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Attestation Form is for the use of a State 

or local government AG or IG to attest 

on behalf of a State or local government 

department or agency Person or 

Certified Person. The AG or IG Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Form requires 

the State or local government AG or IG 

to attest that a Person seeking 

certification or a Certified Person 

seeking renewal of certification has 

information security systems, facilities 

and procedures in place to protect the 

security of the Limited Access DMF, as 

required under section 1110.102(a)(2) of 

the final rule. The AG or IG Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Form collects 

information based on an assessment by 

the State or local government AG or IG 

conducted within three years prior to 

the date of the Person or Certified 

Person’s submission of a completed 

certification statement under section 

1110.101(a) of the final rule. This 

collection includes specific 

requirements of the final rule, which the 

State or local government AG or IG must 

certify are satisfied, and the provision of 

specific information by the State or local 

government AG or IG, such as the date 

of the assessment. 

Affected Public: Accredited 

Conformity Assessment Bodies and 

State or local government Auditors 

General or Inspectors General attesting 

that a Person seeking certification or a 

Certified Person seeking renewal of 

certification under the final rule for the 

‘‘Certification Program for Access to the 

Death Master File’’ has information 

security systems, facilities and 

procedures in place to protect the 

security of the Limited Access DMF, as 

required by the final rule. 

Frequency: Every three (3) years. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Section 203 of the 

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, Public 

Law 113–67. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of 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 collection or the OMB control 

number 0692–0016. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01689 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–04–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 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, invites comments on the 

extension and revision of an existing 

information collection: 0651–0031 

(Patent Processing). The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of this 

information collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this information 

collection must be received on or before 

March 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

any of the following methods. Do not 

submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

• Email: InformationCollections@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0031 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. 

• Mail: Justin Isaac, Information 

Collection Officer, Office of the Chief 

Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 

1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Raul Tamayo, 

Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent 

Legal Administration, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by 

telephone at 571–272–7728; or by email 

to raul.tamayo@uspto.gov with ‘‘0651– 

0031 comment’’ in the subject line. 

Additional information about this 

information collection is also available 

at http://www.reginfo.gov under 

‘‘Information Collection Review.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) is required 

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

application for patent and, when 

appropriate, issue a patent. The USPTO 

is also required to publish patent 

applications, with certain exceptions, 

promptly after the expiration of a period 

of eighteen months from the earliest 

filing date for which a benefit is sought 

under title 35, United States Code 

(‘‘eighteen-month publication’’). Certain 

situations may arise which require that 

additional information be supplied in 

order for the USPTO to further process 

the patent or application. The USPTO 

administers the statutes through various 

sections of the rules of practice in 37 

CFR part 1. 

During the processing of an 

application for a patent, the applicant or 

the applicant’s representative may be 

required to submit additional 

information to the USPTO concerning 

the examination of a specific 

application. The specific information 

required to be submitted includes: 

requests for extension of time, 

abandonment of applications and the 

revival of abandoned applications, 

disclaimers, appeals, petitions, 

expedited examination of design 

applications, requests for continued 

examinations, requests to inspect, copy, 

access patent applications, and 

transmittal forms. 

The information in this collection is 

used by the USPTO to continue the 

processing of the patent or application 

to ensure that applicants are complying 

with the patent regulations and to aid in 

the prosecution of the application. This 

also includes situations that require 

additional information in order for the 

USPTO to further process the patent or 

application. 

II. Method of Collection 

The items in this information 

collection can be submitted through the 

USPTO patent electronic filing system 

(Patent Center), the USPTO’s online 

filing and viewing system for patent 

applications and related documents. 

The USPTO also will accept 

submissions by mail, hand delivery, and 

facsimile. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0031. 

