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OMB Control No:
0651-0058
ICR Reference No:
200802-0651-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200708-0651-001
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/PTO
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program
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:
07/18/2008
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/14/2008
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2011
02/28/2009
12/31/2008
Responses
800
0
750
Time Burden (Hours)
1,575
0
1,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)
104,000
0
97,500
Abstract:
A work-sharing pilot program called the New Route is being established between the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO). Under the New Route, a filing in one member office of this arrangement would be deemed a filing in all member offices. The first office and applicant would be given a 30-month processing time frame in which to make available a first office action and any necessary translations to the second office(s), and the second office(s) would exploit the search and examination results of the first office in conducting their own examination. The information collection includes one proposed form, Request for Participation in the New Route Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO (PTO/SB/10), which will be added to this collection. The USPTO believes that the primary respondents will be businesses or other for-profits, but not-for-profit institutions may also submit information under this collection.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
35 USC 119
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:
72 FR 65015
11/19/2007
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
73 FR 8033
02/12/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Request for Participation in the New Route Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/10
Request for Participation in the New Route Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the (1) JPO or (2) UKIPO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the (1) JPO or (2) UKIPO and the USPTO
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
800
750
0
50
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
1,575
1,500
0
75
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
104,000
97,500
0
6,500
0
0
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:
Due to the proposed addition of the Request for Participation in the New Route Pilot Program (PTO/SB/10), the USPTO estimates that the annual responses will be 800 and the annual burden hours will be 1,575, which is an increase of 50 responses and 75 burden hours from the currently approved burden for this collection. This burden increase is due to a program change resulting from the addition of this new form in support of the New Route program. For this proposed addition, the USPTO also estimates that the total annual (non-hour) costs will increase by $6,500, from $97,500 to $104,000 per year. This increase is due to the addition of filing fees for Requests to Participate in the New Route Pilot Program.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$55,067
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]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Magdalen Greenlief 703 305-8813 mgreenlief@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:
02/14/2008
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