JUSTIFICATION FOR NONMATERIAL/NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Initial Patent Applications
OMB Control Number 0651-0032
(December 2017)
Background
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is submitting this request to updated information collection 0651-0032 (Initial Patent Applications). The USPTO is proposing to add a form to this collection. The form, PTO/SB/445 is titled “Petition to Accept an Unintentionally Delayed Claimed Under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) for the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Provisional Application (37 CFR 1.78(c)).” This form will be associated with one line in the collection, Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delay Priority/Benefit Claim. Previously, there had been no form associated with this line.
The USPTO expects that there will be no burden increases or decreases as a result of the addition of this form.
Summary of Changes
The new form, PTO/SB/445, added to 0651-0032 is associated with an existing IC line in the collection.
Changes in Burden
There are no changes in burden due to the addition of this form.
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| Author | Gunther, Sarah (AMBIT) |
| File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
| File Created | 2021-01-21 |