81 FR 74774 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patent Law Treaty

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office

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

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FR Document		2016-25949

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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patent Law Treaty

    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).
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
    Title: Patent Law Treaty.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0073.
    Form Number(s): No form numbers.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it 
will take approximately 1 hour (60 minutes) to complete the information 
in this collection, including the time it takes for reading the 
instructions for the forms, gathering the necessary information, 
completing the forms, and submitting them to the USPTO.
    Burden Hours: 500 burden hours.
    Cost Burden: $748,064.50.
    Needs and Uses: The Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 
(PLTIA) amends the patent laws to implement the provisions of the 
Patent Law Treaty (PLT) in title II. The PLT harmonizes and streamlines 
formal procedures pertaining to the filing and processing of patent 
applications.
    As covered in the final rule titled, ``Changes to Implement the 
Patent Law Treaty'' (RIN 0651-AC85), the USPTO adopted the rules of 
practice for consistency with the PLT and title II of the PLTIA. The 
information in this collection relates to the petitions for restoration 
that may be filed in accordance with the revised rules.
    The information in this collection can be submitted electronically 
through EFS-Web, the USPTO's Web-based electronic filing system, as 
well as on paper. The USPTO is therefore accounting for both electronic 
and paper submissions in this collection.
    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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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
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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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FR Citation		81 FR 74774

81 FR 74774 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patent Law Treaty

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEPatent and Trademark Office

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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office