82 FR 45581 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patent Petitions Related to Application and Reexamination Processing Fees

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 188 (September 29, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-20835

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 188 (Friday, September 29, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patent Petitions 
Related to Application and Reexamination Processing Fees

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) 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).
    Title: Patent Petitions Related to Application and Reexamination 
Processing Fees.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0059.
    Form Number(s):

 PTO/SB/17P
 PTO/SB/23
 PTO/SB/24a
 PTO/SB/28 (EFS-Web only)
 PTO/SB/140 (EFS-Web only)


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    Type of Request: Revision of a currently existing collection.
    Number of Respondents: 374,972 responses per year.
    Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it takes the 
public approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to 12 hours to complete 
items in this collection, depending on the petition. This includes the 
time to gather the necessary information, prepare the petitions and 
petition fee transmittals, and submit them to the USPTO. The USPTO 
estimates that it takes the same amount of time to gather the necessary 
information, prepare the submission, and submit it electronically as it 
does to submit the information in paper form.
    Burden Hours: 42,195 hours annually.
    Cost Burden: $3,147,594.80.
    Needs and Uses: USPTO petitions practice provides patent applicants 
the ability to request certain administrative reviews of USPTO 
decisions and also supply additional information to applications 
currently being processed. The public uses the information in this 
collection to petition for various actions under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), 
and (h), such as petitioning for a suspension of the rules, requesting 
access to an assignment record, or requesting the withdrawal of an 
application from issue either before or after paying the issue fee. In 
addition, the public uses these petitions to request accelerated 
examination, to request abandonment of an application to avoid 
publication of said application, and to request certain extensions of 
time. The public uses the transmittal form to remit the required fees 
for the various petitions. The USPTO uses the information collected 
from the petitions and transmittal form to determine whether to grant 
the various requests and to ensure that the proper fees have been 
remitted and are processed accordingly.
    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-
0059 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 30, 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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Total filing
IC No. Item Responses Filing fee fee cost

(a) (b) (c)
(a) × (b)

1 ........................ Use-Based Trademark/Service Mark Applications (TEAS RF) ................ 94,756 275.00 26,057,900.00
1 ........................ Use-Based Trademark/Service Mark Applications (TEAS Plus) .............. 82,053 225.00 18,461,925.00
2 ........................ Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark Application (Paper) ..................... 70 600.00 42,000.00
2 ........................ Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark Application (TEAS) ..................... 9,390 400.00 375,600.00
2 ........................ Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark Application (TEAS RF) ............... 114,779 275.00 31,564,225.00
2 ........................ Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark Application (TEAS Plus) ............. 99,392 225.00 22,363,200.00
3 ........................ Applications for Registration of Trademark/Service Mark under § 44 9 600.00 5,400.00
(Paper).
3 ........................ Applications for Registration of Trademark/Service Mark under § 44 1,232 400.00 492,800.00
(TEAS).
3 ........................ Applications for Registration of Trademark/Service Mark under § 44 ...... 15,064 275.00 4,127,536.00
(TEAS RF) ................................................................................................
3 ........................ Applications for Registration of Trademark/Service Mark under § 44 13,044 225.00 2,934,900.00
(TEAS Plus).

Totals ......... ................................................................................................................... 437,599 ........................ 109,561,086.00

In addition, the USPTO charges a requirements for TEAS RF or TEAS depending on the number of classes in
processing fee of $125.00 per class for Plus, they will be required to submit the each application.
certain TEAS RF and TEAS Plus additional $125 processing fee to bump The total processing fees of $209,500,
applications. If an applicant files a the application back up to TEAS shown in the table below, reflect the
TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application that Regular. The total processing fees minimum processing fees associated
does not satisfy the relevant associated with this collection can vary with this information collection.

