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OMB Control No:
0651-0021
ICR Reference No:
201304-0651-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200911-0651-001
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/PTO
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
06/20/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/24/2013
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
06/30/2016
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2013
Responses
353,669
0
363,809
Time Burden (Hours)
348,686
0
341,840
Cost Burden (Dollars)
120,671,373
0
282,024,234
Abstract:
The purpose of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is to provide a standardized filing format and procedure that allows an applicant to seek protection for an invention in several countries by filing one international application in one location, in one language, and paying one initial set of fees. The information in this collection is used by the public to submit a patent application under the PCT and by the USPTO to fulfill its obligation to process, search, and examine the application as directed by the treaty.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
35 USC 351-376
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
78 FR 7759
02/04/2013
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
78 FR 24184
04/24/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
22
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority (37 CFR 1.78(a)(3))
Amendments (Article 34)
Application Data Sheet (35 U.S.C. 371 applications)
Demand and Fee Calculation Sheet
PCT/IPEA/401
Demand and Fee Calculation Sheet
Description/claims/drawings/abstracts
Extensions of time
Fee Authorization
Indications Relating to a Deposited Microorganism
PCT/RO/134
Indications Relating to Deposited Microorganism or Other Biological Material
PCT/Model of General Power of Attorney
PCT/Model of Power of Attorney
Petition for Revival of an International Application for Patent Designating the U.S. Abandoned Unavoidably Under 37 CFR 1.137(a)
PTO/SB/61/PCT
Petition for Revival of an International Application for Patent Designating the U.S. Abandoned Unavoidably Under 37 CFR 1.137(a)
Petition for Revival of an International Application for Patent Designating the U.S. Abandoned Unintentionally Under 37 CFR 1.137(b)
PTO/SB/64/PCT
Petition for Revival of an International Application for Patent Designating the U.S. Abandoned Unintentionally Under 37 CFR 1.137(b)
Petitions to the Commissioner for international applications
Petitions to the Commissioner in national stage examination
Priority documents
Request and Fee Calculation Sheet
PCT/RO/101
Request and Fee Calculation Sheet (Annex and Notes)
Request for rectification of obvious errors
Request for the restoration of the right of priority
Requests to transmit copies of international application
Response to invitation to correct defects
Translations
Transmittal Letter to the United States Designated/Elected Office (DO/EO/US) Concerning a Submission Under 35 U.S.C. 371
PTO-1390
Transmittal Letter to the United States Designated/Elected Office (DO/EO/US) Concerning a Filing Under 35 U.S.C. 371
Transmittal Letter to the United States Receiving Office (RO/US)
PTO-1382
Transmittal Letter to the United States Receiving Office
Withdrawal of international application
PCT/IB/372
Notice of Withdrawal
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
353,669
363,809
0
-21,020
10,880
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
348,686
341,840
0
-5,255
12,101
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
120,671,373
282,024,234
0
-187,581,973
26,229,112
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
Program changes to annual responses and burden hours are due to the removal of two information requirements, extensions of time and priority documents, because the information is no longer being collected. All other changes to annual responses and burden hours are administrative adjustments from revised estimates. Program changes to annual cost burden are primarily due to the removal of several fees from this collection that have been moved into collection 0651-0072, which was approved by OMB in January 2013 in conjunction with the USPTO rulemaking Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees (RIN 0651-AC54). The corresponding fees are now being deleted from 0651-0021 to avoid double-counting those annual (non-hour) costs in the USPTO's inventory. The USPTO has also removed recordkeeping costs associated with retaining acknowledgment receipts from online submissions because keeping these items is a suggestion and not a requirement and has removed the postage costs associated with the two deleted information requirements, extensions of time and priority documents. Other changes to annual costs are due to administrative adjustments from revised estimates of costs associated with translations, drawings, and postage.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$7,005,300
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Raul Tamayo 5712727728 Raul.Tamayo@uspto.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
04/24/2013
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