81_FR_74981 81 FR 74773 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Post Allowance and Refiling

81 FR 74773 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Post Allowance and Refiling

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 208 (October 27, 2016)

Page Range74773-74774
FR Document2016-25950

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74773-74774]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25950]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Post Allowance and 
Refiling

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 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).

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    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
    Title: Post Allowance and Refiling.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0033.
    Form Number(s): PTO/SB/44/50/51/51S/52/53/56/141, PTO/AIA/05/06/07, 
and PTOL-85B.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 379,600 response.
    Estimated Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it 
will take the public from 12 minutes (0.20 hours) to 5 hours to gather 
the necessary information, prepare the appropriate form or document, 
and submit the information to the USPTO.
    Burden Hours: 207,065 burden hours.
    Cost Burden: $35,734,150.00.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information encompasses the 
action an applicant must take to submit an issue fee payment to the 
USPTO. The USPTO is required by 35 U.S.C. 131 and 151 to examine 
applications and, when appropriate, allow applications and issue them 
as patents. When an application for a patent is allowed by the USPTO, 
the USPTO issues a notice of allowance and the applicant must pay the 
specified issue fee (including the publication fee, if applicable) 
within three months to avoid abandonment of the application. If the 
appropriate fees are paid within the proper time period, the USPTO can 
then issue the patent. If the fees are not paid within the designated 
time period, the application is abandoned. The rules outlining the 
procedures for payment of the issue fee and issuance of a patent are 
found at 37 CFR 1.18 and 1.311-1.317.
    This collection of information also encompasses several actions 
that may be taken after issuance of a patent. A certificate of 
correction may be requested to correct an error or errors in the 
patent. If the USPTO determines that the request should be approved, 
the USPTO will issue a certificate of correction. For an original 
patent that is believed to be wholly or partly inoperative or invalid, 
the assignee(s) or inventor(s) may apply for reissue of the patent, 
which entails several formal requirements, including provision of an 
oath or declaration specifically identifying at least one error being 
relied upon as the basis for reissue and stating the reason for the 
belief that the original patent is wholly or partially inoperative or 
invalid. The rules outlining these procedures are found at 37 CFR 
1.171-1.178 and 1.322-1.325.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Kimberly Keravuori, email: 
[email protected].
    Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in 
electronic format through www.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-
0073 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
     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.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before November 28, 2016 to Kimberly 
Keravuori, OMB Desk Officer, via email to 
[email protected], or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to 
the attention of Kimberly Keravuori.

