[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60967-60973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21519]
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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; Initial Patent Applications
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments
on the extension and revision of an existing information collection:
0651-0032 (Initial Patent Applications). The purpose of this notice is
to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the
information collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this information
collection must be received on or before November 30, 2020.
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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: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0032 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Kimberly Hardy, 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 the attention of Raul Tamayo, Senior Legal
Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by
telephone at 571-272-7728; or by email to [email protected].
Additional information about this information collection is also
available at http://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection
Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The USPTO is required by Title 35 of the United States Code,
including 35 U.S.C. 131, to examine applications for patents. The USPTO
administers the patent statutes through various rules in Chapter 37 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, including 37 CFR 1.16 through 1.84.
Each patent applicant must provide sufficient information to allow the
USPTO to properly examine the application to determine whether it meets
the criteria set forth in the patent statutes and regulations for
issuance as a patent. For example, the patent statutes and regulations
require that an application for patent include the following
information:
(1) A specification containing a description of the invention and
at least one claim defining the property right sought by the applicant;
(2) A drawing(s) or photograph(s), where necessary, for an
understanding of the invention;
(3) An oath or declaration signed by the applicant; and
(4) A filing fee.
The following types of patent applications are covered under the
present information collection:
(1) New original utility, plant, design, and provisional
applications;
(2) Continuation/divisional applications of international
applications;
(3) Continued prosecution applications (design); and
(4) Continuation, divisional, and continuation-in-part applications
of utility, plant, and design applications.
In addition, this information collection covers petitions to accept
an unintentionally delayed priority or benefit claim, petitions under
37 CFR 1.47 (pre-Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA)) to accept a
filing by other than all of the inventors or a person not the inventor,
petitions under 37 CFR 1.6(g) to accord an application under 37 CFR
1.495(b) a receipt date, and papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c),
1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA), 1.48(d), 1.53(c)(2), and 1.53(c)(2) (pre-Patent
Law Treaty (PLT) (AIA)) (the particular items covered under this
information collection are identified in more detail at Table 1 below).
Most applications for a patent, including new utility, design, and
provisional applications, can be submitted through the USPTO patent
electronic filing systems (EFS-Web or Patent Center). EFS-Web and
Patent Center are the USPTO's systems for electronic filing of patent
correspondence and are accessible via the internet on the USPTO
website. The Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System is available
at https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/filing-online/legal-framework-efs-web.
The forms in this information collection include: (1) Versions of
the inventor's oath and declaration forms that were created to comply
with the changes resulting from the AIA, e.g., forms AIA/01, AIA/02,
etc., (2) pre-AIA versions of the oath and declaration forms, e.g.,
forms SB/01, SB/02, etc., and (3) foreign language translations of the
oath and declaration forms, e.g., forms AIA/01CN, SB/02CN, etc. Items
in this information collection that do not have forms associated with
them include the petitions and the papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c),
1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA), 1.48(d), 1.53(c)(2), and 1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT
(AIA)).
II. Method of Collection
As set forth in the Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System,
available at https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/filing-online/legal-framework-efs-web, most of the items in this information
collection can be submitted through EFS-Web. The USPTO also will accept
submissions by mail, facsimile (except that in accordance with 37 CFR
1.6(d), the items covered under this information collection that may be
submitted by facsimile are limited to the petitions and the papers
filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c), 1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA), 1.48(d), 1.53(c)(2),
and 1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT (AIA))), or hand delivery to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0032.
Form Number(s): (AIA= American Invents; SB = Specimen Book).
