Initial Patent Applications

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form PTO/SB/01 Original New Utility Applications - No Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/445 Electronic Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Priority/Benefit Claim Form	Modified
Form PTO/AIA/14 Electronic New Design Applications - Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
Form PTO/AIA/14 Electronic Original New Utility Applications - Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/29 Continued Prosecution Applications - Design (Request Transmittal and Receipt) Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/445 Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Priority/Benefit Claim Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/16 Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/01 Design Continuation-in-Part Applications Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/02A and PTO Plant Continuation-in-Part Applications Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/01 Utility Continuation-in-Part Applications Form	Modified
Form PTO/AIA/08 Design Continuation/Divisional Applications Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/17 Plant Continuation/Divisional Applications Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/17 Utility Continuation/Divisional Applications Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/01 Continuation/Divisional of an International Application Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/14 Original New Design Applications - Application Data Sheet Form	Unchanged
Form PTO/SB/14 Original New Plant Applications - Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/14 Original New Utility Applications - Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/04 Original New Design Applications - No Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
Form PTO/SB/03 Original New Plant Applications - No Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
0651-0032 Drafting Competition CWS.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2020-06-25
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), Public Law 112–29 § 32 (2011).pdf Supplementary Document	2020-04-30
USPTO Information Quality Guidelines.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-03-11
0651-0032 Supporting Statement April 2017.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-12-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
37408	Original New Utility Applications - No Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
240685	National Patent Application and Drafting Competition Other-Program rules	New
210113	Electronic Papers Filed Under 37 CFR 1.41, 1.48, and 1.53(c)(2)	Modified
210112	Electronic Petition to Accept a Filing by Other Than All the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor	Modified
210111	Electronic Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Priority/Benefit Claim Form	Modified
194714	Papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41, 1.48, and 1.53(c)(2)	Modified
194712	Electronic Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet	Modified
194710	Electronic Design Continuation-in-Part Applications	Modified
194708	Electronic Utility Continuation-in-Part Applications	Modified
194602	Electronic Continued Prosecution Applications - Design (Request Transmittal and Receipt)	Modified
194601	Electronic Design Continuation/Divisional Applications	Modified
194600	Electronic Utility Continuation/Divisional Applications	Modified
194599	Electronic Continuation/Divisional of an International Application	Modified
194598	Electronic New Design Applications - Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
194597	Electronic Original New Utility Applications - Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
194596	Electronic Original Design Applications - No Application Data Sheet	Modified
194595	Electronic Original New Utility Applications - No Application Data Sheet	Modified
178845	Continued Prosecution Applications - Design (Request Transmittal and Receipt) Form	Modified
178843	Petition under 37 CFR 1.6(g) to Accord the Application Under 37 CFR 1.495(b) a Receipt Date	Modified
178646	Petition to Accept a Filing by Other Than All the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor	Modified
178645	Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Priority/Benefit Claim Form	Modified
178644	Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet Form	Modified
178643	Design Continuation-in-Part Applications Form	Modified
178642	Plant Continuation-in-Part Applications Form	Modified
178641	Utility Continuation-in-Part Applications Form	Modified
178640	Design Continuation/Divisional Applications Form	Modified
178639	Plant Continuation/Divisional Applications Form	Modified
178638	Utility Continuation/Divisional Applications Form	Modified
178637	Continuation/Divisional of an International Application Form	Modified
178636	Original New Design Applications - Application Data Sheet Form	Unchanged
178635	Original New Plant Applications - Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
178634	Original New Utility Applications - Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
178633	Original New Design Applications - No Application Data Sheet Form	Modified
178632	Original New Plant Applications - No Application Data Sheet Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0032	ICR Reference No: 202003-0651-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201908-0651-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Initial Patent Applications
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: 09/16/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/13/2020
Terms of Clearance: All future USPTO challenge and competition information collections, such as the drafting competition added to this information collection, should be done through the main DOC Department-wide challenge/competition collection for this purpose.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2020	11/30/2020	11/30/2020
Responses	636,153	0	636,003
Time Burden (Hours)	15,760,107	0	15,757,082
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,299,223,502	0	1,299,223,502

