[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-779]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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: Patent Cooperation Treaty.
    Form Number(s): PCT RO/101, PCT/RO/134, PTO-1382, PTO-1390, PCT/
IPEA/401, PTO/SB/61/PCT, PTO/SB/64/PCT, PCT/Model of power of attorney, 
PCT/Model of general power of attorney.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0021.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 347,889 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 355,655 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to 8 hours to gather the 
necessary information; prepare the appropriate form, petition, or other 
request; and submit the information to the USPTO.
    Needs and Uses: The general purpose of the Patent Cooperation 
Treaty (PCT) is to standardize the format and filing procedures so that 
applicants may file one international application in one location, in 
one language, and pay one initial set of fees to seek protection for an 
invention in more than 100 designated countries. This collection of 
information is necessary so that respondents can apply for an 
international patent and so that the USPTO can fulfill its duties to 
process, search, and examine international patent applications under 
the provisions of the PCT. Recent amendments to the PCT regulations 
that will be effective January 1, 2004, have simplified the application 
process and fee structure, resulting in the deletion of two forms from 
this collection, PCT/RO/144 Notice of Confirmation of Precautionary 
Designations and PCT/IB/328 Notice Effecting Later Elections.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, businesses or other 
for-profits, not-for-profit institutions, farms, the Federal 
Government, and state, local or tribal governments.
    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 the 
Chief Information Officer, Office of Data Architecture and Services, 
Data Administration Division, 703-308-7400, U.S. Patent and Trademark 
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313, Attn: CPK 3 Suite 310; or 
by e-mail at [email protected].
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before February 13, 2004 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 8, 2004.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office 
of Data Architecture and Services, Data Administration Division.
[FR Doc. 04-779 Filed 1-13-04; 8:45 am]
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