Response to Office Action and Voluntary Amendment Forms

ICR 202406-0651-001

OMB: 0651-0050

Federal Form Document

ICR Details
0651-0050 202406-0651-001
Received in OIRA 202309-0651-001
DOC/PTO
Response to Office Action and Voluntary Amendment Forms
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular 09/18/2024
  Requested Previously Approved
01/31/2027 01/31/2027
522,160 518,643
420,992 420,113
1,114,300 699,101

This collection of information is required by the Trademark Act (Act), 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq., which provides for the registration of trademarks, service marks, collective trademark and service marks, collective 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 United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This information collection generally contains information that is not submitted with the initial trademark application but is associated with, or required for, the USPTO review of applications for registration. In some cases, the USPTO issues Office Actions to applicants who have applied to register a mark, to request information that was not provided with the initial submission but is required before the issuance of a registration. Also, the USPTO may determine that a mark is not entitled to registration, pursuant to one or more provisions of the Act. In such cases, the USPTO will issue an Office Action advising the applicant of the refusal to register the mark. Applicants reply to these Office Actions by providing the required information and/or by putting forth legal arguments as to why the refusal of registration should be withdrawn. The USPTO administers the Act through Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These rules allow the USPTO to request and receive information required to process applications. These rules also allow applicants to submit certain amendments to their applications. Applicants may also supplement their applications and provide further information by filing a Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter, a Request for Reconsideration after Final Office Action, a Post-Approval/Publication/Post-Notice of Allowance (NOA) Amendment, a Petition to Amend Basis Post-Publication, or a Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension.

US Code: 15 USC 1091-1095; 1126, 1141 Name of Law: Trademark Act of 1946
   US Code: 15 USC 1051-1062 Name of Law: Trademark Act of 1946
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  88 FR 44113 07/11/2023
88 FR 67256 09/29/2023
No

  Total Request 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 522,160 518,643 0 3,517 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 420,992 420,113 0 879 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 1,114,300 699,101 0 415,199 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
The USPTO is moving Request for Extension of Time burdens that were including in 0651-0086 into this information collection to consolidate similar items into this information collection which provides appropriate context for these burdens.

$27,095,317
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Catherine Cain 571 272-8946 catherine.cain@uspto.gov

  No

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.
09/18/2024


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