The United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. § 131 et seq. to examine an
application for patent and, when appropriate, issue a patent. Many
actions taken by the USPTO during its examination of an application
for patent or for reissue of a patent, or during its reexamination
of a patent, are subject to review by an appeal to the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences. For other USPTO actions, however,
review is in the form of administrative review obtained via
submission of a petition to the USPTO. The USPTO petitions practice
also provides an opportunity for a patent applicant or owner to
supply additional information that may be required in order for the
USPTO to further process an application or reexamination
proceeding. The USPTO is proposing to add a form to this collection
for an item that is currently approved: Petition to Withdraw an
Application from Issue. The form, Petition to Withdraw an
Application from Issue After Payment of the Issue Fee Under 37 CFR
1.313(c) (PTO/SB/140), will be prepared and submitted
electronically. Automation of this item will allow the public to
complete the form on a computer and then use an interactive button
on the form itself to submit the information to the USPTO over the
Internet. The electronic form will allow the USPTO to process the
petition more efficiently and will not impose any additional burden
on the public. The agency will continue to accept Petitions to
Withdraw an Application from Issue that do not make use of the new
form.
The increase in burden hours is
due to changes to Form PTOL-413A Applicant Initiated Interview
Request Form. Among language changes to the form, the USPTO is also
adding an instruction sheet to the form. The USPTO estimates that
the time to complete the form will increase from 21 minutes (0.35
hours) to 24 minutes (0.40) to account for the new instruction
sheet. This will increase the estimated burden for the collection
by 80 hours, from 2,893,322 to 2,893,402 burden hours per
year.
$7,320,402
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Raul Tamayo 5712727728
Raul.Tamayo@uspto.gov
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.
Form PTO/SB/08A Information Disclosure Statements with no additional disclosure requirements
0651-0031-justificationforchange-Nov2010.pdf
0031 Renewal just v4 08.doc
Information Disclosure Statements with no additional disclosure requirements