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United States Patent and Trademark Office
Post Allowance and Refiling
OMB CONTROL NUMBER 0651-0033
(August 2013)
A.
Justification
1.
Necessity of Information Collection
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C.
§§ 131 and 151 to examine applications and, when appropriate, allow applications and
issue them as patents. When an application for a patent is allowed by the USPTO, the
USPTO issues a notice of allowance and the applicant must pay the specified issue fee
(including the publication fee, if applicable) within three months to avoid abandonment
of the application. If the appropriate fees are paid within the proper time period, the
USPTO can then issue the patent. If the fees are not paid within the designated time
period, the application is abandoned (applicant may petition the Director to accept a
delayed payment and revive the application with a satisfactory showing that the delay
was unavoidable or unintentional; the Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent
Abandoned Unavoidably (Form PTO/SB/61) and the Petition for Revival of an
Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally (Form PTO/SB/64) are approved
under information collection 0651-0031). This collection of information encompasses
the action an applicant must take to submit an issue fee payment to the USPTO. The
rules outlining the procedures for payment of the issue fee and issuance of a patent are
found at 37 CFR 1.18 and 1.311-1.317.
This collection of information also encompasses several actions that may be taken after
issuance of a patent, pursuant to Chapter 25 of Title 35 U.S.C. A certificate of
correction may be requested to correct an error or errors in the patent. If the USPTO
determines that the request should be approved, the USPTO will issue a certificate of
correction. For an original patent that is believed to be wholly or partly inoperative or
invalid, the assignee(s) or inventor(s) may apply for reissue of the patent, which entails
several formal requirements, including provision of an oath or declaration specifically
identifying at least one error being relied upon as the basis for reissue and stating the
reason for the belief that the original patent is wholly or partly inoperative or invalid (e.g.,
a defective specification or drawing, or claiming more or less than the patentee had the
right to claim in the patent). The rules outlining these procedures are found at 37 CFR
1.171-1.178 and 1.322-1.325.
2.
Needs and Uses
The public uses this information collection to request corrections of errors in issued
patents, to submit applications for reissue patents, and to submit issue fee payments.
The Information Quality Guidelines from Section 515 of Public Law 106-554, Treasury
and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001, apply to this
information collection, and this information collection and its supporting statement
comply with all applicable information quality guidelines, i.e. OMB and specific operating
unit guidelines.
Table 1 lists the specific statutes and regulations authorizing the USPTO to collect this
information and outlines how this information is used by the public and the USPTO:
Table 1: Information Requirements and Needs and Uses of Information Collected
Item
Requirement
Statute
Rule
Form #
Needs and Uses
Certificate of Correction
35 U.S.C. §§
254 and 255
37 CFR
1.3221.325
PTO/SB/44
#
1
2
Petition to Correct
Assignee After Payment
of Issue Fee (37 CFR
3.81(b))
35 U.S.C. §
255
37 CFR
1.17(i)
and
3.81(b)
PTO/SB/141
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Reissue Documentation
35 U.S.C. §§
115, 251,
and 252
37 CFR
1.47,
1.63-1.64,
and
1.1711.179
No Form
Associated
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Reissue Patent
Application Transmittal
35 U.S.C. §§
115, 251,
and 252
37 CFR
1.47,
1.63-1.64,
and
1.1711.179
2
PTO/SB/50
PTO/AIA/50
Used by the patentee to list the number
of the patent to be corrected and the
corrections to be made.
Facilitates matching the patent or patent
file with other identifying information in
order to make the appropriate
corrections.
Used by the USPTO to determine
whether the indicated corrections
should be approved.
Used by the public to submit the
request required for a Certificate of
Correction in certain instances where
patent issuance is requested to be in
the name of the assignee after the date
of issue fee payment, or it is requested
for a patent to be corrected to state the
name of the assignee; and the
assignment was submitted for
recordation before issuance of the
patent.
Used by the public to pay the
appropriate fee.
Used by the USPTO to determine
whether the indicated requests should
be granted.
Used by the patentee to submit to the
USPTO the remainder of the
documentation and information
necessary for a reissue patent that is
not collected on one of the existing
forms.
Used by the USPTO to finish
processing a request for a reissue
application.
