OMB Control No: 0651-0031
ICR Reference No:
200707-0651-005
Status: Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No: 200703-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO
Agency Tracking No:
Title: Patent Processing
(Updating)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved
with change
Conclusion Date: 07/01/2009
Retrieve
Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/26/2007
Terms of Clearance: Revised to
correct collection list and supporting statement.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2012
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2009
Responses
2,459,409
0
2,508,139
Time Burden (Hours)
2,893,322
0
3,724,791
Cost Burden (Dollars)
147,592,807
0
114,723,256
Abstract: This collection of information is
required by 35 U.S.C. sec. 101 et.seq. and is administered through
37 CFR Part 1. During the pendency of a patent application or the
period of enforceability of a patent, situations arise that require
collection of information for the USPTO to further process the
patent or application. This information can be used by the USPTO to
continue the processing of the patent or application or to ensure
that applicants are complying with the patent regulations. At the
direction of OMB, this renewal is being resubmitted with all of the
rule-related information removed from the collection pertaining to
the notices of proposed rulemakings approved by OMB on 2/22/2006
(RIN 0651-AB94) and (RIN 0651-AB93) along with a change worksheet
approved by OMB on 3/30/2007, revising the estimates for same. In
total, 7 items are being removed.
Authorizing Statute(s): US Code:
35
USC 101 Name of Law: 37 CFR Part 1
Citations for New Statutory
Requirements: None
Associated Rulemaking
Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices &
Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
71 FR
103
05/30/2006
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
72 FR
180
09/18/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on
this ICR? No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this
ICR: 43
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Petition for a second
continuation or continuation-in-part application showing why the
amendment, argument, or evidence could not have been submitted
prior to the close of prosecution
Petition for a second
request for continued examination showing why the amendment,
argument, or evidence could not have been submitted prior to the
close of prosecution in the application
Request for
First-Action Interview (Pilot Program)
PTOL-413C
Request for
First-Action Interview (Pilot Program) - Draft form
Petition to Make
Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR
1.102(c)(1)
PTO/SB/130 EFS-Web
Petition to Make
Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR
1.102(c)(1)
Copy of the Applicant
or Patentee's Record of the Application (including copies of the
correspondence, list of the correspondence, and statements
verifying whether the record is complete or not)
PTO-2053-A/B, PTO-2054-A/B, PTO/2055-A/B
Notice Under 37 CFR
1.251 - Patent , Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 -
Pending Application , Notice Uner 37 CFR 1.251 -
Abandoned Application
Request for Continued
Examination (RCE) Transmittal
PTO/SB/30
Request for
Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal
Petitions under 37 CFR
1.17(g) include: Petitions to Access Assignment Records and
Applications, Petition for Expungement/Return of Information, and
Petition to Suspend Action in an Application
Petition for Extension
of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
PTO/SB/22
Petition for
Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(a) FY 2006
Petition for Extension
of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(b)
PTO/SB/23
Petition for
Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(b)
Request for Corrected
Filing Receipt (electronic)
Petitions under 37 CFR
1.17(h): Petition for Accepting Color Drawings/Photos, Petition for
Entry of Model/Exhibit, Petition to Withdraw Application from
Issue, and Petition to Defer Issue of Patent
Authorization To
Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR
1.14(h)
PTO/SB/39
Authorization to
Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices
Petition for Revival
of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unavoidably
PTO/SB/61
Petition for Revival
of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unavoidably Under 37 CFR
1.137(a)
Pre-Appeal Brief
Request for Review
PTO/SB/33
Pre-Appeal Brief
Request for Review
Request to Retrieve
Electronic Priority Application(s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(d)
PTO/SB/38
Request to Retrieve
Electronic Priority Application(s)
Petition for Express
Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
PTO/SB/24B
Petition for Express
Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
Petition to Make
Special Under Accelerated Examination Program
PTO/SB/28 EFS-Web
Petition to Make
Special under Accelerated Examination Program
Request for Deferral
of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)
PTO/SB/37
Request for Deferral
of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)
Non-publication
Request
PTO/SB/35
Nonpublication
Request under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)
Request for Voluntary
