[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12490-12493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04814]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the Trademark
Application
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0054 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to the attention of Catherine Cain, Attorney
Advisor, Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451,
by telephone at 571-272-8946, or by email to [email protected].
Additional information about this 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) 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
mark with the USPTO.
Such individuals and businesses may also submit various
communications to the USPTO, including providing additional information
needed to process a request to delete a particular filing basis from an
application or to divide an application identifying multiple goods and/
or services into two or more separate applications. Applicants may seek
a six-month extension of time to file a statement that the mark is in
use in commerce or submit a petition to revive an application that
abandoned for failure to submit a timely response to an office action
or a timely statement of use or extension request. In some
circumstances, an applicant may expressly abandon an application by
filing a written request for withdrawal of the application.
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
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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 the
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
thereby lessen the filing of papers in court and between parties.
II. Method of Collection
The forms in this collection are available in electronic format
through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), which may
be accessed on the USPTO Web site. TEAS Global Forms are available for
the items where a TEAS form with dedicated data fields is not yet
available. Applicants may also submit the information in paper form by
mail, fax, or hand delivery.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0054.
Form Number(s): PTO Forms 1553, 1581, 2194, 2195, 2200, and 2202.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 292,706 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public from 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to 30 minutes (0.50 hours),
depending on the complexity of the situation, to gather the necessary
information, prepare the appropriate documents, and submit the
information to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 64,305.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $25,014,645. The
USPTO expects that the information in this collection will be prepared
by attorneys at an estimated rate of $389 per hour. Therefore, the
USPTO estimates that the respondent cost burden for this collection
will be approximately $25,014,645 per year.
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Estimated time Estimated Estimated
Item No. Item for response annual annual burden
(minutes) responses hours
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1................................. Trademark/Service Mark 25 1,704 716
Allegation of Use
(Statement of Use/Amendment
to Allege Use) (Paper).
1................................. Trademark/Service Mark 20 80,733 26,642
Allegation of Use
(Statement of Use/Amendment
to Allege Use) (TEAS).
2................................. Request for Extension of 12 1,819 364
Time to File a Statement of
Use (Paper).
2................................. Request for Extension of 10 180,047 30,608
Time to File a Statement of
Use (TEAS).
3................................. Petition to Revive Abandoned 20 348 115
Application--Failure to
Respond Timely to Office
Action (Paper).
3................................. Petition to Revive Abandoned 15 18,548 4,637
Application--Failure to
Respond Timely to Office
Action (TEAS).
4................................. Petition to Revive Abandoned 15 34 9
Application--Failure to
File Timely Statement of
Use or Extension Request
(Paper).
4................................. Petition to Revive Abandoned 12 159 32
Application--Failure to
File Timely Statement of
Use or Extension Request
(TEAS).
5................................. Request to Delete Section 10 26 4
1(b) Basis, Intent to Use
(Paper).
5................................. Request to Delete Section 5 1,300 104
1(b) Basis, Intent to Use
(TEAS).
6................................. Request for Express 10 100 17
Abandonment (Withdrawal) of
Application (Paper).
6................................. Request for Express 5 4,900 392
Abandonment (Withdrawal) of
Application (TEAS).
7................................. Request to Divide 15 39 10
Application (Paper).
7................................. Request to Divide 10 1,922 327
Application (TEAS Global).
8................................. Response to Intent-to-Use 30 1 1
(ITU) Divisional Unit
Office Action (Paper).
8................................. Response to Intent-to-Use 30 1 1
(ITU) Divisional Unit
Office Action (TEAS Global).
9................................. Response to Petition to 20 5 2
Revive Deficiency Letter
(Paper).
9................................. Response to Petition to 15 250 63
Revive Deficiency Letter
(TEAS Global).
10................................ Petition to the Director 25 12 5
Under Trademark Rule 2.146
(Paper).
10................................ Petition to the Director 20 600 198
Under Trademark Rule 2.146
(TEAS Global).
11................................ Due Diligence Petition Under 25 2 1
Trademark Rule 2.66 (Paper).
11................................ Due Diligence Petition Under 20 130 43
Trademark Rule 2.66 (TEAS
Global).
12................................ Petition to Revive with 30 1 1
Request to Delete Section
1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU
Goods/Services After NOA
(Paper).
12................................ Petition to Revive with 30 25 13
Request to Delete Section
1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU
Goods/Services After NOA
(TEAS Global).
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Totals........................ ............................ .............. 292,706 64,305
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Estimated Total Annual (Non-Hour) Respondent Cost Burden:
$28,705,256. There are no capital start-up, maintenance or
recordkeeping costs associated with this information collection.
However, this collection does have annual (non-hour) cost burden in the
form of postage costs and filing fees.
Applicants 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 the paper forms are
submitted to the USPTO via first-class mail at a rate of 49 cents per
ounce. Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the postage costs for the
paper submissions in this collection will be $2,006.
