83 FR 49070 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Post Patent Public Submissions”

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 189 (September 28, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-21214

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Post Patent Public 
Submissions''

    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.
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.
    Title: Post Patent Public Submissions.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0067.
    Form Number(s):

 PTO/SB/42

    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 100 responses per year.
    Average Hours per Response: The USPTO expects that it will take the 
public 10 hours to respond to the items in this collection. This 
includes the time to gather the necessary information, create the 
document, and submit the completed request to the USPTO.
    Burden Hours: 1,000 hours per year.
    Cost Burden: $11.50 per year.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary so that 
the public may submit, in a patent file, prior art consisting of 
patents or printed publications which the person making the submission 
believes to have a bearing on the patentability of any claim of the 
patent, and statements of the patent owner that were filed by the 
patent owner in a proceeding before a Federal court or the USPTO in 
which the patent owner took a position on the scope of any claim of the 
patent. The public may use this information to aid in ascertaining the 
patentability and/or scope of the claims of the patent. The USPTO may 
use the information during subsequent reissue or reexamination 
proceedings, except that the USPTO's use of statements of the patent 
owner that were filed by the patent owner in a proceeding before a 
Federal court or the USPTO in which the patent owner took a position on 
the scope of any claim of the patent will be limited to determining the 
meaning of a patent claim in ex parte reexamination proceedings that 
have already been ordered and in inter partes review and post review 
proceedings that have already been instituted.
    Affected Public: Businesses 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-
0067 information 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 
22314-1450.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before October 29, 2018 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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• Email: InformationCollection@ Federal court or the USPTO in which COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0070’’ in the the patent owner took a position on the PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
subject line of the message. scope of any claim of the patent. The SEVERELY DISABLED
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Director, public may use this information to aid
Records and Information Governance in ascertaining the patentability and/or Procurement List; Deletions
Division, Office of the Chief Technology scope of the claims of the patent. The AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From
Officer, United States Patent and USPTO may use the information during People Who Are Blind or Severely
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, subsequent reissue or reexamination Disabled.
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. proceedings, except that the USPTO’s
Written comments and ACTION: Deletions from the Procurement
use of statements of the patent owner List.
recommendations for the proposed
that were filed by the patent owner in
information collection should be sent on SUMMARY: This action deletes products
or before October 29, 2018 to Nicholas a proceeding before a Federal court or
the USPTO in which the patent owner and services from the Procurement List
A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email that were furnished by nonprofit
to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or took a position on the scope of any
claim of the patent will be limited to agencies employing persons who are
by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the blind or have other severe disabilities.
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. determining the meaning of a patent
claim in ex parte reexamination DATES: Date deleted from the
Marcie Lovett, proceedings that have already been Procurement List: October 28, 2018.
Director, Records and Information ordered and in inter partes review and ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
Governance Division, OCTO, United States post review proceedings that have From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Patent and Trademark Office. Disabled, 1401 S Clark Street, Suite 715,
already been instituted.
[FR Doc. 2018–21213 Filed 9–27–18; 8:45 am] Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149.
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Affected Public: Businesses or other
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.
Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703)
Frequency: On occasion. 603–2117, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Patent and Trademark Office Obtain or Retain Benefits. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, Deletions
Submission for OMB Review; email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@
Comment Request; ‘‘Post Patent Public On 8/24/2018 (83 FR 165), the
omb.eop.gov.
Submissions’’ Committee for Purchase From People
Once submitted, the request will be Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
The United States Patent and publicly available in electronic format published notice of proposed deletions
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit through www.reginfo.gov. Follow the from the Procurement List.
to the Office of Management and Budget instructions to view Department of After consideration of the relevant
(OMB) for clearance the following Commerce collections currently under matter presented, the Committee has
proposal for collection of information review by OMB. determined that the products and
under the provisions of the Paperwork services listed below are no longer
Reduction Act. Further information can be obtained
suitable for procurement by the Federal
Agency: United States Patent and by:
Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506
Trademark Office, Department of • Email: InformationCollection@ and 41 CFR 51–2.4.
Commerce. uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0067
Title: Post Patent Public Submissions. information request’’ in the subject line Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
OMB Control Number: 0651–0067. of the message. I certify that the following action will
Form Number(s): not have a significant impact on a
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
• PTO/SB/42 substantial number of small entities.
Information Governance Division
Type of Request: Regular. The major factors considered for this
Director, Office of the Chief Technology
Number of Respondents: 100 certification were:
responses per year. Officer, United States Patent and 1. The action will not result in
Average Hours per Response: The Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, additional reporting, recordkeeping or
USPTO expects that it will take the Alexandria, VA 22314–1450. other compliance requirements for small
public 10 hours to respond to the items Written comments and entities.
in this collection. This includes the time recommendations for the proposed 2. The action may result in
to gather the necessary information, information collection should be sent on authorizing small entities to furnish the
create the document, and submit the or before October 29, 2018 to Nicholas products and services to the
completed request to the USPTO. A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email Government.
Burden Hours: 1,000 hours per year. to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or 3. There are no known regulatory
Cost Burden: $11.50 per year. by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the alternatives which would accomplish
Needs and Uses: This information the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
collection is necessary so that the public O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in
may submit, in a patent file, prior art Marcie Lovett, connection with the product(s) and
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consisting of patents or printed Records and Information Governance service(s) deleted from the Procurement
publications which the person making Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent List.
the submission believes to have a and Trademark Office.
bearing on the patentability of any claim End of Certification
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of the patent, and statements of the BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
Accordingly, the following products
patent owner that were filed by the and services are deleted from the
patent owner in a proceeding before a Procurement List:

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 49070

83 FR 49070 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Post Patent Public Submissions”

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEPatent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 189 (September 28, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office