Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the Trademark Application
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
02/05/2020
01/30/2020
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
375,132
0
374,972
101,466
0
101,401
42,665,447
0
42,650,869
This collection of information is required by the Trademark Act 15 U.S.C 1051 et seq., which provides for the registration of trademarks; collective trademarks, service marks, membership marks; and certification marks. Individuals and businesses that use or intend to use such marks in commerce may file an application to register their marks with the USPTO. The USPTO uses the information described in this collection to process the substantive submissions made during the prosecution of the trademark application. The information in this collection is a matter of public record and is used by the public for a variety of private business purposes related to establishing and enforcing trademark rights.
IC lines are being modified to account for two rule making actions which result in:
1) burden increases due to additional time needed to include attorney information on trademark applications
2) fees burden changes as result of discontinuing certain trademark application options and the modification of current options
3) reduction in the estimated numbers of paper based fillers and therefore a reduction in postage costs associated with mailing items to USPTO
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:
(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;
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.