Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form PTO/SB/20JP Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the JPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20RO Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program between the Romania (OSIM) and the USPTO (PTO/SB/20RO) Form	New
Form PTO/SB/20PL Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Poland (UPRP) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20GLBL Request for Participation in the Global/IP5 PPH Pilot Program in the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20NI Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property (NRIP) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PH Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPH) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PT Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Portugal National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI-PT) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20CZ Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPOCZ) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20CO Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-IL Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Israeli Patent Office (ILPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20IS Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Icelandic Patent Office (IPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20NO Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-CN Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-NPI Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-SE Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20TW Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20BR Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20CN Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20MX Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20IL Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the Israeli Patent Office and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-FI Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-CA Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-AU Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of Australia (IPAU) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-US Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program in a U.S. Application Where the USPTO was the ISA or IPEA Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-ES Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-RU Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-AT Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Austrian Patent Office (APO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20AT Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Austrian Patent Office (APO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-KR Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20ES Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the SPTO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20HU Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the HPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-JP Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-EP Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20RU Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20FI Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the NBPR and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20DE Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DPMA and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20SG Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPOS and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20DK Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DKPTO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20EP Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20AU Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPAU and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20KR Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20CA Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the CIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20UK Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the UKIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Justification for Change in collection 0058 - Romanian addition - April 2015.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2015-04-14
0058 Supporting Statement Jan 2015.doc Supporting Statement A	2015-01-29
0651-0058-SupStmt-CWS-Sep2013.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2013-09-03
0651-USPTO-Information-Quality-Guidelines-Dec2009.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-06-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44652	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the JPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
216099	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program between the Romania (OSIM) and the USPTO (PTO/SB/20RO) Form	New
214542	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Poland (UPRP) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
214541	Request for Participation in the Global/IP5 PPH Pilot Program in the USPTO Form	Unchanged
208458	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property (NRIP) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
205766	Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPH) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
205765	Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Portugal National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI-PT) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
204575	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPOCZ) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
203651	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
203650	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Israeli Patent Office (ILPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
199905	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Icelandic Patent Office (IPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
199904	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
197912	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
197911	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
197910	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
197908	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
197907	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
197906	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
196066	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
196065	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the Israeli Patent Office and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
195610	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
195609	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
195607	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of Australia (IPAU) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
194575	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program in a U.S. Application Where the USPTO was the ISA or IPEA Form	Unchanged
194574	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
194573	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
194572	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Austrian Patent Office (APO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
194571	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Austrian Patent Office (APO) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
193500	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
193499	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the SPTO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
193498	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the HPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
191782	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
191781	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
191780	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
188987	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the NBPR and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
188984	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DPMA and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
188983	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPOS and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187222	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DKPTO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187221	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187220	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPAU and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187219	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187218	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the CIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187217	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the UKIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0058	ICR Reference No: 201504-0651-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201501-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/20/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/17/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2018	04/30/2018	04/30/2018
Responses	8,220	0	8,210
Time Burden (Hours)	16,440	0	16,420
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a framework in which an application whose claims have been determined to be patent table by an Office of Earlier Examination (OEE) is eligible to go through an accelerated examination in an Office of Later Examination with a simple procedure upon an applicant's request. By leveraging the search and examination work product of the OEE, PPH programs (1) deliver lower prosecution costs, (2) support applicants in their efforts to obtain stable patent rights efficiently around the world, and (3) reduce the search and examination burden, while improving the examination quality, of participating patent offices. Originally, the PPH programs were limited to the utilization of search and examination results of national applications between cross filings under the Paris Convention. Later, the potential of the PPH was greatly expanded by PCT-PPH programs, which permit participating patent offices to draw upon the positive results of the PCT work product from another participating office. PCT-PPH programs use international written opinions and international preliminary examination reports developed within the framework of the PCT, thereby making the PPH available to a larger number of applicants. Information collected for the PCT is approved under OMB control number 0651-0021. More recently, the USPTO and several other offices acted to consolidate and replace existing PPH programs, with the goal of streamlining the PPH process for both offices and applicants. To that end, the USPTO and other offices established the Global PPH pilot program and the IP5 PPH pilot program. The Global PPH and IP5 PPH pilot programs are running concurrently and are substantially identical, differing only with regard to their respective participating offices. The USPTO is participating in both the Global PPH pilot program and the IP5 PPH pilot program. For USPTO applications, the Global PPH and IP5 PPH pilot programs supersede any prior PPH program between the USPTO and each Global PPH and IP5 PPH participating office. Any existing PPH programs between the USPTO and offices that are not participating in either the Global PPH pilot program or the IP5 PPH pilot program remain in effect. For more complete information on the PPH, including (1) a complete identification of participating countries and offices and the programs under which each country/office is participating, (2) the forms needed to request entry into the PPH, both at the USPTO and other participating offices, and (3) information as to which of the PPH programs remain pilots and which have been made permanent, please visit http://www.uspto.gov/patents/init_events/pph/index.jsp. The forms in this collection allow participants to file in a U.S. application a request to make the U.S. application special under a PPH or PCT-PPH program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 35 USC 119 Name of Law: null
  

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:
	79 FR 64574	10/30/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 4254	01/27/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 43

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-CA	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the HPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20HU	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the HPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Austrian Patent Office (APO) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20AT	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Austrian Patent Office (APO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program in a U.S. Application Where the USPTO was the ISA or IPEA	PTO/SB/20PCT-US	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program in a U.S. Application Where the USPTO was the ISA or IPEA
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Israeli Patent Office (ILPO) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-IL	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Israeli Patent Office (ILPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20CO	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPOCZ) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20CZ	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPOCZ) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Portugal National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI-PT) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PT	Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Portugal National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI-PT) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPH) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PH	Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPH) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-FI	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20CN	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the SPTO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20ES	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the SPTO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-JP	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20RU	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DPMA and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20DE	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DPMA and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20EP	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the UKIPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20UK	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the UKIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the JPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20JP	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-NPI	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20TW	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-SE	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20NO	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the NIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Icelandic Patent Office (IPO) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20IS	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the IPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-CN	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20BR	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20MX	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the Israeli Patent Office and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20IL	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the Israeli Patent Office and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of Australia (IPAU) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-AU	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of Australia (IPAU) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-ES	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-RU	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-KR	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-EP	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DKPTO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20DK	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DKPTO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPOS and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20SG	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPOS and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Austrian Patent Office (APO) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-AT	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the Austrian Patent Office (APO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the NBPR and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20FI	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the NBPR and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPAU and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20AU	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPAU and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20KR	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the CIPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20CA	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the CIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property (NRIP) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20NI	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property (NRIP) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Global/IP5 PPH Pilot Program in the USPTO	PTO/SB/20GLBL	Request for Participation in the Global/IP5 PPH Pilot Program in the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Poland (UPRP) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PL	Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Poland (UPRP) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program between the Romania (OSIM) and the USPTO (PTO/SB/20RO)	PTO/SB/20RO	REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY (PPH) PILOT PROGRAM BETWEEN THE ROMANIAN STATE OFFICE FOR INVENTIONS AND TRADEMARKS (OSIM) AND THE USPTO

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	8,220	8,210	0	10	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,440	16,420	0	20	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The USPTO has started a pilot program with the Romanian Patent office to participate in the PPH program. This pilot is expected to last from April 15, 2015 through April 14, 2019. The USPTO is proposing to add one form to this collection for a this new participant in the PPH program: Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program between the OSIM and the USPTO (PTO/SB/20RO).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $645,634

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: 04/17/2015

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