OMB Control No: 0651-0031
ICR Reference No:
202208-0651-002
Status: Received in OIRA
Previous ICR Reference No: 202011-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO
Agency Tracking No:
Title: Patent Processing
Type of Information Collection: No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
Date Submitted to OIRA:
08/09/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
05/31/2024
05/31/2024
Responses
3,669,397
3,669,397
Time Burden (Hours)
3,187,341
3,187,341
Cost Burden (Dollars)
408,845,999
408,845,999
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. Also,
the USPTO is required to publish patent applications, with certain
exceptions, promptly after the expiration of a period of 18 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.
The information in this collection can be 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.
Authorizing Statute(s): PL:
Pub.L. 112 - 29 1 Name of Law: Leahy-Smith America Invents
Act
Citations for New Statutory
Requirements: None
Associated Rulemaking
Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices &
Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
85 FR
60975
09/29/2020
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
85 FR
76541
11/30/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on
this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this
ICR: 63
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Applicant Initiated
Interview Request Form
PTOL/413A
Applicant-Initiated Interview
Request Form
Applicant Initiated
Interview Request Form (Individuals And Households)
PTOL/413A
Applicant-Initiated Interview
Request Form
Authorization or
Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to
Application-as-filed by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR
1.14(h)
PTO/SB/39
Authorization or
Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to
Application-as-filed by Participating Offices under 37 CFR
1.14(h))
Authorization or
Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to
Application-as-filed by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h)
(Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/39
Authorization or
Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to
Application-as-filed by Participating Offices under 37 CFR
1.14(h))
Certificates of
Mailing or Transmission
PTO/SB/92
Certificates of
Mailing or Transmission
Certificates of
Mailing or Transmission (Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/92
Certificates of
Mailing or Transmission
Copy of File Content
Showing Redactions
Copy of File Content
Showing Redactions (Individuals And Households)
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)
PTO–2053–A/B, PTO–2054–A/B, PTO–2055–A/B
Notice Under 37
CFR 1.251 - Pending Application , Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 -
Abandoned Application , Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 –
Patent
Correction of
inventorship after first office action on the merits
Correction of
inventorship after first office action on the merits (Individuals
And Households)
Deposit Account Order
Form
PTO/SB/91
Deposit Account
Order Form
Deposit Account Order
Form (Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/91
Deposit Account
Order Form
Express Abandonment
under 37 CFR 1.138
PTO/AIA/24
Express
Abandonment Under 37 CFR 1.138
Express Abandonment
under 37 CFR 1.138 (Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/24, PTO/AIA/24
Express
Abandonment Under 37 CFR 1.138 , Express Abandonment Under 37
CFR 1.138
Filing a submission
after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a))
Filing a submission
after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)) (Individuals And
Households)
Information Disclosure
Statements that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR
1.17(p)
PTO/SB/08a, PTO/SB/0008b
Information
Disclosure Statement by Applicant , Information Disclosure
Statement by Applicant
Information Disclosure
Statements that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)
(Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/08b, PTO/SB/08a
Information
Disclosure Statement by Applicant (Not for submission under 37 CFR
1.99) , Information Disclosure
statement by Applicant
Non-publication
Request
PTO/SB/35
Non-Publication
Request
Non-publication
Request (Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/35
Non-Publication
Request
Petition for Express
Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
PTO/AIA/24B, PTO/SB/24B
Petition for
Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund , Petition for Express
Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
Petition for Express
Abandonment to Obtain a Refund (Individuals And
Households)
PTO/SB/24B, PTO/AIA/24B
Petition for
Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund , Petition for Express
Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
Petition for Extension
of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
PTO/AIA/22
Petition for
Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
Petition for Extension
of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (Individuals And Households)
PTO/AIA/22
Petition for
Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
Petition for Revival
of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally
PTO/SB/61, PTO/SB/64
Petition for
Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally
, Petition for
Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned
unintentionally
Petition for Revival
of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally (Individuals
And Households)
PTO/SB/61, PTO/SB/64
PETITION FOR
REVIVAL OF AN INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION FOR PATENT DESIGNATING THE
U.S. ABANDONED UNAVOIDABLY UNDER 37 CFR 1.137(a) ,
Petition for Revival
of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally
Petition for Revival
of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the
Office of a Foreign or International Filing
PTO/SB/64a
Petition for
Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to
Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing
Petition for Revival
of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the
Office of a Foreign or International Filing (Individuals And
Households)
PTO/SB/64a
Petition for
Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to
Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing
Petition to Make
Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR
1.102(c)(1) (EFS-Web only)
PTO/SB/130
Petition to Make
Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR
1.102(c)(1)
Petition to Make
Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR
1.102(c)(1) (EFS-Web only) (Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/130
Petition to Make
Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR
1.102(c)(1)
Pre-Appeal Brief
Request for Review
PTO/AIA/33, PTO/SB/33
Pre-Appeal Brief
Request for Review , Pre-Appeal Brief Request for
Review
Pre-Appeal Brief
Request for Review (Individuals And Households)
PTO/AIA/33, PTO/SB/33
Pre-Appeal Brief
Request for Review , Pre-Appeal Brief Request for
Review
Processing Fee Under
37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
PTO/SB/17i
Processing Fee
under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
Processing Fee Under
37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal (Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/17i
Processing Fee
under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal
Request for Continued
Examination (RCE) Transmittal
PTO/SB/30
Request for
Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal
Request for Continued
Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/30
Request for
Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal
Request for Corrected
Filing Receipt
Request for Corrected
Filing Receipt (Individuals And Households)
Request for Expedited
Examination of a Design Application
PTO/SB/27
Request for
Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR
1.155)
Request for Expedited
Examination of a Design Application (Individuals And
Households)
PTO/SB/27
Request for
Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR
1.155)
Request for First
Action Interview (Pilot Program) (Electronic only)
PTOL-413C
Request for
First-Action Interview (Pilot Program)
Request for First
Action Interview (Pilot Program) (Electronic only) (Individuals And
Households)
PTOL–413C
Request for
First-Action Interview (Pilot Program)
Request for Suspension
of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or
(d)
PTO/SB/37
Request for
Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination under 37 CFR
1.103(b), (c), or (d))
Request for Suspension
of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or
(d)
PTO/SB/37
Request for
Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination under 37 CFR
1.103(b), (c), or (d))
Request for Voluntary
Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for
republication)
Request for Voluntary
Publication or Republication (includes publication fee for
republication) (Individuals And Households)
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)
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) (Individuals And Households)
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).
Request to Retrieve
Electronic Priority Application (s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(h)
PTO/SB/38
Request to
Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s) under 37 CFR
1.55(d))
Request to Retrieve
Electronic Priority Application (s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(h)
(Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/38
Request to
Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s) under 37 CFR
1.55(d))
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)
Requests to Access,
Inspect and Copy
PTO/SB/67, PTO/SB/68
Requests to
Access, Inspect, and Copy , REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO AN
ABANDONED APPLICATION UNDER 37 CFR 1.14
Requests to Access,
Inspect and Copy (Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/67, PTO/SB/68
Requests to Access
Inspect, and Copy , REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO AN
ABANDONED APPLICATION UNDER 37 CFR 1.14
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)
PTO/SB/36
Rescission of
Previous Non-Publication Request (35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(ii)
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)
(Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/36
Rescission of
Previous Non-Publication Request (35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(ii)
Statement Under 37 CFR
3.73(c)
PTO/SB/96, PTO/AIA/96
Statement under 37
CFR 3.73(b) , Statement under 37 CFR
3.73(c)
Statement Under 37 CFR
3.73(c) (Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/96, PTO/AIA/96
Statement under 37
CFR 3.73(b) , Statement under 37 CFR
3.73(c)
Statutory Disclaimers
(including terminal disclaimers)
PTO/SB/26, PTO/SB/43, PTO/SB/25
Terminal
Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection Over
a Pending "Reference" Application , Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate
a Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent ,
Disclaimer in Patent
Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)
Statutory Disclaimers
(including terminal disclaimers) (Individuals And
Households)
PTO/SB/26, PTO/SB/43, PTO/SB/25
Terminal
Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection Over
a Pending "Reference" Application , Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate
a Double Patenting Rejection over a "Prior" Patent ,
Disclaimer in Patent
Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)
Transmittal
Form
PTO/SB/21
Transmittal
Form
Transmittal Form
(Individuals And Households)
PTO/SB/21
Transmittal
Form
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Request
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in
Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of
the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
3,669,397
3,669,397
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
3,187,341
3,187,341
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
408,845,999
408,845,999
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency
Discretion: No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency
Discretion: No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$18,596,507
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ
statistical methods? No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable
information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an
explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's
privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act
Statement (see 5
U.S.C. §552a(e)(3) )? Please consult with your agency's privacy
program when making this determination.
Yes
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L.
111-148 & 111-152]? No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo 571 272-7728
raul.tamayo@uspto.gov