Total
Processing
IC No. Item Responses processing
fee fees

(a)

1 ........................ Processing fee for applications that fail to meet the additional filing and 898 $125.00 $112,250.00
processing requirements for the reduced filing fee (TEAS RF).
1 ........................ Processing fee for applications that fail to meet the additional filing and 778 125.00 97,250.00
processing requirements for reduced filing fee (TEAS Plus).

Totals ......... ....................................................................................................................... 1,676 ........................ 209,500.00

Applicants incur postage costs when They also will become a matter of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
submitting the non-electronic public record.
information covered by this collection Comments are invited on: United States Patent and Trademark
to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO (a) Whether the proposed collection of Office
expects that approximately 99 percent information is necessary for the proper
of the responses in this collection will performance of the functions of the Submission for OMB Review;
be submitted electronically. The USPTO agency, including whether the Comment Request; Patent Petitions
estimates that the overwhelming information shall have practical utility; Related to Application and
majority of the paper forms are (b) The accuracy of the agency’s Reexamination Processing Fees
submitted to the USPTO via first-class estimation of the burden (including The United States Patent and
mail. The USPTO estimates that 137 hours and cost) of the proposed Trademark Office (USTPO) will submit
will be mailed with a first-class-postage collection of information; to the Office of Management and Budget
cost of $0.49 per submission. Therefore, (c) Ways to enhance the quality, (OMB) for clearance the following
the USPTO estimates that the postage utility, and clarity of the information to proposal for collection of information
costs for this collection will be $67.13. be collected; and under the provisions of the Paperwork
Therefore, the USPTO estimates that (d) Ways to minimize the burden of Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
the total annual (non-hour) cost burden the collection of information on
for this collection in the form of filing Title: Patent Petitions Related to
respondents, e.g., the use of automated Application and Reexamination
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES

fees ($109,561,086), processing fees collection techniques or other forms of
($209,500), and postage costs ($67.13) is Processing Fees.
information technology. OMB Control Number: 0651–0059.
$109,770,653.13.
Marcie Lovett, Form Number(s):
IV. Requests for Comments Records and Information Governance • PTO/SB/17P
Comments submitted in response to Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent • PTO/SB/23
this notice will be summarized or and Trademark Office. • PTO/SB/24a
included in the request for OMB [FR Doc. 2017–20836 Filed 9–28–17; 8:45 am] • PTO/SB/28 (EFS-Web only)
approval of this information collection. BILLING CODE 3510–16–P • PTO/SB/140 (EFS-Web only)

