[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 8571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2715]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
    Title: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Actions (formerly 
Petition to Cancel).
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0040.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 17,179 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 61,572 responses per year. The USPTO 
estimates that of this total, 9,863 notices of opposition, 50,000 
requests for extension of time to file an opposition, and 1,709 
petitions to cancel a trademark registration will be submitted per 
year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public 45 minutes to complete a notice of opposition, 10 minutes to 
complete a request for an extension of time to file an opposition, and 
45 minutes to complete a petition to cancel a trademark registration. 
This includes time to gather the necessary information, create the 
documents, and submit the completed requests.
    Needs and Uses: Any individual or entity, believing that they are 
or will be damaged by the registration of a trademark or service mark, 
may file an opposition to the registration of a mark or a request for 
an extension of time to file an opposition under Section 13 of the 
Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1063. Section 14 of the Trademark Act, 15 
U.S.C. 1064, allows individuals and entities to file a petition to 
cancel the registration of a mark. The USPTO administers the Trademark 
Act according to 37 CFR Part 2. These actions are governed by the 
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), an administrative tribunal 
empowered to determine the right to register and subsequently determine 
the validity of a trademark. If a mark is successfully opposed or 
canceled, registration will not take place. There are no forms 
associated with this collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; the federal Government; and 
state, local or tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Susan K. Brown, Records Officer, Office of Data 
Management, Data Administration Division, (703) 308-7400, USPTO, Suite 
310, 2231 Crystal Drive, Washington, DC 20231, or by e-mail at 
[email protected].
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before March 5, 2001, to David Rostker, 
OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: January 24, 2001.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data Management, Data Administration 
Division.
[FR Doc. 01-2715 Filed 1-31-01; 8:45 am]
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