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Petitions (corresponding to the fee) under 37 CFR 1.17(h) (accepting color drawings or photographs, entry of a model or exhibit, withdraw an application from issue, defer issuance of a patent)

IC 197778 under ICR 202404-0651-001 · OMB 0651-0059.

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Document Name	Document Type
Form PTO/SB/140 Petitions (corresponding to the fee) under 37 CFR 1.17(h) (accepting color drawings or photographs, entry of a model or exhibit, withdraw an application from issue, defer issuance of a patent)	Form and Instruction
PTO/SB/140 Petition to Withdraw an Application from Issue After Pay EPETITION_FORM_WITHDRAW_FROM_ISSUE_sb140_example.pdf www.uspto.gov/patents/process/file/efs/guidance/Form_fillable_pdfs_available.jsp	Form and Instruction
PTO/SB/140 Petition to Withdraw an Application from Issue After Pay EPETITION_FORM_WITHDRAW_FROM_ISSUE_sb140_example.pdf www.uspto.gov/patents/process/file/efs/guidance/Form_fillable_pdfs_available.jsp	Form and Instruction
PTO/AIA/17p Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transm PTOAIA17P.pdf	Form and Instruction
PTO/AIA/17p Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transm PTOAIA17P.pdf	Form and Instruction

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IC Title:

Petitions (corresponding to the fee) under 37 CFR 1.17(h) (accepting color drawings or photographs, entry of a model or exhibit, withdraw an application from issue, defer issuance of a patent)

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Is this a Common Form? No

IC Status: Modified

Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.17 (f), (g), and (h)

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Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Form and Instruction	PTO/SB/140	Petition to Withdraw an Application from Issue After Payment of the Issue Fee Under 37 CFR 1.313(c)	EPETITION_FORM_WITHDRAW_FROM_ISSUE_sb140_example.pdf	http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/file/efs/guidance/Form_fillable_pdfs_available.jsp	Yes	Yes	Fillable Fileable Signable
Form and Instruction	PTO/AIA/17p	Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transmittal	PTOAIA17P.pdf		Yes	Yes	Fillable Fileable Signable

Federal Enterprise Architecture Business Reference Module

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: 26,768

Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 3,747

Affected Public: Private Sector

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

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 99 %

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	Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	26,768	2,902	23,866
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	26,768	2,902	23,866
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,517,152	124,707	1,392,445

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