Provides a checklist for the patentee to
ensure that the requirements for a
reissue application submission are met.
Allows the USPTO to identify the type of
patent and patent number in order to
quickly associate the patent file with the
reissue documents.
Item
Requirement
Statute
Rule
Form #
Needs and Uses
Reissue Application
Declaration by the
Inventor or the Assignee
or
Substitute Statement in
Lieu of an Oath or
Declaration for Reissue
Patent Application (35
U.S.C. § 115(d) and 37
CFR 1.64)
35 U.S.C. §§
115, 251,
and 252
37 CFR
1.47,
1.63-1.64,
and
1.1711.179
PTO/SB/51/
52
#
5
PTO/AIA/05/
06
PTO/AIA/07
6
Supplemental
Declaration for Reissue
Patent Application to
Correct “Errors”
Statement (37 CFR
1.175)
35 U.S.C. §§
115, 251,
and 252
37 CFR
1.47,
1.63-1.64,
1.67, and
1.1711.179
PTO/SB/51S
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8
9
10
Reissue Application:
Consent of Assignee;
Statement of NonAssignment
35 U.S.C. §§
115, 251,
and 252
37 CFR
1.47,
1.63-1.64,
and
1.1711.179
PTO/SB/53
Reissue Application Fee
Transmittal Form
35 U.S.C. §§
115, 251,
and 252
37 CFR
1.47,
1.63-1.64,
and
1.1711.179
PTO/SB/56
35 U.S.C. §§
41(a) and
151
37 CFR
1.18 and
1.3111.317
PTOL-85B
35 U.S.C. §§
41(a) and
151
37 CFR
1.18 and
1.3111.317
PTOL-85B
Issue Fee Transmittal
Issue Fee Transmittal
(electronic)
PTO/AIA/53
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Used by the inventor, assignee, or
person executing a substitute statement
to indicate why the reissue applicant
believes the original patent to be wholly
or partly inoperative or invalid, to
identify at least one error being relied
upon as the basis for reissue, and to
identify a claim that the application
seeks to broaden if the reissue
application seeks to enlarge the scope
of the claims of the patent.
Used by the USPTO to ensure that the
requirements of 37 CFR 1.63, 1.64, and
1.175 are met in order to reissue the
patent.
Provides the inventor or assignee with
the required language stating that all
the errors in the original patent being
corrected or any additional errors made
during the reissue examination process
occurred “without deceptive intent.”
Used by the USPTO to ensure that the
requirements of 37 CFR 1.63 and 1.175
are met in order to reissue the patent.
Enables the assignee to consent to
filing a reissue application.
Used by the USPTO to confirm that all
assignees and inventors owning an
undivided interest in the original patent
consent to the filing of the reissue
application.
Used by the applicant or the applicant’s
representatives to calculate the reissue
application fee.
Used by the USPTO to determine the
appropriate reissue application fee.
Used by the public to submit an issue
fee payment to the USPTO.
Used by the USPTO to determine
whether all of the appropriate
information is included at the time of
payment of the issue fee, such as
assignments, small entity status,
method of payment, and certificate of
mailing.
Used by the public to submit an issue
fee payment to the USPTO
electronically.
Used by the USPTO to determine
whether all of the appropriate
information is included at the time of
payment of the issue fee, such as
assignments, small entity status, and
method of payment.
3.
Use of Information Technology
Customers may submit the items in this information collection electronically through
EFS-Web, the USPTO’s online filing system for patent applications and related
documents. EFS-Web allows customers to file requests for certificates of correction,
issue fee transmittals, reissue patent applications, and associated documents through
their standard Web browser without downloading special software, changing their
documentation preparation tools, or altering their workflow processes. Customers may
create their requests using the tools and processes that they already use and then
convert those documents into standard PDF files that are submitted through EFS-Web
to the USPTO. The fillable PDF forms, including the Issue Fee Transmittal form (PTOL85B), that can be submitted through EFS-Web may be downloaded from the USPTO
Web site and do not require special PDF creation software.
Registered and unregistered users can file documents securely through EFS-Web. The
documents of registered users are protected using a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
system and digital certificates, which provide authentication and encryption security.
