The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. 131 and 151 to examine applications and, when appropriate, allow applications and issue them as patents. When an application for a patent is allowed by the USPTO, the USPTO issues a notice of allowance and the applicant must pay the specified issue fee (including the publication fee, if applicable) within three months to avoid abandonment of the application.
This collection of information also encompasses several actions that may be taken after issuance of a patent, pursuant to Chapter 25 of Title 35 U.S.C. A certificate of correction may be requested to correct an error or errors in the patent. For an original patent that is believed to be wholly or partly inoperative or invalid, the assignee(s) or inventor(s) may apply for reissue of the patent, which entails several formal requirements, including provision of an oath or declaration specifically identifying at least one error being relied upon as the basis for reissue and stating the reason for the belief that the original patent is wholly or partly inoperative or invalid (e.g., a defective specification or drawing, or claiming more or less than the patentee had the right to claim in the patent).
The public uses this information collection to request corrections of errors in issued patents, to submit applications for reissue patents, and to submit issue fee payments.
US Code:
35 USC 41
Name of Law: HAGUE AGREEMENT CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
US Code:
35 USC 131
Name of Law: LEAHYâSMITH AMERICA INVENTS ACT
US Code:
35 USC 115
Name of Law: LEAHY-SMITH AMERICA INVENTS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
US Code:
35 USC 151
Name of Law: HAGUE AGREEMENT CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
US Code:
35 USC 251-256
Name of Law: LEAHYâSMITH AMERICA INVENTS ACT
For this renewal, the USPTO estimates that the annual responses will decrease by 22,756 (from 414,905 to 392,149) and that the total annual (non-hour) costs will decrease by $37,728,821 (from $343,997,600 to $306,268,779. These adjustments are due to declining respondent numbers.
The total burden hours will increase by 106,040 (from 225,394 to 331,434) from the currently approved burden for this information collection due to increasing the estimated time to complete each activity by 0.3 hours. This increase was in response to a public comment.
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.
Certificate of Correction