Information Collection List

IC Title Status Responses Hours Dollars Document Type Form No. Form Name
Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form Unchanged 3500 1400 4760 Form and Instruction PTOL-413A Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form
Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to Application-as-filed by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h) Unchanged 500 125 680 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/39 Authorization to Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices
Certificates of Mailing or Transmission Unchanged 50000 1500 68000 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/92 Certificate of Mailing under 37 CFR 1.8
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/97 Certificate of Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8
Copy of File Content Showing Redactions Unchanged 1 4 131
Copy of the Applicant or Patentee's Record of the Application (including copies of the correspondence, list of the correspondence, and statements verifying whether the record is complete or not) Unchanged 10 20 14 Form PTO-2053-A/B Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 - Pending Application
Form PTO-2054-A/B Notice Uner 37 CFR 1.251 - Abandoned Application
Form PTO/2055-A/B Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 - Patent
Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits Unchanged 100 75 45361
Deposit Account Order Form Unchanged 100 25 136 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/91 Deposit Account Order Form
EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) Unchanged 635000 1270000 0 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/08a Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant (Not for submission under 37 CFR 1.99)
EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) Unchanged 115000 230000 18036000 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/08a Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
EFS-Web Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1) Unchanged 2000 4000 0 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/130 Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1)
EFS-Web Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal Unchanged 165000 49500 207713375 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/30EFS Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Submitted Only via EFS-Web)
EFS-Web Request for Corrected Filing Receipt Unchanged 29000 2320 0
EFS-Web Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication) Unchanged 290 58 37830
Electronic Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form Unchanged 11000 4400 0 Form and Instruction PTOL-413A Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form and Instruction Sheet
Form PTO AIR-form PTO AIR-form
Electronic Authorization To Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h) Unchanged 14500 3625 0 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/39 Authorization to Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices
Form and Instruction sb0039 sb0039
Electronic Certificates of Mailing or Transmission Unchanged 750000 22500 0 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/92 Certificate of Mailing under 37 CFR 1.8
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/97 Certificate of Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8
Electronic Deposit Account Order Form Unchanged 1600 400 0 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/91 Deposit Account Order Form
Electronic Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138 Unchanged 4800 1200 0 Form and Instruction PTO/AIA/24 Express Abandonment Under 37 CFR 1.138
Electronic Filing System (EFS) Copy of Application for Publication Unchanged 1 3 0
Electronic Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)) Unchanged 110 880 67620
Electronic Non-publication Request Unchanged 23000 5750 0 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/35 Nonpublication Request Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)
Electronic Notice of Appeal Unchanged 28000 8400 24856250 Form and Instruction PTO/AIA/31 Notice of Appeal from the Examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Electronic Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund Unchanged 1550 310 0 Form and Instruction PTO/AIA/24B Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
Electronic Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) Unchanged 290000 87000 154998725 Form and Instruction PTO/AIA/22 Petition for Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally Unchanged 7500 7500 9188500 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/64 Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Inintentionally under 37 CFR 1.137(b)
Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing Unchanged 190 190 332500 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/64a Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f))
Electronic Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review Unchanged 10500 52500 0 Form and Instruction PTO/AIA/33 Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review
Electronic Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal Unchanged 340 27 126 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/17i Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
Electronic Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d) Unchanged 700 140 81375 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/37 Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)
Electronic Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application Unchanged 390 98 253170 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/27 Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR 1.155)
Electronic Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Unchanged 950 285 1015788 Form and Instruction PTO/AIA/32 Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Electronic Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(d) Unchanged 11500 2875 0 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/38 Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s)
Electronic Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy Unchanged 95000 23750 0 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/67 Power to Inspect/Copy
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/68 Request for Access to an Abandoned Application under 37 CFR 1.14
Form SB-67 SB-67
Form AIA67 AIA67
Electronic Rescission of Previous Non-publication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii)) Unchanged 900 225 0 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/36 Recission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
Electronic Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b) Unchanged 240000 60000 0 Form and Instruction PTO/AIA/96 Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c)
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/96 Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)
Electronic Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers) Unchanged 58000 14500 10288053 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/25 Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection Over a Pending "Reference" Application
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/26 Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/43 Disclaimer in Patent Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/63 Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition
Electronic Transmittal Form Unchanged 850000 1700000 0 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/21 Transmittal Form
Electronic correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits Unchanged 2900 2175 1462275
Electronic request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship or an inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48) Unchanged 14500 10875 1705987
Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138 Unchanged 200 50 272 Form and Instruction PTO/SB024 Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138
Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)) Unchanged 10 80 5894
Information Disclosure Statements that do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) Unchanged 20000 40000 27200 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/08a Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/0008b Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
Information Disclosure Statements that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) Unchanged 5000 10000 758300 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/08a Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/08b Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
Non-publication Request Unchanged 1000 250 1360 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/0035 Nonpublication Request Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)
Notice of Appeal Unchanged 1000 300 770110 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/31 Notice of Appeal from the Examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund Unchanged 50 10 68 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/24B Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) Unchanged 10000 3000 4807375 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/22 Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Inintentionally Unchanged 500 500 587180 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/64 Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent abandoned Unintentionally Under 37 CFR 1.137(b)
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing Unchanged 10 10 17514 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/64a Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f))
Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review Unchanged 500 2500 680 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/33 Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review
Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal Unchanged 10 1 18 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/17i Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
Recission of Previous Non-publication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii)) Unchanged 50 13 68 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/36 Recission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal Unchanged 5000 1500 6430925 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/30 Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal
Request for Corrected Filing Receipt Unchanged 1000 80 1360
Request for Correction in a Patent Application Relating to Inventorship or an Inventor Name, or Order of Names, Other than in a Reissue Application (37 CFR1.48) Unchanged 500 375 53443
Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d) Unchanged 50 10 6193 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/37 Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)
Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application Unchanged 10 2 7844 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/27 Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR 1.155)
Request for First Action Interview (Pilot Program) (Electronic only) Unchanged 1200 3000 0 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/413C Request for First Action Interview (Full Pilot Program)
Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Unchanged 50 15 42530 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/32 Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication) Unchanged 10 2 1184
Request to Correct or Update the Name of the Applicant Under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or Change the Applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2) Unchanged 500 100 680
Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Applications(s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(d) Unchanged 500 125 680 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/38 Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s)
Request to correct or update the name of the applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or change the applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2) Unchanged 9500 1900 0
Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy Unchanged 5000 1250 6800 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/67 Power to Inspect/Copy
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/68 Request for Access to an Abandoned Application Under 37 CFR 1.14
Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b) Unchanged 10000 2500 13600
Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimers) Unchanged 2000 500 320907 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/25 Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection over a Pending "Reference" Application
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/26 Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/43 Disclaimer in Patent Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)
Form and Instruction PTO/SB/63 Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition
Transmittal Form Unchanged 50000 100000 68000 Form and Instruction PTO/SB/21 Transmittal Form
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