Petition to Restore the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Provisional Application under 37 CFR 1.178(a)(1)(ii)

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Documents and Forms

Document Name Document Type
0073 EFS web user page.mht efs.uspto.gov/EFSWebUIUnregistered/EFSWebUnregistered Other-website
0073 EFS web user page.mht efs.uspto.gov/EFSWebUIUnregistered/EFSWebUnregistered Other-website
OMB Clearance and PRA Burden Statement - ePetitions USPTO.htm www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/applying-online/omb-clearance-and-pra-burden-statement Other-PRA statement
OMB Clearance and PRA Burden Statement - ePetitions USPTO.htm www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/applying-online/omb-clearance-and-pra-burden-statement Other-PRA statement
PTO/SB/459 PETITION TO RESTORE THE BENEFIT OF A PROVISIONAL APPLICA USPTO Form 459 20220131.docx Form and Instruction
PTO/SB/459 PETITION TO RESTORE THE BENEFIT OF A PROVISIONAL APPLICA USPTO Form 459 20220131.docx Form and Instruction

Information Collection (IC) Details

IC Title:	Petition to Restore the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Provisional Application under 37 CFR 1.178(a)(1)(ii)	Agency IC Tracking Number:

Is this a Common Form? No		IC Status: Removed

Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.178(a)(1)(ii)

Information Collection Instruments:

Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Other-website			0073 EFS web user page.mht	https://efs.uspto.gov/EFSWebUIUnregistered/EFSWebUnregistered	Yes	Yes	Fillable Fileable Signable
Other-PRA statement			OMB Clearance and PRA Burden Statement - ePetitions USPTO.htm	https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/applying-online/omb-clearance-and-pra-burden-statement	Yes	No	Printable Only
Form and Instruction	PTO/SB/459	PETITION TO RESTORE THE BENEFIT OF A PROVISIONAL APPLICATION (37 CFR 1.78(b)) OR TO RESTORE THE PRIORITY TO A FOREIGN APPLICATION (37 CFR 1.55(c))	USPTO Form 459 20220131.docx		Yes	Yes	Fillable Fileable

Line of Business: Economic Development

Subfunction: Intellectual Property Protection

Privacy Act System of Records
Title: Patent Application Files	FR Citation: 78 FR 19243

Number of Respondents: 315	Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 55

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

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 99 %

	Change Due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	-315	315
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	-315	315
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	-560,001	560,001

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