80 FR 27148 - Patents for Humanity Program
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 91 (May 12, 2015)
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 91 (May 12, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-11433 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 27148-27150] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11433] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Patents for Humanity Program ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 27149]] SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 13, 2015. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651- 0066 comment'' in the subject line of the message. Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Edward Elliott, Attorney Advisor, Office of Policy and International Affairs, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571- 272-9300; or by email to [email protected] with ``0651-0066 comment'' in the subject line. Additional information about this collection is also available at http://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection Review.'' SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract In 2012, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a voluntary pilot program to incentivize the distribution of patented technologies or products for the purpose of addressing humanitarian needs. The pilot program, notice of which was published in the Federal Register (77 FRN 6544) in February 2012, was a follow-up to the responses received from the agency's ``Request for Comments on Incentivizing Humanitarian Technologies and Licensing Through the Intellectual Property System''--published September 20, 2010--and was open to any patent owners or patent licensees, including inventors who had not assigned their ownership rights to others, assignees, and exclusive or non-exclusive licensees. The USPTO collected information from applicants that described what actions they had taken with their patented technology to address humanitarian needs among impoverished populations, or how they furthered research by others on technologies for humanitarian purposes. After reviewing the results of the pilot, the program was renewed as an annual program in April 2014. Currently, there are five categories in which applications can be categorized: Medicine, Nutrition, Sanitation, Household Energy, and Living Standards. To participate in this program, applicants must submit an application describing how their actions satisfy the competition criteria to address humanitarian issues. The USPTO has developed two application forms that applicants can use to apply for participation in the Patents for Humanity Program--one application covers the humanitarian uses of technologies or products and the other application covers humanitarian research. Applicants may optionally provide contact information for the public to reach them with any inquiries. Additionally, applicants may provide non-public contact information by email to the USPTO in order to be notified about their award status. Applications must be submitted electronically as described at http://www.uspto.gov/patentsforhumanity. Complete submitted applications will be available on the public Web site after being screened for inappropriate material. The applications are reviewed by independent judges. A selection committee composed of representatives from other federal agencies and laboratories will make recommendations for the awards based on the judges' reviews. Those applicants who are selected for an award will receive a certificate redeemable to accelerate select matters before the USPTO and public recognition of their efforts, including an awards ceremony at the USPTO. The certificates can be redeemed to accelerate one of the following matters: An ex parte reexamination proceeding, including one appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) from that proceeding; a patent application, including one appeal to the PTAB from that application; or an appeal to the PTAB of a claim twice rejected in a patent application or reissue application or finally rejected in an ex parte reexamination, without accelerating the underlying matter which generated the appeal. The certificates cannot be transferred to other parties. II. Method of Collection Electronically through the http://www.uspto.gov/patentsforhumanity Web site. In the past, USPTO has used challenge.gov and skild.com as platforms to host the applications. III. Data OMB Number: 0651-0066. IC Instruments: The individual instruments in this collection, as well as their associated forms, are listed in the table below. Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits, non-profit institutions, and individuals. Estimated Number of Respondents: 110 responses per year, with an estimated 33 percent (36) submitted by small entities. Of this total, the USPTO expects that 100 percent of responses will be submitted electronically through the Patents for Humanity Web site. Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the public approximately four hours to complete the humanitarian program application and one hour to complete the petition to extend the acceleration certificate redemption period beyond 12 months, if needed, depending on the nature of the information. These estimated times include gathering the necessary information, preparing the application and any supplemental supporting materials, and submitting the completed request to the USPTO. The time per response, estimated annual responses, and estimated annual hour burden associated with each instrument in this information collection is shown in the table below. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 410 hours. Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden: $80,290. The USPTO expects that attorneys will complete the Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate, and that both attorneys and paralegals will complete the Humanitarian Program Application forms. Using the professional hourly rate of $389 for attorneys in private firms and a paraprofessional hourly rate of $125 for the paralegals, the USPTO estimates $80,290 per year for the respondent cost burden for this collection. However, it should be noted that attorneys are not necessary to fill out the form, and many applicants--including previous winners--have filled out the application themselves. [[Page 27150]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated time IC No. Information collection for response Estimated annual Estimated annual Rate ($/ instrument (minutes) responses burden hours hr) (a).............. (b) (a) x (b)/60 = (c) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1............... Humanitarian Program 60 minutes 85 340 * 191 Application (Humanitarian (attorney). Use); PTO/PFH/001. 180 minutes (paralegal). 1............... Humanitarian Program 60 minutes 15 60 * 191 Application (Humanitarian (attorney). Research); PTO/PFH/002. 180 minutes (paralegal). 2............... Petition to Extend the 60 minutes....... 10 10 389 Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate; PTO/SB/431. ----------------------------------------------- Total....... ........................... ................. 110 410 .......... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * (Blended). Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden: $0. This collection has no annual (non-hour) postage, operation or maintenance, or fee costs. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they will also become a matter of public record. Dated: May 4, 2015. Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-11433 Filed 5-11-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
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Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Antidumping Proceedings: Final requirements, when imposed, shall
Centralized Electronic Service System Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, remain in effect until further notice.
