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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Submissions Regarding 

Correspondence and Regarding 

Attorney Representation (Trademarks) 

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 currently 

approved 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 16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

InformationCollection@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0056 Submissions’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark 

Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 

22313–1450. 

• Federal e-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 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by 

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

at catherine.cain@uspto.gov with 

‘‘Paperwork’’ in the subject line. 

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. Registered marks remain on 

the register indefinitely so long as the 

owner of the registration files the 

necessary maintenance documents. 

Such individuals and businesses may 

also submit various communications to 

the USPTO regarding their pending 

applications or registered trademarks, 

including providing additional 

information needed to process a 

pending application, filing amendments 

to the applications, or filing the papers 

necessary to keep a trademark in force. 

In the majority of circumstances, 

individuals and businesses retain 

attorneys to handle these matters. As 

such, these parties may also submit 

communications to the USPTO 

regarding the appointment of attorneys 

of record to represent applicants in the 

application process or, in the case of 

applicants or registrants who are not 

domiciled in the United States, the 

appointment of domestic 

representatives on whom may be served 

notices or process in proceedings 

affecting the mark, the revocation of an 

attorney’s or domestic representative’s 

appointment, and requests for 

permission to withdraw from 

representation. Applicants and 

registrants may also submit change of 

owner’s address forms requesting that 

the USPTO amend the record of an 

application or registration by entering a 

new address for the applicant or 

registrant. 

The rules implementing the 

Trademark Act are set forth in 37 CFR 

part 2. In addition to governing the 

registration of trademarks, the Act and 

rules also govern the appointments and 

revocations of attorneys and domestic 

representatives. The trademark rules 

provide the specifics for filing requests 

for permission to withdraw as the 

attorney of record. The requirements for 

changes of the owner’s address are not 

governed by the trademark rules, but are 

outlined in the USPTO’s procedures. 

The information in this collection is 

available to the public. 

The information in this collection can 

be submitted in paper format or 

electronically through the Trademark 

Electronic Application System (TEAS). 

The USPTO has developed a new TEAS 

Global Form format that permits the 

agency to collect information 

electronically when a TEAS form having 

dedicated data fields is not yet 

available. With the introduction of the 

TEAS Global Forms, the information in 

this collection can be collected in three 

different formats: Paper format, 

electronically using the original TEAS 

forms, or electronically using the TEAS 

Global Forms. 

This collection currently has three 

TEAS forms with dedicated data fields. 

As part of this renewal, the USPTO 

proposes to add three TEAS Global 

Forms: For changing the domestic 

representative’s address, replacing the 

attorney of record with another alreadyappointed attorney, and requesting the 

withdrawal of a domestic 

representative—into the collection. The 

paper equivalents will be added as well. 

Although this collection does have 

electronic forms, there are no official 

paper forms for these items. Individuals 

and businesses can submit their own 

paper forms, following USPTO rules 

and guidelines to ensure that all 

necessary information is provided. 

II. Method of Collection 

Electronically if applicants submit the 

information using the original TEAS 

forms or the new TEAS Global Forms. 

By mail or hand delivery if applicants 

choose to submit the information in 

paper format. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0056. 

Form Number(s): PTO Forms 2196, 

2197, and 2201. TEAS Global Forms: 

Change of Domestic Representative’s 

Address, Replacement of Attorney of 

Record with Another AlreadyAppointed Attorney, and Request to 

Withdraw as Domestic Representative. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

123,010 responses per year. Of this total, 

the USPTO estimates that 117,151 

responses will be submitted through 

TEAS. 

Estimated Time Per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it takes the public 

approximately 5 to 15 minutes (0.08 to 

0.25 hours) to complete this 

information, depending on the 

application. This includes the time to 

gather the necessary information, 

prepare the requests, and submit them 

to the USPTO. The time estimates 

shown for the electronic forms in this 

collection are based on the average 

amount of time needed to complete and 

electronically file the associated form. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 10,927 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $3,551,275. The USPTO 

expects that attorneys will complete 

these submissions. Using the 

professional hourly rate of $325 for 

attorneys in private firms, the USPTO 

estimates $3,551,275 per year for salary 

costs associated with respondents. 


