Response to Office Action and Voluntary Amendment Forms
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/10/2026
table that charts list comparision
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2027
430,300
521,570
309,034
420,650
28,176,590
5,402,425
This collection of information is required by the Trademark Act (Act), 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq., which provides for the registration of trademarks, service marks, collective trademark and service marks, collective membership marks, and certification marks. Individuals and businesses that use or intend to use such marks in commerce may file an application to register their marks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This information collection generally contains information that is not submitted with the initial trademark application but is associated with, or required for, the USPTO review of applications for registration.
In some cases, the USPTO issues Office Actions to applicants who have applied to register a mark, to request information that was not provided with the initial submission but is required before the issuance of a registration. Also, the USPTO may determine that a mark is not entitled to registration, pursuant to one or more provisions of the Act. In such cases, the USPTO will issue an Office Action advising the applicant of the refusal to register the mark. Applicants reply to these Office Actions by providing the required information and/or by putting forth legal arguments as to why the refusal of registration should be withdrawn.
The USPTO administers the Act through Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These rules allow the USPTO to request and receive information required to process applications. These rules also allow applicants to submit certain amendments to their applications.
Applicants may also supplement their applications and provide further information by filing a Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter, a Request for Reconsideration after Final Office Action, a Post-Approval/Publication/Post-Notice of Allowance (NOA) Amendment, a Petition to Amend Basis Post-Publication, or a Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension.
Change in Respondents and Hourly Burden due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate
The total number of responses has decreased by 91,270 due to estimated fluctuations in the number of respondents/submissions in this information collection. This results in a corresponding decrease of 111,616 hours in the annual time burden estimates.
Changes in Annual Non-hour Costs due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate
For this renewal, the USPTO estimates that the total annual non-hour costs will increase by $22,774,165 from the previous approval. This increase is due to the addition of two fees codes (codes 7018 and 7019) to this information collection.
$20,097,053
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Emily Carlsen 571 272-2235
Reginfo record details
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.
Response to Office Action