Response to Office Action and Voluntary Amendment Forms (formerly Electronic Response to Office Action and Preliminary Amendment Forms)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PTO-1957 Response to Office Action (TEAS)	Form	Modified	Available
Form PTO Form 1960 Request for Reconsideration After Final Office Action (TEAS)	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form PTO Form 1966 Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter (TEAS)	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form No form number Substitute Collective Trademark/Servicemark (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form No form number Substitute Collective Membership Mark (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form No form number Substitute Certification Mark (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form No form number Substitute Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form PTO-1822 Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (TEAS)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO-1771 Post Publication Amendment (TEAS)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
USPTO-newinfoqualityguide.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-12-04	Available
Privacy Policy.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-12-04	Available
0651-0050 SupStmt Apr 2011.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-04-11	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4777	Response to Office Action (TEAS)	Form	Modified
197220	Petition to Amend Basis Post-Publication (Paper)		New
197219	Petition to Amend Basis Post-Publication (TEAS Global)		New
197218	Request for Reconsideration After Final Office Action		New
197217	Request for Reconsideration After Final Office Action (TEAS)	Form and Instruction	New
197215	Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter		New
197213	Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter (TEAS)	Form and Instruction	New
197210	Substitute Collective Trademark/Servicemark(Paper)		New
197191	Substitute Collective Trademark/Servicemark (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New
197190	Substitute Collective Membership Mark (Paper)		New
197189	Substitute Collective Membership Mark (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New
197188	Substitute Certification Mark (Paper)		New
197187	Substitute Certification Mark (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New
197186	Substitute Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register (Paper)		New
197185	Substitute Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New
197184	Response to Office Action (Paper)		New
182911	Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (paper)		Modified
182910	Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (TEAS)	Form and Instruction	Modified
182908	Post Publication Amendment (paper)		Modified
182907	Post Publication Amendment (TEAS)	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0050	ICR Reference No: 201104-0651-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200711-0651-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Response to Office Action and Voluntary Amendment Forms (formerly 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: 05/25/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/14/2011
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2011
Responses	224,183	0	124,800
Time Burden (Hours)	96,752	0	21,545
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,607	0	1,517

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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 14 new requirements to this information collection, in TEAS, TEAS Global and paper formats.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 1091 Name of Law: Trademark Act
   US Code: 15 USC 1094 and 1095 Name of Law: Trademark Act
   US Code: 15 USC 1126 Name of Law: Trademark Act
   US Code: 15 USC 1141 Name of Law: Trademark Act
   US Code: 15 USC 1051 Name of Law: Trademark Act
   US Code: 15 USC 1061 and 1062 Name of Law: Trademark Act
   US Code: 15 USC 1056 Name of Law: Trademark Act
   US Code: 15 USC 1053 and 1054 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:
	74 FR 58599	11/13/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 19977	04/11/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 20

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Post Publication Amendment (paper)
Petition to Amend Basis Post-Publication (Paper)
Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter (TEAS)	PTO Form 1966	Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter
Request for Reconsideration After Final Office Action (TEAS)	PTO Form 1960	Request for Reconsideration After Final Action
Response to Office Action (Paper)
Substitute Collective Membership Mark (Paper)
Substitute Collective Trademark/Servicemark(Paper)
Substitute Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register (Paper)
Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter
Substitute Collective Membership Mark (TEAS Global)	No form number	Substitute collective membership mark
Request for Reconsideration After Final Office Action
Substitute Collective Trademark/Servicemark (TEAS Global)	No form number	Substitute collective trademark/servicemark
Post Publication Amendment (TEAS)	PTO-1771	Post Publication Amendment
Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (TEAS)	PTO-1822	Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension
Response to Office Action (TEAS)	PTO-1957	Response to Office Action
Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (paper)
Substitute Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register (TEAS Global)	No form number	Substitute trademark/servicemark application, Principal Register
Substitute Certification Mark (TEAS Global)	No form number	Substitute certification mark
Petition to Amend Basis Post-Publication (TEAS Global)
Substitute Certification Mark (Paper)

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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	224,183	124,800	0	28,458	70,925	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	96,752	21,545	0	13,446	61,761	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,607	1,517	0	4,338	-1,248	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: This collection is currently approved with 124,800 responses, 21,545 burden hours, and $1,517 in annual (non-hour) costs. The USPTO estimates that this renewal will increase the burden by 99,383 responses and 75,207 hours. These increases are due to program changes, resulting from the addition of 14 new items, and administrative adjustments, due to overall increases in the responses for some items. In addition, the USPTO estimates that this renewal will increase the annual (non-hour) costs by $3,090 due to program changes and administrative adjustments. The USPTO estimates that $4,338 in annual costs will be added to the collection due to the addition of eight new items. This increase is slightly offset by an administrative reduction of $1,248 due to reduced submissions for two existing items. Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the total burden for this renewal will be 224,183 responses, 96,752 burden hours, and $4,607 in annual (non-hour) costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,300,294

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 04/14/2011

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