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Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required by Title 35 of the United States Code, including 35 U.S.C. 131, to examine applications for patents. The USPTO administers the patent statutes through various rules in Chapter 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, such as, for example, 37 CFR 1.16 through 1.84. Each patent applicant must provide sufficient information to allow the USPTO to properly examine the application to determine whether it meets the criteria set forth in the patent statutes and regulations for issuance as a patent. The patent statues and regulations require that an application for patent include the following information: 1) a specification containing a description of the invention and at least one claim defining the property right sought by the applicant; 2) a drawing(s) or photograph(s), where necessary, for an understanding of the invention; 3) an oath or declaration signed by the applicant; and 4) a filing fee. The following types of patent applications are covered under the present information collection: • New original utility, plant, design, and provisional applications, • Continuation/divisional applications of international applications • Continued prosecution applications (design), and • Continuations/divisionals and continuation-in-part applications of utility, plant, and design applications. In addition, the present collection covers petitions to accept an unintentionally delayed priority or benefit claim under 37 CFR 1.47 to accept a filing by other than all of the inventors or a person not the inventor, petitions under 37 CFR 1.6(g) to accord an application under 37 CFR 1.495(b) a receipt date, and papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c), 1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA), 1.49(d), 1.53(c)(2), and 1.53(c)(2) (pre-Patent Law Treat (PLT) (AIA)). Most applications for patent, including new utility, design, and provisional applications, can be submitted to the USPTO through EFS-Web. EFS-Web is the USPTO's system for electronically filing of patent correspondence and is accessible via the Internet on the USPTO web site. The Legal Framework for EFS-Web provides a listing of patent applications and documents permitted to be filed via EFS-Web and patent applications and documents not permitted to be filed via EFS-Web. There are 69 forms in this collection. This total includes versions of the inventor's oath and declaration forms that were created to comply with the changes resulting from the America Invents Act (AIA) as well as pre-AIA versions of the oath and declaration and foreign language translations of the oath and declaration forms. Items in this collection that do not have forms associated with them include the petitions and the papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c), 1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA), 1.53(c)(2), and the 1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT)(AIA)). This collection contains various types of patent applications, such as new original utility, plant, design, and provisional applications, continuation/divisional applications of international applications, continued prosecution applications (design), and continuations/divisionals and continuation-in-part applications of utility, plant, and design applications. In addition to the applications, this collection also includes various petitions and papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41, 1.48, and 1.53(c)(2). The applications, petitions, and additional papers are filed in paper as well as electronically. The USPTO expects that the primary audience for this collection will be businesses, for-profits, and nonprofits.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 35 USC 111, 111(a), and 111(b) Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 112 and 113 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 25 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 115 through 118 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 131 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 41 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 120 and 121 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 119(b)(2) and 119(e) Name of Law: null
   US Code: 35 USC 371 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking	82 FR 52780	11/14/2017

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 10897	02/16/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 19237	04/26/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 34