PTO/SB/06 (Patent Application Fee Determination Record
(Substitute for Form PTO-875)
PTO/SB/07 (Multiple Dependent Claim Fee Calculation Sheet
(Substitute for Form PTO-1360; For Use with Form PTO/SB/06)
PTO/SB/17 (Fee Transmittal Form)
PTO/AIA/15 (Utility Patent Application Transmittal)
PTO/AIA/18 (Design Patent Application Transmittal)
PTO/AIA/19 (Plant Patent Application Transmittal)
PTO/SB/01 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent
Application (37 CFR 1.63))
PTO/SB/AIA/01 (Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design
Patent Application using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
PTO/AIA/01CN (Chinese Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01DE (German Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01ES (Spanish Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01FR (French Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01IT (Italian Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01JP (Japanese Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01KR (Korean Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using An Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTOAIA/01NL (Dutch Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01RU (Russian Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using An Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
PTO/AIA/01SE (Swedish Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR
1.76))
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PTO/SB/AIA08 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent
Application (37 CFR 1.63))
PTO/SB/AIA10 (Declaration (Supplemental Sheet for PTO/SB/
AIA08, Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority
Data Sheet)
PTO/SB/02 (Declaration (Supplemental Sheet for PTO/SB/AIA08
Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental Priority Data
Sheet)
PTO/SB/02A (Declaration--Additional Inventors--Supplemental
Sheet)
PTO/SB/AIA02 (Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or
Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d)
and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/AIA11 (Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet
(supplemental sheet for PTO/SB/AIA02))
PTO/SB/02B (Declaration--Supplemental Priority Data Sheet)
PTO/SB/02CN (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheets [2 pages] (Chinese Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors)
PTO/AIA/02CN (Chinese (Simplified) Language Substitute
Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design
Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02DE (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheets [2 pages] (German Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02DE (German Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02ES (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Spanish Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02ES (Spanish Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02FR (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (French Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02FR (French Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02IT (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Italian Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02IT (Italian Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02JP (Japanese Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02KR (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Korean Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02KR (Korean Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02NL (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Dutch Language Declaration
for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02NL (Dutch Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02RU (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Russian Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02RU (Russian Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02SE (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Swedish Language
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
PTO/AIA/02SE (Swedish Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
PTO/SB/02LR (Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal
Representatives (35 U.S.C. 117) on Behalf of a Deceased or
Incapacitated Inventor)
PTO/SB/03 (Plant Patent Application (35 U.S. C. 161)
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63))
PTO/SB/AIA03 (Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Plant Patent
Application using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
PTO/SB/AIA09 (Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161)
Declaration (37 CFR 1.162))
PTO/SB/04 (Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design
Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67))
PTO/SB/AIA04 (Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or
Declaration for Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR
1.64))
PTO/SB/AIA11 (Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet
(Supplemental Sheet for PTO/SB/AIA04))
PTO/SB/AIA10 (Declaration (Supplemental Sheet for PTO/SB/
AIA09))
PTO/SB/101 through 110 (Declaration and Power of Attorney for
Patent Application (in various foreign languages))
PTO/SB/01A (Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design
Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
PTO/SB/03A (Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Plant Application
Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
PTO/SB/14 EFS-Web (Application Data Sheet Form)
PTO/AIA/14 (Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76)
EFS-Web (Electronic New Utility Patent Application and
Electronic New Design Application)
PTO/SB/29 (For Design Applications Only: Continued Prosecution
Application (CPA) Request Transmittal)
PTO/SB/29A (For Design Applications Only: Receipt for
Facsimile Transmitted CPA)
PTO/SB/16 (Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet--
Paper and Electronic Filing)
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Private sector; individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 633,209 respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses: 633,209 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it takes the
respondents between 45 minutes to 40 hours (.75 to 40 hours) to
complete a response, depending on the complexity of the particular
item. This includes the time to gather the necessary information,
create the documents, and submit the completed item to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 15,598,813 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden:
$6,239,525,200.
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Table 1--Total Hourly Burden for Private Sector Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated annual Estimated time Estimated Rate \1\ ($/ Estimated annual
Item No. Item annual responses for response annual burden hour) burden
respondents (year) (hours) (hour/year)
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = c (d) (c) x (d) = e
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1........................ Original New Utility 283,425 283,425 40 11,337,000 $400 $4,534,800,000
Applications.
2........................ Original New Plant 1,333 1,333 9 11,997 400 4,798,800
Applications.
3........................ Original New Design 38,425 38,425 7 268,975 400 107,590,000
Applications.
4........................ Continuation/Divisional of 10,055 10,055 4 40,220 400 16,088,000
an International
Application.
5........................ Utility Continuation/ 94,820 94,820 4 379,280 400 151,712,000
Divisional Applications.
6........................ Plant Continuation/ 12 12 3 36 400 14,400
Divisional Application.