Even for filers who are not registered, the documents are submitted to EFS-Web using
Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
EFS-Web offers many benefits to filers, including immediate notification that a
submission has been received by the USPTO, automated processing of requests, and
avoidance of postage and other paper delivery costs. Users can access EFS-Web from
any computer with an Internet connection. Since EFS-Web is hosted on the USPTO’s
secure servers and not on the individual’s personal computer, USPTO staff can update
EFS-Web without requiring any action from the user. Customers can submit fee
payments and other requests in real time. The PDF forms can be passed around to
multiple users for collaboration.
EFS-Web integrates with the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system,
the USPTO’s online database that is available through the USPTO Web site. PAIR
uses digital certificates to permit only authorized individuals to access information about
pending patent applications and to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of the
information as it is transmitted over the Internet. Information for issued patents,
certificates of correction, and reissue applications is available to the general public.
4.
Efforts to Identify Duplication
This information is collected only when an applicant submits an issue fee payment for a
patent application allowed by the USPTO, when the patentee or others apply for reissue
of a patent, or when the patentee or others request a certificate of correction to correct
errors contained in the patent. This information is not collected elsewhere and does not
result in a duplication of effort.
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5.
Minimizing Burden to Small and Micro Entities
The information in this collection is necessary in order to process requests related to
certificates of correction, reissue applications, and issue fee payments. The same
information is required from every applicant, patent owner, or other customer and is not
available from any other source.
Pursuant to section 10(b) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), the USPTO
provides a 50% reduction in the fees for certain patent filings by small entity applicants,
such as independent inventors, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations who meet
the definition of a small entity provided at 37 CFR 1.27. Also pursuant to section 10(b)
of the AIA, the USPTO provides a 75% reduction in the fees set or adjusted under
section 10(a) of the Act for certain patent filings by applicants who meet the definition of
a micro entity provided at 35 U.S.C. § 123 and 37 CFR 1.29.
This information collection involves payment of fees by customers who may qualify as
small entities or micro entities. No significant burden is placed on small or micro
entities, in that small entities must only identify themselves as such in order to obtain
these benefits, and micro entities must only provide a certification of micro entity status.
An assertion or certification of small or micro entity status, respectively, only needs to
be filed once in an application or patent (although a fee may be paid in the micro entity
amount only if the applicant or patentee is still entitled to micro entity status on the date
the fee is paid).
6.
Consequences of Less Frequent Collection
This information is collected only when the public submits a related request for a
certificate of correction, a reissue patent application, or an issue fee payment. If the
information were not collected, the USPTO would not be able to comply with the
statutes and regulations governing the issuance of patents, issued patents, and reissue
applications. This information could not be collected less frequently.
7.
Special Circumstances in the Conduct of Information Collection
There are no special circumstances associated with this collection of information.
8.
Consultations Outside the Agency
The 60-Day Notice was published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2013
(78 Fed. Reg. 32629). The comment period ended on July 30, 2013. No public
comments were received.
9.
Payment or Gifts to Respondents
This information collection does not involve a payment or gift to any respondent.
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10.
Assurance of Confidentiality
The confidentiality of patent applications is governed by statute (35 U.S.C. § 122) and
regulation (37 CFR 1.11 and 1.14). The USPTO has a legal obligation to maintain the
confidentiality of the contents of unpublished patent applications and related
documents. Upon publication of an application or issuance of a patent, the patent
application file is made available to the public, subject to the provisions for providing
only a redacted copy of the file contents. The entire file of a reissue application is
available to the public.
11.
Justification for Sensitive Questions
None of the required information in this collection is considered to be sensitive.
12.
Estimate of Hour and Cost Burden to Respondents
Table 2 calculates the burden hours and costs of this information collection to the
public, based on the following factors:
Respondent Calculation Factors
The USPTO estimates that it will receive approximately 352,150 responses per
year for this collection, with approximately 25% of these responses submitted by
small entities. Approximately 85% of the total responses for this collection will be
submitted electronically, including 100% of the Petitions to Correct Assignee
After Payment of Issue Fee (37 CFR 3.81(b)) (PTO/SB/141).
These estimates are based on the Agency’s long-standing institutional
knowledge of and experience with the type of information collected by these
items.
