Information Collection

EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)

IC 181555 under ICR 201607-0651-002 · OMB 0651-0031.

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Documents and Forms

Documents and forms in this information collection
Document Name	Document Type
Form PTO/SB/08a EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)	Form and Instruction
PTO/SB/08a Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant (Not for s updated_IDS EFS-Web.pdf www.uspto.gov.patents/process/file/efs/guidance/updated_IDS.pdf	Form and Instruction

IC Title:

EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)

Agency IC Tracking Number:

Is this a Common Form? No

IC Status: Modified

Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.56 37 CFR 1.98 37 CFR 1.97

Information Collection Instruments:

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Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Form and Instruction	PTO/SB/08a	Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant (Not for submission under 37 CFR 1.99)	updated_IDS EFS-Web.pdf	http://www.uspto.gov.patents/process/file/efs/guidance/updated_IDS.pdf	Yes	Yes	Fillable Fileable Signable

Line of Business: Economic Development

Subfunction: Intellectual Property Protection

Privacy Act System of Records

Title:

FR Citation:

Number of Respondents: 635,000

Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 15,875

Affected Public: Individuals or Households

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 100 %

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	Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	635,000	139,067	495,933
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	1,270,000	278,134	991,866
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Blank fields in records indicate information that was not collected or not collected electronically prior to July 2006.