7........................ Design Continuation/ 5,238 5,238 1 5,238 400 2,095,200
Divisional Application.
8........................ Continued Prosecution 1,272 1,272 1 1,272 400 508,800
Applications--Design
(Request Transmittal and
Receipt).
9........................ Utility Continuation-in- 10,831 10,831 20 216,620 400 86,648,000
Part Applications.
10....................... Design Continuation-in- 1,078 1,078 3 3,234 400 1,293,600
Part Applications.
11....................... Provisional Application 158,174 158,174 18 2,847,132 400 1,138,852,800
for Patent Cover Sheet.
12....................... Petition to Accept 1,978 1,978 1 1,978 400 791,200
Unintentionally Delay
Priority/Benefit Claim.
13....................... Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 39 39 1 39 400 15,600
(pre-AIA) to Accept a
Filing by Other Than all
the Inventors or a Person
not the Inventor.
14....................... Papers filed under the 7,026 7,026 .75 5,270 400 2,108,000
following:.
1.41(c) or 1.41(a)(2)
(pre-AIA)--to supply
the name or names of
the inventor or
inventors after the
filing date without a
cover sheet as
prescribed by 37 CFR
1.51(c)(1) in a
provisional
application.
1.48(d)--for correction
of inventorship in a
provisional
application..
1.53 (c)(2) or
1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT
(AIA))--to convert a
nonprovisional
application filed
under 1.53(b) to a
provisional
application filed
under 1.53(c).
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Total................ .......................... 613,706 613,706 .............. 15,118,291 .............. 6,047,316,400
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\1\ 2019 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law Association
(AIPLA); https://www.aipla.org/detail/journal-issue/2019-report-of-the-economic-survey. The USPTO uses the mean rate for attorneys in private firms
which is $400 per hour.
Table 2--Total Hourly Burden for Individuals and Households Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated annual Estimated time Estimated Rate \2\ ($/ Estimated
Item No. Item annual responses for response annual burden hour) annual burden
respondents (year) (hours) (hour/year)
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = c (d) (c) x (d) = e
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1......................... Original New Utility 9,009 9,009 40 360,360 $400 $144,144,000
Applications.
2......................... Original New Plant 42 42 9 378 400 151,200
Applications.
3......................... Original New Design 1,221 1,221 7 8,547 400 3,418,800
Applications.
4......................... Continuation/Divisional of 320 320 4 1,280 400 512,000
an International
Application.
5......................... Utility Continuation/ 3,013 3,013 4 12,052 400 4,820,800
Divisional Applications.
6......................... Design Continuation/ 166 166 1 166 400 66,400
Divisional Application.
8......................... Continued Prosecution 40 40 1 40 400 16,000
Applications--Design
(Request Transmittal and
Receipt).
9......................... Utility Continuation-in-Part 344 344 20 6,880 400 2,752,000
Applications.
10........................ Design Continuation-in-Part 34 34 3 102 400 40,800
Applications.
11........................ Provisional Application for 5,027 5,027 18 90,486 400 36,194,400
Patent Cover Sheet.
12........................ Petition to Accept 63 63 1 63 400 25,200
Unintentionally Delay
Priority/Benefit Claim.
13........................ Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 1 1 1 1 400 400
(pre-AIA) to Accept a
Filing by Other Than all
the Inventors or a Person
not the Inventor.
14........................ Papers filed under the
following:
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1.41(c) or 1.41(a)(2) 223 223 .75 167 400 66,800
(pre-AIA)--to supply the
name or names of the
inventor or inventors
after the filing date
without a cover sheet as
prescribed by 37 CFR
1.51(c)(1) in a
provisional application.
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1.48(d)--for correction
of inventorship in a
provisional application.
1.53(c)(2) or 1.53(c)(2)
(pre-PLT (AIA))--to
convert a nonprovisional
application filed under
1.53(b) to a provisional
application filed under
1.53(c).
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Total................. ............................ 19,503 19,503 .............. 480,522 .............. 192,208,800
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\2\ 2019 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law Association
(AIPLA); https://www.aipla.org/detail/journal-issue/2019-report-of-the-economic-survey. The USPTO uses the mean rate for attorneys in private firms
which is $400 per hour.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Respondent Cost Burden:
$1,205,915,848. There are no maintenance, operation, capital start-up,
or recordkeeping costs associated with this information collection.
