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OMB Control No: 0651-0009	ICR Reference No: 201405-0651-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201303-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Applications for Trademark Registration
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 06/19/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/09/2014
Terms of Clearance: COMMENT: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Resubmit when proposed rule is finalized.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2014
Responses	296,747	0	296,747
Time Burden (Hours)	103,084	0	103,084
Cost Burden (Dollars)	91,355,987	0	91,355,987

Abstract: This collection of information is required by the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., which provides for the Federal registration of trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks and service marks, collective membership marks, and certification marks. Individuals and businesses that use or intend to use such marks in interstate commerce may file an application to register their marks with the USPTO. Such individuals and businesses may also submit various communications to the USPTO, including requests to correct or amend their registrations. This collection is being submitted as part of final rule RIN AC94. The USPTO is proposing revisions to the Trademark Rules of Practice to reduce the filing fees for applications for renewal registrations filed through the electronic TEAS program.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 1094 and 1095
   US Code: 15 USC 1051 through 1054
   US Code: 15 USC 1061 through 1063
   US Code: 15 USC 1091
   US Code: 15 USC 1126

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0651-AC94	Proposed rulemaking	79 FR 26664	05/09/2014

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: Two factors result in a change to the burden for this collection. 1) The reduction in fees for certain filings results in a reduced average burden to each individual respondent. 2) The agency estimates that the number of respondents will go up; resulting in an increase to the overall burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $755,370

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: Catherine cain 571 272-8946

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