Fee Deficiency Submissions

ICR 201505-0651-005

OMB: 0651-0070

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2015-07-22
Supporting Statement A
2015-07-22
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
202494
Modified
202493
Modified
ICR Details
0651-0070 201505-0651-005
Historical Active 201212-0651-002
DOC/PTO
Fee Deficiency Submissions
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 09/24/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 07/22/2015
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
09/30/2018 36 Months From Approved 09/30/2015
3,000 0 3,000
6,000 0 6,000
517 0 1,039

This information collection covers the submissions made by patent applicants and patentees to excuse small and micro entity fee payment errors. Specifically, 37 CFR 1.28(c) provides a procedure by which patent applicants and patentees may be excused for erroneous payments of fees in the small entity amount. 37 CFR 1.29(k) provides a procedure by which patent applicants and patentees may be excused for erroneous payments of fees in the micro entity amount. This information collection is necessary so that patent applicants and patentees may pay the balance of fees due (i.e., make a fee deficiency payment) when a fee was previously paid in error in a micro or small entity amount. The USPTO needs the information to be able to process and properly record a fee deficiency payment to avoid questions arising later either for the USPTO or for the applicant or patentee as to whether the proper fees have been paid in the application or patent.

US Code: 35 USC 123 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 41(h) Name of Law: null
  
PL: Pub.L. 112 - 29 10(a) Name of Law: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Not associated with rulemaking

  80 FR 14909 03/20/2015
80 FR 42480 07/17/2015
No

2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Submissions Under 37 CFR 1.28(c)
Submissions Under 37 CFR 1.29(k)

  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 3,000 3,000 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 6,000 6,000 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 517 1,039 0 0 -522 0
No
No

$20,115
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Raul Tamayo 5712727728 [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.
07/22/2015


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