Law School Clinic Certification Program

ICR 201510-0651-001

OMB: 0651-0081

Federal Form Document

ICR Details
0651-0081 201510-0651-001
Historical Inactive
DOC/PTO
Law School Clinic Certification Program
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular
Preapproved 02/17/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 12/21/2015
Pre-approval contingent upon no substantive changes to this collection after adoption of the final rule. Otherwise this collection should be re-submitted to OMB for review.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
02/28/2019 36 Months From Approved
745 0 0
1,185 0 0
1,058 0 0

This rulemaking is required by Public Law 113-227 (Dec. 16, 2014). This law requires the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Office” or “USPTO”) Director to establish regulations and procedures for application to, and participation in, the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program. This law removed the “pilot” status of the USPTO’s existing law school clinic certification program. The program allows students enrolled in a participating law school’s clinic to practice patent or trademark law before the USPTO under the direct supervision of a faculty clinic supervisor. Each clinic provides legal services on a pro bono basis for clients who qualify for assistance from the law school’s clinic. These students gain valuable experience drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent and trademark applications that would otherwise be unavailable to students while in law school. The program also facilitates the provision of pro bono services to trademark and patent applicants who lack the financial resources necessary for traditional legal representation. The proposed rules incorporate the requirements and procedures developed and implemented during the pilot phase of the program.

PL: Pub.L. 113 - 227 1 Name of Law: USPTO Law School Clinic Program
  
None

0651-AC99 Proposed rulemaking 80 FR 78155 12/16/2015

No

  Total Request 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 745 0 0 0 745 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 1,185 0 0 0 1,185 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 1,058 0 0 1,058 0 0
No
No

$68,015
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Howard Reitz 571 272-4097 [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.
12/21/2015


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