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 2012).
Notification to Importers
registered users at http:// We calculated such rates based on the
access.trade.gov and in the Central ratio of the total amount of dumping This notice serves as a final reminder
Records Unit (CRU), Room 7046 of the calculated for the examined sales to the to importers of their responsibility
main Department of Commerce total entered value of the sales for which under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
building. In addition, a complete entered value was reported. If an certificate regarding the reimbursement
version of the Issues and Decision importer-specific assessment rate is zero of antidumping duties prior to
Memorandum can be accessed directly or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 liquidation of the relevant entries
on the Internet at http://trade.gov/ percent) or the exporter has a weighted- during this review period. Failure to
enforcement. The signed Issues and average dumping margin that is zero or comply with this requirement could
Decision Memorandum and the de minimis, the Department will result in the Secretary’s presumption
electronic versions of the Issues and instruct CBP to assess that importer’s that reimbursement of antidumping
Decision Memorandum are identical in entries of subject merchandise without duties occurred and the subsequent
content. regard to antidumping duties, in increase in antidumping duties by the
accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). amount of antidumping duties
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
reimbursed.
Based on our analysis of the For entries of subject merchandise
comments received, we corrected two during the POR produced by each Administrative Protective Order
programming errors in the weighted- respondent for which they did not know This notice also serves as a reminder
average dumping margin calculation. A that their merchandise was destined for to parties subject to administrative
detailed discussion of the corrections the United States, we will instruct CBP protective orders (APO) of their
made is included in the Calculation to liquidate unreviewed entries at the responsibility concerning the return or
Memorandum for Final Results.4 all-others rate if there is no rate for the destruction of proprietary information
intermediate company(ies) involved in disclosed under APO in accordance
Final Results of Review
the transaction. For a full discussion of with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
As a result of this review, we this assessment practice, see continues to govern business
determine that the following margin Antidumping and Countervailing Duty proprietary information in this segment
exists for the period October 1, 2012, Proceedings: Assessment of of the proceeding. Timely written
through September 30, 2013: Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May notification of the return/destruction of
6, 2003). APO materials, or conversion to judicial
Weighted-
average Cash Deposit Requirements protective order, is hereby requested.
Manufacturer/exporter dumping Failure to comply with the regulations
margin The following cash deposit and the terms of an APO is a
(percent) requirements will be effective upon sanctionable violation.
publication of the notice of final results We are issuing and publishing this
Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. and
Deacero USA, Inc. (collec- of administrative review for all notice in accordance with sections
tively, Deacero) ....................... * 2.13 shipments of subject merchandise 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, CFR 351.213(h).
* ad valorem. for consumption on or after the Dated: May 6, 2015.
Assessment Rate publication of the final results of this Paul Piquado,
administrative review, as provided by Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the
section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash Compliance.
Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the
deposit rate for Deacero will be the rate
Department will determine, and U.S. Appendix I
established in the final results of this
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
administrative review; (2) for List of Topics Discussed in the Final
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
merchandise exported by manufacturers Decision Memorandum
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the or exporters not covered in this I. Summary
final results of this review. The administrative review but covered in a II. Background
Department intends to issue assessment prior segment of the proceeding, the III. List of Comments
cash deposit rate will continue to be the Comment 1: Calculation Errors
instructions to CBP 15 days after the Comment 2: Differential Pricing
date of publication of these final results company-specific rate published for the
most recent period; (3) if the exporter is IV. Scope of the Order
of review. V. Discussion of Comments
For assessment purposes, the not a firm covered in this review, a prior
VI. Recommendation
Department applied the assessment rate review, or the original investigation, but
the manufacturer is, the cash deposit [FR Doc. 2015–11452 Filed 5–11–15; 8:45 am]
calculation method adopted in
Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation rate will be the rate established for the BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
of the Weighted-Average Dumping most recent period for the manufacturer
Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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4 See ‘‘Final Results in the 6th Administrative or exporters will continue to be 20.11 United States Patent and Trademark
Review on Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod percent, the all-others rate established Office
from Mexico: Calculation Memorandum for Deacero in the investigation.5 These cash deposit
S.A. de C.V. and Deacero USA, Inc. (collectively,
Deacero),’’ from John Conniff, International Trade Patents for Humanity Program
5 SeeNotice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Carbon
Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, to The File,
through Eric Greynolds, Program Manager, AD/CVD and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, ACTION: Proposed collection; comment
Operations, Office III, dated concurrently with this Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and Tobago, request.
notice. and Ukraine, 67 FR 65945 (October 29, 2002).
