Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) Actions

ICR 200809-0651-003

OMB: 0651-0063

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2008-10-09
Supplementary Document
2008-10-09
Supporting Statement A
2009-12-04
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
186730
New
186708
New
186705
New
ICR Details
0651-0063 200809-0651-003
Historical Active
DOC/PTO
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) Actions
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular
Approved with change 12/22/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 10/09/2008
Revised to modify the pending information collection request submission to limit it to the current rule [37 CFR 41.1 et seq. (2004)].
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
12/31/2012 36 Months From Approved
28,215 0 0
812,280 0 0
11,447,731 0 0

The Patent Statute 35 U.S.C. 6(b) established the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI). As such, the BPAI "shall, on written appeal of an applicant, review adverse decisions of examiners upon applications for patent and shall determine priority and patentability of invention in interferences." BPAI has the authority under 35 U.S.C. 134 and 306 to review ex parte appeals from the adverse decisions of examiners in those situations where a written appeal is taken by a dissatisfied applicant. The current rules governing ex parte appeals can be found in 37 CFR 41.1 through 41.54.

US Code: 35 USC 306 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 134 Name of Law: null
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  73 FR 32559 06/09/2008
73 FR 58943 10/08/2008
Yes

3
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Reply Brief
Request for Rehearing Before the BPAI
Appeal Brief

  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 28,215 0 0 28,215 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 812,280 0 0 812,280 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 11,447,731 0 0 11,447,731 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
This is a new information collection request which, upon approval by the OMB, will increase the USPTO's current information collection inventory. The USPTO is including these three items associated with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) as an addition to the two items currently covered in 0651-0031 (Notice of Appeal and Request for Oral Hearing Before the BPAI). The USPTO expects to move these two items from 0651-0031 into this new collection with the end result an expanded and consolidated BPAI collection.

$567,909
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Kimberly Jordan 5712729797

  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.
10/09/2008


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