Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Actions

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
0651-0063 January 2016 Change Worksheet.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2016-01-29	Repair queued
0651-0063-SuptStmt_Feb2014.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-02-26	Available
0651-USPTO-Info-Quality-Guidelines_01-08-2014.PDF	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-02-24	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
219891	Request for oral hearing		New
219890	Notice of appeal		New
219888	For each additional invention to be examined (see 37 CFR 1.129(b))		New
219812	Forwarding an Appeal in an Application or Ex Parte Reexamination Proceeding to the Board		New
219811	Filing a brief in support of an appeal in an inter partes reexamination proceeding		New
219810	Filing a Brief in Support of an Appeal		New
210465	Electronic Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3		Unchanged
210464	Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3		Unchanged
195030	Electronic Appeal Brief		Unchanged
194998	Electronic Request for Rehearing Before the PTAB		Unchanged
194994	Electronic Reply Brief		Unchanged
194992	Electronic Amendment		Unchanged
194991	Amendment		Unchanged
186730	Request for Rehearing Before the PTAB		Unchanged
186708	Reply Brief		Unchanged
186705	Appeal Brief		Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0063	ICR Reference No: 201601-0651-023
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201402-0651-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Actions
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: 02/22/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/29/2016
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2017	04/30/2017	04/30/2017
Responses	114,372	0	34,537
Time Burden (Hours)	2,085,561	0	858,683
Cost Burden (Dollars)	56,970,311	0	48,336

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Abstract: The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) is established by statute under 35 U.S.C. Section 6. This statute directs that PTAB "shall on written appeal of an applicant, review adverse decisions of examiners upon applications for patent and shall determine priority and patentability of invention in interferences." PTAB has the authority, under pre-AIA sections of the Patent Act, i.e. 35 U.S.C. Sections 134, 135, 306, and 315, to decide ex parte and inter partes appeals and interferences. The information in this collection can be submitted in paper or electronically. In this renewal, the USPTO is adding the Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3 into the collection, in addition to adjusting the responses, burden hours, and annual (non-hour) costs. The USPTO expects that businesses or other for-profits and non-profit institutions will mainly respond to this collection, in addition to individuals or households and the Federal Government.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 35 USC 134 and 135 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 306 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 6 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 315 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:
	78 FR 68422	11/14/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 10787	02/26/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 16

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Appeal Brief
Electronic Appeal Brief
Electronic Request for Rehearing Before the PTAB
Electronic Reply Brief
Reply Brief
Request for Rehearing Before the PTAB
Amendment
Electronic Amendment
Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3
Electronic Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3
Filing a Brief in Support of an Appeal
Filing a brief in support of an appeal in an inter partes reexamination proceeding
Forwarding an Appeal in an Application or Ex Parte Reexamination Proceeding to the Board
For each additional invention to be examined (see 37 CFR 1.129(b))
Request for oral hearing
Notice of appeal

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	114,372	34,537	0	79,835	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,085,561	858,683	0	1,226,878	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	56,970,311	48,336	0	56,921,975	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Filing fees have been added to collection 0651-0063 from collection 0651-0072, following the discontinuation of 0651-0072. This is to provide accurate accounting of the fees. The program change results in an increase in responses, time burden, and cost burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $662,597

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: 01/29/2016

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