JUSTIFICATION FOR NONMATERIAL/NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
International Design Application (Hague Agreement)
OMB Control Number 0651-0075
Background
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) administers the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), which sets or adjusts patent fees established, authorized, or charged under Title 35, United States Code (U.S.C.). Section 10 prescribes that fees may be set or adjusted only to recover the aggregate estimated costs to the Office for processing, activities, services, and materials related to the patent and trademark processes. Section 10 authorities also includes flexibility to set individual fees in a way that furthers key policies factors, while taking into account the cost of the respective services.
This request is to update the fees attached to collection 0651-0075 (International Design Application (Hague Agreement)). There is one fee being updated as a result of the 2020 Patent Biennial Fee Review.
Table 1: Proposed Fees
IC #
|
Item |
Current Fees |
Proposed Fees |
Changes in Fees |
1 |
Application for International Registration – Transmittal Fee |
$120 (large entity) $60 (small entity) $30 (micro entity) |
No change |
No change |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit |
$2,000 (large entity) $1,000 (small entity) $500 (micro entity) |
$2,100 (large entity) $1,050 (small entity) $525 (micro entity) |
$100 (large entity) $50 (small entity) $25 (micro entity) |
6 |
Petition to Convert to a Design Application under 35 U.S.C. Chapter 16 |
$180 (large entity) $90 (small entity) $45 (micro entity) |
No change |
No change |
Table 2: Proposed Burden
IC #
|
Item |
Responses |
Proposed Fee |
Proposed Cost |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (electronic) (large entity) |
1 |
$2,100.00 |
$2,100.00 |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (electronic) (small entity) |
1 |
$1,050.00 |
$1,050.00 |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (electronic) (micro entity) |
1 |
$525.00 |
$525.00 |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (non-electronic) (large entity) |
1 |
$2,100.00 |
$2,100.00 |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (non-electronic) (small entity) |
1 |
$1,050.00 |
$1,050.00 |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (non-electronic) (micro entity) |
1 |
$525.00 |
$525.00 |
|
Totals |
6 |
|
$7,350.00 |
Table 3: Changes in Cost
IC #
|
Item |
Current Cost |
Proposed Cost |
Change in Cost |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (electronic) (large entity) |
$2,000.00 |
$2,100.00 |
$100.00 |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (electronic) (small entity) |
$1,000.00 |
$1,050.00 |
$50.00 |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (electronic) (micro entity) |
$500.00 |
$525.00 |
$25.00 |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (non-electronic) (large entity) |
$2,000.00 |
$2,100.00 |
$100.00 |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (non-electronic) (small entity) |
$1,000.00 |
$1,050.00 |
$50.00 |
5 |
Petition to Excuse a Failure to Comply with a Time Limit (non-electronic) (micro entity) |
$500.00 |
$525.00 |
$25.00 |
|
Totals |
$7,000.00 |
$7,350.00 |
$350.00 |
Summary of Changes
The Patent Fe Review resulted in the revision of one form and an increase of $350 in annual (non-hourly) costs to collection 0651-0075.
Changes in Burden
Burden Type |
Currently Approved |
Proposed Change |
New Estimate |
Non-hourly Costs |
$425,270 |
$350.00 |
$425,620 |
0651-0075’s revised burden is as follows:
$424,194.90 in annual (non-hourly) costs
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| Author | Gunther, Sarah (AMBIT) |
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| File Created | 2021-01-15 |