    Dated: October 20, 2016.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
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                                                  snake/hydro_supplemental_recovery_                    issues that affect the digital ecosystem              vulnerability research disclosure on
                                                  plan_module_063014.pdf.                               and digital economic growth where                     November 7, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to
                                                NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service).               broad consensus, coordinated action,                  4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting
                                                  2014b. Snake River Harvest Module.                    and the development of best practices                 date and time are subject to change.
                                                  Portland, OR. http://
                                                  www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/
                                                                                                        could substantially improve security for              Please refer to NTIA’s Web site, http://
                                                  publications/recovery_planning/salmon_                organizations and consumers.’’ 1 This                 www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/
                                                  steelhead/domains/interior_columbia/                  Request built on earlier work from the                2015/multistakeholder-process-
                                                  snake/harvest_module_062514.pdf.                      Department, including the 2011 Green                  cybersecurity-vulnerabilities, for the
                                                                                                        Paper Cybersecurity, Innovation, and                  most current information.
                                                  Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
                                                                                                        the Internet Economy,2 as well as                       Place: The meeting will be held at the
                                                  Dated: October 21, 2016.                              comments the Department had received                  American Institute of Architects, 1735
                                                Angela Somma,                                           on related issues.3 On July 9, 2015, after            New York Ave. NW., Washington, DC
                                                Chief, Endangered Species Conservation                  reviewing the comments, NTIA                          20006. The location of the meeting is
                                                Division, Office of Protected Resources,                announced that the first issue to be                  subject to change. Please refer to NTIA’s
                                                National Marine Fisheries Service.                      addressed would be ‘‘collaboration on                 Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–25973 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am]            vulnerability research disclosure,’’ 4 and            other-publication/2015/
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                  subsequently announced that the first                 multistakeholder-process-cybersecurity-
                                                                                                        meeting of a multistakeholder process                 vulnerabilities, for the most current
                                                                                                        on this topic would be held on                        information.
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  September 29, 2015, and subsequent                      Other Information: The meeting is
                                                                                                        meetings were convened on December                    open to the public and the press. The
                                                National Telecommunications and                         2, 2015, and April 8, 2016.5
                                                Information Administration                                                                                    meeting is physically accessible to
                                                                                                           Matters To Be Considered: The
                                                                                                                                                              people with disabilities. Requests for
                                                                                                        November 7, 2016 meeting is a
                                                Multistakeholder Process To Promote                     continuation of a series of NTIA-                     sign language interpretation or other
                                                Collaboration on Vulnerability                          convened multistakeholder discussions                 auxiliary aids should be directed to
                                                Research Disclosure                                     concerning collaboration on                           Allan Friedman at (202) 482–4281 or
                                                                                                        vulnerability disclosure. Stakeholders                afriedman@ntia.doc.gov at least seven
                                                AGENCY:  National Telecommunications                                                                          (7) business days prior to the meeting.
                                                and Information Administration, U.S.                    will engage in an open, transparent,
                                                                                                        consensus-driven process to develop                   The meeting will also be webcast.
                                                Department of Commerce.                                                                                       Requests for real-time captioning of the
                                                ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
                                                                                                        voluntary principles guiding the
                                                                                                        collaboration between vendors and                     webcast or other auxiliary aids should
                                                SUMMARY:    The National                                researchers about vulnerability                       be directed to Allan Friedman at (202)
                                                Telecommunications and Information                      information. Stakeholders will review                 482–4281 or afriedman@ntia.doc.gov at
                                                Administration (NTIA) will convene a                    the work of the ongoing working groups,               least seven (7) business days prior to the
                                                meeting of a multistakeholder process                   and identify strategies for maximizing                meeting. There will be an opportunity
                                                concerning the collaboration between                    the impact of stakeholder outputs. More               for stakeholders viewing the webcast to
                                                security researchers and software and                   information about stakeholders’ work is               participate remotely in the meeting
                                                system developers and owners to                         available at: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/                through a moderated conference bridge,
                                                address security vulnerability disclosure               other-publication/2015/                               including polling functionality. Access
                                                on November 7, 2016.                                    multistakeholder-process-cybersecurity-               details for the meeting are subject to
                                                                                                        vulnerabilities.                                      change. Please refer to NTIA’s Web site,
                                                DATES: The meeting will be held on
                                                                                                           Time and Date: NTIA will convene a                 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-
                                                November 7, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to                                                                          publication/2015/multistakeholder-
                                                4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. See                            meeting of the multistakeholder process
                                                                                                        to promote collaboration on                           process-cybersecurity-vulnerabilities, for
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.
                                                                                                                                                              the most current information.
                                                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                     1 U.S. Department of Commerce, Internet Policy
                                                                                                                                                                Dated: October 21, 2016.
                                                the American Institute of Architects,                   Task Force, Request for Public Comment,
                                                1735 New York Ave. NW., Washington,                     Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the        Kathy D. Smith,
                                                DC 20006.                                               Digital Ecosystem, 80 FR 14360, Docket No.            Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
                                                                                                        150312253–5253–01 (Mar. 19, 2015), available at:      and Information Administration.
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/
                                                Allan Friedman, National                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2016–25944 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        cybersecurity_rfc_03192015.pdf.
                                                Telecommunications and Information                         2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Internet Policy     BILLING CODE 3510–60–P

