Recording Assignments

ICR 201201-0651-008

OMB: 0651-0027

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
ICR Details
0651-0027 201201-0651-008
Historical Active 200804-0651-001
DOC/PTO
Recording Assignments
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 04/27/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 03/14/2012
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
04/30/2015 36 Months From Approved 04/30/2012
468,826 0 363,388
234,414 0 181,695
36,979,716 0 27,165,603

Under 35 U.S.C. 261 and 262 and 15 U.S.C. 1057 and 1060, the USPTO records patent and trademark assignment documents that show the transfer of ownership of applications, patents, and trademark registrations from one entity to another. The USPTO provides cover sheets and online forms to ensure all the necessary assignment data is submitted for accurate recording. In order to file a request to record an assignment, the respondent must submit an appropriate cover sheet or online form along with copies of the assignment documents to be recorded and payment of the appropriate fee. The recorded documents are available for public inspection, except for those documents that are sealed under secrecy orders or related to unpublished patent applications.

US Code: 35 USC 261 and 262 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 15 USC 1057 and 1060 Name of Law: null
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  76 FR 55880 09/09/2011
77 FR 14765 03/13/2012
No

  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 468,826 363,388 0 0 105,438 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 234,414 181,695 0 0 52,719 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 36,979,716 27,165,603 0 -20,520 9,834,633 0
No
No
The administrative adjustments are due to revised estimates for expected annual filings of patent and trademark recordation requests. The program change is due to the removal of costs associated with retaining the acknowledgment receipt for online transactions, which is a suggestion to customers but not a requirement.

$3,943,201
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Joyce Johnson 7033089706 ext. 132 [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.
03/14/2012


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