Information Collection

Patents External Quality Survey

IC 43582 under ICR 202205-0651-003 · OMB 0651-0057.

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Documents and Forms

Documents and forms in this information collection
Document Name	Document Type
Form PTO/2325 Patents External Quality Survey	Form
USPTO-QS Reminder Postcard.pdf www.uspto-qs.org	Other-Survey Invite
USPTO-QS Reminder Postcard.pdf www.uspto-qs.org	Other-Survey Invite
PTO/2325 Patents External Quality Survey USPTO 2325 External Quality Survey 2022.docx	Form
PTO/2325 Patents External Quality Survey USPTO 2325 External Quality Survey 2022.docx	Form

IC Title:

Patents External Quality Survey

Agency IC Tracking Number:

Is this a Common Form? No

IC Status: Modified

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary

CFR Citation:

Information Collection Instruments:

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Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Form	PTO/2325	Patents External Quality Survey	USPTO 2325 External Quality Survey 2022.docx		Yes	Yes	Fillable Fileable
Other-Survey Invite			USPTO-QS Reminder Postcard.pdf	www.uspto-qs.org	Yes	Yes	Fillable Fileable

Line of Business: Economic Development

Subfunction: Intellectual Property Protection

Privacy Act System of Records

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FR Citation:

Number of Respondents: 1,875

Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 75

Affected Public: Private Sector

Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 87 %

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	Approved	Program Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	3,100	600	0	2,500
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	444	18	9	417
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

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