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Federal Register :: Post Registration (Trademark Processing)
A Notice by the Patent and Trademark Office on 03/27/2008
Written comments must be submitted on or before May 27, 2008.
73 FR 16272
16272-16274 (3 pages)
E8-6297
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E8-6297 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E8-6297
E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. Include “0651-0055 comment” in the subject line of the message.
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 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 lessen the filing of papers in court and between parties.
Electronically if applicants submit the information using the forms available through TEAS. By mail or hand delivery if applicants choose to submit the information in paper form.
OMB Number: 0651-0055.
Form Number(s): PTO Forms 4.16, 1553, 1583, 1597 and 1963.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 106,030 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take approximately 3 minutes (0.05 hours) to 30 minutes (0.50 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: 16,689 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $5,073,456. The USPTO believes that associate attorneys will complete this information. The professional hourly rate for associate attorneys in private firms is $304. Using this hourly rate, the USPTO estimates that the total respondent cost burden for this collection is $5,073,456.
Declaration of Use of a Mark in Commerce Under § 8 11 866 156
TEAS Declaration of Use of a Mark in Commerce Under § 8 10 6,559 1,115
Combined Declaration of Use in Commerce & Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under §§ 8 & 9 14 3,013 693
TEAS Combined Declaration of Use in Commerce & Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under §§ 8 & 9 12 41,287 8,257
Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark Under § 15 3 92 5
TEAS Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark Under § 15 6 508 51
Combined Declaration of Use & Incontestability Under §§ 8 & 15 5 7,120 570
TEAS Combined Declaration of Use & Incontestability Under §§ 8 & 15 3 37,555 1,878
Amendments and Corrections 30 4,780 2,390
Surrenders 30 450 225
Section 7 Request 20 1,900 627
TEAS Section 7 Request 23 1,900 722
Totals 106,030 16,689
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Respondent Cost Burden (includes postage costs and filing fees): $37,153,771. This collection has no operating, maintenance or recordkeeping costs.
Customers 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 submissions for these paper forms are made via first class mail. First class postage is 41 cents. Therefore, a total estimated mailing cost of $7,471 is incurred (18,221 responses × $0.41).
Declaration of Use of a Mark in Commerce Under § 8 866 $0.41 $355.00
Combined Declaration of Use in Commerce & Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under §§ 8 & 9 3,013 0.41 1,235.00
Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark Under § 15 92 0.41 38.00
Combined Declaration of Use & Incontestability Under §§ 8 & 15 7,120 0.41 2,919.00
Amendments and Corrections 4,780 0.41 1,960.00
Surrenders 450 0.41 185.00
Section 7 Requests 1,900 0.41 779.00
Totals 18,221 7,471.00
Filing fees of $37,146,300 are associated with this collection. The 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. There is a $100 filing fee for Section 7 Requests unless the correction is due to a USPTO error, in which case there is no fee. The USPTO estimates that approximately 2,533 of the 3,800 expected Section 7 Requests would require the fee. The filing fees shown here are the minimum fees associated with this information collection.
Declaration of Use of a Mark in Commerce Under § 8 866 $100.00 $86,600.00
TEAS Declaration of Use of a Mark in Commerce Under § 8 6,559 100.00 655,900.00
Combined Declaration of Use in Commerce & Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under §§ 8 & 9 3,013 500.00 1,506,500.00
TEAS Combined Declaration of Use in Commerce & Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under §§ 8 & 9 41,287 500.00 20,643,500.00
Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark Under § 15 92 200.00 18,400.00
TEAS Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark Under § 15 508 200.00 101,600.00
Combined Declaration of Use & Incontestability Under §§ 8 & 15 7,120 300.00 2,136,000.00
TEAS Combined Declaration of Use & Incontestability Under §§ 8 & 15 37,555 300.00 11,266,500.00
Amendments and Corrections 4,780 100.00 478,000.00
Surrenders 450 0.00 0.00
Section 7 Requests 1,266 100.00 126,600.00
TEAS Section 7 Requests 1,267 100.00 126,700.00
Totals 104,763 37,146,300.00
[FR Doc. E8-6297 Filed 3-26-08; 8:45 am]