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OMB Control No:
0651-0035
ICR Reference No:
202103-0651-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201801-0651-002
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/PTO
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Representative and Address Provisions
Type of Information Collection:
Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
05/17/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/06/2021
Terms of Clearance:
Approval granted for 6 months, USPTO should resubmit for the full 3-year renewal request. Public comments that were submitted will be carried over and continued to be considered during the renewal review.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2021
36 Months From Approved
Responses
226,573
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
13,641
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
26,241
0
0
Abstract:
The public uses this information collection to grant or revoke power of attorney, to withdraw as attorney or agent of record, to authorize a practitioner to act in a representative capacity, to change a correspondence address, to request a Customer Number, and to change the data associated with a Customer Number. The USPTO's Customer Number practice permits applicants, assignees, practitioners of record, and third party requesters to change the correspondence address or representatives of record for a number of applications, patents, or reexamination proceedings with one change request instead of filing separate requests for each application, patent, or reexamination proceeding. The USPTO uses the information in this collection to determine who is authorized to take action in an application, patent, or reexamination proceeding and where to send correspondence regarding an application, patent, or reexamination proceeding.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 344 - 788 98877
Name of Law: America Invents Act
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:
86 FR 4003
01/15/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 16702
03/31/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
22
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Customer Number Upload Spreadsheet
Customer Number Upload Spreadsheet (Individuals or Households)
Patent – Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
PTO/AIA/81, PTO/SB/81 , PTO/AIA/81A, PTO/SB/81A
Power of Attorney to One or More of The Joint Inventors and Change of Correspondence Address
,
Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
,
Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
,
Patent – Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
Patent – Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address (Individuals or Households)
PTO/AIA/81, PTO/SB/81, PTO/AIA/81A, PTO/SB/81A
Power of Attorney to One or More of The Joint Inventors and Change of Correspondence Address
,
Patent – Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
,
Patent – Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
,
Patent – Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
Petition Under 37 CFR 1.36(a) to Revoke Power of Attorney by Fewer than All the Applicants
Petition to Waive 37 CFR 1.32(b)(4) and Grant Power of Attorney by Fewer than All the Applicants
Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence
PTO/AIA/82A/B/C
Transmittal for Power of Attorney to One or More Registered Practitioners/Power of Attorney by Applicant
Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence (Individuals or Households)
PTO/AIA/82A/B/C
Transmittal for Power of Attorney to One or More Registered Practitioners/Power of Attorney by Applicant
Power of Attorney to Prosecute Applications Before the USPTO
PTO/SB/80, PTO/AIA/80
Power of Attorney to Prosecute Applications Before the USPTO
,
Power of Attorney to Prosecute Applications Before the USPTO
Power of Attorney to Prosecute Applications Before the USPTO (Individuals or Households)
PTO/SB/80, PTO/AIA/80
Power of Attorney to Prosecute Applications Before the USPTO
,
Power of Attorney to Prosecute Applications Before the USPTO
Reexamination – Patent Owner Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
PTO/SB/81B, PTO/AIA/81B
Reexamination – Patent Owner Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
,
Reexamination – Patent Owner Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
Reexamination – Patent Owner Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address (Individuals or Households)
PTO/AIA/81B , PTO/SB/81B
Reexamination – Patent Owner Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
,
Reexamination – Patent Owner Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
Reexamination – Third Party Requester Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
PTO/SB/81C
Reexamination – Third Party Requester Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
Reexamination – Third Party Requester Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address (Individuals or Households)
PTO/SB/81C
Reexamination – Third Party Requester Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
Request for Customer Number
PTO/SB/125
Request for Customer Number
Request for Customer Number (Individuals or Households)
PTO/SB/125
Request for Customer Number
Request for Customer Number Data Change
PTO/SB/124
Request for Customer Number Data Change
Request for Customer Number Data Change (Individuals or Households)
PTO/SB/124
Request for Customer Number Data Change
Request for Withdrawal as Attorney or Agent and Change of Correspondence Address
PTO/AIA/83 , PTO/SB/83
Request for Withdrawal as Attorney or Agent and Change of Correspondence Address
,
Request for Withdrawal as Attorney or Agent and Change of Correspondence Address
Request for Withdrawal as Attorney or Agent and Change of Correspondence Address (Individuals or Households)
PTO/AIA/83, PTO/SB/83
Request for Withdrawal as Attorney or Agent and Change of Correspondence Address
,
Request for Withdrawal as Attorney or Agent and Change of Correspondence Address
Request to Update a PCT Application with a Customer Number
PTO-2248
Request to Update a PCT Application with a Customer Number
Request to Update a PCT Application with a Customer Number (Individuals or Households)
PTO-2248
Request to Update a PCT Application with a Customer Number
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
226,573
0
0
-129,999
-145,333
501,905
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
13,641
0
0
-6,499
-8,340
28,480
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
26,241
0
0
-1,274
13,565
13,950
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
Program Changes Due to Agency Discretion With this renewal the USPTO has removed three lines from the information collection that dealt solely with change of address provisions; including 130,065 responses, 6,502 burden hours and $1,274 non-hourly cost burdens. The following items are considered exempt from the PRA under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1) and removed from the information collection: • Change of Correspondence Address-Application; PTO/SB/122 • Change of Correspondence Adress-Patent; PTO/SB/123 • Patent Owner Change of Correspondence Address-Reexamintion Proceeding; PTO/SB/123A Changes in Responses and Burden Hours due to Agency Estimate • For this renewal, the USPTO estimates that the annual responses will decrease by 145,333 and the total burden hours will decrease by 8,340. These changes are due to the expected volumes estimated by the USPTO based on historical submission volumes. Changes in Annual (Non-hour) Costs due to Agency Estimate For this renewal, the USPTO estimates that the total annual (non-hour) costs will increase by $13,565 (from $13,950.74 to $26,241), with the increase resulting from agency adjustments due to: • The increase is due to the increased postage rates associated with this information collection. The previous postage rate was $0.49 in 2018 and is now estimated at $8.05. However, the overall percentage of items being mailed continues to decrease as the public increasingly adopts electronic submission.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$1,379,204
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?
No
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:
04/06/2021
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