Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the Trademark Application

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form PTO Form 1553 Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form TEAS Global Form Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA (TEAS Global) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form TEAS Global Form Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (TEAS Global) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form TEAS Global Form Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (TEAS Global) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form TEAS Global Form Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (TEAS Global) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form TEAS Global Form Request to Divide Application (TEAS Global) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form Form 2202 TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form Form 2200 TEAS Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form Form 2195 TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form Form 2194 TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form PTO Form 1581 TEAS Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use Form and Instruction	Modified
Form PTO Form 1581 Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use Form and Instruction	Modified
Form PTO Form 1553 TEAS Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use) Form and Instruction	Modified
0651-0054 CWS 2020 combined 1-9-2020 final.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2020-01-13
0651-0054 Supporting Statement October 2017 Final.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-10-20
0651-USPTO-Information-Quality-Guidelines-Dec2009.pdf Supporting Statement B	2011-06-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4782	Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use) Form and Instruction	Modified
239249	Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.147 (TEAS)	New
239177	Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.147 (Paper) Instruction	New
198216	Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA (TEAS Global) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
198215	Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA	Unchanged
198212	Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (TEAS Global) Form and Instruction	Modified
198211	Petition to Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146	Unchanged
198210	Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (TEAS Global) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
198209	Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter	Unchanged
198200	Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (TEAS Global) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
198199	Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action	Unchanged
198196	Request to Divide Application (TEAS Global) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
186141	Request to Divide	Unchanged
186140	TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application Form and Instruction	Unchanged
186139	Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application	Unchanged
186138	TEAS Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use Form and Instruction	Unchanged
186137	Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use	Unchanged
186136	TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request Form and Instruction	Unchanged
186135	Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request	Unchanged
186134	TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action Form and Instruction	Unchanged
186133	Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action	Unchanged
186131	TEAS Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use Form and Instruction	Modified
186130	Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use Form and Instruction	Modified
186125	TEAS Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use) Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0054	ICR Reference No: 201910-0651-010
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201710-0651-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the Trademark Application
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/05/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/30/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2020	12/31/2020	12/31/2020
Responses	375,132	0	374,972
Time Burden (Hours)	101,466	0	101,401
Cost Burden (Dollars)	42,665,447	0	42,650,869

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Abstract: 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 1051(d)(1), (2), (4) Name of Law: Trademark Act 37 CFR Part 2
   US Code: 15 USC 1062(b) Name of Law: Trademark Act 37 CFR Part 2
   US Code: 15 USC 1123 Name of Law: Trademark Act 37 CFR Part 2
   US Code: 15 USC 1051 (c) Name of Law: Trademark Act 37 CFR Part 2
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0651-AC41	Final or interim final rulemaking	82 FR 29401	06/29/2017

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 34509	07/25/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 48496	10/18/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 24

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action
TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request	Form 2195	TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request
Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use
TEAS Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use	Form 2200	TEAS Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use
TEAS Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use	PTO Form 1581	TEAS Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use
Request to Divide
Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.147 (TEAS)
Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.147 (Paper)
Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (TEAS Global)	TEAS Global Form	2.146 Petition to the Director
Request to Divide Application (TEAS Global)	TEAS Global Form	Request to Divide Application
TEAS Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)	PTO Form 1553	TEAS Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request
Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application
Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action
Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA
Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA (TEAS Global)	TEAS Global Form	Petition to Revive With Request To Delete Section 1(b) Basis Or To Delete ITU Goods/Services After NOA (TEAS Global)
Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter
Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (TEAS Global)	TEAS Global Form	Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter
Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (TEAS Global)	TEAS Global Form	Response to Intent-to-Use/Divisional (ITU/Divisional) Unit Office Action
TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application	Form 2202	TEAS Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application
TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action	Form 2194	TEAS Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action
Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)	PTO Form 1553	Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use)
Petition to Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146
Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use	PTO Form 1581	Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	375,132	374,972	0	160	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	101,466	101,401	0	65	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	42,665,447	42,650,869	0	14,578	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: IC lines are being modified to account for two rule making actions which result in: 1) burden increases due to additional time needed to include attorney information on trademark applications 2) fees burden changes as result of discontinuing certain trademark application options and the modification of current options 3) reduction in the estimated numbers of paper based fillers and therefore a reduction in postage costs associated with mailing items to USPTO

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,340,049

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 01/30/2020

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