However, this information collection does have annual (non-hour) costs
in the form of postage, drawing costs, and filing fees.
Although the USPTO prefers that the items in this information
collection be submitted electronically, the items may be submitted by
mail through the United States Postal Service (USPS). The USPTO
estimates that the average cost for sending a patent application by
Priority Mail Express[supreg] 1 day legal envelope will be $26.50 and
that up to 14,440 applications may be mailed to the USPTO, resulting in
$382,660 in postage costs.
The USPTO estimates that the petitions and other papers covered
under this information collection, if submitted by mail, will be sent
by first-class mail (2 Day Priority Express for a flat rate legal
envelope) at an average postage rate of $8.05. The USPTO estimates that
up to 301 petitions and other papers may be mailed per year, thus
resulting in $2,423 in first-class mailing costs.
Patent applicants can submit drawings with the applications covered
under this information collection. As a basis for estimating the
drawing costs, the USPTO expects that all applicants will have their
drawings prepared by patent illustration firms.
Estimates for the drawings can vary greatly, depending on the
number of figures that need to be produced, the total number of pages
for the drawings, and the complexity of the drawings. Because there are
many variables involved, the USPTO is using the average of the cost
ranges found for the application drawings to derive the estimated cost
per sheet that is then used to calculate the total drawing costs.
The USPTO estimates that total drawing cost is $601,432,030. The
break-down of costs for utility, design, plant, and provisional
drawings is broken down in table 3 below.
Table 3--Drawing Cost to Respondents
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Estimated Estimated
Item No. Item annual drawing costs Drawing cost
responses amount ($) totals
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = c
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1................................ Utility Application Drawings. 292,434 $1,150 $336,299,100
3................................ Design Applications Drawings. 39,646 1,930 76,516,780
2................................ Plant Application Drawings 1,375 680 935,000
(Photographs).
15............................... Provisional Application 163,201 1,150 187,681,150
Drawings.
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Total Drawing Costs.......... ............................. 496,656 .............. 601,432,030
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In this information collection, there is also an annual (non-hour)
cost burden in the way of filing fees. The total estimated filing cost
for this information collection is $604,098,735 and is detailed in
table 4 below.
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Table 4--Total Non-Hour Respondent Cost
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Estimated
Item No. Item annual Amount Totals
responses
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = c
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1, 4............................. Basic Filing fee--Utility 233,866 $320 $74,837,120
(Paper Filing--Also Requires
Non-Electronic Filing Fee
Under 1.16(t)) (large
entity).
1, 4............................. Basic Filing fee--Utility 749 160 119,840
(Paper Filing--Also Requires
Non-Electronic Filing Fee
Under 1.16(t)) (small
entity).
1, 4............................. Basic Filing fee--Utility 15,940 80 1,275,200
(Paper Filing--Also Requires
Non-Electronic Filing Fee
Under 1.16(t)) (micro
entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Application Size Fee-- 7,242 420 3,041,640
for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (large entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Application Size Fee-- 3,885 210 815,850
for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (small entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Application Size Fee-- 108 105 11,340
for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (micro entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Search Fee (large 233,861 700 163,702,700
entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Search Fee (small 79,942 $350 $27,979,700
entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Search Fee (micro 15,718 175 2,750,650
entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Examination Fee 233,362 800 186,689,600
(large entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Examination Fee 79,842 400 31,936,800
(small entity).
1, 4............................. Utility Examination Fee 15,696 200 3,139,200
(micro entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Each Independent Claim in 31,900 480 15,312,000
Excess of Three (large
entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Each Independent Claim in 11,200 240 2,688,000
Excess of Three (small
entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Each Independent Claim in 1,100 120 132,000
Excess of Three (micro
entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Each Claim in Excess of 20 57,300 100 5,730,000
(large entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Each Claim in Excess of 20 25,800 50 1,290,000
(small entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Each Claim in Excess of 20 1700 25 42,500
(micro entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Multiple Dependent Claim 1144 860 983,840
(large entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Multiple Dependent Claim 750 430 322,500
(small entity).
