[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59580-59581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22345]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
    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).
    Title: Trademark Processing (proposed addition of seven new TEAS 
Forms).
    Form Number(s): PTO Forms 2194, 2195, 2196, 2197, 2200, 2201, and 
2202. These forms will be added to those that are currently approved 
for this collection: PTO Form 4.8, 4.9, 4.16, 1478, 1478(a), 1553, 
1581, 1583, 1963, 2000, and PTO/TM/4.16 and 1583.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0009.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 154,483 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 762,701 responses.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Approximately 3 to 12 minutes, depending 
on the form. The USPTO estimates that it takes approximately 3 minutes 
(0.05 hours) to complete the requests for deletion of the Sec.  1(b) 
basis from an intent to use application, the change of owner's address 
form, and the express abandonment of the application and submit them 
electronically through the Trademark Electronic Application System 
(TEAS). The USPTO estimates that it takes approximately 5 minutes (0.08 
hours) to complete the petitions to revive and the revocation and 
appointment of attorneys, and 12 minutes (0.20 hours) to complete the 
withdrawals as the attorney of record and submit them electronically 
through TEAS. The USPTO estimates that it takes 6 minutes (0.10 hours) 
to complete the revocation and appointment of attorney, and 12 minutes 
(0.20 hours) to complete the petitions to revive and mail them to the 
USPTO. This includes the time to gather the necessary information, 
prepare the petitions, requests, and other associated forms, and submit 
them to the USPTO.
    Needs and Uses: The USPTO is developing seven forms that will allow 
applicants to submit certain petitions, requests, revocations, and 
change of address forms electronically through TEAS. When the USPTO 
deploys these forms, applicants will be able to petition the USPTO to 
revive an abandoned application; to appoint or revoke a power of 
attorney; to request that the USPTO delete a Sec.  1(b) filing basis 
from an intent to use application; to request permission to withdraw as 
the attorney of record; and to request the withdrawal of an 
application. Applicants and

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registrants will also be able to change their address. The USPTO uses 
the information submitted electronically through these forms to revive 
abandoned applications, to process appointments, revocations, and 
withdrawals of attorneys and applications, to amend the filing basis 
for an intent to use application, and to change owners' addresses at 
their request. Use of these forms ensures that the USPTO receives all 
of the information needed to process the trademark applications 
electronically through TEAS. These forms will be added to those 
currently approved under OMB Control Number 0651-0009 Trademark 
Processing.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households, not-for-profit institutions, farms, 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 any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include ``0651-0009 
Trademark Processing (Addition of Seven New TEAS Forms) copy request'' 
in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 703-308-7407, marked to the attention of Susan Brown.
     Mail: Susan K. Brown, Records Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data 
Administration Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before November 4, 2004 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 29, 2004.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data 
Administration Division.
[FR Doc. 04-22345 Filed 10-4-04; 8:45 am]
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