80 FR 57347 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Patent Review and Derivation Proceedings”

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 184 (September 23, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-24142

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Patent Review and 
Derivation Proceedings''

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
    Title: Patent Review and Derivation Proceedings.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0069.
    Form Number(s):
     N/A
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 11,349 per year.
    Average Minutes per Response: Average response of 128.6 hours, with 
response times ranging from 0.1-165.3 hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,459,184.
    Cost Burden: $60,404,425.50.
    Needs and Uses: The public will use this new information collection 
to petition the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to seek 
institution of, and to participate in, inter partes reviews, post-grant 
reviews, covered business method patent reviews, and derivation 
proceedings. The PTAB will use the information collected under these 
final rulemakings in deciding the various proceedings. The PTAB 
disseminates information that it collects (unless filed under seal) 
through various publications and databases. This information includes 
the filings of the parties and decisions and orders by the Board in 
trials and derivation proceedings.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other 
for-profit institutions; not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: 
[email protected].
    Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in 
electronic format through reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Further information can be obtained by:
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0069 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Joseph Rivera, Deputy Director, Office of 
Information Management Services, United States Patent and Trademark 
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before October 23, 2015 to Nicholas A. 
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to [email protected], 
or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. 
Fraser.

    Dated: September 16, 2015.
Joseph Rivera,
Deputy Director, Office of Information Management Services, USPTO, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Once submitted, the request will be Board (PTAB) to seek institution of, and SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
publicly available in electronic format to participate in, inter partes reviews, publishing this notice to announce the
through reginfo.gov. Follow the post-grant reviews, covered business following Federal Advisory Committee
instructions to view Department of method patent reviews, and derivation meeting of the Judicial Proceedings
Commerce collections currently under proceedings. The PTAB will use the since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments
review by OMB. information collected under these final Panel (‘‘the Judicial Proceedings Panel’’
Further information can be obtained rulemakings in deciding the various or ‘‘the Panel’’). The meeting is open to
by: proceedings. The PTAB disseminates the public.
• Email: InformationCollection@ information that it collects (unless filed DATES: A meeting of the Judicial
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0071 copy under seal) through various publications Proceedings Panel will be held on
request’’ in the subject line of the and databases. This information Friday, October 9, 2015. The Public
message. includes the filings of the parties and Session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end
• Mail: Joseph Rivera, Deputy decisions and orders by the Board in at 5:00 p.m.
Director, Office of Information trials and derivation proceedings.
Management Services, United States Affected Public: Individuals or ADDRESSES: The Holiday Inn Arlington
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box households; businesses or other for- at Ballston, 4610 N. Fairfax Drive,
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. profit institutions; not-for-profit Arlington, Virginia 22203.
Written comments and institutions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
recommendations for the proposed Frequency: On occasion. Julie Carson, Judicial Proceedings Panel,
information collection should be sent on Respondent’s Obligation: Required to One Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph
or before October 23, 2015 to Nicholas obtain or retain benefits. Street, Suite 150, Arlington, VA 22203.
A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, Email: whs.pentagon.em.mbx.judicial-
to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ panel@mail.mil. Phone: (703) 693–3849.
by fax to 202 395–5167, marked to the omb.eop.gov. Web site: http://jpp.whs.mil.
Once submitted, the request will be
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
publicly available in electronic format
Dated: September 15, 2015. through reginfo.gov. Follow the public meeting is being held under the
Joseph Rivera, instructions to view Department of provisions of the Federal Advisory
Deputy Director, Office of Information Commerce collections currently under Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
Management Services, USPTO, Office of the review by OMB. Appendix, as amended), the
Chief Information Officer. Further information can be obtained Government in the Sunshine Act of
[FR Doc. 2015–24144 Filed 9–22–15; 8:45 am] by: 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P • Email: InformationCollection@ 41 CFR 102–3.150.
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0069 copy Purpose of the Meeting: In Section
request’’ in the subject line of the 576(a)(2) of the National Defense
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE message. Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
• Mail: Joseph Rivera, Deputy (Pub. L. 112–239), as amended,
United States Patent and Trademark Director, Office of Information Congress tasked the Judicial
Office Management Services, United States Proceedings Panel to conduct an
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box independent review and assessment of
Submission for OMB Review; 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. judicial proceedings conducted under
Comment Request; ‘‘Patent Review Written comments and the Uniform Code of Military Justice
and Derivation Proceedings’’ recommendations for the proposed (UCMJ) involving adult sexual assault
The Department of Commerce will information collection should be sent on and related offenses since the
submit to the Office of Management and or before October 23, 2015 to Nicholas amendments made to the UCMJ by
Budget (OMB) for clearance the A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email section 541 of the National Defense
following proposal for collection of to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
information under the provisions of the by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the (Pub. L. 112–81; 125 Stat. 1404), for the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. purpose of developing
Chapter 35). Dated: September 16, 2015. recommendations for improvements to
Agency: United States Patent and Joseph Rivera, such proceedings. At this meeting, the
Trademark Office, Commerce. Deputy Director, Office of Information Panel will deliberate on issues relating
Title: Patent Review and Derivation Management Services, USPTO, Office of the to restitution and compensation for
Proceedings. Chief Information Officer. sexual assault victims as well as
OMB Control Number: 0651–0069. [FR Doc. 2015–24142 Filed 9–22–15; 8:45 am] retaliation against individuals who
Form Number(s): BILLING CODE 3510–16–P report incidents of sexual assault within
• N/A the military. It will also examine
Type of Request: Regular. military justice data for sexual assault
Number of Respondents: 11,349 per DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE crimes and comparative sentencing
year. schemes. The Panel is interested in
Average Minutes per Response: Office of the Secretary written and oral comments from the
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Average response of 128.6 hours, with public, including non-governmental
response times ranging from 0.1–165.3 Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year organizations, relevant to these issues or
hours. 2012 Amendments Panel (Judicial any of the Panel’s tasks.
Burden Hours: 1,459,184. Proceedings Panel); Notice of Federal
Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda
Cost Burden: $60,404,425.50.
Needs and Uses: The public will use AGENCY: Department of Defense. • 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Deliberations
this new information collection to on Restitution Compensation for
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
petition the Patent Trial and Appeal Sexual Assault Victims

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		80 FR 57347

80 FR 57347 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Patent Review and Derivation Proceedings”

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEUnited States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 184 (September 23, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office