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Utility Continuation/Divisional Applications	PTO/SB/17	Fee Transmittal Form
Plant Continuation/Divisional Applications	PTO/SB/17, PTO/AIA/09	Fee Transmital Form ,   Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161) Declaration (37 CFR 1.162)
Design Continuation/Divisional Applications	PTO/AIA/08, PTO/SB/17	Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) ,   Fee Transmittal Form
Utility Continuation-in-Part Applications	PTO/SB/05, PTO/SB/110, PTO/SB/17, PTO/SB/102, PTO/SB/103, PTO/SB/02A and PTO/SB/02B, PTO/SB/04, PTO/SB/108, PTO/SB/109, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/SB/105, PTO/SB/104, PTO/SB/106, PTO/SB/01, PTO/SB/02LR, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/08, PTO/AIA/10, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/11, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/SB/101, PTO/SB/107	Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) ,   Declaration - Additional Inventors - Supplemental Sheet and Declaration - Supplemental Priority Data Sheet ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) ,   Supplemental Sheet for Declaration ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Chinese) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Dutch) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (French) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (German) ,   Declaration 937 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (Italian) ,   Declaration (CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Japan) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Korean) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Russian) ,   Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal Representatives (35 U.S.C. 117) on Behalf of a Deceased or Incapacitated Inventor ,   Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67) ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Chinese Language Declaration ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Italian ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - French ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Japanese Language Declaration ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Russian Language Declaration ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Swedish ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Spanish ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Korean ,   Utility Patent Application Transmittal ,   Fee Transmittal Form ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Swedish) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Chinese) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Dutch) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (French) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 cfR 1.64) (German) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.65) (Italian) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Japanese) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Korean) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Russian) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Spanish) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Swedish)
Plant Continuation-in-Part Applications	PTO/SB/02LR, PTO/SB/03, PTO/AIA/09, PTO/AIA/10, PTO/SB/17, PTO/AIA/04, PTO/AIA/11, PTO/SB/02A and PTO/SB/02B	Declaration - Additional Inventors - Supplemental Sheet and Declaration - Supplemental Priority Data Sheet ,   Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal Representatives (35 U.S.C. 117) on Behalf of a Deceased or Incapacitated Inventor ,   Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161) Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) ,   Fee Transmittal Form ,   Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161) Declaration (37 CFR 1.162) ,   Supplemental Sheet for Declaration ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet
Electronic Original Design Applications - No Application Data Sheet
Electronic Continuation/Divisional of an International Application
Design Continuation-in-Part Applications	PTO/SB/17, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/SB/04, PTO/SB/02LR, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/08, PTO/AIA10, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/SB/01, PTO/SB/02A and PTO/SB/02B, PTO/AIA/11	Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) ,   Declaration - Additional Inventors - Supplemental Sheet and Declaration - Supplemental Priority Data Sheet ,   Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal Representatives (35 U.S.C. 11) on Behalf of a Deceased or Incapacitated Inventor ,   Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67) ,   Fee Transmittal Form ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) ,   Supplemental Sheet for Declaration ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using on Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Chinese) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Dutch) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76)(French) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (German) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Italian) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Japanese) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Korean) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Russian) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Spanish) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Swedish) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Chinese) ,   Substitute Statment in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Italian) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Japanese) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Korean) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Dutch) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (German) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Russian) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Spanish) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Swedish)
Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet	PTO/SB/16	Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet
Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Priority/Benefit Claim	PTO/SB/445	Petition to Accept an Unintentionally Delayed Claim Under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) for the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Provisional Application (37 CFR 1.78(c))
Papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41, 1.48, and 1.53(c)(2)
Electronic Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Priority/Benefit Claim	PTO/SB/445	Petition to Accent an Unintentionally Delayed Claim Under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) for the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Provisional Application (37 CFR 1.78(c))
Electronic Papers Filed Under 37 CFR 1.41, 1.48, and 1.53(c)(2)
Electronic Petition to Accept a Filing by Other Than All the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor
Electronic New Design Applications - Application Data Sheet	PTO/AIA/14	Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
Electronic Original New Utility Applications - Application Data Sheet	PTO/AIA/14	Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
Electronic Utility Continuation/Divisional Applications
Electronic Design Continuation/Divisional Applications
Electronic Continued Prosecution Applications - Design (Request Transmittal and Receipt)
Original New Plant Applications - No Application Data Sheet	PTO/SB/03, PTO/SB/AIA09, PTO/SB/AIA04, PTO/SB/AIA/10	Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161) Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) ,   Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161) Declaration (37 CFR 1.162) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Supplemental Sheet for Declaration
Original New Design Applications - No Application Data Sheet	PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/2, PTO/SB/AIA/08, PTO/SB/AIA/10, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/11, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/04, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/02	Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using on Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using An Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Supplemental Sheet for Declaration ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet
Original New Utility Applications - No Application Data Sheet	PTO/SB/108, PTO/SB/102, PTO/SB/104, PTO/SB/110, PTO/SB/17, PTO/SB/02DE, PTO/SB/02ES, PTO/SB/02JP, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/02A and PTO/SB/02B, PTO/SB/02LR, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/103, PTO/SB/01, PTO/SB/04, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/107, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/106, PTO/SB/105, PTO/SB/109, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/02SE, PTO/SB/02CN, PTO/SB/02NL, PTO/SB/02RU, PTO/SB/02FR, PTO/SB/AIA08, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/10, PTO/SB/AIA/11, PTO/SB/101, PTO/SB/02KR, PTO/SB/02IT	Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) ,   Declaration - Additional Inventors-Supplemental Sheet and Declaration - Supplemental Priority Data Sheet ,   Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal Representatives (35 U.S.C 117) on Behalf of a Deceased or Incapacitated Inventor ,   Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67) ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) - Chinese Language ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Dutch Language Declaration ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - German Language Declaration ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - Italian Language ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - French Language ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - Japanese Language ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - Russian Language ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - Swedish Language ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - Spanish Language ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application - Korean Language ,   Fee Transmittal Form ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Korean Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) ,   Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Dutch Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) ,   Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Russian Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) ,   Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Swedish Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Supplemental Sheet for Declaration ,   Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet ,   Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Sheets (Chinese Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) ,   Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheets (German Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) ,   Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Spanish Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) ,   Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (French Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) ,   Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Italian Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) ,   Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data Sheet (Japanese Language Declaration for Additional Inventors) ,   37 CFR 1.76 and 37 CFR 1.63 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.63 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   37 CFR 1.76 and 37 CFR 1.63 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CfR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Russia) ,   37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   37 CFR 1.63 and 37 CFR 1.76 Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)
Original New Utility Applications - Application Data Sheet	PTO/AIA/14, PTO/SB/01A, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/14, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01	Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76 ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Spanish) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Swedish) ,   Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76 ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Chinese) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Dutch) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (French) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (German) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Japanese) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Korean) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Russian) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Spanish) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Swedish) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Dutch) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (French) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (German) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Italian) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Japanese) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Korean) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (China) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Russian)
Original New Plant Applications - Application Data Sheet	PTO/AIA/14, PTO/SB/14, PTO/SB/03A, PTO/SB/AIA03	Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76 ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Plant Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Plant Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
Original New Design Applications - Application Data Sheet	PTO/SB/14, PTO/SB/01A, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/SB/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/14, PTO/SB/17, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/SB/AIA1, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02	Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76 ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Fee Transmittal Form ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Chinese) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Dutch) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76)(French) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (German) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76)(Italian) ,   Declaration (37 CfR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Japanese) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Korean) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76)(Russian) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CfR 1.76) (Spanish) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Swedish) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Chinese) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Dutch) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (French) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(German) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Italian) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Japanese) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Korean) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Russian) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Spanish) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(Swedish) ,   Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
Continuation/Divisional of an International Application	PTO/SB/01, PTO/SB/102, PTO/SB/106, PTO/SB/109, PTO/SB/110, PTO/SB/105, PTO/SB/101, PTO/SB/103, PTO/SB/104, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/SB/02A and PTO/SB/02B, PTO/SB/108, PTO/SB/02LR, PTO/SB/107, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/01, PTO/AIA/08, PTO/AIA/10, PTO/AIA/02, PTO/AIA\11, PTO/SB/04	Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) ,   Declaration - Additional Inventors-Supplemental Sheet and Declaration - Supplemental Priority Data Sheet ,   Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal Representatives (35 U.S.C. 117) on Behalf of a Deceased or Incapacitated Inventor ,   Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67) ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Chinese Language Declaration ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Italian Language Declaration ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - French Language Declaration ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Japanese Language Declaration ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Russian Language Declaration ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Swedish Language Declaration ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Spanish Language Declaration ,   Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application - Korean Language Declaration ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Chinese) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Dutch) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (French) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (German) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Italian) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Japanese) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Korean) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Russian) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Spanish) ,   Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) (Swedish) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Chinese) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Dutch) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64)(French) ,   Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) ,   Supplemental Sheet for Declaration ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) ,   Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (German) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Italian) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Japan) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 cFR 1.64) (Korean) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Russian) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Spanish) ,   Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64) (Swedish)
Petition to Accept a Filing by Other Than All the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor
Petition under 37 CFR 1.6(g) to Accord the Application Under 37 CFR 1.495(b) a Receipt Date
Continued Prosecution Applications - Design (Request Transmittal and Receipt)	PTO/SB/29, PTO/SB/29A	For Design Applications Only: Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Request Transmittal ,   For Design Applications Only Receipt for Facsimile Transmitted CPA
Electronic Original New Utility Applications - No Application Data Sheet
Electronic Design Continuation-in-Part Applications
Electronic Utility Continuation-in-Part Applications
Electronic Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet
National Patent Application and Drafting Competition	PTO/AIA/0008 (Drafting Competition)	Contest Utility Applications – National Patent Application and Drafting Competition

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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	636,153	636,003	0	150	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,760,107	15,757,082	0	3,025	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,299,223,502	1,299,223,502	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting a competition (National Patent Application and Drafting Competition) to allow law students to become familiar with issues arising in U.S. patent law and to develop their patent application drafting skills. Participants will be challenged to engage in the patent process and gain an understanding of how patents are examined and prosecuted. The USPTO plans to host a single nationwide competition each year.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,106,126

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.     Yes

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.     Yes

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? No

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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: 07/13/2020

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