Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program

ICR 200904-0651-003

OMB: 0651-0058

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Supporting Statement A
2009-04-29
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2009-04-29
Supplementary Document
2008-11-14
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0651-0058 200904-0651-003
Historical Active 200811-0651-003
DOC/PTO
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 06/05/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 05/01/2009
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
01/31/2012 01/31/2012 01/31/2012
1,650 0 1,350
3,225 0 2,625
214,630 0 175,600

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program was originally established between the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on July 3, 2006. The PPH program allows applicants whose claims are determined to be patentable in the office of first filing to have the corresponding application that is filed in the office of second filing be advanced out of turn for examination. At the same time, the PPH program allows the office of second filing to exploit the search and examination results of the office of first filing, which increases examination efficiency and improves patent quality. PPH pilot programs have been established between the USPTO and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO), the European Patent Office (EPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), and the Intellectual Property Office of Australia (IPAU). The USPTO plans to establish additional PPH programs with Singapore (IPOS), Germany (DPMA), and Finland (NBPR). The USPTO and the JPO also participate in a work-sharing pilot project called the "New Route." Under the New Route framework, a filing in one member office of this arrangement would be deemed a filing in all member offices. The first office and applicant would be given a 30-month processing time frame in which to make available a first office action and any necessary translations to the second office(s), and the second office(s) would exploit the search and examination results in conducting their own examination. This information collection previously included two forms, Request for Participation in the New Route Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO (PTO/SB/10) and Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the (1) JPO or (2) UKIPO and the USPTO (PTO/SB/20), which may be used by applicants to request participation in the programs and to ensure that they meet the program requirements. Since the PPH program with the JPO has been fully implemented, Form PTO/SB/20 has been revised as Form PTO/SB/20JP for use with the JPO and a separate Form PTO/SB/20UK has been created for the ongoing pilot program with the UKIPO. The collection also contains forms for the PPH pilot programs with the CIPO, the DKPTO, the EPO, the KIPO, and the IPAU. Similar forms have been created for the new PPH pilot programs with the IPOS, the DPMA, and the NBPR. These additional PPH pilot program forms are being added to this collection. The USPTO is undertaking another worksharing program with the EPO and the JPO called the "Triway" program. Under the Triway framework, each Office will conduct searches on corresponding applications filed under the Paris Convention in each of the Offices in a sufficiently early time period. The search results will then be shared among the Offices in order to reduce the search and examination workload. Form PTO/SB/12 Request for Participation in Triway Pilot Program Among the USPTO, the EPA, and the JPO supports this program.

US Code: 35 USC 119 Name of Law: null
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  73 FR 35661 06/24/2008
73 FR 70625 11/21/2008
No

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IC Title Form No. Form Name
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPOS and the USPTO PTO/SB/20SG Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPOS and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DPMA and the USPTO PTO/SB/20DE Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DPMA and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO PTO/SB/20EP Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the UKIPO and the USPTO PTO/SB/20UK Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the UKIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in Triway Pilot Program Among the USPTO, the EPO and the JPO PTO/SB/12 Request for Participation in Triway Pilot Program Among the USPTO, the EPO and the JPO
Request for Participation in the New Route Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO PTO/SB/10 Request for Participation in the New Route Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO PTO/SB/20JP Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the NBPR and the USPTO PTO/SB/20FI Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the NBPR and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPAU and the USPTO PTO/SB/20AU Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPAU and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO PTO/SB/20KR Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the CIPO and the USPTO PTO/SB/20CA Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the CIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DKPTO and the USPTO PTO/SB/20DK Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DKPTO and the USPTO

  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 1,650 1,350 0 300 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 3,225 2,625 0 600 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 214,630 175,600 0 39,030 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
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The changes in burden for this collection are due to program changes from the addition of new forms into the collection for additional PPH pilot programs. The changes in annual cost burden are due to program changes from the addition of the fees associated with the new forms and recordkeeping costs associated with submitting the PPH request forms online.

$98,831
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Magdalen Greenlief 703 305-8813 [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.
05/01/2009


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