Petitions (corresponding to the fee) under 37 CFR 1.17(f) (accord filing dates under 1.57(a) and 1.153(e), decision on question not specifically provided for, suspend rules)

Patent Petitions Related to Application and Reexamination Processing Fees

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Documents and Forms

Document Name Document Type
Form PTO/AIA/17p Petitions (corresponding to the fee) under 37 CFR 1.17(f) (accord filing dates under 1.57(a) and 1.153(e), decision on question not specifically provided for, suspend rules) Form and Instruction
PTO/AIA/17p Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transm PTOAIA17P.pdf Form and Instruction
PTO/AIA/17p Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transm PTOAIA17P.pdf Form and Instruction

Information Collection (IC) Details

IC Title:	Petitions (corresponding to the fee) under 37 CFR 1.17(f) (accord filing dates under 1.57(a) and 1.153(e), decision on question not specifically provided for, suspend rules)	Agency IC Tracking Number:

Is this a Common Form? No		IC Status: Modified

Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.17 (f), (g), and (h)

Information Collection Instruments:

Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Form and Instruction	PTO/AIA/17p	Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h) Transmittal	PTOAIA17P.pdf		Yes	Yes	Fillable Fileable Signable

Line of Business: Economic Development

Subfunction: Intellectual Property Protection

Privacy Act System of Records
Title: Patent Application Files	FR Citation: 78 FR 19243

Number of Respondents: 4,650	Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 1,023

Affected Public: Private Sector	Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 99 %

	Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	4,650	504	4,146
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	18,600	2,016	16,584
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	697,620	99,185	598,435

Documents for IC

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