Forms: (AIA—America Invents Act; 

SB—Specimen Book; PTOL = Patent 

and Trademark Office Legal) 


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• 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/40 (Request for Correction 

in a Patent Application Relating to 

Inventorship or an Inventor Name, or 

Order of Names, Other than in a 

Reissue Application (37 CFR 1.48) 

• PTO/AIA/41 (Request to Correct or 

Update the Name of the Applicant 

Under 37 CFR 1.45(c)(1), or Change 

the Applicant Under 37 CFR 

1.46(c)(2)) 

• PTO/AIA/67 (Power to Inspect/ 

Copy—For Applications Filed On or 

After September 16, 2012) 

• PTO/AIA/96 (Statement Under 37 

CFR 3.73(c)) 

• PTO/SB/08a (Information Disclosure 

Statement by Applicant) 

• PTO/SB/08b (Information Disclosure 

Statement by Applicant) 

• 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) 

• 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 

(37 CFR 1.155)) 

• PTO/SB/30 (Request for Continued 

Examination (RCE) Transmittal) 

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

for Review) 

• 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 Deferral of 

Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)) 

• PTO/SB/38 (Request to Retrieve 

Electronic Priority Applications(s) 

Filed with Nonparticipating Office(s) 

That is Available in a Participating 

Office (37 CFR 1.55(i)(4))) 

• PTO/SB/39 (Authorization or 

Rescission of Authorization to Permit 

Access to Application-as-filed by 

Participating Offices) 

• PTO/SB/43 (Disclaimer in a 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 Under 37 CFR 

1.137(a)) 

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

an Application for Patent Abandoned 

for Failure to Notify the Office of a 

Foreign or International Filing (37 

CFR 1.137(f)) 

• PTO/SB/67 (Power to Inspect/Copy— 

For Applications Filed Before 

September 16, 2012) 

• 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 under 37 CFR 1.8) 

• PTO/SB/96 (Statement under 37 CFR 

3.73(b)) 

• PTO/SB/130 (Petition to Make Special 

Based on Age for Advancement of 

Examination under 37 CFR 

1.102(c)(1)) 

• PTOL/413A (Applicant Initiated 

Interview Request Form) 

• PTO–2053–A/B (Notice Under 37 CFR 

1.251—Pending Application) 

• PTO–2054–A/B (Notice Under 37 CFR 

1.251—Abandoned Application) 

• PTO–2055–A/B (Notice Under 37 CFR 

1.251—Patent) 

Type of Review: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Private sector. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 2,435,597 respondents per 

year. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2,435,597 responses per 

year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take 

respondents between 2 minutes (0.03 

hours) and 8 hours to submit items in 

this information collection depending 

on the instrument used. This includes 

the time to gather the necessary 

information, create the document, and 

submit the completed request to the 

USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 535,466 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Hourly Cost Burden: $170,503,027. 

TABLE 1—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS

Item No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

time 

for response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

burden 

(hour/year) 

Rate 1

($/hour) 

Estimated 

annual 

respondent 

cost burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) (d) (c) × (d) = (e) (f) (e) × (f) = (g) 

1 ............ Information Disclosure 

Statements (IDS) that 

do not require the fee 

set forth in 37 CFR 

1.17(p).

694,000 1 694,000 0.20 (12 minutes) ............ 138,800 $447 $62,043,600 

2 ............ Transmittal Form ............. 517,000 1 517,000 0.20 (12 minutes) ............ 103,400 122 12,614,800 

3 ............ Petition for Extension of 

Time under 37 CFR 

1.136(a).

192,884 1 192,884 0.40 (24 minutes) ............ 77,154 122 9,412,788 

4 ............ Express Abandonment 

under 37 CFR 1.138.

2,000 1 2,000 0.08 (5 minutes) .............. 160 122 19,520 

5 ............ Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers).49,950 1 49,950 0.25 (15 minutes) ............ 12,488 447 5,582,136 

6 ............ Request for Expedited 

Examination of a Design Application.

7,227 1 7,227 0.25 (15 minutes) ............ 1,807 447 807,729 


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Item No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

time 

for response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

burden 

(hour/year) 

Rate 1

($/hour) 

Estimated 

annual 

respondent 

cost burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) (d) (c) × (d) = (e) (f) (e) × (f) = (g) 

7 ............ Petition for Revival of an 

Application for Patent 

Abandoned Unintentionally.

7,024 1 7,024 1 ....................................... 7,024 447 3,139,728 

8 ............ Petition for Revival of an 

Application for Patent 

Abandoned for Failure 

to Notify the Office of a 

Foreign or International 

Filing.