1,2 4-6, and 9................... Multiple Dependent Claim 146 215 31,390
(micro entity).
2, 5............................. Plant Examination Fee (micro 10 165 1,650
entity).
3, 6............................. Basic Filing Fee--Design 18,613 220 4,094,860
(large entity).
3, 6............................. Basic Filing Fee--Design 17,665 110 1,943,150
(small entity).
3, 6............................. Basic Filing Fee--Design 5,634 55 309,870
(micro entity).
3, 6............................. Basic Filing Fee--Design 534 220 117,480
(CPA) (large entity).
3, 6............................. Basic Filing Fee--Design 455 110 50,050
(CPA) (small entity).
3, 6............................. Basic Filing Fee--Design 153 55 8,415
(CPA) (micro entity).
3, 6............................. Design Application Size Fee-- 70 420 29,400
for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (large entity).
3, 6............................. Design Application Size Fee-- 38 210 7,980
for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (small entity).
3, 6............................. Design Application Size Fee-- 4 105 420
for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (micro entity).
3, 6............................. Design Search Fee (large 19,107 160 3,057,120
entity).
3, 6............................. Design Search Fee (small 17,962 80 1,436,960
entity).
3, 6............................. Design Search Fee (micro 5,607 40 224,280
entity).
3, 6............................. Design Examination Fee (large 19,082 640 12,212,480
entity).
3, 6............................. Design Examination Fee (small 17,922 320 5,735,040
entity).
3, 6............................. Design Examination Fee (micro 5,596 160 895,360
entity).
15............................... Provisional Application Size 2,621 420 1,100,820
Fee--for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (large entity).
15............................... Provisional Application Size 3,264 210 685,440
Fee--for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (small entity).
15............................... Provisional Application Size 107 105 11,235
Fee--for Each Additional 50
Sheets That Exceeds 100
Sheets (micro entity).
15............................... Provisional Application 63,168 300 18,950,400
Filing Fee (large entity).
15............................... Provisional Application 71,968 150 10,795,200
Filing Fee (small entity).
15............................... Provisional Application 30,253 75 2,268,975
Filing Fee (micro entity).
16............................... Surcharge--Late Filing Fee, 80,603 160 12,896,480
Search Fee, Examination Fee,
Inventor's Oath or
Declaration, or Application
Filed Without at least One
Claim or by Reference (large
entity).
16............................... Surcharge--Late Filing Fee, 36,442 80 2,915,360
Search Fee, Examination Fee,
Inventor's Oath or
Declaration, or Application
Filed Without at least One
Claim or by Reference (small
entity).
16............................... Surcharge--Late Filing Fee, 4,403 40 176,120
Search Fee, Examination Fee,
Inventor's Oath or
Declaration, or Application
Filed Without at least One
Claim or by Reference (micro
entity).
16............................... Surcharge--Late Provisional 1,798 60 107,880
Filing Fee or Cover Sheet
(large entity).
16............................... Surcharge--Late Provisional 2,849 30 85,470
Filing Fee or Cover Sheet
(small entity).
16............................... Surcharge--Late Provisional 3,308 15 49,620
Filing Fee or Cover Sheet
(micro entity).
17............................... Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 1 50 50
(pre-AIA) to Accept a Filing
by Other Than all the
Inventors or a Person not
the Inventor (micro entity).
17............................... Electronic Petition Under 37 37 200 7,400
CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept
a Filing by Other Than the
Inventors or a Person not
the Inventor (large entity).
17............................... Electronic Petition Under 37 1 100 100
CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept
a Filing by Other Than the
Inventors or a Person not
the Inventor (small entity).
17............................... Electronic Petition Under 37 1 50 50
CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept
a Filing by Other Than the
Inventors or a Person not
the Inventor (micro entity).
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Total Filing Fee............. ............................. .............. .............. 604,098,735
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IV. Request for Comments
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 will 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.
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 personal identifying
information in a comment, be aware that the entire comment-- including
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any
time. While you may ask in your comment to withhold personal
identifying information from public view, USPTO cannot guarantee that
it will be able to do so.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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