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OMB Control No:
0651-0058
ICR Reference No:
201804-0651-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201711-0651-017
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/PTO
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 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:
06/11/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/30/2018
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
06/30/2021
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2018
Responses
8,110
0
8,240
Time Burden (Hours)
16,220
0
16,480
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a framework in which an application whose claims have been determined to be patent table by an Office of Earlier Examination (OEE) is eligible to go through an accelerated examination in an Office of Later Examination with a simple procedure upon an applicant's request. By leveraging the search and examination work product of the OEE, PPH programs (1) deliver lower prosecution costs, (2) support applicants in their efforts to obtain stable patent rights efficiently around the world, and (3) reduce the search and examination burden, while improving the examination quality, of participating patent offices. Originally, the PPH programs were limited to the utilization of search and examination results of national applications between cross filings under the Paris Convention. Later, the potential of the PPH was greatly expanded by PCT-PPH programs, which permit participating patent offices to draw upon the positive results of the PCT work product from another participating office. PCT-PPH programs use international written opinions and international preliminary examination reports developed within the framework of the PCT, thereby making the PPH available to a larger number of applicants. Information collected for the PCT is approved under OMB control number 0651-0021. More recently, the USPTO and several other offices acted to consolidate and replace existing PPH programs, with the goal of streamlining the PPH process for both offices and applicants. To that end, the USPTO and other offices established the Global PPH pilot program and the IP5 PPH pilot program. The Global PPH and IP5 PPH pilot programs are running concurrently and are substantially identical, differing only with regard to their respective participating offices. The USPTO is participating in both the Global PPH pilot program and the IP5 PPH pilot program. For USPTO applications, the Global PPH and IP5 PPH pilot programs supersede any prior PPH program between the USPTO and each Global PPH and IP5 PPH participating office. Any existing PPH programs between the USPTO and offices that are not participating in either the Global PPH pilot program or the IP5 PPH pilot program remain in effect. For more complete information on the PPH, including (1) a complete identification of participating countries and offices and the programs under which each country/office is participating, (2) the forms needed to request entry into the PPH, both at the USPTO and other participating offices, and (3) information as to which of the PPH programs remain pilots and which have been made permanent, please visit http://www.uspto.gov/patents/init_events/pph/index.jsp. The forms in this collection allow participants to file in a U.S. application a request to make the U.S. application special under a PPH or PCT-PPH program.
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:
83 FR 6532
02/14/2018
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
83 FR 18281
04/26/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
10
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Request for Participation in the Global/IP5 PPH Pilot Program in the USPTO
PTO/SB/20GLBL
Request for Participation in the Global/IP5 PPH Pilot Program in the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Austrian Patent Office (APO) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-AT
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Austrian Patent Office (APO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-CA
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-EP
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of Australia (IPAU) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-AU
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of Australia (IPAU) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Israeli Patent Office (ILPO) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-IL
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Israeli Patent Office (ILPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-JP
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-KR
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-FI
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-NPI
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-RU
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-ES
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-CN
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PCT-SE
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program in a U.S. Application Where the USPTO was the ISA or IPEA
PTO/SB/20PCT-US
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program in a U.S. Application Where the USPTO was the ISA or IPEA
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Austrian Patent Office (APO) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20AT
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Austrian Patent Office (APO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20CO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Icelandic Patent Office (IPO) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20IS
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the IPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPOCZ) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20CZ
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPOCZ) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20BR
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Poland (UPRP) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PL
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Poland (UPRP) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property (NRIP) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20NI
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property (NRIP) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20NO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the NIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20CN
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20TW
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program between the Argentinian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and the USPTO (PTO/SB/20AR)
PTO/SB/20AR
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program between the Argentinian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and the USPTO (PTO/SB/20AR)
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program between the Romania (OSIM) and the USPTO (PTO/SB/20RO)
PTO/SB/20RO
REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY (PPH) PILOT PROGRAM BETWEEN THE ROMANIAN STATE OFFICE FOR INVENTIONS AND TRADEMARKS (OSIM) AND THE USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPH) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PH
Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPH) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Portugal National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI-PT) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20PT
Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Portugal National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI-PT) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DKPTO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20DK
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DKPTO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DPMA and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20DE
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DPMA and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EAPO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20EA
Request for the Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20EP
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the HPO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20HU
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the HPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPAU and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20AU
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPAU and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPOS and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20SG
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPOS and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20MX
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the NBPR and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20FI
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the NBPR and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20RU
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the SPTO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20ES
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the SPTO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the UKIPO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20UK
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the UKIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the CIPO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20CA
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the CIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the Israeli Patent Office and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20IL
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the Israeli Patent Office and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20JP
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO
PTO/SB/20KR
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the KIPO 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
8,110
8,240
0
0
-130
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
16,220
16,480
0
0
-260
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
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:
$668,996
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:
04/30/2018