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applications filed before September 

16, 2012) 

• PTO/SB/110 (Declaration for Utility 

or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 

1.63), Korean Language—applications 

filed before September 16, 2012) 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 633,209 

respondents per year. 

Average Hour per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it takes the public 

between 45 minutes (.75 hours) and 40 

hours to complete a single response, 

depending on the complexity of the 

submission. This includes the time to 

gather the necessary information, 

prepare the appropriate documents, and 

to submit the response to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 15,598,813 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour 

Cost Burden: $1,205,915,848. 

Needs and Uses: The United States 

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is 

required by Title 35 of the United States 

Code (U.S.C.) to examine applications 

for patents. The USPTO administers the 

patent statutes relating to examination 

through various regulations in such as 

37 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

1.16 through 1.84. Each patent applicant 

must provide sufficient information to 

allow the USPTO to properly examine 

the application to determine whether it 

meets the criteria set forth in the patent 

statutes and regulations for issuance as 

a patent. The patent statutes and 

regulations require that an application 

for patent include the following 

information: 

(1) A specification containing a 

description of the invention and at least 

one claim defining the property right 

sought by the applicant; 

(2) A drawing(s) or photograph(s), 

where necessary, for an understanding 

of the invention; 

(3) An oath or declaration signed by 

the applicant; and 

(4) A filing fee. 

Various types of patent applications 

are covered under this information 

collection: 

• New original utility, plant, design, 

and provisional applications; 

• Continuation/divisional 

applications of international 

applications; 

• Continued prosecution applications 

(design); and 

• Continuation/divisional and 

continuation-in-part applications of 

utility, plant, and design applications. 

In addition, this information 

collection covers certain other papers 

filed by applicants, such as, petitions to 

accept an unintentionally delayed 

priority or benefit claim, petitions to 

accept a filing by other than all of the 

inventors or a person not the inventor, 

and petitions requesting that 

applications filed under 37 CFR 1.495(b) 

be accorded a receipt date. 

Affected Public: Private sector; 

individuals or households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view 

Department of Commerce, USPTO 

information collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be submitted within 

30 days of the publication of this notice 

on the following website 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function and entering either the title of 

the information collection or the OMB 

Control Number 0651–0032. 

Further information can be obtained 

by: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0032 

information request’’ in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450. 

Kimberly Hardy, 

Information Collections Officer, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26364 Filed 11–27–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Trademark Submissions 

Regarding Correspondence and 

Regarding Attorney Representation 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 

the following information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and clearance 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. The 

USPTO invites comment on this 

information collection renewal, which 

helps the USPTO assess the impact of 

its information collection requirements 

and minimize the public’s reporting 

burden. Public comments were 

previously requested via the Federal 

Register on September 29, 2020 during 

a 60-day comment period. This notice 

allows for an additional 30 days for 

public comments. 

Agency: Patent and Trademark Office, 

Department of Commerce. 

Title: Trademark Submissions 

Regarding Correspondence and 

Regarding Attorney Representation. 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0056. 

Form Number(s): 

• PTO Form 2201 (TEAS Request for 

Withdrawal as Attorney of Record/ 

Update of USPTO’s Database After 

Power of Attorney Ends) 

• PTO Form 2300 (TEAS Change 

Address or Representation Form) 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 204,323 

respondents per year. 

Average Hour per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public between 12 minutes (0.2 hours) 

and 1 hour to complete a response, 

depending upon the complexity of the 

situation. This includes the time to 

gather the necessary information, 

prepare the appropriate documents, and 

submit the completed response to the 

USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 50,437 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour 

Cost Burden: $1,369. 

Needs and Uses: The 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 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 


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communications to the USPTO 

regarding the appointment of attorneys 

to represent applicants or registrants in 

the application and post-registration 

processes 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 of 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. 

Affected Public: Private sector; 

individuals or households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view 

Department of Commerce, USPTO 

information collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be submitted within 

30 days of the publication of this notice 

on the following website 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function and entering either the title of 

the information collection or the OMB 

Control Number 0651–0056. 

Further information can be obtained 

by: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0056 

information request’’ in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450. 

