83 FR 54319 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; USPTO Websites Customer Satisfaction Surveys
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 209 (October 29, 2018)
Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 209 (October 29, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-23553 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 54319] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-23553] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; USPTO Websites Customer Satisfaction Surveys 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. Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. Title: USPTO Websites Customer Satisfaction Surveys. OMB Control Number: 0651-New. Form Number(s):None. Type of Request: Regular. Number of Respondents: 100,000 responses per year. Average Hours per Response: 8 minutes per response. Burden Hours: 13,333.33 hours annually. Cost Burden: $0. Needs and Uses: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) wishes to conduct customer satisfaction surveys on its websites. This collection will allow for continued use of a data-driven and a statistically valid approach to understanding customer satisfaction with Agency websites. The objective is to help the USPTO become more citizen-centric and achieve higher levels of public trust and confidence. The USPTO will use the ForeSee surveys in order to collaborate effectively with the public and meet Administration mandates. These surveys will assist the Agency in its efforts to be open and collaborative. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit institutions. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. 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- New'' 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 November 28, 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. [FR Doc. 2018-23553 Filed 10-26-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
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unwarranted invasion of personal with Agency websites. The objective is and procedures that the Patent Trial and
privacy of the nominees; and premature to help the USPTO become more Appeal Board (‘‘PTAB’’ or ‘‘Board’’) of
disclosure of the Committee’s citizen-centric and achieve higher levels the United States Patent and Trademark
recommendations would be likely to of public trust and confidence. The Office (‘‘Office’’ or ‘‘USPTO’’) proposes
significantly frustrate implementation of USPTO will use the ForeSee surveys in regarding motions to amend filed in
the Medal Program. order to collaborate effectively with the inter partes reviews (‘‘IPR’’), post-grant
The Acting Chief Financial Officer/ public and meet Administration reviews (‘‘PGR’’), and covered business
Assistant Secretary for Administration, mandates. These surveys will assist the method patent reviews (‘‘CBM’’)
and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Agency in its efforts to be open and pursuant to the provisions of the Leahy-
Administration, United States collaborative. Smith America Invents Act (‘‘AIA’’)
Department of Commerce, formally Affected Public: Businesses or other providing for trial proceedings before
determined on October 17, 2018, for-profits; not-for-profit institutions. the Office. Specifically, the Office seeks
pursuant to section 10(d) of the FACA, Frequency: On occasion. input on a proposed amendment
that the meeting may be closed because Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. process that would involve a
Committee members are concerned with OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, preliminary non-binding decision by the
matters that are within the purview of email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ Board that provides information to the
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). Due to omb.eop.gov. parties regarding the merits of a motion
closure of this meeting, copies of any Once submitted, the request will be to amend, and an opportunity for a
minutes of the meeting will not be publicly available in electronic format patent owner to revise its motion to
available. A copy of the determination through reginfo.gov. Follow the amend thereafter. In addition, the Office
is available for public inspection at the instructions to view Department of seeks input on a proposed pilot program
United States Patent and Trademark Commerce collections currently under implementing the new amendment
Office. review by OMB. process. The Office also seeks input
Further information can be obtained regarding whether the Office should
Dated: October 24, 2018. by: continue to allocate the burden of
Andrei Iancu, • Email: InformationCollection@ persuasion regarding patentability of
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651-New’’ in the substitute claims as set forth in a recent
Property and Director of the United States subject line of the message. informative Board decision, as well as
Patent and Trademark Office. • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
any suggestions the public may have as
[FR Doc. 2018–23609 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am] Information Governance Division
to motion to amend practice before the
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P Director, Office of the Chief Technology
Board generally.
Officer, United States Patent and
DATES: Comment Deadline Date: Written
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. comments must be received on or before
Written comments and December 14, 2018, to ensure
Patent and Trademark Office recommendations for the proposed consideration.
information collection should be sent on ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent
Submission for OMB Review;
or before November 28, 2018 to by electronic mail message over the
Comment Request; USPTO Websites
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, internet addressed to:
Customer Satisfaction Surveys
via email to Nicholas_A._Fraser@ TrialRFC2018Amendments@uspto.gov.
The United States Patent and omb.eop.gov, or by fax to 202–395– Comments may also be submitted by
Trademark Office (USTPO) will submit 5167, marked to the attention of postal mail addressed to: Mail Stop
to the Office of Management and Budget Nicholas A. Fraser. Patent Board, Director of the United
(OMB) for clearance the following States Patent and Trademark Office,
Marcie Lovett,
proposal for collection of information P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
Records and Information Governance 1450, marked to the attention of ‘‘Acting
under the provisions of the Paperwork Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent
Reduction Act. and Trademark Office.
Deputy Chief Administrative Patent
Agency: United States Patent and Judge Jacqueline Wright Bonilla or Vice
[FR Doc. 2018–23553 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am]
Trademark Office, Commerce. Chief Administrative Patent Judge
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Title: USPTO Websites Customer Michael Tierney, PTAB Request for
Satisfaction Surveys. Comments 2018.’’
OMB Control Number: 0651-New. Although comments may be
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Form Number(s): submitted by postal mail, the Office
• None. Patent and Trademark Office prefers to receive comments by
Type of Request: Regular. electronic mail message to more easily
Number of Respondents: 100,000 [Docket No. PTO–P–2018–0062] share all comments with the public. The
responses per year. Office prefers the comments to be
Request for Comments on Motion To submitted in plain text, but also accepts
Average Hours per Response: 8
Amend Practice and Procedures in comments submitted in portable
minutes per response.
Burden Hours: 13,333.33 hours Trial Proceedings Under the America document format or DOC format.
annually. Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Comments not submitted electronically
Cost Burden: $0. Appeal Board should be submitted on paper in a
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Needs and Uses: The United States AGENCY: United States Patent and format that facilitates convenient digital
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Trademark Office, U.S. Department of scanning into portable document
wishes to conduct customer satisfaction Commerce. format.
surveys on its websites. This collection ACTION: Request for comments. The comments will be available for
will allow for continued use of a data- public inspection at the Patent Trial and
driven and a statistically valid approach SUMMARY: This Request for Comments Appeal Board, located in Madison East,
to understanding customer satisfaction seeks public input on certain practices Ninth Floor, 600 Dulany Street,
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