125 1 125 1 ....................................... 125 447 55,875 

9 ............ Requests to Access, Inspect, and Copy.1,000 1 1,000 0.25 (15 minutes) ............ 250 122 30,500 

10 .......... Deposit Account Order 

Form.

55,000 1 55,000 0.25 (15 minutes) ............ 13,750 122 1,677,500 

11 .......... Certificates of Mailing or 

Transmission.

450,000 1 450,000 0.03 (2 minutes) .............. 13,500 122 1,647,000 

12 .......... Statement Under 37 CFR 

3.73(c) (AIA), 37 CFR 

3.83(b) (pre-AIA).

146,000 1 146,000 0.25 (15 minutes) ............ 36,500 447 16,315,500 

13 .......... Non-publication Request 16,000 1 16,000 0.25 (15 minutes) ............ 4,000 447 1,788,000 

14 .......... Rescission of Previous 

Non-publication 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).

500 1 500 0.25 (15 minutes) ............ 125 447 55,875 

15 .......... USPTO Patent Electronic 

Filing System Copy of 

Application for Publication.

1 1 1 2.50 .................................. 3 122 366 

16 .......... Copy of File Content 

Showing Redactions.

3 1 3 4 ....................................... 12 447 5,364 

17 .......... Copy of the Applicant or 

Patentee’s Record of 

the Application (including copies of the correspondence, list of the 

correspondence, and 

statements verifying 

whether the record is 

complete or not).

10 1 10 2 ....................................... 20 122 2,440 

18 .......... Request for Continued 

Examination (RCE) 

Transmittal).

132,000 1 132,000 0.30 (18 minutes) ............ 39,600 447 17,701,200 

19 .......... Request for Suspension 

of Action or Deferral of 

Examination Under 37 

CFR 1.103(b), (c), or 

(d).

630 1 630 0.20 (12 minutes) ............ 126 447 56,322 

20 .......... Request for Voluntary 

Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication).

450 1 450 0.20 (12 minutes) ............ 90 122 10,980 

21 .......... Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form.50,000 1 50,000 0.40 (24 minutes) ............ 20,000 447 8,940,000 

22 .......... Processing Fee Under 37 

CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal.

100 1 100 0.08 (5 minutes) .............. 8 447 3,576 

23 .......... Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application (s) Under 37 CFR 

1.55(i)(4).

10,000 1 10,000 0.25 (15 minutes) ............ 2,500 447 1,117,500 

24 .......... Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to 

Permit Access to Application-as-filed by Participating Offices Under 

37 CFR 1.14(h).

6,000 1 6,000 0.25 (15 minutes) ............ 1,500 447 670,500 

25 .......... Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a 

Refund.

2,050 1 2,050 0.20 (12 minutes) ............ 410 447 183,270 

26 .......... Pre-Appeal Brief Request 

for Review.

6,700 1 6,700 5 ....................................... 33,500 447 14,974,500 

27 .......... Request for Corrected Filing Receipt.44,000 1 44,000 0.08 (5 minutes) .............. 3,520 122 429,440 


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Item No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

time 

for response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

burden 

(hour/year) 

Rate 1

($/hour) 

Estimated 

annual 

respondent 

cost burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) (d) (c) × (d) = (e) (f) (e) × (f) = (g) 

28 .......... Petition to Make Special 

Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR 

1.102(c)(1).

2,100 1 2,100 2 ....................................... 4,200 447 1,877,400 

29 .......... Filing a submission after 

final rejection (see 37 

CFR 1.129(a)).

43 1 43 8 ....................................... 344 447 153,768 

30 .......... Correction of inventorship 

after first office action 

on the merits.

3,300 1 3,300 0.75 (45 minutes) ............ 2,475 447 1,106,325 

31 .......... Request for correction in 

a patent application relating to inventorship or 

an inventor name, or 

order of names, other 

than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48).

18,500 1 18,500 0.75 (45 minutes) ............ 13,875 447 6,202,125 

32 .......... Request to correct or update the name of the 

applicant under 37 CFR 

1.46(c)(1), or change 

the applicant under 37 

CFR 1.46(c)(2).

