No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
12/06/2011
11/03/2011
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2012
07/31/2012
07/31/2012
2,444,305
0
2,459,409
2,869,625
0
2,893,402
145,375,747
0
147,592,807
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. § 131 et seq. to examine an application for patent and, when appropriate, issue a patent. Many actions taken by the USPTO during its examination of an application for patent or for reissue of a patent, or during its reexamination of a patent, are subject to review by an appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. For other USPTO actions, however, review is in the form of administrative review obtained via submission of a petition to the USPTO. The USPTO petitions practice also provides an opportunity for a patent applicant or owner to supply additional information that may be required in order for the USPTO to further process an application or reexamination proceeding.
The USPTO is proposing to delete six items that have previously been moved into another OMB-approved collection, 0651-0059 Certain Patent Petitions Requiring a Fee. Currently, this collection covers certain petitions that, when submitted to the USPTO by a patent applicant or owner, are required to be accompanied by the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17. These petitions, along with other related petitions, became part of OMB-approved collection 0651-0059.
Currently, this collection covers certain petitions that, when submitted to the USPTO by a patent applicant or owner, are required to be accompanied by the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17. These petitions, along with other related petitions, became part of another OMB-approved collection, 0651-0059 Certain Patent Petitions Requiring a Fee. The deletion of the six petitions, along with the removal of the fees and postage costs, will result in a decrease of 15,104 responses, 23,777 burden hours, and $2,217,060 in annual (non-hour) costs.
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.
Information Disclosure Statements with no additional disclosure requirements