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OMB Control No: 0651-0032	ICR Reference No: 201601-0651-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201507-0651-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Initial Patent Applications
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/21/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/29/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2017	04/30/2017	04/30/2017
Responses	3,050,677	0	597,047
Time Burden (Hours)	51,155,729	0	15,076,442
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,050,481,799	0	431,714,199

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required by Title 35 of the United States Code, including 35 U.S.C. 131, to examine applications for patents. The USPTO administers the patent statutes through various rules in Chapter 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, such as, for example, 37 CFR 1.16 through 1.84. Each patent applicant must provide sufficient information to allow the USPTO to properly examine the application to determine whether it meets the criteria set forth in the patent statutes and regulations for issuance as a patent. This collection contains various types of patent applications, such as new original utility, plant, design, and provisional applications, continuation/divisional applications of international applications, continued prosecution applications (design), and continuations/divisionals and continuation-in-part applications of utility, plant, and design applications. In addition to the applications, this collection also includes various petitions and papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41, 1.48, and 1.53(c)(2). The applications, petitions, and additional papers are filed in paper as well as electronically. The USPTO expects that the primary audience for this collection will be businesses, for-profits, and nonprofits.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 35 USC 131
   US Code: 35 USC 111, 111(a), and 111(b)
   US Code: 35 USC 115 through 118
   US Code: 35 USC 112 and 113
   US Code: 35 USC 25
   US Code: 35 USC 41
   US Code: 35 USC 120 and 121
   US Code: 35 USC 119(b)(2) and 119(e)
   US Code: 35 USC 371

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 60256	10/01/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 4884	01/30/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 56

