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 TEAS Global Form Petition to Revive With Request To Delete Section 1(b) Basis Or To Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Form TEAS Global Form 2.66 Due Diligence Petition	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form TEAS Global Form 2.146 Petition to the Director	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form TEAS Global Form Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form TEAS Global Form Response to Intent-to-Use/Divisional (ITU/Divisional) Unit Office Action	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form TEAS Global Form Request to Divide Application	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form Form 2202 TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form Form 2200 TEAS Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form Form 2195 TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form Form 2194 TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO Form 1581 TEAS Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO Form 1581 Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO Form 1553 TEAS Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0651-0054 SupStmt July 2011.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-07-19	Available
0651-USPTO-Information-Quality-Guidelines-Dec2009.pdf	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2011-06-23	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	Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)
198216	Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New	Petition to Revive With Request To Delete Section 1(b) Basis Or To Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA (TEAS Global)
198215	Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA		New
198214	Due Diligence Petition Under 2.66 (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New	2.66 Due Diligence Petition
198213	Due Diligency Petition Under Trademark Rule 2.66		New
198212	Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New	2.146 Petition to the Director
198211	Petition to Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146		New
198210	Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New	Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter
198209	Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter		New
198200	Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New	Response to Intent-to-Use/Divisional (ITU/Divisional) Unit Office Action
198199	Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action		New
198196	Request to Divide Application (TEAS Global)	Form and Instruction	New	Request to Divide Application
186142	Other Petitions		Removed
186141	Request to Divide		Modified
186140	TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application
186139	Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application		Modified
186138	TEAS Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use	Form and Instruction	Modified	TEAS Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use
186137	Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use		Modified
186136	TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request	Form and Instruction	Modified	TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request
186135	Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request		Modified
186134	TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action	Form and Instruction	Modified	TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action
186133	Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action		Modified
186131	TEAS Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use	Form and Instruction	Modified	TEAS Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use
186130	Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use
186125	TEAS Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)	Form and Instruction	Modified	TEAS Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0054	ICR Reference No: 201106-0651-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200808-0651-001
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: 09/20/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/29/2011
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2011
Responses	289,521	0	228,115
Time Burden (Hours)	48,471	0	34,684
Cost Burden (Dollars)	37,280,769	0	27,958,968

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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 registration of trademarks; collective trademarks, service marks, membership marks; and certification marks. Individuals and businesses that use or intend to use such marks in commerce may file an application to register their marks with the USPTO. The USPTO uses the information described in this collection to process the substantive submissions made during the prosecution of the trademark application. The information in this collection is a matter of public record and is used by the public for a variety of private business purposes related to establishing and enforcing trademark rights.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 1051 (c) Name of Law: Trademark Act 37 CFR Part 2
   US Code: 15 USC 1051(d)(1), (2), (4) Name of Law: Trademark Act 37 CFR Part 2
   US Code: 15 USC 1062(b) Name of Law: Trademark Act 37 CFR Part 2
   US Code: 15 USC 1123 Name of Law: Trademark Act 37 CFR Part 2
  

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:
	76 FR 11208	03/01/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 44578	07/26/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 24

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Due Diligence Petition Under 2.66 (TEAS Global)	TEAS Global Form	2.66 Due Diligence Petition
Due Diligency Petition Under Trademark Rule 2.66
Other Petitions
Petition to Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action
Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA
Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA (TEAS Global)	TEAS Global Form	Petition to Revive With Request To Delete Section 1(b) Basis Or To Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA (TEAS Global)
Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (TEAS Global)	TEAS Global Form	2.146 Petition to the Director
Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application
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
Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use
Request to Divide
Request to Divide Application (TEAS Global)	TEAS Global Form	Request to Divide Application
Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action
Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (TEAS Global)	TEAS Global Form	Response to Intent-to-Use/Divisional (ITU/Divisional) Unit Office Action
Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter
Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (TEAS Global)	TEAS Global Form	Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter
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
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
TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application	Form 2202	TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application
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
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 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)
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)

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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	289,521	228,115	0	5,295	56,111	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	48,471	34,684	0	657	13,130	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	37,280,769	27,958,968	0	518,504	8,803,297	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The increase in burden is due to a combination of the revised number of submissions, changes in the time it takes to complete some of the responses, one requirement being deleted from the collection, and 11 requirements being added into the collection. This results in a total net burden increase of 13,130 as an administrative adjustment and 657 hours as a program change.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,417,690

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: 07/29/2011

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