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OMB Control No: 0651-0055	ICR Reference No: 201505-0651-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201205-0651-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Post Registration (Trademark Processing)
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: 07/30/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/11/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2015
Responses	185,047	0	127,636
Time Burden (Hours)	43,096	0	17,951
Cost Burden (Dollars)	54,392,518	0	41,793,847

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) administers 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 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 amend their registrations to delete goods or services that are no longer being used by the registrant. Registered marks remain on the register for ten years and can be renewed, but will be cancelled unless the owner files with the USPTO a declaration attesting to the continued use (or excusable non-use) of the mark in commerce, and a renewal application, within specific deadlines. Applicants may also request to amend or divide a registration, respond to a post-registration Office action, and surrender a registration. The rules implementing the Act are set forth in 37 CFR part 2. These rules mandate that each register entry include the mark, the goods and/or services in connection with which the mark is used, ownership information, dates of use, and certain other information. The USPTO also provides similar information concerning pending applications. The register and pending application information may be accessed by an individual or by businesses to determine the availability of a mark. By accessing the USPTO's information, parties may reduce the possibility of initiating use of a mark previously adopted by another. Thus, the Federal trademark registration process may reduce unnecessary litigation and its accompanying costs and burdens.

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	185,047	127,636	-2,562	59,973
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	43,096	17,951	-1,729	26,874
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	54,392,518	41,793,847	-258,401	12,857,072

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 Forms

Short Statement: The "Amendments and Corrections" IC items was removed from this list, as it is no longer an IC item required by or covered by this collection. The removal of this item caused a burden decrease that contributed to the decline in program change due to agency discretion. The "Request to Divide Registration" (both the TEAS Global and the paper versions) is a new IC item for this collection, which caused a burden increase that factored into the overall program change due to agency discretion. The "Section 12(c) Affidavit" (both the TEAS Global and the paper versions) is a new IC item for this collection, which caused a burden increase that factored into the overall program change due to agency discretion.