21,000 1 21,000 0.20 (12 minutes) ............ 4,200 447 1,877,400 

Totals .... .......................................... 2,435,597 .................... 2,435,597 .......................................... 535,466 ........................ 170,503,027 

1 2023 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); 

pg. F–41. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for intellectual property work in all firms which is $447 per hour (https://www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/ 

economic-survey). 2022 National Utilization and Compensation Survey Report published by the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA); pg. 38. The USPTO 

uses the average billing rate for paralegals/paraprofessionals, which is $122 per hour (https://nala.org/paralegal-info/). 

Estimated Total Annual Non-Hourly 

Cost Burden: $363,821,958. There is no 

capital start-up, maintenance costs, or 

recordkeeping costs associated with this 

information collection. However, there 

is non-hour cost burden in the way of 

filing fees and postage costs. The total 

annual (non-hour) respondent cost 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

be $363,821,958, which includes 

$363,579,616 in filing fees, and 

$242,342 in postage. 

Filing Fees 

The fees in this information collection 

are listed in the table below. The fee for 

Request for Prioritized Examination has 

no counterpart in the hourly cost table 

due to that form being exempt from the 

PRA. 

TABLE 2—FILING FEES

Item No. Fee code Item 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Filing 

fee 

($) 

Non-hourly 

cost burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) 

1 ................... 1806 Information Disclosure Statements (IDS) that require 

the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) (undiscounted).

85,540 $260 $22,240,400 

1 ................... 2806 IDS that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) 

(small entity).

22,173 104 2,305,992 

1 ................... 3806 IDS that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) 

(micro entity).

624 52 32,448 

3 ................... 1251 One-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(undiscounted).

62,740 220 13,802,800 

3 ................... 2251 One-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(small entity).

29,039 88 2,555,432 

3 ................... 3251 One-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(micro entity).

3,509 44 154,396 

3 ................... 1252 Two-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(undiscounted).

23,560 640 15,078,400 

3 ................... 2252 Two-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(small entity).

15,484 256 3,963,904 

3 ................... 3252 Two-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(micro entity).

1,922 128 246,016 

3 ................... 1253 Three-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(undiscounted).

20,377 1,480 30,157,960 

3 ................... 2253 Three-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(small entity).

23,002 592 13,617,184 


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Item No. Fee code Item 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Filing 

fee 

($) 

Non-hourly 

cost burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) 

3 ................... 3253 Three-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(micro entity).

2,558 296 757,168 

3 ................... 1254 Four-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(undiscounted).

1,810 2,320 4,199,200 

3 ................... 2254 Four-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(small entity).

2,196 928 2,037,888 

3 ................... 3254 Four-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(micro entity).

266 464 123,424 

3 ................... 1255 Five-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(undiscounted).

3,039 3,160 9,603,240 

3 ................... 2255 Five-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(small entity).

3,176 1,264 4,014,464 

3 ................... 3255 Five-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) 

(micro entity).

206 632 130,192 

5 ................... 1814 Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers) 

(undiscounted).

36,105 170 6,137,850 

5 ................... 2814 Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers) 

(small entity).

13,175 170 2,239,750 

5 ................... 3814 Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers) 

(micro entity).

670 170 113,900 

6 ................... 1802 Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (undiscounted).713 1,600 1,140,800 

6 ................... 2802 Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (small entity).1,426 640 912,640 

6 ................... 3802 Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (micro entity).5,088 320 1,628,160 

7 ................... 1453 Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally (undiscounted).2,323 2,100 4,878,300 

7 ................... 2453 Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally (small entity).3,388 840 2,845,920 

7 ................... 3453 Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally (micro entity).1,313 420 551,460 

8 ................... 1453 Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or 

International Filing (undiscounted).

94 2,100 197,400 

8 ................... 2453 Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or 

International Filing (small entity).

19 840 15,960 

8 ................... 3453 Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or 

International Filing (micro entity).

12 420 5,040 

16 ................. 1808 Copy of File Content Showing Redactions 

(undiscounted).

1 140 140 

16 ................. 2808 Copy of File Content Showing Redactions (small entity) 1 140 140 

16 ................. 3808 Copy of File Content Showing Redactions (micro entity) 1 140 140 

18 ................. 1801 Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal 

(First Request) (undiscounted).

70,734 1,360 96,198,240 

18 ................. 2801 Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal 

(First Request) (small entity).