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Type of Request: Revision of a Officer, United States Patent and 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
currently existing collection. Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150.
Number of Respondents: 374,972 Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546
responses per year. Written comments and of the National Defense Authorization
Average Hours per Response: The recommendations for the proposed Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113–
USPTO estimates that it takes the public information collection should be sent on 291), as modified by section 537 of the
approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to or before October 30, 2017 to Nicholas National Defense Authorization Act for
12 hours to complete items in this A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114–92),
collection, depending on the petition. to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or Congress tasked the DAC–IPAD to
This includes the time to gather the by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the advise the Secretary of Defense on the
necessary information, prepare the attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. investigation, prosecution, and defense
petitions and petition fee transmittals, of allegations of rape, forcible sodomy,
and submit them to the USPTO. The Marcie Lovett, sexual assault, and other sexual
USPTO estimates that it takes the same Records and Information Governance misconduct involving members of the
amount of time to gather the necessary Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent Armed Forces. This will be the fourth
and Trademark Office. public meeting held by the DAC–IPAD.
information, prepare the submission,
[FR Doc. 2017–20835 Filed 9–28–17; 8:45 am] On the first day of the meeting, the
and submit it electronically as it does to
submit the information in paper form. BILLING CODE 3510–16–P Committee will hear testimony from a
Burden Hours: 42,195 hours annually. former senior airman who is a sexual
Cost Burden: $3,147,594.80. assault survivor. The Committee will
Needs and Uses: USPTO petitions then receive a briefing on the
practice provides patent applicants the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of Defense and Military
ability to request certain administrative Office of the Secretary Services’ sexual assault-related
reviews of USPTO decisions and also expedited transfer policies. For the last
supply additional information to Defense Advisory Committee on session of the day, the Committee will
applications currently being processed. Investigation Prosecution and Defense hear from senior military special
The public uses the information in this of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; victims’ counsel and victims’ legal
collection to petition for various actions Notice of Federal Advisory Committee counsel about their experiences
under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h), such Meeting assisting clients with expedited
as petitioning for a suspension of the transfers and their perspectives on the
rules, requesting access to an AGENCY: General Counsel of the victims’ counsel program. On the
assignment record, or requesting the Department of Defense, Department of second day of the meeting, the
withdrawal of an application from issue Defense. Committee will hear from a panel of
either before or after paying the issue ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory company, squadron, or Service
fee. In addition, the public uses these Committee meeting. equivalent commanders and their senior
petitions to request accelerated enlisted advisors about the sexual
examination, to request abandonment of SUMMARY: The Department of Defense assault military justice and response
an application to avoid publication of (DoD) is publishing this notice to training they received and their
said application, and to request certain announce that the following Federal experience dealing with sexual assault
extensions of time. The public uses the Advisory Committee meeting of the allegations. Next, the Committee will
transmittal form to remit the required Defense Advisory Committee on hear from a panel of special court-
fees for the various petitions. The Investigation Prosecution and Defense martial convening authorities regarding
USPTO uses the information collected of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces the sexual assault military justice and
from the petitions and transmittal form will take place. response training they received and
to determine whether to grant the DATES: Day 1—Open to the public, their experience dealing with sexual
various requests and to ensure that the Thursday, October 19, 2017 from 1:15 assault allegations and making initial
proper fees have been remitted and are p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Day 2—Open to the case disposition decisions. For the last
processed accordingly. public, Friday, October 20, 2017 from session, the DAC–IPAD Case Review
Frequency: On occasion. 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Working Group will update the
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to ADDRESSES: One Liberty Center, 875 N. Committee on the working group
Obtain or Retain Benefits. Randolph Street, Suite 1432, Arlington, members’ review of sample sexual
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, Virginia 22203. assault cases. Agenda: Thursday,
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ October 19, 2017: 1:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
omb.eop.gov. Public Meeting Begins—Welcome and
Once submitted, the request will be Dwight Sullivan, 703–695–1055 (Voice), Introduction; 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
publicly available in electronic format 703–693–3903 (Facsimile), Perspective of a Sexual Assault
through reginfo.gov. Follow the dwight.h.sullivan.civ@mail.mil (Email). Survivor; 2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Briefing
instructions to view Department of Mailing address is DACIPAD, One on the Department of Defense (DoD) and
Commerce collections currently under Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph Street, Military Services’ Expedited Transfer
review by OMB. Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Policies; 3:20 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Break; 3:30
Web site: http://dacipad.whs.mil/. The
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Further information can be obtained p.m.–5:00 p.m. Service Special Victims’
by: most up-to-date changes to the meeting Counsel/Victims’ Legal Counsel (SVC/
• Email: InformationCollection@ agenda can be found on the Web site. VLC) Perspectives on the Expedited
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0059 copy SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Transfer Policy and SVC/VLC Program;
request’’ in the subject line of the meeting is being held under the 5:00 p.m. Public Meeting Adjourned.
message. provisions of the Federal Advisory Friday, October 20, 2017: 8:45 a.m.–
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 9:00 a.m. Public Meeting Begins—
Information Governance Division U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Welcome and Introduction: 9:00 a.m.—
Director, Office of the Chief Technology Government in the Sunshine Act of 11:30 a.m. Company, Squadron, or

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 45581

82 FR 45581 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patent Petitions Related to Application and Reexamination Processing Fees

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEUnited States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 188 (September 29, 2017)

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