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IC No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Filing fee Total cost 

(a) (b) (c) 

(a) × (b) 

2 .............. Supplemental examination document size fees, each additional 50 documents 

(micro entity).

1 70.00 70.00 

2 .............. Reexamination independent claims in excess of three and also in excess of the 

number of such claims in the patent under reexamination (large entity).

35 460.00 16,100.00 

2 .............. Reexamination independent claims in excess of three and also in excess of the 

number of such claims in the patent under reexamination (small entity).

10 230.00 2,300.00 

2 .............. Reexamination independent claims in excess of three and also in excess of the 

number of such claims in the patent under reexamination (micro entity).

5 115.00 575.00 

2 .............. Reexamination claims in excess of 20 and also in excess of the number of 

claims in the patent under reexamination (large entity).

55 100.00 5,500.00 

2 .............. Reexamination claims in excess of 20 and also in excess of the number of 

claims in the patent under reexamination (small entity).

20 50.00 1,000.00 

2 .............. Reexamination claims in excess of 20 and also in excess of the number of 

claims in the patent under reexamination (micro entity).

5 25.00 125.00 

4 .............. Ex Parte Reexamination (§ 1.510(a)) Streamlined (large entity) ........................... 42 6,000.00 252,000.00 

4 .............. Ex Parte Reexamination (§ 1.510(a)) Streamlined (small entity) ........................... 27 3,000.00 81,000.00 

4 .............. Ex Parte Reexamination (§ 1.510(a)) Streamlined (micro entity) ........................... 1 1,500.00 1,500.00 

4 .............. Ex Parte Reexamination (§ 1.510(a)) Non-Streamlined (large entity) .................... 78 12,000.00 936.00 

4 .............. Ex Parte Reexamination (§ 1.510(a)) Non-Streamlined (small entity) ................... 51 6,000.00 306,000.00 

4 .............. Ex Parte Reexamination (§ 1.510(a)) Non-Streamlined (micro entity) ................... 1 3,000.00 3,000.00 

5 .............. Petitions in a reexamination proceeding, except for those specifically enumerated in 37 CFR 1.550(i) and 1.937(d) (large entity).180 1,940.00 349,200.00 

5 .............. Petitions in a reexamination proceeding, except for those specifically enumerated in 37 CFR 1.550(i) and 1.937(d) (small entity).20 970.00 19,400.00 

5 .............. Petitions in a reexamination proceeding, except for those specifically enumerated in 37 CFR 1.550(i) and 1.937(d) (micro entity).1 485.00 485.00 

Total ................................................................................................................................. 680 ........................ 2,747,015.00 

Therefore, the USPTO estimates that 

the total annual (non-hour) cost burden 

for this collection, in the form of postage 

costs ($3,171.5) and filing fees 

($2,747,015), is $2,750,186.50 per year. 

IV. Request for Comment 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection. 

They also will become a matter of 

public record. 

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. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Director, Records and Information 

Governance Division, OCTO, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14385 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; ‘‘Trademark 

Petitions’’ 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the 1995 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

Title: Trademark Petitions. 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0061. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Type of Request: Regular. 

Number of Respondents: 4,768 

responses per year. 

Average Hours per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take 

approximately between 35 minutes 

(0.58 hours) to 75 minutes (1.25 hours) 

to complete the items in this collection. 

This includes the time to gather the 

necessary information, create the 

documents, and submit the completed 

request to the USPTO. 

Burden Hours: 4,333.63 hours per 

year. 

Cost Burden: $53,507.84 per year. 

Needs and Uses: The public uses this 

information collection for a variety of 

private business purposes related to 

establishing and enforcing trademark 

rights. The USPTO uses the information 

described in this collection to process 

letters of protest, requests to make 

special, responses to petition inquiry 

letters, petitions to make special, 

requests to restore a filing date, and 

requests for reinstatement. Information 

relating to the registration of a 

trademark is made publicly available by 

the USPTO. The release of information 

in a letter of protest is controlled and 

may be available upon request only. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit 

organizations; not-for-profit 

organizations. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

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OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, 

email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@

omb.eop.gov. 

Once submitted, the request will be 

publicly available in electronic format 

through www.regino.gov. Follow the 

instructions to view the Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Further information can be obtained 

by: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0061 copy 

request’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and 

Information Governance Division 

Director, Office of the Chief Technology 

Officer, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent on 

or before August 6, 2018 to Nicholas A. 

Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or by 

fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the 

attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Director, Records and Information 

Governance Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14384 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

[ARH–180613D–PL] 

Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive 

Patent License 

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 209; 37 CFR 404. 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act 

and implementing regulations, the 

Department of the Air Force hereby 

gives notice of its intent to grant an 

exclusive patent license agreement to 

Elke Therapeutics, Inc., a domestic 

business corporation of the State of New 

York, having a place of business at 105 

E 34th Street, Unit 198, New York, New 

York 10016. 

DATES: Written objections must be filed 

no later than fifteen (15) calendar days 

after the date of publication of this 

Notice. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written objections to 

the Air Force Materiel Command Law 

Office, AFMCLO/JAZ, 2240 B Street, 

Room 260, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 

45433–7109; Facsimile: (937) 255–3733; 

or Email: afmclo.jaz.tech@us.af.mil. 

Include Docket No. ARH–180613D–PL 

in the subject line of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Air 

Force Materiel Command Law Office, 

AFMCLO/JAZ, 2240 B Street, Rm 260, 

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433–7109; 

Facsimile: (937) 255–3733; Email: 

afmclo.jaz.tech@us.af.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of the Air Force intends to 

grant the exclusive patent license 

agreement for the invention described 

in: 

—U.S. Patent No. 8,575,069, entitled, 

‘‘HUMAN PERFORMANCE 

BIOMARKER BINDING PEPTIDES 

FOR NEUROPEPTIDE Y AND 

METHODS OF USING THE SAME,’’ 

filed 15 January 2013, and issued 5 

November 2013. 

The Department of the Air Force may 

grant the prospective license unless a 

timely objection is received that 

sufficiently shows the grant of the 

license would be inconsistent with the 

Bayh-Dole Act or implementing 

regulations. A competing application for 

a patent license agreement, completed 

in compliance with 37 CFR 404.8 and 

received by the Air Force within the 

period for timely objections, will be 

treated as an objection and may be 

considered as an alternative to the 

proposed license. 

Henry Williams, 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14400 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force 

Academy; Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force 

Academy, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that the following Federal 

Advisory Committee meeting of the 

Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force 

Academy will take place. 

DATES: Friday July 27, 2018 from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Mountain Time). 

ADDRESSES: United States Air Force 

Academy, Blue and Silver Club, 

Colorado Springs, CO. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 

R. Love, (703) 692–7757 (Voice), 703– 

693–4244 (Facsimile), jean.r.love.civ@

mail.mil (Email). Mailing address is 

SAF/MRM, 1660 Air Force Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20330–1660. Website: 

https://www.usafa.edu/about/bov/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to review morale and 

discipline, social climate, athletics, 

diversity, curriculum and other matters 

relating to the Academy that include a 

Superintendent’s update, a 

Commandant’s update, a Dean’s update 

and Athletic Director’s update. 

Agenda 

0830–0835 .... Introductions & opening remarks by Designated Federal Officer (Ms. Love) 

0835–0840 .... Call to Order and Agenda 

Overview 

BoV Chairman: Gen (Ret) 

Rice 

0840–0845 .... Chairman’s Opening Comments 

0845–0945 .... Superintendent’s Update 

0945–1000 .... Comfort Break 

1000–1045 .... Commandant’s Update 

1045–1130 .... Dean’s Update 

1130–1215 .... BREAK: Group Photo, 

Lunch served 

1215–1245 .... Athletic Director’s Update 

1245–1315 .... CCLD’s Update 

1315–1415 .... Admissions Update 

1415–1430 .... Comfort Break 

1430–1500 .... SAPR Update 

1500–1530 .... Superintendent’s Summary 

Remarks 

1530–1600 .... Chairman’s Concluding Remarks 

1600 .............. Adjourn (DFO) 

Meeting Accessibility: Open to the 

public subject to the availability of 

space. Registration of members of the 

public who wish to attend the meeting 

will begin upon publication of this 

meeting notice and end three business 

days (24 July) prior to the start of the 

meeting. All members of the public 

must contact Capt. Campos at the phone 

number or email listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Seating 

is limited and is on a first-to-arrive 

basis. Attendees will be asked to 

provide their name, title, affiliation, and 

contact information to include email 

address and daytime telephone number 

to the POC listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. Any 

interested person may attend the 

meeting, file written comments or 


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