0651-AD17 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Changes to the Freedom of Information Act Regulation

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) amends its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations to reflect changes made to the FOIA by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.

]]> Info./Admin./Other Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 37 CFR 102 5 U.S.C. 552 5 U.S.C. 552a 5 U.S.C. 553 31 U.S.C. 3717 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2) 35 U.S.C. 21 35 U.S.C. 41 35 U.S.C. 42 35 U.S.C. 122 44 U.S.C. 3101 No NPRM 11/00/2023 NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/2024 Final Action 10/00/2024 Final Action Effective 11/00/2024 No No None No No No No Kyu Lee S. Associate Counsel 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 571 272-6421 571 273-0099 lee.kyu@uspto.gov Office of the General Counsel, P. O. Box 1450, Madison East, 10th Floor, Alexandria VA 22313