Patent Processing

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PTO/SB/0008b Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/08a Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/33 Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/24B Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form PTO/SB/39 Authorization to Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/38 Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/17i Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTOL-413A Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/37 Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/32 Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/36 Recission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/0035 Nonpublication Request Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/97 Certificate of Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/92 Certificate of Mailing under 37 CFR 1.8	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form PTO/SB/91 Deposit Account Order Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/68 Request for Access to an Abandoned Application Under 37 CFR 1.14	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/67 Power to Inspect/Copy	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/64a Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f))	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/64 Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent abandoned Unintentionally Under 37 CFR 1.137(b)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/61 Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unavoidably under 37 CFR 1.137(a)	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Form PTO/SB/31 Notice of Appeal from the Examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/27 Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR 1.155)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/63 Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/43 Disclaimer in Patent Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/26 Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/25 Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection over a Pending "Reference" Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB024 Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/22 Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/21 Transmittal Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/08b Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/08a Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/08a Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/30 Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/130 Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/413C Request for First Action Interview (Full Pilot Program)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/AIA/33 Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/AIA/24B Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form sb0039 sb0039	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/39 Authorization to Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/38 Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/17i Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO AIR-form PTO AIR-form	Form	Modified	Available
Form PTOL-413A Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form and Instruction Sheet	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/37 Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/AIA/32 Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/30EFS Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Submitted Only via EFS-Web)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/2055-A/B Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 - Patent	Form	Modified	Available
Form PTO-2054-A/B Notice Uner 37 CFR 1.251 - Abandoned Application	Form	Modified	Available
Form PTO-2053-A/B Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 - Pending Application	Form	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/36 Recission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/35 Nonpublication Request Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/96 Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/AIA/96 Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/97 Certificate of Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/92 Certificate of Mailing under 37 CFR 1.8	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/91 Deposit Account Order Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form AIA67 AIA67	Form	Modified	Available
Form SB-67 SB-67	Form	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/68 Request for Access to an Abandoned Application under 37 CFR 1.14	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/67 Power to Inspect/Copy	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/64a Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f))	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/64 Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Inintentionally under 37 CFR 1.137(b)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/61 Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unavoidably under 37 CFR 1.137(a)	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Form PTO/AIA/31 Notice of Appeal from the Examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/27 Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR 1.155)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/63 Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/43 Disclaimer in Patent Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/26 Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form PTO/SB/25 Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection Over a Pending "Reference" Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/AIA/24 Express Abandonment Under 37 CFR 1.138	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form PTO/AIA/22 Petition for Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(a)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form PTO/SB/21 Transmittal Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/SB/08a Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant (Not for submission under 37 CFR 1.99)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0651-0031 Supporting Statement 2016 updated Final.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2017-10-31	Available
USPTO Information Quality Guidelines May 24 2011.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-07-22	Available
0651-0031 March 2016 Change Worksheet.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2016-03-01	Available
0651-0031 January 2016 Change Worksheet.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2016-01-29	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4717	Information Disclosure Statements that do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
4717	Information Disclosure Statements that do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
222355	Request to Correct or Update the Name of the Applicant Under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or Change the Applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2)		New
222354	Request to correct or update the name of the applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or change the applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2)		New
222353	Request for Correction in a Patent Application Relating to Inventorship or an Inventor Name, or Order of Names, Other than in a Reissue Application (37 CFR1.48)		New
222352	Electronic request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship or an inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48)		New
222351	Electronic correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits		New
219900	Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits		Modified
205526	Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a))		Modified
205525	Electronic Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a))		Modified
205518	Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review	Form and Instruction	Modified	Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review
205516	Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund	Form and Instruction	Modified	Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
205514	Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to Application-as-filed by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Authorization to Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices
205513	Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication)		Modified
205511	Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Applications(s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(d)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s)
205510	Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal	Form and Instruction	Modified	Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
