EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)

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Documents and Forms

Document Name Document Type
Form PTO/SB/08a EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) Form and Instruction
PTO/SB/08a Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant updated_IDS EFS-Web.pdf www.uspto.gov/patents/process/file/efs/guidance/updated_IDS.pdf Form and Instruction

Information Collection (IC) Details

IC Title:	EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)	Agency IC Tracking Number:

Is this a Common Form? No		IC Status: Modified

Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.97 37 CFR 156 37 CFR 1.98

Information Collection Instruments:

Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Form and Instruction	PTO/SB/08a	Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant	updated_IDS EFS-Web.pdf	http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/file/efs/guidance/updated_IDS.pdf	Yes	Yes	Fillable Fileable Signable

Line of Business: Economic Development

Subfunction: Intellectual Property Protection

Privacy Act System of Records
Title:	FR Citation:

Number of Respondents: 115,000	Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 28,750

Affected Public: Individuals or Households

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 100 %

	Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	115,000	6,433	108,567
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	230,000	12,866	217,134
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	18,036,000	-1,506,109	19,542,109

Documents for IC

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