                                                Administration, U.S. Department of                      Task Force, Cybersecurity, Innovation, and the
                                                                                                        Internet Economy (June 2011) (Green Paper),
                                                Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                      available at: http://www.nist.gov/itl/upload/
                                                NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC                                                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                        Cybersecurity_Green-Paper_FinalVersion.pdf.
                                                20230; telephone: (202) 482–4281;                          3 See Comments Received in Response to Federal
                                                                                                                                                              Patent and Trademark Office
                                                email: afriedman@ntia.doc.gov. Please                   Register Notice Developing a Framework for
                                                                                                        Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity,
                                                direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office                 Docket No. 140721609–4609–01, available at:           Submission for OMB Review;
                                                of Public Affairs: (202) 482–7002; email:               http://csrc.nist.gov/cyberframework/rfi_comments_     Comment Request; Post Allowance
                                                press@ntia.doc.gov.                                     10_2014.html.                                         and Refiling
                                                                                                           4 NTIA, Enhancing the Digital Economy Through
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                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                        Collaboration on Vulnerability Research Disclosure
                                                   Background: On March 19, 2015, the                   (July 9, 2015), available at: http://                   The United States Patent and
                                                National Telecommunications and                         www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/enhancing-digital-         Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
                                                Information Administration, working                     economy-through-collaboration-vulnerability-          to the Office of Management and Budget
                                                with the Department of Commerce’s                       research-disclosure.                                  (OMB) for clearance the following
                                                                                                           5 NTIA, Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities, http://
                                                Internet Policy Task Force (IPTF),                      www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2015/
                                                                                                                                                              proposal for collection of information
                                                issued a Request for Comment to                         multistakeholder-process-cybersecurity-               under the provisions of the Paperwork
                                                ‘‘identify substantive cybersecurity                    vulnerabilities.                                      Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).