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Estimated time for Estimated annual Estimated annual Rate
IC No. Information collection instrument response responses burden hours ($/hr)
(minutes)
(a) (b) (a) × (b)/60 = (c)
1 ............... Humanitarian Program Application (Humani- 60 minutes (attorney) .......... 85 340 * 191
tarian Use); PTO/PFH/001. 180 minutes (paralegal) ......
1 ............... Humanitarian Program Application (Humani- 60 minutes (attorney) .......... 15 60 * 191
tarian Research); PTO/PFH/002. 180 minutes (paralegal) ......
2 ............... Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of 60 minutes ........................... 10 10 389
the Humanitarian Awards Certificate; PTO/
SB/431.
Total .. ............................................................................ .............................................. 110 410 ..................
* (Blended).
Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) ACTION: Proposed collection; comment designed to assist financially under-
Respondent Cost Burden: $0. This request. resourced independent inventors and
collection has no annual (non-hour) small businesses. In February 2014,
postage, operation or maintenance, or SUMMARY: The United States Patent and
President Obama issued an Executive
fee costs. Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its
Action calling on the USPTO to expand
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
IV. Request for Comments and respondent burden, invites the the existing patent pro bono programs to
general public and other Federal all 50 states in the country. In support
Comments are invited on: of this Executive Action, the USPTO—
(a) Whether the proposed collection of agencies to comment on the proposed
information collection as required by in collaboration with various non-profit
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, organizations—has established a series
agency, including whether the Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. of autonomous regional hubs that act as
information shall have practical utility; 3506(c)(2)(A)). matchmakers to help connect low-
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s income inventors with volunteer patent
DATES: Written comments must be
estimate of the burden (including hours submitted on or before July 13, 2015. attorneys across the United States. The
and cost) of the proposed collection of regional hubs comprise law school IP
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
information, including the validity of clinics, bar associations, innovation/
by any of the following methods:
the methodology and assumptions used; • Email: InformationCollection@ entrepreneurial organizations, and arts-
(c) ways to enhance the quality, uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–Pro Bono focused lawyer referral services that are
utility, and clarity of the information to Survey comment’’ in the subject line of strategically located to provide access to
be collected; and the message. patent pro bono services across all fifty
(d) ways to minimize the burden of • Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// states. This information will help the
the collection of information on www.regulations.gov. USPTO determine which regional hubs
respondents, including through the use • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records are operating efficiently and which
of automated collection techniques or Management Division Director, Office of programs need additional support.
other forms of information technology, the Chief Information Officer, United This information collection will
e.g., permitting electronic submission of States Patent and Trademark Office,
responses. ascertain the effectiveness of each
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– individual regional hub with respect to
Comments submitted in response to 1450.
this notice will be summarized or their matchmaking efforts. The USPTO
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: has worked with the Pro Bono Advisory
included in the request for OMB Requests for additional information
approval of this information collection; Council (PBAC) to determine what
should be directed to Jennifer information is necessary to ascertain the
they will also become a matter of public McDowell, Attorney, Office of General
record. effectiveness of each regional pro bono
Law, United States Patent and hub’s matchmaking operations. PBAC is
Dated: May 4, 2015. Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
a well-established group of patent
Marcie Lovett, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
practitioners and patent pro bono
Records Management Division Director, telephone at 571–272–7013; or by email
regional hub administrators who have
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information to Jennifer.Mcdowell@uspto.gov with
Officer. ‘‘0651–Pro Bono Survey comment’’ in committed to provide support and
[FR Doc. 2015–11433 Filed 5–11–15; 8:45 am] the subject line. Additional information guidance to patent pro bono programs
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P about this collection is also available at across the country. PBAC is responsible
http://www.reginfo.gov under for the collection of this information,
‘‘Information Collection Review.’’ which is collected on a quarterly basis.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The information, at its highest level,
will allow PBAC and the USPTO to
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United States Patent and Trademark I. Abstract ascertain whether the regional hubs are
Office The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act matching qualified low income
(AIA), Public Law 112–29 § 32 (2011) inventors with volunteer patent
Pro Bono Survey
directs the USPTO to work with and attorneys. It will also help establish the
AGENCY:United States Patent and support intellectual property law total economic benefit derived by low-
Trademark Office, Department of associations across the country in the income inventors in the form of donated
Commerce. establishment of pro bono programs legal services.
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| Action | Proposed collection; comment request. | |
| Dates | Written comments must be submitted on or before July 13, 2015. | |
| Contact | Requests for additional information should be directed to Edward Elliott, Attorney Advisor, Office of Policy and International Affairs, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571- 272-9300; or by email to [email protected] with ``0651-0066 comment'' in the subject line. Additional information about this collection is also available at http://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection Review.'' | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 27148 |
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