Publication or Republication EFS-Web
Request for Continued
Examination (RCE) EFS-Web
PTO/SB/30EFS
Request for
Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal
Information Disclosure
Citation in a Patent
PTO/SB/42
37 CFR 1.501
Information Disclosure Citation in a Patent
Petition for Request
for Documents in a Form Other Than That Provided by 1.19
Request for Corrected
Filing Receipt
Petition for Revival
of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally
PTO/SB/64
Petition for Revival
of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally
Under
Request for Oral
Hearing Before the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences
PTO/SB/32
Request for Oral
Hearing Before the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences
Processing Fee Under
37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
PTO/SB/17i
Processing Fee under
37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
Petition for Revival
of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the
Office of a Foreign or International Filing
PTO/SB/64a
Petition for Revival
of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the
Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR
1.137(f))
Requests to Access,
Inspect and Copy
PTO/SB/68, PTO/SB/67
Power to
Inspect/Copy , Request for Access to an
Abandoned Application under 37 CFR 1.14
Deposit Account Order
Form
PTO/SB/91
Deposit Account
Order Form
Certificates of
Mailing/Transmission
PTO/SB/97, PTO/SB/92
Certificate of
Mailing under 37 CFR 1.8 , Certificate of Transmission
under 37 CFR 1.8
Applicant Initiated
Interview Request Form
PTOL-413A
Applicant Initiated
Interview Request Form
eIDS (Information
Disclosure Statements) filed with no additional disclosure
requirements
PTO/SB/08a
Information Disclosure Statement
by Applicant
Information Disclosure
Statements with no additional disclosure requirements
PTO/SB/08A, PTO/SB/08B
Information
Disclosure Statement by Applicant , Information Disclosure Statement
by Applicant
Examination support
document filed in certain nonprovisional applications covering the
independent claims and the designated dependent claims (proposed 37
CFR 1.75(b)
Electronic Filing
System (EFS) Copy of Application for Publication
Copy of File Content
Showing Redactions
Rescission of Previous
Non-publication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(B)(ii)) and, if
applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
PTO/SB/36
Rescission of
Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and,
if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
Request for Processing
of Replacement Drawings to Include the Drawings in Any Patent
Application Publication
Express Abandonment
under 37 CFR 1.138
PTO/SB/24
Express Abandonment
Under 37 CFR 1.138
Petition for Express
Abandonment to Avoid Publication Under 37 CFR 1.138(c)
PTO/SB/24A
Petition for Express
Abandonment to Avoid Publication Under 37 CFR 1.138(c)
Disclaimers
PTO/SB/43, PTO/SB/62, PTO/SB/26, PTO/SB/63, PTO/SB/25
Terminal Disclaimer
to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection over a Pending
"Reference" Application , Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a
Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent ,
Disclaimer in Patent
Under 37 CFR 1.321(a) , Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany
Petition (Period Specified) , Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany
Petition
Request for Expedited
Examination of a Design Application
PTO/SB/27
Request for
Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR
1.155)
Notice of
Appeal
PTO/SB/31
Notice of Appeal
from the Examiner to the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences
Statement Under 37 CFR
3.73(b)
PTO/SB/96
Statement under 37
CFR 3.73(b)
Transmittal
Form
PTO/SB/21
Transmittal
Form
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in
Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of
the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
2,459,409
2,508,139
0
11,100
-59,830
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
2,893,322
3,724,791
0
-261,104
-570,365
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
147,592,807
114,723,256
0
-687,947
33,557,498
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency
Discretion: Yes
Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous
Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency
Discretion: Yes
Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous
Actions
Short Statement: The decrease in burden hours is
due to a combination of the revised number of submissions, a
re-estimation of the time it takes to complete some of the
responses, and new requirements being added into the collection.
The increase in costs is due to adjustments in responses and
response times, the addition of new requirements into the
collection and new EFS-Web submissions, and an adjustment for the
current postage fees, increasing the recordkeeping costs, filing
fees, and postage costs.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$7,320,402
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ
statistical methods? No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy
Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L.
111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo 5712727728
Raul.Tamayo@uspto.gov