JUSTIFICATION FOR NONMATERIAL/NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
Patent Processing
OMB Control Number 0651-0031
Background
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is submitting this request to move a fee into information collection 0651-0031: Patent Processing. The fee had been previously housed in information collection 0651-0063 (Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Actions). It was determined that this fee did not belong in this collection and should, instead, be contained in collection 0651-0031. This fee is broken down to reflect the entity status (large, small, or micro) of the respondents.
The fee to be inserted into collection is:
IC # |
Item |
Respondents (a) |
Cost (b) |
Total Cost (c) (a) x (b) |
32 |
For each additional invention to be examined (see 37 CFR 1.129(b)) (large entity) |
1 |
$840.00 |
$840.00 |
32 |
For each additional invention to be examined (see 37 CFR 1.129(b)) (small entity) |
1 |
$420.00 |
$420.00 |
32 |
For each additional invention to be examined (see 37 CFR 1.129(b)) (micro entity) |
1 |
$210.00 |
$210.00 |
|
Total |
3 |
|
$1,470.00 |
Summary of Changes
The addition of one fees to this collection accounts for the addition of 3 respondents and $1,470 to this collection.
Changes in Burden
Burden Type |
Currently Approved |
Proposed Change |
New Estimate |
Responses |
740,425 |
3 |
740,428 |
Non-hourly Cost Burden |
$419,737,070.00 |
$1,470 |
$419,738,540.00 |
Adding the fee into collection 0651-0031 will increase the annual fee respondent number originally reported in the most recent renewal. Consequently, this collection takes an increase of 3 respondents and $1,470 in annual (non-hour) cost burden as an administrative adjustment.
The 0651-0031 revised total burden is as follows:
740,428 respondents
$419,738,540 in annual (non-hourly) cost burden
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| Author | Gunther, Sarah (AMBIT) |
| File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
| File Created | 2021-01-21 |