205508	Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form
205507	Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)
205505	Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
205501	Recission of Previous Non-publication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))	Form and Instruction	Modified	Recission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
205500	Non-publication Request	Form and Instruction	Modified	Nonpublication Request Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)
205499	Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)		Modified
205494	Certificates of Mailing or Transmission	Form and Instruction	Modified	Certificate of Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8
205494	Certificates of Mailing or Transmission	Form and Instruction	Modified	Certificate of Mailing under 37 CFR 1.8
205493	Deposit Account Order Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Deposit Account Order Form
205492	Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Access to an Abandoned Application Under 37 CFR 1.14
205492	Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy	Form and Instruction	Modified	Power to Inspect/Copy
205491	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing	Form and Instruction	Modified	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f))
205487	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Inintentionally	Form and Instruction	Modified	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent abandoned Unintentionally Under 37 CFR 1.137(b)
205486	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unavoidably	Form and Instruction	Removed	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unavoidably under 37 CFR 1.137(a)
205484	Notice of Appeal	Form and Instruction	Modified	Notice of Appeal from the Examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
205483	Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR 1.155)
205480	Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimers)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition
205480	Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimers)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Disclaimer in Patent Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)
205480	Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimers)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent
205480	Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimers)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection over a Pending "Reference" Application
205479	Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138	Form and Instruction	Modified	Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138
205478	Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
205465	Transmittal Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Transmittal Form
205464	Information Disclosure Statements that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
205464	Information Disclosure Statements that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
205463	EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
182080	Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal
181633	EFS-Web Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1)
181632	Request for First Action Interview (Pilot Program) (Electronic only)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for First Action Interview (Full Pilot Program)
181629	Request for Corrected Filing Receipt		Modified
181628	EFS-Web Request for Corrected Filing Receipt		Modified
181627	Electronic Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review	Form and Instruction	Modified	Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review
181626	Electronic Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund	Form and Instruction	Modified	Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
181625	Electronic Authorization To Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h)	Form and Instruction	Modified	sb0039
181625	Electronic Authorization To Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Authorization to Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices
181624	Electronic Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(d)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s)
181622	Electronic Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal	Form and Instruction	Modified	Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
181613	Electronic Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form	Form	Modified	PTO AIR-form
181613	Electronic Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form and Instruction Sheet
181612	EFS-Web Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication)		Modified
181611	Electronic Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)
181610	Electronic Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
181609	EFS-Web Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Submitted Only via EFS-Web)
181608	Copy of the Applicant or Patentee's Record of the Application (including copies of the correspondence, list of the correspondence, and statements verifying whether the record is complete or not)	Form	Modified	Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 - Patent
181608	Copy of the Applicant or Patentee's Record of the Application (including copies of the correspondence, list of the correspondence, and statements verifying whether the record is complete or not)	Form	Modified	Notice Uner 37 CFR 1.251 - Abandoned Application
181608	Copy of the Applicant or Patentee's Record of the Application (including copies of the correspondence, list of the correspondence, and statements verifying whether the record is complete or not)	Form	Modified	Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 - Pending Application
181607	Copy of File Content Showing Redactions		Modified
181606	Electronic Filing System (EFS) Copy of Application for Publication		Modified
181605	Electronic Rescission of Previous Non-publication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))	Form and Instruction	Modified	Recission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
181604	Electronic Non-publication Request	Form and Instruction	Modified	Nonpublication Request Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)
181603	Electronic Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)
181603	Electronic Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c)
181602	Electronic Certificates of Mailing or Transmission	Form and Instruction	Modified	Certificate of Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8
181602	Electronic Certificates of Mailing or Transmission	Form and Instruction	Modified	Certificate of Mailing under 37 CFR 1.8
181600	Electronic Deposit Account Order Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Deposit Account Order Form
181599	Electronic Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy	Form	Modified	AIA67
181599	Electronic Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy	Form	Modified	SB-67
181599	Electronic Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Access to an Abandoned Application under 37 CFR 1.14
181599	Electronic Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy	Form and Instruction	Modified	Power to Inspect/Copy
181598	Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing	Form and Instruction	Modified	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f))
181597	Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally	Form and Instruction	Modified	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Inintentionally under 37 CFR 1.137(b)
181596	Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unavoidably	Form and Instruction	Removed	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unavoidably under 37 CFR 1.137(a)
181569	Electronic Notice of Appeal	Form and Instruction	Modified	Notice of Appeal from the Examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
181568	Electronic Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR 1.155)
181567	Electronic Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition
181567	Electronic Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Disclaimer in Patent Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)
181567	Electronic Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent
181567	Electronic Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection Over a Pending "Reference" Application
181565	Electronic Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138	Form and Instruction	Modified	Express Abandonment Under 37 CFR 1.138
181563	Electronic Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Petition for Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
181562	Electronic Transmittal Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Transmittal Form
181555	EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant (Not for submission under 37 CFR 1.99)

