Electronic Response to Office Action and Preliminary Amendment Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form PTO-1966 Electronic response to office action and preliminary amendment forms Form	Modified
Form PTO-1822 Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (TEAS) Form and Instruction	New
Form PTO-1771 Post Publication Amendment (TEAS) Form and Instruction	New
USPTO-newinfoqualityguide.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-12-04
Privacy Policy.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-12-04
0050-JustStmtadd-final2.pdf Supporting Statement A	2007-12-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4777	Electronic response to office action and preliminary amendment forms Form	Modified
182911	Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (paper)	New
182910	Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (TEAS) Form and Instruction	New
182908	Post Publication Amendment (paper)	New
182907	Post Publication Amendment (TEAS) Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0050	ICR Reference No: 200711-0651-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200602-0651-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Electronic Response to Office Action and Preliminary Amendment Forms
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/18/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/06/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2011	04/30/2009	04/30/2009
Responses	124,800	0	117,400
Time Burden (Hours)	21,545	0	19,958
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,517	0	0

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Abstract: This collection of information is required by the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., which provides for the Federal registration of trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks and service marks, collective membership marks, and certification marks. Individuals and businesses that use or intend to use such marks in interstate commerce may file an application to register their marks with the USPTO. In some cases, the USPTO may issue an Office Action to request additional information before a mark can be registered. The USPTO is proposing to add two new electronic forms to this information collection, Post Publication Amendment (PTO-1771) and Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (PTO-1822).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 1051 Name of Law: Trademark Act
   US Code: 15 USC 1062 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 53753	09/20/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 67288	11/28/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (TEAS)	PTO-1822	Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension
Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (paper)
Post Publication Amendment (paper)
Electronic response to office action and preliminary amendment forms	PTO-1966, PTO-1957	Preliminary Amendment ,   Response to Office Action
Post Publication Amendment (TEAS)	PTO-1771	Post Publication Amendment

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	124,800	117,400	0	7,400	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	21,545	19,958	0	1,587	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,517	0	0	1,517	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The USPTO is proposing to add two forms to this information collection, Post Publication Amendment (PTO-1771) and Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (PTO-1822). Applicants may file a Post Publication Amendment in order to submit a proposed amendment to an application that has already been approved for publication by the examining attorney. If an applicant receives a Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension from the USPTO, the applicant may use the proposed response form to file a reply. Applicants may submit the two proposed new forms to the USPTO electronically through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) or submit the required information for the amendment or response to the USPTO on paper. The USPTO does not provide official forms for these paper submissions. The USPTO estimates that the proposed addition of the two new forms will result in an increase of 7,400 responses and 1,587 burden hours for this collection, as well as an increase of $1,517 in annual (non-hour) costs in the form of postage for the paper submissions.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $259,527

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 12/06/2007

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