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OMB Control No: 0651-0063	ICR Reference No: 202608-0651-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202604-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Appeals
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/27/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2026
Responses	31,544	22,199
Time Burden (Hours)	337,712	239,049
Cost Burden (Dollars)	24,086,261	18,540,677

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	31,544	22,199	9,345
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	337,712	239,049	98,663
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	24,086,261	18,540,677	5,545,584

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: Estimated Annual Responses and Hourly Burdens due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate: The increase in the number of responses (+9,345) and burden hours (+98,663) is due to the estimated increase in the number of respondents completing the items this information collection. Change in Annual Non-hour Costs due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate: The USPTO estimates an increase (+$5,545,584) for the total annual non-hour costs due to estimated increase in the number of respondents paying filing fees and postage costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $299,962

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: Stacey White 571 272-9797 stacey.white@uspto.gov

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