Patent Cooperation Treaty

ICR 200612-0651-001

OMB: 0651-0021

Federal Form Document

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ICR Details
0651-0021 200612-0651-001
Historical Active 200312-0651-001
DOC/PTO
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 02/23/2007
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 12/14/2006
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
02/28/2010 03/31/2007 03/31/2007
355,658 0 355,655
347,891 0 347,889
171,866,001 0 171,866,000

The general purpose of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is to standardize the format and filing procedures so that applicants may file one international application in one location, in one language, and pay one initial set of fees to seek protection for an invention in more than 100 designated countries. This collection of information is necessary so that respondents can apply for an international patent and so that the USPTO can fulfill its duties to process, search, and examine international patent applications under the provisions of the PCT. The USPTO is submitting this collection in support of a final rulemaking entitled “Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence” (RIN 0651-AB92), which will provide applicants with a new process for showing that national stage correspondence submitted electronically was actually received by the Office. A new petition to support this process is being added to this collection.

US Code: 35 USC 351-376 Name of Law: null
  
None

0651-AB92 Final or interim final rulemaking

No

2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Patent Cooperation Treaty PTO-1382, PCT/RO/101, PCT/RO/134, PCT/IPEA/401, PTO-1390, PTO/SB/61/PCT, PTO/SB/64/PCT
Petition under 37 CFR 1.6(g) to Accord the Application under 37 CFR 1.495(b) a National Stage Entry Date

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 355,658 355,655 0 3 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 347,891 347,889 0 2 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 171,866,001 171,866,000 0 1 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
The USPTO is submitting this information collection in support of a final rulemaking, “Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence” (RIN 0651-AB92). The USPTO is amending the rules of practice to support implementation of EFS-Web, the Office’s web-based electronic filing system. As part of this implementation, the USPTO will provide applicants with a new process for showing that national stage correspondence submitted via EFS-Web was actually received by the Office by relying on the acknowledgment receipt, which is electronically returned to the applicant after the correspondence is transmitted. In the event that the USPTO has no evidence of receiving national stage correspondence that was submitted electronically, applicants may submit a petition to the USPTO with a copy of the acknowledgment receipt or other equivalent evidence of the prior submission of the national stage correspondence via EFS-Web. This new petition, Petition under 37 CFR 1.6(g) to Accord the Application under 37 CFR 1.495(b) a National Stage Entry Date, is being added to this collection. There is no form associated with this petition. For this rulemaking, the USPTO estimates that the annual responses for this collection will increase by 3 and that the burden hours will increase by 2 as a program change due to the addition of the new petition. The USPTO also estimates that the annual (non-hour) costs for this collection will increase by $1 as a program change due to the addition of postage costs for submitting the new petition by mail.

$3,373,580
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Robert Spar 571 272-7700 [email protected]

  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.
12/14/2006


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