The United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) administers, under the Trademark Act pursuant to 37
CFR Part 2, the various rules that govern the filing of petitions
to cancel the registration of a mark, notices of opposition to the
registration of a mark, extensions of time to file an opposition,
appeals, and other submissions filed in connection with inter
partes and ex parte proceedings. These petitions, notices,
extensions, and additional submissions are filed with the Trademark
Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). The TTAB decides inter partes cases
and ex parte appeals. The TTAB is an administrative tribunal
empowered to determine the right to register as the issue may be
presented in such cases. The Chief Administrative Trademark Judge,
Deputy Chief Administrative Trademark Judge and administrative
trademark judges decide proceedings filed with the TTAB. A panel of
three judges decides each case when it is ready for final decision
on the merits. The TTAB follows the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure when applicable, and the “Trademark Rules” in 37 CFR Part
2.
US Code:
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USC 1063 Name of Law: Trademark Act of 1946
These changes are due to
adjustments from updated annual response estimates. • Increase of
5,100 in estimated number of responses resulting in an increase of
5,139 estimated burden hours. These estimates are based on the
Agency’s long-standing institutional knowledge of and experience
with the type of information collected by these items and the
internal submission statistics showing increasing responses. •
Increase of $845,374 in non-hour cost burdens. These changes are
due to an increase in agency estimates. For this renewal, the USPTO
estimates that total fees will be $6,611,300 and $306 in postage
costs.
$115,346
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
LaToya Brown 571
272-4283
No
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.
Form PTO 2153 Extension of Time to File an Opposition: Private Sector
0651-0040 Supporting Statement final.docx
Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 (1946).pdf
Extension of Time to File an Opposition: Private Sector