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability
Under Sections 71 and 15 (filed during the grace period, per international
class) (electronic).
Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability
Under Sections 71 and 15 (filed during the grace period, per international
class) (paper).
Petition to the Director for an International Application/Registration (electronic) ..
Petition to the Director for an International Application/Registration (paper) ........
Request to Record an Assignment or Restriction, or Release of a Restriction,
under Sections 7.23 and 7.24 (electronic).
Request to Record an Assignment or Restriction, or Release of a Restriction,
under Sections 7.23 and 7.24 (paper).
Total .................................................................................................................
Postage Costs
Although the USPTO requires that the
items in this information collection be
submitted electronically, in limited
circumstances, responses may be
submitted by mail through the United
States Postal Service. The USPTO
estimates that 0.01% of the 91,024 items
will be submitted in the mail resulting
in nine mailed items. The USPTO
estimates that the average postage cost
for a mailed submission, using a Priority
Mail legal flat-rate envelope, will be
$10.75. Therefore, the USPTO estimates
the total mailing costs for this
information collection at $97.
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
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
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:19 Mar 10, 2025
Jkt 265001
(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. 2025–03830 Filed 3–10–25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
PO 00000
Frm 00028
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
1
425
425
1,232
425
523,600
1
625
625
16
1
4,442
100
200
575
1,600
200
2,554,150
1
775
775
442
675
298,350
1
975
975
67
1
15
400
500
100
26,800
500
1,500
1
200
200
92,185
..................
41,700,625
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Practitioner Conduct and Discipline
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comments.
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: 0651–0017
(Practitioner Conduct and Discipline).
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60
days for public comments preceding
submission of the information collection
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
DATES: To ensure consideration, you
must submit comments regarding this
information collection on or before May
12, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM
11MRN1
11727
Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 46 / Tuesday, March 11, 2025 / Notices
any of the following methods. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0017
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
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 Dahlia Girgis at:
Office of Enrollment and Discipline,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313–1450; 571–272–4097; or
dahlia.girgis@uspto.gov with ‘‘0651–
0017 comment’’ in the subject line.
Additional information about this
information collection is also available
at www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Director of the USPTO has the
authority to establish regulations
governing the conduct and discipline of
agents, attorneys, or other persons
representing applicants and other
parties before the USPTO (35 U.S.C. 2,
32–33). The USPTO Rules of
Professional Conduct, set forth in 37
CFR part 11, subpart D, prescribe the
manner in which agents, attorneys, and
other persons (collectively,
‘‘practitioners’’) representing applicants
and other parties before the USPTO
should conduct themselves
professionally. Part 11 outlines
practitioners’ responsibilities for
recordkeeping and reporting violations
or complaints of misconduct to the
USPTO. Part 11, subpart C sets forth the
manner by which the USPTO
investigates misconduct and imposes
discipline.
The USPTO Rules of Professional
Conduct require all practitioners to
maintain complete records of all funds,
securities, and other properties of
clients coming into their possession,
and to render appropriate accounts to
the client regarding the funds,
securities, and other properties of
clients coming into the practitioner’s
possession, collectively known as
‘‘client property.’’ These recordkeeping
requirements are necessary to maintain
the integrity of client property. State
bars require attorneys to perform similar
recordkeeping.
Part 11 also requires a practitioner to
report knowledge of certain violations of
the USPTO Rules of Professional
Conduct to the USPTO. The Director of
the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
(OED) may, after notice and an
opportunity for a hearing, suspend,
exclude, or disqualify any practitioner
from further practice before the USPTO
based on non-compliance with the
USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct.
Practitioners who have been excluded
or suspended from practice before the
USPTO, and practitioners transferred to
disability inactive status, must maintain
records of their compliance with the
suspension or exclusion order, or the
transfer to disability inactive status.
These records are necessary to
demonstrate eligibility for
reinstatement. Reports of alleged
violations of the USPTO Rules of
Professional Conduct are used by the
Director of OED to conduct
investigations and disciplinary hearings,
as appropriate.
This information collection covers the
various reporting and recordkeeping
requirements set forth in part 11 for
practitioners representing applicants
and other parties before the USPTO.
Also covered are petitions for
reinstatement for suspended or
excluded practitioners and the means
for reporting violations or complaints of
misconduct to the USPTO.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection
may be submitted as electronic
submissions. Applicants may also
submit the information in paper form by
mail, fax, or hand delivery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0017.
Forms:
• PTO–107R (Reinstatement—Data
Sheet—Register of Patent Attorneys and
Agents). PTO–107R is also approved for
use under USPTO information
collection 0651–0012.
