No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
02/05/2020
01/30/2020
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2021
02/28/2021
02/28/2021
437,599
0
437,599
213,496
0
205,856
110,829,100
0
109,770,652
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is submitting this request to update this information collection. The USPTO has determined that the response estimates used to calculate the hour and cost burdens in the 2011 renewal (approved by OMB on December 6, 2011) were based on the total number of classes filed instead of the total number of applications filed. Since the number of classes was used for the response estimates, the USPTO estimates that the response, burden hour, and cost estimates reported in the renewal were greater than the actual trademark submissions. The USPTO is therefore submitting this request to adjust the current inventory estimates for this collection.
PTO Form 1478, PTO Form 4.8, PTO Form 4.9, PTO Form 1478, PTO Form 1478(a)
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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
437,599
437,599
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
213,496
205,856
0
7,640
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
110,829,100
109,770,652
0
1,058,448
0
0
Yes
Changing Regulations
Yes
Changing Regulations
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 existing 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.