Kimberly Hardy, 

Information Collections Officer, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26349 Filed 11–27–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Patent Processing 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 

the following information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and clearance 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. The 

USPTO invites comment on this 

information collection renewal, which 

helps the USPTO assess the impact of 

its information collection requirements 

and minimize the public’s reporting 

burden. Public comments were 

previously requested via the Federal 

Register on September 29, 2020 during 

a 60-day comment period. This notice 

allows for an additional 30 days for 

public comments. 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

Title: Patent Processing. 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0031. 

Form Number(s): (AIA = American 

Invents Act; SB = Specimen Book; PTOL 

= Patent and Trademark Office Legal) 

• PTO/AIA/22 (Petition for Extension of 

Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)) 

• PTO/AIA/24 (Express Abandonment 

under 37 CFR 1.138) 

• PTO/AIA/24B (Petition for Express 

Abandonment to Obtain a Refund) 

• PTO/AIA/33 (Pre-appeal Brief 

Request for Review) 

• PTO/AIA/96 (Statement under 37 CFR 

3.73(c)) 

• PTO/SB/08a and b (Information 

Disclosure Statement) 

• PTO/SB/17i (Processing Fee under 37 

CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal) 

• PTO/SB/21 (Transmittal Form) 

• PTO/SB/22 (Petition for Extension of 

Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)) 

• PTO/SB/24 (Express Abandonment 

under 37 CFR 1.138) 

• PTO/SB/24B (Petition for Express 

Abandonment to Obtain a Refund– 

applications filed on or before 

September 16, 2012) 

• PTO/SB/25 (Terminal Disclaimer to 

Obviate a Provisional Double 

Patenting Rejection Over a Pending 

‘‘Reference’’ Application) 

• PTO/SB/26 (Terminal Disclaimer to 

Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection 

over a ‘‘Prior’’ Patent) 

• PTO/SB/27 (Request for Expedited 

Examination of a Design Application) 

• PTO/SB/30 (Request for Continued 

Examination (RCE) Transmittal) 

• PTO/SB/33 (Pre-appeal Brief Request 

for Review—applications filed on or 

before September 16, 2012) 

• PTO/SB/35 (Nonpublication Request 

under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)) 

• PTO/SB/36 (Rescission of Previous 

Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 

122(b)(2)(B)(ii) and, if applicable, 

Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 

122(b)(2)(B)(iii)) 

• PTO/SB/37 (Request for Suspension 

of Action or Deferral of Examination 

under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d)— 

applications filed on or before 

September 16, 2012) 

• PTO/SB/38 (Request to Retrieve 

Electronic Priority Application(s)) 

• PTO/SB/39 (Authorization or 

Rescission of Authorization to Permit 

Access to Application-as-filed by 

Participating Offices) 

• PTO/SB/43 (Disclaimer in Patent 

Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)) 

• PTO/SB/63 (Terminal Disclaimer to 

Accompany Petition) 

• PTO/SB/64 (Petition for Revival of an 

Application for Patent Abandoned 

Unintentionally) 

• PTO/SB/64a (Petition for Revival of 

an Application for Patent Abandoned 

for Failure to Notify the Office of a 

Foreign or International Filing) 

• PTO/SB/64PCT (Petition for Revival 

of an International Application for 

Patent Abandoned Unintentionally) 

• PTO/SB/67 (Power to Access, Inspect, 

and Copy) 

• PTO/SB/68 (Request for Access to an 

Abandoned Application Under 37 

CFR 1.14) 

• PTO/SB/91 (Deposit Account Order 

Form) 

• PTO/SB/92 (Certificate of Mailing or 

Transmission) 

• PTO/SB/96 (Statement under 37 CFR 

3.73(c)) 

• PTO/SB/130 (Petition to Make Special 

Based on Age for Advancement of 

Examination under 37 CFR 

1.102(c)(1)) 

• PTO/SB/413C (Request for FirstAction Interview (Full Pilot Program)) 

• PTO–2053–A/B; PTO–2054–A/B; and 

PTO–2055–A/B (Copy of the 

Applicant or Patentee’s Record of the 

Application) 

• PTOL/413A (Applicant-Initiated 

Interview Request Form) 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 3,669,397 

respondents per year. 

Average Hours per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take 

approximately 2 minutes (0.08 hours) to 

8 hours to complete a single response. 

This includes the time to gather the 

necessary information, prepare the 

appropriate documents, and submit the 

completed response to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 3,187,341 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour 

Cost Burden: $408,845,999. 

Needs and Uses: The United States 

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is 

required by 35 U.S.C. 131 to examine an 


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