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OMB Control No: 0651-0040	ICR Reference No: 202603-0651-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202307-0651-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Actions
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/25/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2026
Responses	76,000	76,650
Time Burden (Hours)	1,016,891	1,038,747
Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,725,464	9,080,047

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) administers, under the Trademark Act pursuant to 37 CFR Part 2, the various rules that govern the filing of petitions to cancel the registration of a mark, notices of opposition to the registration of a mark, extensions of time to file an opposition, appeals, and other submissions filed in connection with inter partes and ex parte proceedings. These petitions, notices, extensions, and additional submissions are filed with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). The TTAB decides inter partes cases and ex parte appeals. The TTAB is an administrative tribunal empowered to determine the right to register as the issue may be presented in such cases. The Chief Administrative Trademark Judge, Deputy Chief Administrative Trademark Judge and administrative trademark judges decide proceedings filed with the TTAB. A panel of three judges decides each case when it is ready for final decision on the merits. The TTAB follows the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when applicable, and the “Trademark Rules” in 37 CFR Part 2.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 1063 Name of Law: Trademark Act of 1946

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:
	91 FR 35180	06/10/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 60938	09/25/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Ex Parte Appeal General Filing	PTO-2189
Notice of Appeal	PTO-2190
Notice of Opposition	PTO-2120
Petition to Cancel	PTO-2188
Request for Extension of Time to File an Opposition	PTO 2153
Submissions in Inter Partes Cases	PTO 2151

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	76,000	76,650	-650
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,016,891	1,038,747	-21,856
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,725,464	9,080,047	1,645,417

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: Change in Responses and Hourly Burden due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate The total number of responses has decreased by 650 due to estimated fluctuations in the number of respondents/submissions in this information collection. This decrease in the number of respondents and responses results in a decrease of 21,856 hours in the annual time burden estimates. Change in Annual Non-hour Costs due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate For this renewal, the USPTO estimates that the total annual non-hourly costs will increase by $1,645,417 from the previous approval. This increase is due to estimated fluctuations in submissions for items that require a fee or postage.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $396,450

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: LaToya Brown 571 272-4283

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