35 U.S.C. 111, 112, and 113 and 37 CFR
1.51, 1.53, 1.71-1.75, 1.81, and 1.83-1.84 require that an
application include certain information. Bibliographic information,
which identifies the inventor, the application, and the person(s)
responsible for prosecuting the application, is part of that data.
To make it easier for the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to
enter the bibliographic information efficiently and accurately into
the system and to enable the PTO to automate the data entry
process, the PTO developed the "Patent Application Data Entry
Format." This specific format groups the bibliographic....
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.