This collection of information is
required by the Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.,
which provides for the Federal registration of trademarks, service
marks, collective trademarks and service marks, collective
membership marks, and certification marks. The Protocol Relating to
the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of
Marks (Madrid Protocol) is an international treaty that allows a
trademark owner to seek registration in any of the participating
countries by filing a single international application. The
International Bureau (IB) of the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, administers the
international registration system. The Madrid Protocol
Implementation Act of 2002 amended the Trademark Act to provide
that: (1) The owner of a U.S. application or registration may seek
protection of its mark in any of the participating countries by
submitting a single international application through the USPTO and
(2) the holder of an international registration may request an
extension of protection of the international registration to the
United States. The Madrid Protocol came into effect in the United
States on November 2, 2003, and is implemented under 15 U.S.C. 1141
et seq. and 37 CFR parts 2 and 7. Individuals and businesses that
use or intend to use such marks in commerce may file an application
to register the marks with the USPTO. Both the register and the
information provided in pending applications for registration can
be accessed by the public in order to determine the availability of
a mark and lessen the likelihood of initiating the use of a mark
previously adopted by another.
US Code:
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USC 1141 Name of Law: Trademark Act of 1946, as amended
Program Change Due to Agency
Discretion in Annual Number of Responses, Annual Time Burden, and
Annual Costs Burden With this renewal, USPTO is adding a new item
(Petition for Reinstatement under the provisions section 11.60(c)).
This item adds additional responses (+5) and burden hours (+5) to
the information collection. This item also has a related fee which
adds annual cost burden (+$8,400). Change Due to Adjustment in
Agency Estimate in Annual Number of Responses, Annual Time Burden,
and Annual Cost Burden For this renewal, the USPTO estimates that
the items in this information collection will naturally fluctuate
based on respondent need (+2,040 responses and + 1,722 hours).
Overall, USPTO is estimating that these adjustments result in fewer
annual (non-hour) costs due to respondents filling less items that
have associated fees and postage costs (-$1,612).
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:
(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;
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.
Form PTO-2131 Application for International Registration (Private Sector)
COMPS-1624.pdf
0651-0051 Supporting Statement 20220425.docx
Application for International Registration (Private Sector)