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OMB Control No: 0651-0081	ICR Reference No: 201702-0651-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201510-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Law School Clinic Certification Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/16/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/16/2017
Terms of Clearance: Pre-approval contingent upon no substantive changes to this collection after adoption of the final rule. Otherwise this collection should be re-submitted to OMB for review.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/29/2020	36 Months From Approved
Responses	745	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,185	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,058	0	0

Abstract: This rulemaking is required by Public Law 113-227 (Dec. 16, 2014). This law requires the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Office” or “USPTO”) Director to establish regulations and procedures for application to, and participation in, the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program. This law removed the “pilot” status of the USPTO’s existing law school clinic certification program. The program allows students enrolled in a participating law school’s clinic to practice patent or trademark law before the USPTO under the direct supervision of a faculty clinic supervisor. Each clinic provides legal services on a pro bono basis for clients who qualify for assistance from the law school’s clinic. These students gain valuable experience drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent and trademark applications that would otherwise be unavailable to students while in law school. The program also facilitates the provision of pro bono services to trademark and patent applicants who lack the financial resources necessary for traditional legal representation. The proposed rules incorporate the requirements and procedures developed and implemented during the pilot phase of the program.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 113 - 227 1 Name of Law: USPTO Law School Clinic Program

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0651-AC99	Final or interim final rulemaking	80 FR 78155	12/16/2015

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	745	0	745
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,185	0	1,185
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,058	1,058	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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $68,015

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: Howard Reitz 571 272-4097 reitz.howard@uspto.gov

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