Burden Hour Calculation Factors
The USPTO estimates that it will take the public from 12 minutes (0.20 hours) to
5 hours to gather the necessary information, prepare the appropriate form or
document, and submit the information to the USPTO.
These estimates are based on the Agency’s long-standing institutional
knowledge of and experience with the type of information collected and the
length of time necessary to complete responses containing similar or like
information.
Cost Burden Calculation Factors
The USPTO uses a professional rate of $371 per hour for respondent cost
burden calculations, which is the mean rate for attorneys in private firms as
shown in the 2011 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee
on Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law
Association (AIPLA).
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The USPTO expects that the information in this collection will be prepared by
attorneys, except for the Issue Fee Transmittal, which will be prepared by
paraprofessionals at an estimated rate of $122 per hour.
Table 2: Burden Hour/Burden Cost to Respondents
Item
#
Item
Responses
(yr)
(b)
Burden
(hrs/yr)
(c)
(a x b)
Rate
($/hr)
(d)
Total Cost
($/yr)
(e)
(c x d)
1
Certificate of Correction (PTO/SB/44)
1.00
26,000
26,000
$371.00
$9,646,000.00
2
Petition to Correct Assignee After Payment of Issue
Fee (37 CFR 3.81(b)) (PTO/SB/141)
0.50
750
375
$371.00
$139,125.00
3
Reissue Documentation
5.00
800
4,000
$371.00
$1,484,000.00
4
Reissue Patent Application Transmittal
(PTO/SB/50, PTO/AIA/50)
0.20
800
160
$371.00
$59,360.00
5
Reissue Application Declaration by the Inventor or
the Assignee (PTO/SB/51/52, PTO/AIA/05/06) or
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or
Declaration for Reissue Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (PTO/AIA/07)
0.50
1,150
575
$371.00
$213,325.00
6
Supplemental Declaration for Reissue Patent
Application to Correct “Errors” Statement (37 CFR
1.175) (PTO/SB/51S)
0.30
500
150
$371.00
$55,650.00
7
Reissue Application: Consent of Assignee;
Statement of Non-assignment (PTO/SB/53,
PTO/AIA/53)
0.20
1,350
270
$371.00
$100,170.00
8
Reissue Application Fee Transmittal Form
(PTO/SB/56)
0.20
800
160
$371.00
$59,360.00
9
Issue Fee Transmittal (PTOL-85B)
0.50
50,000
25,000
$122.00
$3,050,000.00
Issue Fee Transmittal (electronic) (PTOL-85B)
0.50
270,000
135,000
$122.00
$16,470,000.00
--------
352,150
191,690
---------
$31,276,990.00
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Totals
13.
Hours
(a)
Total Annual (Non-hour) Cost Burden
The total annual (non-hour) cost burden for this collection is calculated in Table 3 below.
Postage fees are included in this ICR; filing fees are covered under 0651-0072. This
collection has no capital start-up, maintenance, or recordkeeping costs.
Postage
Customers may incur postage costs when submitting the information in this collection to
the USPTO by mail. The Petition to Correct Assignee After Payment of Issue Fee (37
CFR 3.81(b)) (PTO/SB/141) and the electronic version of the Issue Fee Transmittal
(PTOL-85B) are only submitted online. The USPTO expects that the non-electronic
version of the Issue Fee Transmittal (PTOL-85B) and approximately 7% of the other
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responses for this collection will be submitted by mail. The USPTO estimates that the
average first-class postage cost for a mailed submission will be 92 cents (1-ounce flat
9”x12” envelope) and that approximately 52,198 submissions will be mailed to the
USPTO per year.
Table 3: Annual (Non-hour) Postage Costs to Respondents
Item
Type of cost
Estimated
annual
responses
#
9
1, 3-8
Issue Fee Transmittal (PTOL-85B) – postage for mailed submissions
Postage for all other mailed submissions (7% of 31,400 other
responses that are not electronic only)
Total postage for mailed submissions
Total annual (non-hour) cost burden
Amount
Totals
50,000
$0.92
$46,000.00
2,198
$0.92
$2,022.00
52,198
……
$48,022.00
……
……
$48,022.00
Fees
There are fees associated with the requirements in this collection but they are not
included in this information collection request. Instead, the filing fees are covered under
OMB control number 0651-0072 America Invents Act Section 10 Patent Fee
Adjustments, which was approved by OMB in January 2013. Filing fees are now being
removed from the burden calculations in this collection (0651-0033) to avoid doublecounting.
