Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
12/06/2011
10/13/2011
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2011
380,289
0
291,859
132,106
0
84,821
117,791,578
0
91,050,433
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) administers the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et. seq. and the rules implementing the Act are set forth in 37 CFR Part 2. The Act and the rules provide for the Federal registration of trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks and service marks, collective membership marks, and certification marks. Individuals and businesses who use their marks, or intend to use their marks, in commerce regulable by Congress, may file an application with the USPTO to register their marks. Trademarks can be registered on either the Principal or Supplemental Registers. Individuals or businesses may file their applications in paper or electronically through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). 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.
PTO Form 1478, PTO Form 1478(a), PTO Form 4.8, PTO Form 4.9
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,
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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
380,289
291,859
0
0
88,430
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
132,106
84,821
0
0
47,285
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
117,791,578
91,050,433
0
0
26,741,145
0
No
No
This collection currently has 291,859 responses, 84,821 burden hours, and $91,050,433 in annualized (non-hour) costs. Due to estimated adjustments in the number of paper submissions, the USPTO estimates that 1,358 hours per year will be reduced from the collection. However, due to estimated increases in the number of electronic submissions, the USPTO estimates that this reduction will be offset an increase of 48,643 hours per year. Therefore, the USPTO estimates an increase of 88,430 responses and 47,285 hours per year due to administrative adjustments. For the non-hour costs, the USPTO estimates that $2,242,155 will be reduced from the collection per year, but expects it to be offset by an increase of $28,983,300 per year due to administrative adjustments. With this renewal, the USPTO estimates that the total burden and annualized (non-hour) costs for this collection will be 380,289 responses, 132,106 burden hours, and $117,791,578 in annualized (non-hour) costs per year.
$824,056
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Catherine cain 571 272-8946
Reginfo record details
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.
Use-Based Trademark/Service Mark Application (Collective, Collective Membership, Certification Mark)