19,673 544 10,702,112 

18 ................. 3801 Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal 

(First Request) (micro entity).

1,992 272 541,824 

18 ................. 1820 Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal 

(Second and Subsequent Requests) (undiscounted).

29,979 2,000 59,958,000 

18 ................. 2820 Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal 

(Second and Subsequent Requests) (small entity).

8,985 800 7,188,000 

18 ................. 3820 Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal 

(Second and Subsequent Requests) (micro entity).

637 400 254,800 

19 ................. 1830 Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d) 

(undiscounted).

354 140 49,560 

19 ................. 2830 Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d) (small entity).245 56 13,720 

19 ................. 3830 Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d) (micro entity).31 28 868 


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TABLE 2—FILING FEES—Continued 

Item No. Fee code Item 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Filing 

fee 

($) 

Non-hourly 

cost burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) 

20 ................. 1803 Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication) 

(undiscounted).

157 140 21,980 

20 ................. 2803 Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication) (small entity).19 140 2,660 

20 ................. 3803 Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for republication) (micro entity).4 140 560 

22 ................. 1830 Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal 

(undiscounted).

56 140 7,840 

22 ................. 2830 Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal 

(small entity).

39 56 2,184 

22 ................. 3830 Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal 

(micro entity).

5 28 140 

29 ................. 1810 For each additional invention to be examined (see 37 

CFR 1.129(b)) (undiscounted).

1 880 880 

29 ................. 2810 For each additional invention to be examined (see 37 

CFR 1.129(b)) (small entity).

1 352 352 

29 ................. 3810 For each additional invention to be examined (see 37 

CFR 1.129(b)) (micro entity).

1 176 176 

29 ................. 1809 Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 

1.129(a)) (undiscounted).

17 880 14,960 

29 ................. 2809 Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 

1.129(a)) (small entity).

20 352 7,040 

29 ................. 3809 Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 

1.129(a)) (micro entity).

6 176 1,056 

30 ................. 1819 Correction of inventorship after first office action on the 

merits (undiscounted).

793 640 507,520 

30 ................. 2819 Correction of inventorship after first office action on the 

merits (small entity).

617 256 157,952 

30 ................. 3819 Correction of inventorship after first office action on the 

merits (micro entity).

60 128 7,680 

31 ................. 1830 Request for correction in a patent application relating to 

inventorship or an inventor name, or order of names, 

other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48) 

(non-provisional) (undiscounted).

7,122 140 997,080 

31 ................. 2830 Request for correction in a patent application relating to 

inventorship or an inventor name, or order of names, 

other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48) 

(non-provisional) (small entity).

5,180 56 290,080 

31 ................. 3803 Request for correction in a patent application relating to 

inventorship or an inventor name, or order of names, 

other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48) 

(non-provisional) (micro entity).

648 28 18,144 

31 ................. 1807 Request for correction in a patent application relating to 

inventorship or an inventor name, or order of names, 

other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48) 

(provisional).

5,550 50 277,500 

N/A ............... 1817 Request for prioritized examination (undiscounted) ....... 6,481 4,200 27,220,200 

N/A ............... 2817 Request for prioritized examination (small entity) .......... 7,491 1,680 12,584,880 

N/A ............... 3817 Request for prioritized examination (micro entity) .......... 1,028 840 863,520 

Totals .... ........................ .......................................................................................... 533,476 ........................ 363,579,616 

Postage Costs 

Although the USPTO prefers that the 

items in this information collection be 

submitted electronically, responses may 

be submitted by mail through the 

United States Postal Service (USPS). 

The USPTO estimates that 1% of the 

2,435,597 items will be submitted in the 

mail resulting in 24,356 mailed items. 

The USPTO estimates that the average 

postage cost for a mailed submission, 

using a Priority Mail flat rate legal 

envelope, will be $9.95. Therefore, the 

USPTO estimates that the total mailing 

costs for this information collection is 

$242,342. 

IV. Request for Comments 

The USPTO is soliciting public 

comments to: 

(a) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(d) Minimize the burden of the 

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are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

All comments submitted in response 

to this notice are a matter of public 

record. USPTO will include or 

summarize each comment in the request 

to OMB to approve this information 

collection. Before including an address, 

phone number, email address, or other 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

in a comment, be aware that the entire 

comment—including PII—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you may ask in your comment to 

withhold PII from public view, USPTO 

cannot guarantee that it will be able to 

do so. 

