Post Allowance and Refiling

ICR 200004-0651-003

OMB: 0651-0033

Federal Form Document

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4730 Migrated
ICR Details
0651-0033 200004-0651-003
Historical Inactive 199907-0651-001
DOC/PTO
Post Allowance and Refiling
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue 08/01/2000
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 04/05/2000
OMB does not approve the changes to this information collection as described in this proposal rule. OMB requests further information on the additional burden imposed by this rule. The agency is also instructed to reevaluate the total burden of this collection to account for the nonhour costs, including the costs of delivering information to the agency and third-parties and the financial cost of filing fees. The agency is invited to submit an OMB Form 83-E to request a three-month extension of this collection so as to allow for an orderly review and extension of this collection.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
09/30/2000 08/31/2003 01/31/2001
135,600 0 135,600
43,903 0 0
0 0 0

This information collection is necessary to comply with 35 U.S.C. 131 and 151 which mandate that the PTO examine applications and issue patents from them if appropriate. The PTO can also correct errors in patents and reissue patents as appropriate. The PTO also participates in reexamination proceedings initiated by the patent owner. The "American Inventors Protection Act of 1999", as incorporated in the "Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999", provides for reexamination proceeding initiated by third parties (inter partes). These third parties can also participate in these proceedings. The public use

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IC Title Form No. Form Name
Post Allowance and Refiling PTO/SB/44/50/51, S/52/53/54/55, 56/57, PTOL-85B

Yes
No

$0
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected

  No

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.
04/05/2000


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