11208 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 1, 2011 / Notices 

Dated: February 24, 2011. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4458 Filed 2–28–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Proposed Collection; Substantive 

Submissions Made During Prosecution 

of the Trademark Application 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the revision of a continuing 

information collection, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 2, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

InformationCollection@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0054 comment’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to the attention of 

Catherine Cain, Attorney Advisor, 

Office of the Commissioner for 

Trademarks, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1451, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1451, by 

telephone at 571–272–8946, or by e-mail 

to Catherine.Cain@uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Abstract 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) administers 

the Trademark Act, 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. Individuals and 

businesses that use or intend to use 

such marks in commerce may file an 

application to register their marks with 

the USPTO. 

Such individuals and businesses may 

also submit various communications to 

the USPTO, including requests to 

amend their registrations to delete goods 

or services that are no longer being used 

by the registrant. Registered marks 

remain on the register for ten years and 

can be renewed, but will be cancelled 

unless the owner files with the USPTO 

a declaration attesting to the continued 

use (or excusable non-use) of the mark 

in commerce within specific deadlines. 

Applicants may also surrender a 

registration and, in limited situations, 

petition the Director to reinstate a 

registration that has been cancelled. 

The rules implementing the Act are 

set forth in 37 CFR part 2. These rules 

mandate that each register entry include 

the mark, the goods and/or services in 

connection with which the mark is 

used, ownership information, dates of 

use, and certain other information. The 

USPTO also provides similar 

information concerning pending 

applications. The register and pending 

application information may be 

accessed by an individual or by 

businesses to determine the availability 

of a mark. By accessing the USPTO’s 

information, parties may reduce the 

possibility of initiating use of a mark 

previously adopted by another. The 

Federal trademark registration process 

may thereby lessen the filing of papers 

in court and between parties. 

The USPTO is proposing to include 

six new items in the inventory at this 

time to take into account a new method 

of electronic submission of information 

for which a dedicated TEAS form is not 

yet available (i.e., ‘‘Global Forms’’). The 

new items are: Response to Intent-toUse (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action, 

Response to Petition to Revive 

Deficiency Letter, Petition to the 

Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146, 

Due Diligence Petition Under 

Trademark Rule 2.66, Petition to Revive 

With Request to Delete Section 1(b) 

Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/Services 

After NOA, and Request to Divide 

Application. Corresponding paper 

submissions for these six new items are 

also included in this collection. 

II. Method of Collection 

Electronically if applicants submit the 

information using the forms available 

through the Trademark Electronic 

Application System (TEAS). By mail or 

hand delivery if applicants choose to 

submit the information in paper form. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0054. 

Form Number(s): PTO Forms 1553, 

1581, 2194, 2195, 2200, and 2202. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Primarily business or 

other for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

289,519 per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take 

approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to 

20 minutes (0.33 hours) to complete this 

information. This includes the time to 

gather the necessary information, create 

the documents, and submit the 

completed request to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 48,469. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $15,752,425. The USPTO 

believes that attorneys will complete 

this information. The estimated hourly 

rate for attorneys in private firms is 

$325. Using this hourly rate, the USPTO 

estimates that the total respondent cost 

burden for this collection is $15,752,425 

per year. This is a fully loaded hourly 

rate. 

Item 

Estimated time 

for response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual 

burden hours 

Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Statement of Use/Amendment to Allege 

Use) (Paper) ................................................................................................................. 20 4,361 1,439 

Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Statement of Use/Amendment to Allege 

Use) (TEAS) ................................................................................................................. 15 73,525 18,381 

Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use (Paper) ............................... 10 4,531 770 

Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use (TEAS) ............................... 8 176,715 22,973 

Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action (Paper) .................................................................................................................. 15 810 203 


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Item 

Estimated time 

for response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual 

burden hours 

Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action (TEAS) ................................................................................................................... 12 15,396 3,079 

Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or 

Extension Request (Paper) .......................................................................................... 12 43 9 

Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or 

Extension Request (TEAS) .......................................................................................... 10 810 138 

Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use (Paper) ......................................... 10 69 12 

Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use (TEAS) ......................................... 5 1,380 110 

Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application (Paper) ....................... 10 277 47 

Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application (TEAS) ....................... 5 5,548 444 

Request to Divide Application (Paper) ............................................................................ 10 261 44 

Request to Divide Application (TEAS Global) ................................................................. 8 5,211 677 

Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (Paper) .......................... 10 0 0 

Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (TEAS Global) ............... 8 2 1 

Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (Paper) .............................................. 15 5 1 

Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (TEAS Global) .................................. 12 100 20 

Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (Paper) ....................................... 20 16 5 

Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (TEAS Global) ............................ 15 310 78 

Due Diligence Petition Under Trademark Rule 2.66 (Paper) .......................................... 20 7 2 

Due Diligence Petition Under Trademark Rule 2.66 (TEAS Global) .............................. 15 140 35 

Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/ 

Services After NOA (Paper) ......................................................................................... 12 0 0 

Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/ 

Services After NOA (TEAS Global) ............................................................................. 10 2 1 

Totals ........................................................................................................................ ............................ 289,519 48,469 

Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour 

Respondent Cost Burden (includes 

postage costs and filing fees): 

$37,280,667. This collection has no 

operating or maintenance costs. 

