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OMB Control No:
0651-0031
ICR Reference No:
201712-0651-005
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201711-0651-013
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/PTO
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Patent Processing
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:
12/13/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/11/2017
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2020
11/30/2020
11/30/2020
Responses
3,542,082
0
3,542,082
Time Burden (Hours)
3,736,708
0
3,736,708
Cost Burden (Dollars)
444,086,841
0
419,919,341
Abstract:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. ยง 131 to examine an application for patent and, when appropriate, issue a patent. Also, the USPTO is required to publish patent applications, with certain exceptions, promptly after the expiration of a period of eighteen months from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought under Title 35, United States Code ("eighteen-month publication"). Certain situations may arise which require that additional information be supplied in order for the USPTO to further process the patent or application. The USPTO administers the statutes through various sections of the rules of practice in 37 CFR Part 1. The information in this collection can be used by the USPTO to continue the processing of the patent or application to ensure that applicants are complying with the patent regulations and to aid in the prosecution of the application.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
35 USC 131
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
82 FR 52780
11/14/2017
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 12042
05/23/2016
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 17699
07/26/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
67
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form
PTOL-413A
Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form
Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to Application-as-filed by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h)
PTO/SB/39
Authorization to Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices
Certificates of Mailing or Transmission
PTO/SB/92, PTO/SB/97
Certificate of Mailing under 37 CFR 1.8
,
Certificate of Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8
Copy of File Content Showing Redactions
Copy of the Applicant or Patentee's Record of the Application (including copies of the correspondence, list of the correspondence, and statements verifying whether the record is complete or not)
PTO-2054-A/B, PTO/2055-A/B, PTO-2053-A/B
Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 - Pending Application
,
Notice Uner 37 CFR 1.251 - Abandoned Application
,
Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 - Patent
Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits
Deposit Account Order Form
PTO/SB/91
Deposit Account Order Form
EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)
PTO/SB/08a
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant (Not for submission under 37 CFR 1.99)
EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)
PTO/SB/08a
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
EFS-Web Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1)
PTO/SB/130
Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1)
EFS-Web Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal
PTO/SB/30EFS
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Submitted Only via EFS-Web)
EFS-Web Request for Corrected Filing Receipt
EFS-Web Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication)
Electronic Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form
PTOL-413A, PTO AIR-form
Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form and Instruction Sheet
,
PTO AIR-form
Electronic Authorization To Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h)
PTO/SB/39, sb0039
Authorization to Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices
,
sb0039
Electronic Certificates of Mailing or Transmission
PTO/SB/92, PTO/SB/97
Certificate of Mailing under 37 CFR 1.8
,
Certificate of Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8
Electronic Deposit Account Order Form
PTO/SB/91
Deposit Account Order Form
Electronic Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138
PTO/AIA/24
Express Abandonment Under 37 CFR 1.138
Electronic Filing System (EFS) Copy of Application for Publication
Electronic Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a))
Electronic Non-publication Request
PTO/SB/35
Nonpublication Request Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)
Electronic Notice of Appeal
PTO/AIA/31
Notice of Appeal from the Examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Electronic Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
PTO/AIA/24B
Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
Electronic Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
PTO/AIA/22
Petition for Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally
PTO/SB/64
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Inintentionally under 37 CFR 1.137(b)
Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing
PTO/SB/64a
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f))
Electronic Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review
PTO/AIA/33
Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review
Electronic Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
PTO/SB/17i
Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
Electronic Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)
PTO/SB/37
Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)
Electronic Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application
PTO/SB/27
Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR 1.155)
Electronic Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
PTO/AIA/32
Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Electronic Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(d)
PTO/SB/38
Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s)
Electronic Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy
PTO/SB/67, PTO/SB/68, SB-67, AIA67
Power to Inspect/Copy
,
Request for Access to an Abandoned Application under 37 CFR 1.14
,
SB-67
,
AIA67
Electronic Rescission of Previous Non-publication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
PTO/SB/36
Recission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
Electronic Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)
PTO/AIA/96, PTO/SB/96
Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c)
,
Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)
Electronic Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers)
PTO/SB/25, PTO/SB/26, PTO/SB/43, PTO/SB/63
Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection Over a Pending "Reference" Application
,
Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent
,
Disclaimer in Patent Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)
,
Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition
Electronic Transmittal Form
PTO/SB/21
Transmittal Form
Electronic correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits
Electronic request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship or an inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48)
Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138
PTO/SB024
Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138
Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a))
Information Disclosure Statements that do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)
PTO/SB/08a, PTO/SB/0008b
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
,
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
Information Disclosure Statements that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)
PTO/SB/08a, PTO/SB/08b
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
,
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
Non-publication Request
PTO/SB/0035
Nonpublication Request Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)
Notice of Appeal
PTO/SB/31
Notice of Appeal from the Examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
PTO/SB/24B
Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
PTO/SB/22
Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Inintentionally
PTO/SB/64
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent abandoned Unintentionally Under 37 CFR 1.137(b)
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing
PTO/SB/64a
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f))
Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review
PTO/SB/33
Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review
Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
PTO/SB/17i
Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
Recission of Previous Non-publication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
PTO/SB/36
Recission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal
PTO/SB/30
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal
Request for Corrected Filing Receipt
Request for Correction in a Patent Application Relating to Inventorship or an Inventor Name, or Order of Names, Other than in a Reissue Application (37 CFR1.48)
Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)
PTO/SB/37
Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)
Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application
PTO/SB/27
Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR 1.155)
Request for First Action Interview (Pilot Program) (Electronic only)
PTO/SB/413C
Request for First Action Interview (Full Pilot Program)
Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
PTO/SB/32
Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication)
Request to Correct or Update the Name of the Applicant Under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or Change the Applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2)
Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Applications(s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(d)
PTO/SB/38
Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s)
Request to correct or update the name of the applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or change the applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2)
Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy
PTO/SB/67, PTO/SB/68
Power to Inspect/Copy
,
Request for Access to an Abandoned Application Under 37 CFR 1.14
Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)
Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimers)
PTO/SB/25, PTO/SB/26, PTO/SB/43, PTO/SB/63
Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection over a Pending "Reference" Application
,
Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent
,
Disclaimer in Patent Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)
,
Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition
Transmittal Form
PTO/SB/21
Transmittal Form
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
3,542,082
3,542,082
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
3,736,708
3,736,708
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
444,086,841
419,919,341
0
0
24,167,500
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:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Changes associated with this collection are due to adjustments to the costs and burden hours by the business unit. These new estimates more accurately reflect what this information collection can expect to receive in the next three years.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$16,487,110
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
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 571 272-7728 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:
12/11/2017
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