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0031	ICR Reference No: 201607-0651-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201603-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Patent Processing
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/13/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/28/2016
Terms of Clearance: Supporting statement updated during review.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2020	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2017
Responses	3,542,082	0	3,817,830
Time Burden (Hours)	3,736,708	0	3,792,691
Cost Burden (Dollars)	419,919,341	0	370,701,948

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Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. § 131 to examine an application for patent and, when appropriate, issue a patent. Also, the USPTO is required to publish patent applications, with certain exceptions, promptly after the expiration of a period of eighteen months from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought under Title 35, United States Code ("eighteen-month publication"). Certain situations may arise which require that additional information be supplied in order for the USPTO to further process the patent or application. The USPTO administers the statutes through various sections of the rules of practice in 37 CFR Part 1. The information in this collection can be used by the USPTO to continue the processing of the patent or application to ensure that applicants are complying with the patent regulations and to aid in the prosecution of the application.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 35 USC 131
  

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:
	81 FR 12042	05/23/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 17699	07/26/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 67

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form	PTOL-413A	Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form
Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to Application-as-filed by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h)	PTO/SB/39	Authorization to Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices
Certificates of Mailing or Transmission	PTO/SB/92, PTO/SB/97	Certificate of Mailing under 37 CFR 1.8 ,   Certificate of Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8
Copy of File Content Showing Redactions
Copy of the Applicant or Patentee's Record of the Application (including copies of the correspondence, list of the correspondence, and statements verifying whether the record is complete or not)	PTO-2054-A/B, PTO-2053-A/B, PTO/2055-A/B	Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 - Pending Application ,   Notice Uner 37 CFR 1.251 - Abandoned Application ,   Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 - Patent
Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits
Deposit Account Order Form	PTO/SB/91	Deposit Account Order Form
EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)	PTO/SB/08a	Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant (Not for submission under 37 CFR 1.99)
EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)	PTO/SB/08a	Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
EFS-Web Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1)	PTO/SB/130	Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1)
EFS-Web Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal	PTO/SB/30EFS	Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Submitted Only via EFS-Web)
EFS-Web Request for Corrected Filing Receipt
EFS-Web Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication)
Electronic Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form	PTOL-413A, PTO AIR-form	Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form and Instruction Sheet ,   PTO AIR-form
Electronic Authorization To Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h)	PTO/SB/39, sb0039	Authorization to Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices ,   sb0039
Electronic Certificates of Mailing or Transmission	PTO/SB/92, PTO/SB/97	Certificate of Mailing under 37 CFR 1.8 ,   Certificate of Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8
Electronic Deposit Account Order Form	PTO/SB/91	Deposit Account Order Form
Electronic Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138	PTO/AIA/24	Express Abandonment Under 37 CFR 1.138
Electronic Filing System (EFS) Copy of Application for Publication
Electronic Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a))
Electronic Non-publication Request	PTO/SB/35	Nonpublication Request Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)
Electronic Notice of Appeal	PTO/AIA/31	Notice of Appeal from the Examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Electronic Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund	PTO/AIA/24B	Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
Electronic Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)	PTO/AIA/22	Petition for Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unavoidably	PTO/SB/61	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unavoidably under 37 CFR 1.137(a)
Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally	PTO/SB/64	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Inintentionally under 37 CFR 1.137(b)
Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing	PTO/SB/64a	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f))
Electronic Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review	PTO/AIA/33	Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review
Electronic Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal	PTO/SB/17i	Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
Electronic Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)	PTO/SB/37	Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)
Electronic Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application	PTO/SB/27	Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR 1.155)