Applicants incur postage costs when 

submitting non-electronic information 

to the USPTO by mail through the 

United States Postal Service. The 

USPTO estimates that the majority of 

the paper forms are submitted to the 

USPTO via first-class mail at a rate of 44 

cents per ounce. Therefore, the USPTO 

estimates that the postage costs for the 

paper submissions in this collection 

will be $4,567. 

Item Responses 

(yr) 

Postage 

Costs 

Total cost 

(yr) 

(a) (b) (a × b) 

Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Statement of Use/Amendment to Allege 

Use) .............................................................................................................................. 4,361 $0.44 $1,919.00 

Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use ............................................ 4,531 0.44 1,994.00 

Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action ................................................................................................................................ 810 0.44 356.00 

Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or 

Extension Request ....................................................................................................... 43 0.44 19.00 

Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use ...................................................... 69 0.44 30.00 

Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal of Application) .................................... 277 0.44 122.00 

Request to Divide Application ......................................................................................... 261 0.44 115.00 

Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action ....................................... 0 0.44 0.00 

Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter ........................................................... 5 0.44 2.00 

Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 .................................................... 16 0.44 7.00 

Due Diligence Petition Under Trademark Rule 2.66 ....................................................... 7 0.44 3.00 

Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/ 

Services After NOA ...................................................................................................... 0 0.44 0.00 

Totals ........................................................................................................................ 10,380 ............................ $4,567.00 

Filing fees are based on per class 

filing of goods and services; therefore, 

the total filing fees can vary depending 

on the number of classes. The total 

filing fees of $37,276,100 shown here 

are the minimum fees associated with 

this information collection. 

Item Responses (yr) Filing fees Total cost (yr) 

(a) (b) (a x b) 

Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Statement of Use/Amendment to Allege 

Use) (Paper) ................................................................................................................. 4,361 $100.00 $436,100.00 


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Item Responses (yr) Filing fees Total cost (yr) 

(a) (b) (a x b) 

Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Statement of Use/Amendment to Allege 

Use) (TEAS) ................................................................................................................. 73,525 100.00 7,352,500.00 

Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use (Paper) ............................... 4,531 150.00 679,650.00 

Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use (TEAS) ............................... 176,715 150.00 26,507,250.00 

Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action (Paper) .................................................................................................................. 810 100.00 81,000.00 

Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action (TEAS) ................................................................................................................... 15,396 100.00 1,539,600.00 

Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or 

Extension Request (Paper) .......................................................................................... 43 100.00 4,300.00 

Petition to Revive Abandoned Application—Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or 

Extension Request (TEAS) .......................................................................................... 810 100.00 81,000.00 

Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use (Paper) ......................................... 69 0.00 0.00 

Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use (TEAS) ......................................... 1,380 0.00 0.00 

Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application (Paper) ....................... 277 0.00 0.00 

Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application (TEAS) ....................... 5,548 0.00 0.00 

Request to Divide Application (Paper) ............................................................................ 261 100.00 26,100.00 

Request to Divide Application (TEAS Global) ................................................................. 5,211 100.00 521,100.00 

Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (Paper) .......................... 0 0.00 0.00 

Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Divisional Unit Office Action (TEAS Global) ............... 2 0.00 0.00 

Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (Paper) .............................................. 5 0.00 0.00 

Response to Petition to Revive Deficiency Letter (TEAS Global) .................................. 100 0.00 0.00 

Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (Paper) ....................................... 16 100.00 1,600.00 

Petition to the Director Under Trademark Rule 2.146 (TEAS Global) ............................ 310 100.00 31,000.00 

Due Diligence Petition Under Trademark Rule 2.66 (Paper) .......................................... 7 100.00 700.00 

Due Diligence Petition Under Trademark Rule 2.66 (TEAS Global) .............................. 140 100.00 14,000.00 

Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/ 

Services After NOA (Paper) ......................................................................................... 0 100.00 0.00 

Petition to Revive with Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU Goods/ 

Services After NOA (TEAS Global) ............................................................................. 2 100.00 200.00 

Totals ........................................................................................................................ 289,519 ............................ 37,276,100.00 

*Note: All filing fees are based on per class filing. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, e.g., the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: February 24, 2011. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4457 Filed 2–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday March 

25, 2011. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

and Enforcement Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4681 Filed 2–25–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday March 

18, 2011. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

and Enforcement Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4683 Filed 2–25–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday March 

11, 2011. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 


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