The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
is drafting new rules in support of the Inventors' Rights Act of
1999, Public Law Number 106-113, section 4001 (which will be
codified at 35 USC 297). These rules will be found in the new Part
4 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations (37 CFR Part 4). The
Inventors' Rights Act of 1999 requires the PTO to publish
complaints filed by independent inventors against invention
promoters/promotion firms and publish any replies to such
complaints. The PTO will accept complaints filed against invention
promoters/promotion firms and forward those complaints to them for
response. Both the complaint
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.