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                                                   Agency: United States Patent and                       OMB Desk Officer: Kimberly                             Burden Hours: 500 burden hours.
                                                Trademark Office, Commerce.                             Keravuori, email: Kimberly_R_                            Cost Burden: $748,064.50.
                                                   Title: Post Allowance and Refiling.                  Keravuori@omb.eop.gov.                                   Needs and Uses: The Patent Law
                                                   OMB Control Number: 0651–0033.                         Once submitted, the request will be                 Treaties Implementation Act of 2012
                                                   Form Number(s): PTO/SB/44/50/51/                     publicly available in electronic format               (PLTIA) amends the patent laws to
                                                51S/52/53/56/141, PTO/AIA/05/06/07,                     through www.reginfo.gov. Follow the                   implement the provisions of the Patent
                                                and PTOL–85B.                                           instructions to view Department of                    Law Treaty (PLT) in title II. The PLT
                                                   Type of Request: Regular.                            Commerce collections currently under                  harmonizes and streamlines formal
                                                                                                        review by OMB.                                        procedures pertaining to the filing and
                                                   Number of Respondents: 379,600                         Further information can be obtained
                                                response.                                                                                                     processing of patent applications.
                                                                                                        by:
                                                   Estimated Average Hours per                                                                                   As covered in the final rule titled,
                                                                                                          • Email: InformationCollection@
                                                Response: The USPTO estimates that it                                                                         ‘‘Changes to Implement the Patent Law
                                                                                                        uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0073 copy
                                                will take the public from 12 minutes                                                                          Treaty’’ (RIN 0651–AC85), the USPTO
                                                                                                        request’’ in the subject line of the
                                                (0.20 hours) to 5 hours to gather the                                                                         adopted the rules of practice for
                                                                                                        message.
                                                necessary information, prepare the                        • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records                      consistency with the PLT and title II of
                                                appropriate form or document, and                       Management Division Director, Office of               the PLTIA. The information in this
                                                submit the information to the USPTO.                    the Chief Information Officer, United                 collection relates to the petitions for
                                                   Burden Hours: 207,065 burden hours.                  States Patent and Trademark Office,                   restoration that may be filed in
                                                   Cost Burden: $35,734,150.00.                         P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–                  accordance with the revised rules.
                                                   Needs and Uses: This collection of                   1450.                                                    The information in this collection can
                                                information encompasses the action an                     Written comments and                                be submitted electronically through
                                                applicant must take to submit an issue                  recommendations for the proposed                      EFS-Web, the USPTO’s Web-based
                                                fee payment to the USPTO. The USPTO                     information collection should be sent on              electronic filing system, as well as on
                                                is required by 35 U.S.C. 131 and 151 to                 or before November 28, 2016 to                        paper. The USPTO is therefore
                                                examine applications and, when                          Kimberly Keravuori, OMB Desk Officer,                 accounting for both electronic and paper
                                                appropriate, allow applications and                     via email to Kimberly_R_Keravuori@                    submissions in this collection.
                                                issue them as patents. When an                          omb.eop.gov, or by fax to 202–395–                       Frequency: On occasion.
                                                application for a patent is allowed by                  5167, marked to the attention of                         Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
                                                the USPTO, the USPTO issues a notice                    Kimberly Keravuori.                                   Obtain or Retain Benefits.
                                                of allowance and the applicant must pay                   Dated: October 20, 2016.                               OMB Desk Officer: Kimberly
                                                the specified issue fee (including the                  Marcie Lovett,                                        Keravuori, email: Kimberly_R_
                                                publication fee, if applicable) within                                                                        Keravuori@omb.eop.gov.
                                                                                                        Records Management Division Director,
                                                three months to avoid abandonment of                    USPTO, Office of the Chief Information                   Once submitted, the request will be
                                                the application. If the appropriate fees                Officer.                                              publicly available in electronic format
                                                are paid within the proper time period,                 [FR Doc. 2016–25950 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am]          through www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
                                                the USPTO can then issue the patent. If                                                                       instructions to view Department of
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
                                                the fees are not paid within the                                                                              Commerce collections currently under
                                                designated time period, the application                                                                       review by OMB.
                                                is abandoned. The rules outlining the                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                   Further information can be obtained
                                                procedures for payment of the issue fee                                                                       by:
                                                and issuance of a patent are found at 37                Patent and Trademark Office                              • Email: InformationCollection@
                                                CFR 1.18 and 1.311–1.317.
                                                                                                        Submission for OMB Review;                            uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0073 copy
                                                   This collection of information also                                                                        request’’ in the subject line of the
                                                encompasses several actions that may be                 Comment Request; Patent Law Treaty
                                                                                                                                                              message.
                                                taken after issuance of a patent. A
                                                certificate of correction may be
                                                                                                          The United States Patent and                           • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records
                                                                                                        Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit                  Management Division Director, Office of
                                                requested to correct an error or errors in              to the Office of Management and Budget
                                                the patent. If the USPTO determines                                                                           the Chief Information Officer, United
                                                                                                        (OMB) for clearance the following                     States Patent and Trademark Office,
                                                that the request should be approved, the                proposal for collection of information
                                                USPTO will issue a certificate of                                                                             P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
                                                                                                        under the provisions of the Paperwork                 1450.
                                                correction. For an original patent that is              Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
                                                believed to be wholly or partly                                                                                  Written comments and
                                                                                                          Agency: United States Patent and                    recommendations for the proposed
                                                inoperative or invalid, the assignee(s) or              Trademark Office, Commerce.
                                                inventor(s) may apply for reissue of the                                                                      information collection should be sent on
                                                                                                          Title: Patent Law Treaty.                           or before November 28, 2016 to
                                                patent, which entails several formal                      OMB Control Number: 0651–0073.
                                                requirements, including provision of an                                                                       Kimberly Keravuori, OMB Desk Officer,
                                                                                                          Form Number(s): No form numbers.                    via email to Kimberly_R_Keravuori@
                                                oath or declaration specifically                          Type of Request: Regular.
                                                identifying at least one error being                                                                          omb.eop.gov, or by fax to 202–395–
                                                                                                          Number of Respondents: 500.
                                                relied upon as the basis for reissue and                                                                      5167, marked to the attention of
                                                                                                          Estimated Average Hours per
                                                stating the reason for the belief that the                                                                    Kimberly Keravuori.
                                                                                                        Response: The USPTO estimates that it
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                                                original patent is wholly or partially                  will take approximately 1 hour (60                      Dated: October 20, 2016.
                                                inoperative or invalid. The rules                       minutes) to complete the information in               Marcie Lovett,
                                                outlining these procedures are found at                 this collection, including the time it                Records Management Division Director,
                                                37 CFR 1.171–1.178 and 1.322–1.325.                     takes for reading the instructions for the            USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
                                                   Frequency: On occasion.                              forms, gathering the necessary                        Officer.
                                                   Respondent’s Obligation: Required to                 information, completing the forms, and                [FR Doc. 2016–25949 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am]
                                                Obtain or Retain Benefits.                              submitting them to the USPTO.                         BILLING CODE 3510–16–P




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