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Item 

Estimated time 

for response 

(in minutes) 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual 

burden hours 

Revocation of Attorney/Domestic Representative and/or Appointment of Attorney/Domestic 

Representative (Paper) ............................................................................................................ 10 4,000 680 

TEAS Revocation of Attorney/Domestic Representative and/or Appointment of Attorney/Domestic Representative (PTO Form 2196) ................................................................................ 5 80,000 6,400 

Request for Permission to Withdraw as Attorney of Record (Paper) ......................................... 15 225 56 

TEAS Request for Permission to Withdraw as Attorney of Record (PTO Form 2201) .............. 12 4,500 900 

Change of Owner’s Address (Paper) .......................................................................................... 10 1,600 272 

TEAS Change of Owner’s Address (PTO Form 2197) ............................................................... 5 32,000 2,560 

Change of Domestic Representative’s Address (Paper) ............................................................ 10 13 2 

TEAS Change of Domestic Representative’s Address (TEAS Global) ...................................... 5 250 20 

Replacement of Attorney of Record with Another Already-Appointed Attorney (Paper) ............ 10 1 1 

TEAS Replacement of Attorney of Record with Another Already-Appointed Attorney (TEAS 

Global) ...................................................................................................................................... 5 1 1 

Request to Withdraw as Domestic Representative (Paper) ....................................................... 10 20 3 

TEAS Request to Withdraw as Domestic Representative (TEAS Global) ................................. 5 400 32 

Totals .................................................................................................................................... 123,010 10,927 

Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $2,526. This 

information collection has postage costs 

associated with it. It does not have any 

operation or maintenance costs, nor 

does it have filing fees. 

Customers incur postage costs when 

submitting the information in paper 

format. The USPTO estimates that the 

majority (98%) of paper submissions are 

submitted via United States Postal 

Service first-class mail. The USPTO 

estimates these submissions will weigh 

approximately one ounce with a firstclass postage rate of 44 cents. Out of 

5,859 paper submissions, the USPTO 

estimates that 5,741 will be mailed, for 

a total non-hour respondent cost burden 

of $2,526 in postage costs. 

Item Responses 

(a) 

Postage costs 

($) 

(b) 

Total non-hour 

cost burden 

(a × b) 

(c) 

Revocation of Attorney/Domestic Representative and/or Appointment of Attorney/Domestic 

Representative ......................................................................................................................... 3,920 $0.44 $1,725.00 

Request for Permission to Withdraw As Attorney of Record ...................................................... 221 0.44 97.00 

Change of Owner’s Address Form .............................................................................................. 1,568 0.44 690.00 

Change of Domestic Representative’s Address .......................................................................... 12 0.44 5.00 

Replacement of Attorney of Record with Another Already-Appointed Attorney ......................... 1 0.44 1.00 

Request to Withdraw as Domestic Representative ..................................................................... 19 0.44 8.00

Totals .................................................................................................................................... 5,741 ........................ 2,526.00 

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: March 10, 2011. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5902 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Meeting of Chronic Hazard 

Advisory Panel on Phthalates and 

Phthalate Substitutes 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission (‘‘CPSC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’) announces the fourth 

meeting of the Chronic Hazard Advisory 

Panel (CHAP) on phthalates and 

phthalate substitutes. The Commission 

appointed this CHAP to study the 

effects on children’s health of all 

phthalates and phthalate alternatives as 

used in children’s toys and child care 

articles, pursuant to section 108 of the 

Consumer Product Safety Improvement 

Act of 2008 (CPSIA) (Pub. L. 110–314). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, March 30, 2011, and 

Thursday, March 31, 2011. The meeting 

will begin at approximately 8 a.m. on 

both days. It will end at approximately 

5 p.m. on Wednesday and at 

approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

Room 410 at the Commission’s offices at 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 

20814. 

Registration and Webcast: Members of 

the public who wish to attend the 

meeting may register on the day of the 

meeting. There will not be any 

opportunity for public participation at 

this meeting. A live Webcast will not be 


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