Electronic Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board	PTO/AIA/32	Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Electronic Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(d)	PTO/SB/38	Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s)
Electronic Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy	PTO/SB/67, PTO/SB/68, SB-67, AIA67	Power to Inspect/Copy ,   Request for Access to an Abandoned Application under 37 CFR 1.14 ,   SB-67 ,   AIA67
Electronic Rescission of Previous Non-publication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))	PTO/SB/36	Recission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
Electronic Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)	PTO/AIA/96, PTO/SB/96	Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c) ,   Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)
Electronic Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers)	PTO/SB/25, PTO/SB/26, PTO/SB/43, PTO/SB/63	Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection Over a Pending "Reference" Application ,   Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent ,   Disclaimer in Patent Under 37 CFR 1.321(a) ,   Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition
Electronic Transmittal Form	PTO/SB/21	Transmittal Form
Electronic correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits
Electronic request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship or an inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48)
Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138	PTO/SB024	Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138
Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a))
Information Disclosure Statements that do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)	PTO/SB/08a, PTO/SB/0008b	Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant ,   Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
Information Disclosure Statements that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)	PTO/SB/08a, PTO/SB/08b	Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant ,   Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant
Non-publication Request	PTO/SB/0035	Nonpublication Request Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)
Notice of Appeal	PTO/SB/31	Notice of Appeal from the Examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund	PTO/SB/24B	Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)	PTO/SB/22	Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Inintentionally	PTO/SB/64	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent abandoned Unintentionally Under 37 CFR 1.137(b)
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unavoidably	PTO/SB/61	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unavoidably under 37 CFR 1.137(a)
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing	PTO/SB/64a	Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f))
Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review	PTO/SB/33	Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review
Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal	PTO/SB/17i	Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
Recission of Previous Non-publication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))	PTO/SB/36	Recission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal	PTO/SB/30	Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal
Request for Corrected Filing Receipt
Request for Correction in a Patent Application Relating to Inventorship or an Inventor Name, or Order of Names, Other than in a Reissue Application (37 CFR1.48)
Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)	PTO/SB/37	Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)
Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application	PTO/SB/27	Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR 1.155)
Request for First Action Interview (Pilot Program) (Electronic only)	PTO/SB/413C	Request for First Action Interview (Full Pilot Program)
Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board	PTO/SB/32	Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication)
Request to Correct or Update the Name of the Applicant Under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or Change the Applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2)
Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Applications(s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(d)	PTO/SB/38	Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s)
Request to correct or update the name of the applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or change the applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2)
Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy	PTO/SB/67, PTO/SB/68	Power to Inspect/Copy ,   Request for Access to an Abandoned Application Under 37 CFR 1.14
Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)
Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimers)	PTO/SB/63, PTO/SB/25, PTO/SB/26, PTO/SB/43	Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection over a Pending "Reference" Application ,   Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent ,   Disclaimer in Patent Under 37 CFR 1.321(a) ,   Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition
Transmittal Form	PTO/SB/21	Transmittal Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	3,542,082	3,817,830	0	0	-275,748	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,736,708	3,792,691	0	0	-55,983	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	419,919,341	370,701,948	0	0	49,217,393	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Changes associated with this collection are due to adjustments to the costs and burden hours by the business unit. These new estimates more accurately reflect what this information collection can expect to receive in the next three years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $16,487,110

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 07/28/2016

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