82 FR 42661 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “International Design Applications (Hague Agreement)”

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 174 (September 11, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-19183

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``International 
Design Applications (Hague Agreement)''

    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: International Design Applications (Hague Agreement).
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0075.
    Form Number(s): WIPO DM/1.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 556 responses per year.
    Average Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the response 
time for activities related to International Design Applications (Hague 
Agreement) will take the public between approximately 15 minutes (0.25 
hours) to 6 hours to complete. This includes the time to gather the 
necessary information, create the document, and submit the completed 
request to the USPTO. The USPTO calculates that, on balance, it takes 
the same amount of time to do this, regardless of whether to the public 
is submitting the information in paper form or electronically.
    Burden Hours: 1,898 hours per year.
    Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $424,246.00 per year.
    Needs and Uses: The information requested in this collection is 
necessary for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), 
Contracting Parties, and the USPTO to process information design 
applications and related correspondences under the Hague Agreement. The 
Hague Agreement is an international agreement that enables an applicant 
to file a single international design application and have it function 
as an application for protection for the designs in countries and or 
organizations that are Parties to the Treaty and designated in the 
application.
    As an initial matter, the International Bureau (IB) of WIPO uses 
this information to perform its review under the treaty. Pursuant to 
Article 8 of the treaty, if the International Bureau (IB) finds that 
the applicant has not fulfilled the requirements of the Hague 
Agreements and the Common Regulations, the IB will invite the applicant 
to make the required connections within a prescribed time period. Once 
this review of the formalities of the application has been completed, 
the IB then issues an international registration, which includes the 
information collected from the international design application. The 
designated Contracting Parties then perform their review of the 
international design application. The Hague Agreement enables 
applicants from a Contracting Party to obtain protection of their 
designs with minimal formality and expense. Additionally, under the 
Hague Agreement, the international registration can be centrally 
maintained by the IB. Through the IB, applicants can record changes of 
their representatives, change ownership, and renew international 
registrations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; 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 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-
0075 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance 
Division Director, Office of the Chief Technology 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 October 11, 2017 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.

Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance Division Director, OCTO, United 
States Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE connections within a prescribed time DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
period. Once this review of the
Patent and Trademark Office [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0093]
formalities of the application has been
completed, the IB then issues an Agency Information Collection
Submission for OMB Review;
international registration, which Activities; Submission to the Office of
Comment Request; ‘‘International
includes the information collected from Management and Budget for Review
Design Applications (Hague
the international design application. and Approval; Comment Request;
Agreement)’’
The designated Contracting Parties then Master Generic Plan for Customer
The United States Patent and perform their review of the international Surveys and Focus Groups
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit design application. The Hague
to the Office of Management and Budget AGENCY: Department of Education.
Agreement enables applicants from a
(OMB) for clearance the following Contracting Party to obtain protection of ACTION: Notice.
proposal for collection of information their designs with minimal formality SUMMARY: In accordance with the
under the provisions of the Paperwork and expense. Additionally, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Hague Agreement, the international proposing an extension of an existing
Agency: United States Patent and registration can be centrally maintained information collection.
Trademark Office, Commerce. by the IB. Through the IB, applicants DATES: Interested persons are invited to
Title: International Design can record changes of their submit comments on or before October
Applications (Hague Agreement).
representatives, change ownership, and 11, 2017.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0075.
renew international registrations. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
Form Number(s): WIPO DM/1.
Type of Request: Regular. Affected Public: Business or other for- documents related to the information
Number of Respondents: 556 profits; not-for-profit institutions. collection listed in this notice, please
responses per year. use http://www.regulations.gov by
Frequency: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: The searching the Docket ID number ED–
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 2017–ICCD–0093. Comments submitted
USPTO estimates that the response time
for activities related to International Obtain or Retain Benefits. in response to this notice should be
Design Applications (Hague Agreement) OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, submitted electronically through the
will take the public between email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours) omb.eop.gov. www.regulations.gov by selecting the
to 6 hours to complete. This includes Docket ID number or via postal mail,
Once submitted, the request will be commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
the time to gather the necessary publicly available in electronic format
information, create the document, and Please note that comments submitted by
through www.reginfo.gov. Follow the fax or email and those submitted after
submit the completed request to the instructions to view Department of
USPTO. The USPTO calculates that, on the comment period will not be
Commerce collections currently under accepted. Written requests for
balance, it takes the same amount of
review by OMB. information or comments submitted by
time to do this, regardless of whether to
the public is submitting the information Further information can be obtained postal mail or delivery should be
in paper form or electronically. by: addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Burden Hours: 1,898 hours per year. • Email: InformationCollection@
Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $424,246.00 Division, U.S. Department of Education,
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0075 copy
per year. 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
request’’ in the subject line of the 216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Needs and Uses: The information message.
requested in this collection is necessary FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
for the World Intellectual Property • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and specific questions related to collection
Organization (WIPO), Contracting Information Governance Division activities, please contact Stephanie
Parties, and the USPTO to process Director, Office of the Chief Technology Valentine, 202–401–0526.
information design applications and Officer, United States Patent and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
related correspondences under the Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Department of Education (ED), in
Hague Agreement. The Hague Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. accordance with the Paperwork
Agreement is an international agreement Written comments and Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
that enables an applicant to file a single recommendations for the proposed 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
international design application and information collection should be sent on public and Federal agencies with an
have it function as an application for or before October 11, 2017 to Nicholas opportunity to comment on proposed,
protection for the designs in countries A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email revised, and continuing collections of
and or organizations that are Parties to to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or information. This helps the Department
the Treaty and designated in the by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the assess the impact of its information
application. collection requirements and minimize
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
As an initial matter, the International the public’s reporting burden. It also
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Bureau (IB) of WIPO uses this Marcie Lovett, helps the public understand the
information to perform its review under Records and Information Governance Department’s information collection
the treaty. Pursuant to Article 8 of the Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent requirements and provide the requested
treaty, if the International Bureau (IB) and Trademark Office. data in the desired format. ED is
finds that the applicant has not fulfilled [FR Doc. 2017–19183 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] soliciting comments on the proposed
the requirements of the Hague BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
information collection request (ICR) that
Agreements and the Common is described below. The Department of
Regulations, the IB will invite the Education is especially interested in
applicant to make the required public comment addressing the

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82 FR 42661 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “International Design Applications (Hague Agreement)”

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEPatent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 174 (September 11, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office