This collection of information is
required by the Trademark Act 15 U.S.C 1051 et seq., which provides
for the registration of trademarks; collective trademarks, service
marks, 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 USPTO. The
USPTO uses the information described in this collection to process
the substantive submissions made during the prosecution of the
trademark application. The information in this collection is a
matter of public record and is used by the public for a variety of
private business purposes related to establishing and enforcing
trademark rights.
The increase in burden is due
to a combination of the revised number of submissions, changes in
the time it takes to complete some of the responses, one
requirement being deleted from the collection, and 11 requirements
being added into the collection. This results in a total net burden
increase of 13,130 as an administrative adjustment and 657 hours as
a program change.
$1,417,690
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Catherine cain 571
272-8946
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.