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Basic filing fee - Design
Basic filing fee - Design (CPA)
Basic filing fee - Plant
Basic filing fee - Utility
Basic filing fee - Utility (electronic filing for small entities)
Claims in excess of 20
Continuation/Divisional of an International Application	PTO/SB/02LR, PTO/SB/107, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/SB/04, PTO/SB/105, PTO/SB/109, PTO/SB/101, PTO/SB/103, PTO/SB/104, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/08, PTO/AIA/10, PTO/SB/01, PTO/SB/102, PTO/SB/106, PTO/SB/110, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA\11, PTO/SB/02A and PTO/SB/02B, PTO/SB/108	Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) , Declaration - Additional Inventors-Supplemental Sheet and Declaration - Supplemental Priority Data Sheet , Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal Representatives (35 U.S.C. 117) on Behalf of a Deceased or Incapacitated Inventor , Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67) , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Chinese Language Declaration , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Italian Language Declaration , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - French Language Declaration , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Japanese Language Declaration , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Russian Language Declaration , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Swedish Language Declaration , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Spanish Language Declaration , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Korean Language Declaration , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) , Supplemental Sheet for Declaration , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Chinese) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Dutch) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (French) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (German) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Italian) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Japanese) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Korean) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Russian) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Spanish) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Swedish) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Chinese) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Dutch) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(French) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (German) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Italian) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Japan) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 cFR 1.64) (Korean) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Russian) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Spanish) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Swedish)
Continued Prosecution Applications - Design (Request Transmittal and Receipt)	PTO/SB/29A, PTO/SB/29	For Design Applications Only: Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Request Transmittal , For Design Applications Only Receipt for Facsimile Transmitted CPA
Design Application Size Fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets
Design Continuation-in-Part Applications	PTO/SB/02LR, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/SB/01, PTO/SB/02A and PTO/SB/02B, PTO/AIA/08, PTO/AIA10, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/11, PTO/SB/17, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/SB/04	Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) , Declaration - Additional Inventors - Supplemental Sheet and Declaration - Supplemental Priority Data Sheet , Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal Representatives (35 U.S.C. 11) on Behalf of a Deceased or Incapacitated Inventor , Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67) , Fee Transmittal Form , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) , Supplemental Sheet for Declaration , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using on Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Chinese) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Dutch) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76)(French) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (German) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Italian) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Japanese) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Korean) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Russian) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Spanish) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Swedish) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Chinese) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Dutch) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (German) , Substitute Statment in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Italian) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Japanese) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Korean) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Russian) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Spanish) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Swedish)
Design Continuation/Divisional Applications	PTO/SB/17, PTO/AIA/08	Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) , Fee Transmittal Form
Design Examination Fee
Design Search Fee
Electronic Continuation/Divisional of an International Application
Electronic Continued Prosecution Applications - Design (Request Transmittal and Receipt)
Electronic Design Continuation-in-Part Applications
Electronic Design Continuation/Divisional Applications
Electronic New Design Applications - Application Data Sheet	PTO/AIA/14	Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
Electronic Original Design Applications - No Application Data Sheet
Electronic Original New Utility Applications - Application Data Sheet	PTO/AIA/14	Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
Electronic Original New Utility Applications - No Application Data Sheet
Electronic Papers Filed Under 37 CFR 1.41, 1.48, and 1.53(c)(2)
Electronic Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Priority/Benefit Claim
Electronic Petition to Accept a Filing by Other Than All the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor
Electronic Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet
Electronic Utility Continuation-in-Part Applications
Electronic Utility Continuation/Divisional Applications
Independent claims in excess of three
Multiple dependent claims
Non-English specifications
Original New Design Applications - Application Data Sheet	PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/SB/01A, PTO/SB/AIA1, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/SB/14, PTO/AIA/14, PTO/SB/17, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02	Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76 , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Fee Transmittal Form , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Chinese) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Dutch) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76)(French) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (German) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76)(Italian) , Declaration (37 CfR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Japanese) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Korean) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76)(Russian) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CfR 1.76) (Spanish) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Swedish) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Chinese) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Dutch) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (French) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(German) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Italian) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Japanese) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Korean) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Russian) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Spanish) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Swedish) , Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
Original New Design Applications - No Application Data Sheet	PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/2, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/04, PTO/SB/AIA/08, PTO/SB/AIA/10, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/11, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02	Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67) , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) , Supplemental Sheet for Declaration , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using on Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using An Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)
Original New Plant Applications - Application Data Sheet	PTO/SB/14, PTO/SB/03A, PTO/SB/AIA03, PTO/AIA/14	Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76 , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Plant Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Plant Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
Original New Plant Applications - No Application Data Sheet	PTO/SB/03, PTO/SB/AIA09, PTO/SB/AIA04, PTO/SB/AIA/10	Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161) Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) , Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161) Declaration (37 CFR 1.162) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Supplemental Sheet for Declaration
