Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the Trademark Application

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PTO Form 1553 Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form Form 2202 TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form Form 2200 TEAS Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Form Form 2195 TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form Form 2194 TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form PTO Form 1581 TEAS Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form PTO Form 1581 Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form PTO Form 1553 TEAS Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
0054 Just Sub Submissions 08.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-08-14	Available
USPTO-infoqualityguide.pdf	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2008-08-14	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4782	Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)	Form and Instruction	Modified
186142	Other Petitions		New
186141	Request to Divide		New
186140	TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application	Form and Instruction	New
186139	Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application		New
186138	TEAS Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use	Form and Instruction	New
186137	Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use		New
186136	TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request	Form and Instruction	New
186135	Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request		New
186134	TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action	Form and Instruction	New
186133	Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action		New
186131	TEAS Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use	Form and Instruction	New
186130	Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use	Form and Instruction	New
186125	TEAS Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0054	ICR Reference No: 200808-0651-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200507-0651-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the Trademark Application
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: 09/24/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/21/2008
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2008
Responses	228,115	0	183,710
Time Burden (Hours)	34,684	0	29,174
Cost Burden (Dollars)	27,958,968	0	22,893,000

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Abstract: This collection is a matter of pubic record, and is used by the public for a variety of private business purposes related to establishing and enforcing Trademark rights. Affected public includes individuals or households, business or other for-profit, and not-for-profit institutions.

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

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:
	73 FR 66	04/04/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 157	08/13/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 14

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
TEAS Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)	PTO Form 1553	TEAS Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request
Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application
TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application	Form 2202	TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application
TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action	Form 2194	TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action
Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)	PTO Form 1553	Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)
Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use	PTO Form 1581	Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action
TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request	Form 2195	TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request
Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use
TEAS Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use	Form 2200	TEAS Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use
TEAS Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use	PTO Form 1581	TEAS Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use
Request to Divide
Other Petitions

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	228,115	183,710	0	-1,269	45,674	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	34,684	29,174	0	-89	5,599	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	27,958,968	22,893,000	0	-126,900	5,192,868	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: The program change is due to the deletion of the electronic request to divide. The administrative adjustment showing increase in burden is due to an increase in filings.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $945,159

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: 08/21/2008

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