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 52,411 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 52,411 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public approximately one to three hours
to complete. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information, create
the document, and submit the
completed item to the USPTO. The
USPTO also estimates that the required
recordkeeping actions will take a
practitioner 1 to 20 hours to perform.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 58,187 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Hourly Cost Burden: $26,009,589.
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
TABLE 1—TOTAL REPORTING BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO INDIVIDUAL AND HOUSEHOLD RESPONDENTS
Estimated
annual
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Estimated
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 1
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
respondent
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
Item
No.
Item
1 ..........
2 ..........
Complaint/Violation Reporting ................
Petition for Reinstatement Under the
Provisions Section 11.60(c).
171
3
1
1
171
3
3
1
513
3
$447
447
$229,311
1,341
Total .......................................................
174
....................
174
........................
516
....................
230,652
1 2023 Report of the Economic Survey, published
by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice
of the American Intellectual Property Law
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:19 Mar 10, 2025
Jkt 265001
Association, pg. F–41. The USPTO uses the average
billing rate for intellectual property work in all
PO 00000
Frm 00029
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
firms, which is $447 per hour (www.aipla.org/
home/news-publications/economic-survey).
E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM
11MRN1
11728
Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 46 / Tuesday, March 11, 2025 / Notices
The USPTO Rules of Professional
Conduct require practitioner agents to
maintain various records to uphold the
integrity of client property and meet
other requirements. Additional
recordkeeping requirements are also
given for practitioners under suspension
or exclusion.
TABLE 2—TOTAL RECORDKEEPING HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO INDIVIDUAL AND HOUSEHOLD RESPONDENTS
Item
No.
3 ..........
4 ..........
Item
Estimated
annual
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Estimated
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 2
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
respondent
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
Recordkeeping Maintenance and Disclosure.
Recordkeeping Maintenance Regarding
Practitioners Under Suspension or
Exclusion.
Total ................................................
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-hourly Cost Burden: $5,440. There
are no capital startup costs,
maintenance costs, or non-hourly
recordkeeping costs associated with this
51,951
1
51,951
1
51,951
$447
$23,222,097
286
1
286
20
5,720
447
2,556,840
52,237
....................
52,237
........................
57,671
....................
25,778,937
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 $5,440.
Filing Fees
There is one filing fee associated with
this information collection. The fee is
listed in Table 3 below.
TABLE 3—FILING FEES
Filing fee
($)
Non-hourly
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
Fee code
Item
2 ............
9014 .....................
Petition for Reinstatement Under 37 CFR 11.60(c) .......................................................
3
$1,806
$5,418
Total ..............
.........................................................................................................................................
3
....................
5,418
Postage Costs
Although the USPTO prefers that the
items in this information collection be
submitted electronically, responses may
be submitted by mail through the
United States Postal Service. The
USPTO estimates that 1% of the 174
items will be submitted in the mail,
resulting in two mailed items. The
USPTO estimates that the average
postage cost for a mailed submission,
using a Priority Mail legal flat-rate
envelope, will be $10.75. Therefore, the
USPTO estimates the total mailing costs
for this information collection at $22.
IV. Request for Comments
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
Estimated
annual
responses
Item
No.
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. 2025–03831 Filed 3–10–25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below has been forwarded to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA), of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and its expected costs and burden.
SUMMARY:
2 Ibid.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:19 Mar 10, 2025
Jkt 265001
PO 00000
Frm 00030
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM
11MRN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11726-11728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03831]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Practitioner Conduct and Discipline
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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-
0017 (Practitioner Conduct and Discipline). The purpose of this notice
is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: To ensure consideration, you must submit comments regarding this
information collection on or before May 12, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
[[Page 11727]]
any of the following methods. Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0017 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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 Dahlia Girgis at: Office of Enrollment and
Discipline, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; 571-272-4097; or [email protected]
with ``0651-0017 comment'' in the subject line. Additional information
about this information collection is also available at www.reginfo.gov
under ``Information Collection Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Director of the USPTO has the authority to establish
regulations governing the conduct and discipline of agents, attorneys,
or other persons representing applicants and other parties before the
USPTO (35 U.S.C. 2, 32-33). The USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct,
set forth in 37 CFR part 11, subpart D, prescribe the manner in which
agents, attorneys, and other persons (collectively, ``practitioners'')
representing applicants and other parties before the USPTO should
conduct themselves professionally. Part 11 outlines practitioners'
responsibilities for recordkeeping and reporting violations or
complaints of misconduct to the USPTO. Part 11, subpart C sets forth
the manner by which the USPTO investigates misconduct and imposes
discipline.
The USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct require all practitioners
to maintain complete records of all funds, securities, and other
properties of clients coming into their possession, and to render
appropriate accounts to the client regarding the funds, securities, and
other properties of clients coming into the practitioner's possession,
collectively known as ``client property.'' These recordkeeping
requirements are necessary to maintain the integrity of client
property. State bars require attorneys to perform similar
recordkeeping.
Part 11 also requires a practitioner to report knowledge of certain
violations of the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct to the USPTO. The
Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) may, after
notice and an opportunity for a hearing, suspend, exclude, or
disqualify any practitioner from further practice before the USPTO
based on non-compliance with the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct.
Practitioners who have been excluded or suspended from practice before
the USPTO, and practitioners transferred to disability inactive status,
must maintain records of their compliance with the suspension or
exclusion order, or the transfer to disability inactive status. These
records are necessary to demonstrate eligibility for reinstatement.
Reports of alleged violations of the USPTO Rules of Professional
Conduct are used by the Director of OED to conduct investigations and
disciplinary hearings, as appropriate.
This information collection covers the various reporting and
recordkeeping requirements set forth in part 11 for practitioners
representing applicants and other parties before the USPTO. Also
covered are petitions for reinstatement for suspended or excluded
practitioners and the means for reporting violations or complaints of
misconduct to the USPTO.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection may be submitted as electronic
submissions. Applicants may also submit the information in paper form
by mail, fax, or hand delivery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0017.
Forms:
PTO-107R (Reinstatement--Data Sheet--Register of Patent
Attorneys and Agents). PTO-107R is also approved for use under USPTO
information collection 0651-0012.
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 52,411 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 52,411 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses
in this information collection will take the public approximately one
to three hours to complete. This includes the time to gather the
necessary information, create the document, and submit the completed
item to the USPTO. The USPTO also estimates that the required
recordkeeping actions will take a practitioner 1 to 20 hours to
perform.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 58,187 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden: $26,009,589.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ 2023 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the
Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American
Intellectual Property Law Association, pg. F-41. The USPTO uses the
average billing rate for intellectual property work in all firms,
which is $447 per hour (www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/economic-survey).
Table 1--Total Reporting Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to Individual and Household Respondents
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated
Estimated Responses Estimated Estimated time Estimated Rate \1\ ($/ annual
Item No. Item annual per annual for response burden (hour/ hour) respondent
respondents respondent responses (hours) year) cost burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = (d) (c) x (d) = (f) (e) x (f) =
(c) (e) (g)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1................... Complaint/Violation 171 1 171 3 513 $447 $229,311
Reporting.
2................... Petition for Reinstatement 3 1 3 1 3 447 1,341
Under the Provisions
Section 11.60(c).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total..................... 174 ........... 174 .............. 516 ........... 230,652
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 11728]]
The USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct require practitioner agents
to maintain various records to uphold the integrity of client property
and meet other requirements. Additional recordkeeping requirements are
also given for practitioners under suspension or exclusion.
Table 2--Total Recordkeeping Hours and Hourly Costs to Individual and Household Respondents
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated
Estimated Responses Estimated Estimated time Estimated Rate \2\ ($/ annual
Item No. Item annual per annual for response burden (hour/ hour) respondent
respondents respondent responses (hours) year) cost burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = (d) (c) x (d) = (f) (e) x (f) =
(c) (e) (g)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3................... Recordkeeping Maintenance 51,951 1 51,951 1 51,951 $447 $23,222,097
and Disclosure.
4................... Recordkeeping Maintenance 286 1 286 20 5,720 447 2,556,840
Regarding Practitioners
Under Suspension or
Exclusion.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total.................. 52,237 ........... 52,237 .............. 57,671 ........... 25,778,937
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: $5,440.
There are no capital startup costs, maintenance costs, or non-hourly
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 $5,440.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ Ibid.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filing Fees
There is one filing fee associated with this information
collection. The fee is listed in Table 3 below.
Table 3--Filing Fees
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated
Item No. Fee code Item annual Filing fee Non-hourly
responses ($) cost burden
........................... (a) (b) (a) x (b) =
(c)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2................ 9014....................... Petition for 3 $1,806 $5,418
Reinstatement Under
37 CFR 11.60(c).
-----------------------------------------
Total................... ...................... 3 ........... 5,418
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Postage Costs
Although the USPTO prefers that the items in this information
collection be submitted electronically, responses may be submitted by
mail through the United States Postal Service. The USPTO estimates that
1% of the 174 items will be submitted in the mail, resulting in two
mailed items. The USPTO estimates that the average postage cost for a
mailed submission, using a Priority Mail legal flat-rate envelope, will
be $10.75. Therefore, the USPTO estimates the total mailing costs for
this information collection at $22.
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. 2025-03831 Filed 3-10-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