Original New Utility Applications - Application Data Sheet	PTO/SB/14, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/14, PTO/SB/01A, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/02	Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76 , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Chinese) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Dutch) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (French) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (German) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Japanese) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Korean) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Russian) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Spanish) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Swedish) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (China) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Dutch) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (French) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (German) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Italian) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Japanese) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Korean) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Russian) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Spanish) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Swedish) , Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
Original New Utility Applications - No Application Data Sheet	PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/103, PTO/SB/01, PTO/SB/04, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/107, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/106, PTO/SB/105, PTO/SB/109, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/101, PTO/SB/02SE, PTO/SB/02CN, PTO/SB/02NL, PTO/SB/02RU, PTO/SB/02KR, PTO/SB/02IT, PTO/SB/02DE, PTO/SB/02ES, PTO/SB/02JP, PTO/SB/102, PTO/SB/AIA08, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/10, PTO/SB/AIA/11, PTO/SB/02FR, PTO/SB/108, PTO/SB/104, PTO/SB/110, PTO/SB/17, PTO/SB/02A and PTO/SB/02B, PTO/SB/02LR, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02	Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) , Declaration - Additional Inventors-Supplemental Sheet and Declaration - Supplemental Priority Data Sheet , Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal Representatives (35 U.S.C 117) on Behalf of a Deceased or Incapacitated Inventor , Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67) , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) - Chinese Language , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Dutch Language Declaration , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - German Language Declaration , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - Italian Language , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - French Language , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - Japanese Language , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - Russian Language , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - Swedish Language , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - Spanish Language , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - Korean Language , Fee Transmittal Form , Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Sheets (Chinese Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) , Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheets (German Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) , Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Spanish Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) , Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (French Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) , Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Italian Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) , Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Japanese Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) , Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Korean Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) , Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Dutch Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) , Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Russian Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) , Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Swedish Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Supplemental Sheet for Declaration , Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet , 37 CFR 1.76 and 37 CFR 1.63 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , 37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , 37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , 37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.63 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , 37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , 37 CFR 1.76 and 37 CFR 1.63 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , 37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CfR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Russia) , 37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , 37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)
Papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41, 1.48, and 1.53(c)(2)
Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Priority/Benefit Claim
Petition to Accept a Filing by Other Than All the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor
Petition under 37 CFR 1.6(g) to Accord the Application Under 37 CFR 1.495(b) a Receipt Date
Plant Application Size Fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets
Plant Continuation-in-Part Applications	PTO/SB/02LR, PTO/SB/03, PTO/SB/17, PTO/AIA/09, PTO/AIA/10, PTO/AIA/04, PTO/AIA/11, PTO/SB/02A and PTO/SB/02B	Declaration - Additional Inventors - Supplemental Sheet and Declaration - Supplemental Priority Data Sheet , Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal Representatives (35 U.S.C. 117) on Behalf of a Deceased or Incapacitated Inventor , Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161) Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) , Fee Transmittal Form , Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161) Declaration (37 CFR 1.162) , Supplemental Sheet for Declaration , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet
Plant Continuation/Divisional Applications	PTO/SB/17, PTO/AIA/09	Fee Transmital Form , Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161) Declaration (37 CFR 1.162)
Plant Examination Fee
Plant Search Fee
Processing fee for provisional applications
Provisional Application Size Fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets
Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet	PTO/SB/16	Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet
Provisional application filing fee
Surcharge - Late filing fee, search fee, examination fee or oath of declaration
Surcharge - Late provisional filing fee or cover sheet
Utility Application Size Fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets
Utility Continuation-in-Part Applications	PTO/SB/01, PTO/SB/02LR, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/SB/05, PTO/SB/110, PTO/SB/102, PTO/SB/103, PTO/SB/02A and PTO/SB/02B, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/08, PTO/AIA/10, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/11, PTO/SB/101, PTO/SB/04, PTO/SB/108, PTO/SB/109, PTO/SB/107, PTO/SB/17, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/SB/105, PTO/SB/104, PTO/SB/106	Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) , Declaration - Additional Inventors - Supplemental Sheet and Declaration - Supplemental Priority Data Sheet , Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal Representatives (35 U.S.C. 117) on Behalf of a Deceased or Incapacitated Inventor , Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67) , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Chinese Language Declaration , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Italian , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - French , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Japanese Language Declaration , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Russian Language Declaration , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Swedish , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Spanish , Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Korean , Utility Patent Application Transmittal , Fee Transmittal Form , Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) , Supplemental Sheet for Declaration , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) , Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Chinese) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Dutch) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (French) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (German) , Declaration 937 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (Italian) , Declaration (CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Japan) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Korean) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Russian) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) , Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Swedish) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Chinese) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Dutch) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (French) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 cfR 1.64) (German) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.65) (Italian) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Japanese) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Korean) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Russian) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Spanish) , Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Swedish)
Utility Continuation/Divisional Applications	PTO/SB/17	Fee Transmittal Form
Utility Examination Fee
Utility Search Fee

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	3,050,677	597,047	2,453,630
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	51,155,729	15,076,442	36,079,287
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,050,481,799	431,714,199	618,767,600

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Filing fees are being added to collection 0651-0032 from collection 0651-0072 following the discontinuation of 0651-0072. This program change results in an increase in responses, time burden, and cost burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,747,807

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: 01/29/2016