14.
Annual Cost to Federal Government
The USPTO estimates that it takes USPTO staff approximately 10 minutes (0.17 hours)
to 1 hour to process the information in this collection, depending on the type and
amount of information submitted. The information in this collection is processed by GS5, step 1 employees at an estimated cost of $21.23 per hour (GS-5/1 hourly rate of
$16.33 with 30% ($4.90) added for benefits and overhead) and GS-7, step 1 employees
at an estimated cost of $26.29 per hour (GS-7/1 hourly rate of $20.22 with 30% ($6.07)
added for benefits and overhead). The USPTO expects that the electronic version of
the Issue Fee Transmittal form will be processed automatically without any direct staff
time required.
Table 4 calculates the burden hours and costs to the Federal Government for
processing this information collection:
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Table 4: Burden Hour/Burden Cost to the Federal Government
Item
#
Item
Responses
(yr)
(b)
Burden
(hrs/yr)
(c)
(a x b)
Rate
($/hr)
(d)
Total Cost
($/yr)
(e)
(c x d)
1
Certificate of Correction (PTO/SB/44)
0.50
26,000
13,000
$26.29
$341,770.00
2
Petition to Correct Assignee After Payment of
Issue Fee (37 CFR 3.81(b)) (PTO/SB/141)
0.30
750
225
$26.29
$5,915.00
3
Reissue Documentation
1.00
800
800
$21.23
$16,984.00
4
Reissue Patent Application Transmittal
(PTO/SB/50, PTO/AIA/50)
1.00
800
800
$21.23
$16,984.00
5
Reissue Application Declaration by the Inventor or
the Assignee (PTO/SB/51/52, PTO/AIA/05/06) or
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or
Declaration for Reissue Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (PTO/AIA/07)
0.30
1,150
345
$21.23
$7,324.00
6
Supplemental Declaration for Reissue Patent
Application to Correct “Errors” Statement (37 CFR
1.175) (PTO/SB/51S)
0.30
500
150
$21.23
$3,185.00
7
Reissue Application: Consent of Assignee;
Statement of Non-assignment (PTO/SB/53,
PTO/AIA/53)
0.30
1,350
405
$21.23
$8,598.00
8
Reissue Application Fee Transmittal Form
(PTO/SB/56)
0.30
800
240
$21.23
$5,095.00
9
Issue Fee Transmittal
(PTOL-85B)
0.17
50,000
8,500
$21.23
$180,455.00
Issue Fee Transmittal (electronic) (PTOL-85B)
0.00
270,000
0
N/A
$0.00
----------
352,150
24,465
----------
$586,310.00
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Totals
15.
Hours
(a)
Reasons for Changes in Burden from the Current Inventory
The USPTO is submitting the following changes for this renewal:
Adjusting the estimated annual responses and burden hours.
Removing the fees associated with the information requirements in this collection
because these fees have been moved into information collection 0651-0072
America Invents Act Section 10 Patent Fee Adjustments, which was approved by
OMB in January 2013 in conjunction with the USPTO rulemaking “Setting and
Adjusting Patent Fees” (RIN 0651-AC54). The corresponding fees are now
being deleted from 0651-0033 to avoid double-counting those annual (non-hour)
costs in the USPTO’s inventory.
Removing recordkeeping costs.
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Adjusting the estimated number of mailed submissions and the estimated
postage rate.
This collection has also been updated with two requests for nonsubstantive change
since the previous renewal of this collection in August 2010:
January 2012: Added a form associated with a previously approved information
requirement, the Petition to Correct Assignee After Payment of Issue Fee (37
CFR 3.81(b)) (PTO/SB/141).
July 2012: Added three forms related to the inventor’s oath or declaration for a
reissue application: Reissue Application Declaration by the Inventor
(PTO/AIA/05), Reissue Application Declaration by the Assignee (PTO/AIA/06),
and Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Reissue Patent
Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (PTO/AIA/07).
This information collection is currently approved with a total of 217,684 responses,
124,609 burden hours, and $284,980,686 in annual (non-hour) costs.