Justin Isaac, 

Information Collections Officer, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01722 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

[Docket No.: PTO–P–2023–0047] 

Supplemental Guidance for 

Examination of Design Patent 

Applications Related to ComputerGenerated Electronic Images, 

Including Computer-Generated Icons 

and Graphical User Interfaces 

AGENCY: Patent and Trademark Office, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Examination guidance; 

correction. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) published in 

the Federal Register on November 17, 

2023, supplemental guidance to be used 

by USPTO personnel in determining 

whether a design claim including a 

computer-generated electronic image is 

directed to statutory subject matter. This 

notice provides the deadline for written 

comments. Additionally, the USPTO 

has corrected Examples 2, 4, and 5 in 

Section (V) of the supplemental 

guidance published in the Federal 

Register to reflect certain formatting 

(i.e., underlining and strikethrough) 

necessary to understand the examples. 

The supplemental guidance, including 

the examples, will be incorporated into 

the Manual of Patent Examining 

Procedure in due course. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Harriman, Senior Legal Advisor, Office 

of Patent Legal Administration, at 571– 

272–7747; or Carolyn Kosowski, Senior 

Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal 

Administration, at 571–272–7688. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

USPTO published in the Federal 

Register on November 17, 2023, 

supplemental guidance to be used by 

USPTO personnel in determining 

whether a design claim including a 

computer-generated electronic image is 

directed to statutory subject matter. See 

Supplemental Guidance for 

Examination of Design Patent 

Applications Related to ComputerGenerated Electronic Images, Including 

Computer-Generated Icons and 

Graphical User Interfaces, 88 FR 80277. 

This notice provides the deadline for 

submitting written comments through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. The deadline for 

submitting comments is November 18, 

2024. Please see the ADDRESSES section 

in the November 17, 2023 notice for 

instructions on how to submit 

comments. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of November 

17, 2023, in FR Doc. 2023–25473, on 

page 80277, in the third column, correct 

the DATES caption to read: 

DATES: This supplemental guidance is 

applicable as of November 17, 2023. 

Comments must be received by 

November 18, 2024, to ensure 

consideration. 

In addition, the USPTO has corrected 

Examples 2, 4, and 5 in Section (V) of 

the supplemental guidance published in 

the Federal Register to reproduce 

certain formatting (i.e., underlining and 

strikethrough) in the text necessary to 

understand the examples. A PDF 

version of the examples, which contains 

the formatting, has been posted on the 

Examination Guidance and Training 

Materials page under 35 U.S.C. 171 at 

www.uspto.gov/patents/laws/ 

examination-policy/examinationguidance-and-training-materials. 

The supplemental guidance, 

including the examples, will be 

incorporated into the Manual of Patent 

Examining Procedure in due course. 

Katherine Kelly Vidal, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01717 Filed 1–26–24; 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 Examiner Employment 

Application 

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 comments 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 November 15, 2023 during 

a 60-day comment period (88 FR 78332). 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comment. 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

Title: Patent Examiner Employment 

Application. 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0042. 

Needs and Uses: In the current 

employment environment, life science 

and engineering graduates are in great 

demand. The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) is in direct 

competition with the private industry 

for the same caliber of candidates with 

the requisite knowledge and skills to 

perform patent examination work. This 

information collection covers online 

applications to the USPTO for entry 

level patent examiner positions. More 

specifically, the collection covers the 

respondent data gathered from the 

applications. The USPTO posts the 

relevant positions online and collects 

applicant information via the USA 

Staffing System. 

The USA Staffing online application 

collects supplemental information to a 

candidate’s USAJOBS application. This 

information assists USPTO Human 

Resource Specialists and Hiring 

Managers in determining whether an 

applicant possesses the basic 

qualification requirements for a patent 

examiner position. From the 

information collected, the USA Staffing 

system creates an electronic real-time 

candidate inventory on applicants’ 

expertise and technical knowledge, 

which allows USPTO to immediately 

review applications from multiple 


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