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OMB Control No: 0651-0051	ICR Reference No: 201701-0651-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201608-0651-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Madrid Protocol
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: 03/13/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/20/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2020	12/31/2018	12/31/2018
Responses	46,363	0	46,363
Time Burden (Hours)	5,190	0	5,190
Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,813,980	0	13,813,980

Abstract: The Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (“Madrid Protocol”) is an international treaty that allows a trademark owner to seek registration in any of the participating countries by filing a single international application. The International Bureau (IB) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, administers the international registration system. The Madrid Protocol Implementation Act of 2002 amended the Trademark Act to provide that: (1) the owner of a U.S. application or registration may seek protection of its mark in any of the participating countries by submitting a single international application to the IB through the USPTO and (2) the holder of an international registration may request an extension of protection of the international registration to the United States. The Madrid Protocol became effective in the United States on November 2, 2003, and is implemented under 15 U.S.C. § 1141 et seq. and 37 CFR Part 2 and Part 7. The public uses this collection to submit applications for international registration and related requests to the USPTO under the Madrid Protocol. The information in this collection is a matter of public record and is used by the public for a variety of private business purposes related to establishing and enforcing international trademark rights. The information is available at USPTO facilities and is also accessible through the USPTO Web site.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 1065
US Code: 15 USC 1141a, b, d, j(c), k, l, n

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0651-AD07	Final or interim final rulemaking	82 FR 6259	01/19/2017

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 52455	08/30/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 72421	11/19/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	46,363	46,363
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,190	5,190
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,813,980	13,813,980

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The request is to update the fees attached to this collection that are affected by the rulemaking NPRM 0651-AD08. Respondent numbers are also changing due to agency discretion in conjunction with the rule.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $205,689

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: Marcie Lovett 571 272-8123 marcie.lovett@uspto.gov

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