Changes in Responses and Burden Hours from the Current Inventory
The USPTO estimates total annual responses of 352,150 and total annual burden hours
of 191,690, which is an increase of 134,466 responses and 67,081 burden hours from
the currently approved burden for this collection. These changes are due to
administrative adjustments from updated annual response estimates.
Table 5a: Changes in Responses and Burden Hours from the Current Inventory
Item
#
Item
Currently
approved
responses
Updated
responses
Change in
responses
(admin.)
Currently
approved
burden
hours
Updated
burden
hours
Change
in burden
hours
(admin.)
26,000
26,000
0
26,000
26,000
0
1
Certificate of Correction
(PTO/SB/44)
2
Petition to Correct Assignee After
Payment of Issue Fee (37 CFR
3.81(b)) (PTO/SB/141)
500
750
250
250
375
125
3
Reissue Documentation
850
800
(50)
4,250
4,000
(250)
4
Reissue Patent Application
Transmittal
(PTO/SB/50, PTO/AIA/50)
850
800
(50)
170
160
(10)
5
Reissue Application Declaration
by the Inventor or the Assignee
(PTO/SB/51/52, PTO/AIA/05/06)
or Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Reissue
Patent Application (35 U.S.C.
115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)
(PTO/AIA/07)
1,135
1,150
15
568
575
7
10
Item
#
Item
Currently
approved
responses
Updated
responses
Change in
responses
(admin.)
Currently
approved
burden
hours
Updated
burden
hours
Change
in burden
hours
(admin.)
900
500
(400)
270
150
(120)
1,230
1,350
120
246
270
24
850
800
(50)
170
160
(10)
6
Supplemental Declaration for
Reissue Patent Application to
Correct “Errors” Statement (37
CFR 1.175) (PTO/SB/51S)
7
Reissue Application: Consent of
Assignee; Statement of Nonassignment (PTO/SB/53,
PTO/AIA/53)
8
Reissue Application Fee
Transmittal Form (PTO/SB/56)
9
Issue Fee Transmittal (PTOL-85B)
12,975
50,000
37,025
6,488
25,000
18,512
10
Issue Fee Transmittal (electronic)
(PTOL-85B)
172,394
270,000
97,606
86,197
135,000
48,803
Totals
217,684
352,150
134,466
124,609
191,690
67,081
Changes in Annual (Non-hour) Costs from the Current Inventory
The total annual (non-hour) cost burden for this renewal submission of $48,022 is a
decrease of $284,932,664 from the currently approved total of $284,980,686. This
increase in annual costs is due to both program changes and administrative
adjustments.
Program changes
Fees: The fees in this collection are being removed because they have been
moved into collection 0651-0072.
Recordkeeping: Removed costs associated with retaining acknowledgment
receipts from online submissions because keeping these items is a suggestion
and not a requirement.
Administrative adjustments
Postage: Increase in part due to adjustments in the estimated number of mailed
submissions as well as a small increase in USPS first-class postage rates since
the previous renewal.
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Table 5b: Changes in Annual (Non-hour) Costs from the Current Inventory
Cost
Currently
approved annual
cost burden
Program changes
Administrative
adjustments
Filing fees
$284,361,310.00
($284,361,310.00)
$0.00
($284,361,310.00)
$0.00
$606,000.00
($606,000.00)
$0.00
($606,000.00)
$0.00
$13,376.00
$0.00
$34,646.00
$34,646.00
$48,022.00
$284,980,686.00
($284,967,310.00)
$34,646.00
($284,932,664.00)
$48,022.00
Recordkeeping
Postage
Totals
16.
Total change in
costs
Updated
annual cost
burden
Published Collections of Information
No special publication of the items in this collection is planned. However, information
regarding patents with certificates of correction, reissue applications filed, and reissue
patents granted is published weekly in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office. The Official Gazette is published in electronic format on the
USPTO Web site.
17.
Display of Expiration Date of OMB Approval
The forms in this information collection will display the OMB Control Number and the
expiration date of OMB approval.
18.
Exceptions to the Certificate Statement
This collection of information does not include any exceptions to the certificate
statement.
B.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION EMPLOYING STATISTICAL METHODS
This collection of information does not employ statistical methods.
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