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Responses Total cost
Item No. Item (yr) Postage costs (yr)
(a) (b) (a x b)
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1................................. Trademark/Service Mark 1,704 $0.49 $835.00
Allegation of Use
(Statement of Use/Amendment
to Allege Use).
2................................. Request for Extension of 1,819 0.49 891.00
Time to File a Statement of
Use.
3................................. Petition to Revive Abandoned 348 0.49 171.00
Application--Failure to
Respond Timely to Office
Action.
4................................. Petition to Revive Abandoned 34 0.49 17.00
Application--Failure to
File Timely Statement of
Use or Extension Request.
5................................. Request to Delete Section 26 0.49 13.00
1(b) Basis, Intent to Use.
6................................. Request for Express 100 0.49 49.00
Abandonment.
(Withdrawal of Application).
7................................. Request to Divide 39 0.49 19.00
Application.
8................................. Response to Intent-to-Use 1 0.49 1.00
(ITU) Divisional Unit
Office Action.
9................................. Response to Petition to 5 0.49 2.00
Revive Deficiency Letter.
10................................ Petition to the Director 12 0.49 6.00
Under Trademark Rule 2.146.
11................................ Due Diligence Petition Under 2 0.49 1.00
Trademark Rule 2.66.
12................................ Petition to Revive with 1 0.49 1.00
Request to Delete Section
1(b) Basis or to Delete ITU
Goods/Services After NOA.
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Totals...................... 4,091 .............. 2,006.00
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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. The total filing fees of $28,703,250 shown here are the
minimum fees associated with this information collection.
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Responses
Item No. Item (yr) Filing fees Total cost (yr)
(a) (b) (a x b)
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1................................... Trademark/Service Mark 1,704 $100.00 $170,400.00
Allegation of Use
(Statement of Use/
Amendment to Allege
Use) (Paper).
2................................... Trademark/Service Mark 80,733 100.00 8,073,300.00
Allegation of Use
(Statement of Use/
Amendment to Allege
Use) (TEAS).
2................................... Request for Extension 1,819 150.00 272,850.00
of Time to File a
Statement of Use
(Paper).
2................................... Request for Extension 180,047 150.00 18,004,700.00
of Time to File a
Statement of Use
(TEAS).
3................................... Petition to Revive 348 100.00 34,800.00
Abandoned Application--
Failure to Respond
Timely to Office
Action (Paper).
3................................... Petition to Revive 18,548 100.00 1,854,800.00
Abandoned Application--
Failure to Respond
Timely to Office
Action (TEAS).
4................................... Petition to Revive 34 100.00 3,400.00
Abandoned Application--
Failure to File Timely
Statement of Use or
Extension Request
(Paper).
4................................... Petition to Revive 159 100.00 15,900.00
Abandoned Application--
Failure to File Timely
Statement of Use or
Extension Request
(TEAS).
5................................... Request to Delete 26 0.00 0.00
Section 1(b) Basis,
Intent to Use (Paper).
5................................... Request to Delete 1,300 0.00 0.00
Section 1(b) Basis,
Intent to Use (TEAS).
6................................... Request for Express 100 0.00 0.00
Abandonment
(Withdrawal) of
Application (Paper).
6................................... Request for Express 4,900 0.00 0.00
Abandonment
(Withdrawal) of
Application (TEAS).
7................................... Request to Divide 39 100.00 3,900.00
Application (Paper).
7................................... Request to Divide 1,922 100.00 192,200.00
Application (TEAS
Global).
8................................... Response to Intent-to- 1 0.00 0.00
Use (ITU) Divisional
Unit Office Action
(Paper).
8................................... Response to Intent-to- 1 0.00 0.00
Use (ITU) Divisional
Unit Office Action
(TEAS Global).
9................................... Response to Petition to 5 0.00 0.00
Revive Deficiency
Letter (Paper).
9................................... Response to Petition to 250 0.00 0.00
Revive Deficiency
Letter (TEAS Global).
10.................................. Petition to the 12 100.00 1,200.00
Director Under
Trademark Rule 2.146
(Paper).
10.................................. Petition to the 600 100.00 60,000.00
Director Under
Trademark Rule 2.146
(TEAS Global).
11.................................. Due Diligence Petition 2 100.00 200.00
Under Trademark Rule
2.66 (Paper).
11.................................. Due Diligence Petition 130 100.00 13,000.00
Under Trademark Rule
2.66 (TEAS Global).
12.................................. Petition to Revive with 1 100.00 100.00
Request to Delete
Section 1(b) Basis or
to Delete ITU Goods/
Services After NOA
(Paper).
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12.................................. Petition to Revive with 25 100.00 2,500.00
Request to Delete
Section 1(b) Basis or
to Delete ITU Goods/
Services After NOA
(TEAS Global).
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Totals.......................... ....................... 292,706 .............. 28,703,250.00
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* Note: All filing fees are based on per class filing.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
The USPTO is soliciting public comments to: (a) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 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 collection of
information on those who 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.
Dated: February 28, 2014.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-04814 Filed 3-4-14; 8:45 am]
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