Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form PTO/SB/20JP Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-JP Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO Form	New
Form PTO/SB/20PCT-EP Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO Form	New
Form PTO/SB/20RU Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO Form	New
Form PTO/SB/20FI Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the NBPR and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20DE Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DPMA and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20SG Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPOS and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20DK Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DKPTO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20EP Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20AU Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPAU and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20KR Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20CA Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the CIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/20UK Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the UKIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/12 Request for Participation in Triway Pilot Program Among the USPTO, the EPO and the JPO Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/10 Request for Participation in the New Route Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
0651-0058-nonsubjustificationforchange-Apr2009.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-01-14
0651-0058-justificationforchange-Jan2010-final.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2010-01-14
0651-0058-JustStmtadd2008-final-new.pdf Supporting Statement A	2009-04-29
USPTO-infoqualityguide-092008.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-11-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44652	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO Form	Modified
191782	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO Form	New
191781	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO Form	New
191780	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO Form	New
188987	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the NBPR and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
188984	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DPMA and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
188983	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPOS and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187222	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DKPTO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187221	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187220	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPAU and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187219	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187218	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the CIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187217	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the UKIPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged
187216	Request for Participation in Triway Pilot Program Among the USPTO, the EPO and the JPO Form	Unchanged
183740	Request for Participation in the New Route Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO Form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0058	ICR Reference No: 201001-0651-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200904-0651-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/25/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/15/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2012	01/31/2012	01/31/2012
Responses	1,950	0	1,650
Time Burden (Hours)	3,825	0	3,225
Cost Burden (Dollars)	253,660	0	214,630

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Abstract: The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program was originally established between the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on July 3, 2006. The PPH program allows applicants whose claims are determined to be patentable in the office of first filing to have the corresponding application that is filed in the office of second filing be advanced out of turn for examination. At the same time, the PPH program allows the office of second filing to exploit the search and examination results of the office of first filing, which increases examination efficiency and improves patent quality. PPH pilot programs have been established between the USPTO and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO), the European Patent Office (EPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the Intellectual Property Office of Australia (IPAU), the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR). The USPTO is submitting this request to update the information collection for the PPH program. The USPTO is revising one existing form in this collection to modify the requirements to permit the submission of machine translation into the English language for certain documents. The USPTO is also proposing to update this collection to include new forms for Russian participants and an expansion to the PPH program based on the framework of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Information collected for the PCT is approved under OMB control number 0651-0021.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 35 USC 119 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 35661	06/24/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 70625	11/21/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 15

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-EP	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20PCT-JP	Request for Participation in the PCT-PPH Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20RU	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DPMA and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20DE	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DPMA and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20EP	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the UKIPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20UK	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the UKIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in Triway Pilot Program Among the USPTO, the EPO and the JPO	PTO/SB/12	Request for Participation in Triway Pilot Program Among the USPTO, the EPO and the JPO
Request for Participation in the New Route Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/10	Request for Participation in the New Route Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the CIPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20CA	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the CIPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DKPTO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20DK	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the DKPTO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPOS and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20SG	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPOS and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the NBPR and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20FI	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the NBPR and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the JPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20JP	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the JPO and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPAU and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20AU	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the IPAU and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO	PTO/SB/20KR	Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Between the KIPO and the USPTO

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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	1,950	1,650	0	300	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,825	3,225	0	600	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	253,660	214,630	0	39,030	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The changes in burden for this collection are due to program changes from the addition of new forms into the collection for new participants in the PPH and PCT-PPH pilot programs. The changes in annual cost burden are due to program changes from the addition of the fees associated with the new forms and recordkeeping costs associated with submitting the forms online.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $98,831

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 01/15/2010

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