[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 32 (Thursday, February 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8078-8085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3048]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office


Trademark Processing

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 
submission of a revision of a currently approved 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 April 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include ``0651-0009 
comment'' in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (571) 273-0112, 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, PO Box 1450, 
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to the attention of Ari Leifman, Staff Attorney, 
Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks, United States Patent and 
Trademark Office (USPTO), PO Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451, by 
telephone at 571-272-9572, or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

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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 who use their marks, or 
intend to use their marks, in commerce regulable by Congress, may file 
an application with the USPTO to register their marks. These 
individuals and businesses may also submit various communications to 
the USPTO, including requests to amend their applications to delete an 
originally-identified statutory filing basis, such as the ``intent to 
use'' basis. Registered marks remain on the register for ten years. 
However, the registrations are canceled unless the owner files an 
affidavit with the USPTO attesting to the continued use (or excusable 
non-use) of the mark in commerce. The applicant may withdraw his or her 
application. If an application becomes abandoned, the owner may 
petition the USPTO to revive the abandoned application. The 
registration may be renewed for periods of ten years.
    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 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 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 lessen the filing of 
papers in court and between parties.
    The USPTO is proposing to add five paper requirements into this 
collection: Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use, 
Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application, Request 
for Permission to Withdraw as Attorney of Record, Change of Owner's 
Address Form, and Other Petitions. The electronic versions of these 
first four requirements were additions to the collection recently 
approved by OMB on December 2, 2004. Other Petitions is a new paper 
category being added to encompass all other miscellaneous petitions 
that are submitted after prosecution of the trademark application. 
Other Petitions does not have an electronic equivalent; petitions are 
submitted on paper.
    At this time, the USPTO is proposing to split this collection into 
five separate collections based upon the lines of the Trademark 
business processes. The proposed five groups are Applications for 
Trademark Registration, Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution 
of the Trademark Application, Submissions Regarding Correspondence and 
Regarding Attorney Representation (Trademarks), Post Registration 
(Trademark Processing), and Trademark Petitions. The USPTO believes 
that splitting this extensive collection into smaller, more manageable, 
information collection requests will allow for a more efficient 
updating and renewal process.

II. Method of Collection

    Electronically if applicants submit the information using the forms 
available through TEAS. By mail or hand delivery if applicants chose to 
submit the information in paper form.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0651-0009.
    Form Number(s): PTO Forms 4.8, 4.9, 4.16, 1478(A), 1553, 1581, 
1583, 1963, 2000, 2194, 2195, 2196, 2197, 2200, 2201 and 2202.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Primarily business or other for-profit 
organizations, but also individuals or households; not-for-profit 
institutions; farms, Federal Government; and state, local or tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 785,130 total responses. Of this 
total, 253,801 responses are related to 0651-0009 Applications for 
Trademark Registration, 186,110 responses are related to 0651-00xx 
Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the Trademark 
Application, 218,482 responses are related to 0651-00xx Submissions 
Regarding Correspondence and Regarding Attorney Representation 
(Trademarks), 126,337 responses are related to 0651-00xx Post 
Registration (Trademark Processing), and 400 responses are related to 
0651-00xx Trademark Petitions, for a new total of 785,130 responses for 
this collection.
    Estimated Time Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take 
approximately 3 minutes (0.05 hours) to 30 minutes (0.50 hours) to 
complete this information This includes the time to gather the 
necessary information, create the documents, and submit the completed 
request to the USPTO.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 141,400 burden 
hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: Using the 
professional hourly rate of $286 for associate attorneys in private 
firms, the USPTO estimates $40,440,400 per year for salary costs 
associated with respondents. Of this total, $21,438,274 is associated 
with 0651-0009 Applications for Trademark Registration, $9,011,288 is 
associated with 0651-00xx Substantive Submissions Made During 
Prosecution of the Trademark Application, $4,596,592 is associated with 
0651-00xx Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding Attorney 
Representation (Trademarks), $5,356,494 is associated with 0651-00xx 
Post Registration (Trademark Processing), and $37,752 is associated 
with 0651-00xx Trademark Petitions, for a new total of $40,440,400 in 
annual respondent cost burden for this collection, as follows:
    0651-0009 Applications for Trademark Registration:

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                                                                                     Estimated       Estimated
                        Item                              Estimated time for          annual       annual burden
                                                               response              responses         hours
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Use-Based Trademark/Service Mark Application,         23 minutes................          21,392           8,129
 including:
    --Trademark/Service Mark Application............
    --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application.
    --Collective Membership Mark....................
    --Certification Mark Application................
Electronic Use-Based Trademark/Service Mark           21 minutes................          64,176          22,462
 Application, including:
    --Trademark/Service Mark Application............
    --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application.
    --Collective Membership Mark....................
    --Certification Mark Application................

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Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark Application,     17 minutes................          38,031          10,649
 including:
    --Trademark/Service Mark Application............
    --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application.
    --Collective Membership Mark....................
    --Certification Mark Application................
Electronic Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark       15 minutes................         114,092          28,523
 Application, including:
    --Trademark/Service Mark Application............
    --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application.
    --Collective Membership Mark....................
    --Certification Mark Application................
Application for Registration of Trademark/Service     20 minutes................           4,027           1,329
 Mark under Sec.  Sec.   44(d) and (e), including:
    --Trademark/Service Mark Application............
    --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application.
    --Collective Membership Mark....................
    --Certification Mark Application................
Electronic Application for Registration of Trademark/ 19 minutes................          12,083           3,867
 Service Mark under Sec.  Sec.   44(d) and (e),
 including:
    --Trademark/Service Mark Application............
    --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application.
    --Collective Membership Mark....................
    --Certification Mark Application................
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        Totals......................................  ..........................         253,801          74,959
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    0651-00xx Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the 
Trademark Application:

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                                                                                     Estimated       Estimated
                        Item                              Estimated time for          annual       annual burden
                                                               response              responses         hours
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Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment   13 minutes................          18,739           4,123
 to Allege Use/Statement of Use).
Electronic Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use   11 minutes................          43,726           8,308
 (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use).
Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of  10 minutes................          30,348           5,159
 Use.
Electronic Request for Extension of Time to File a    9 minutes.................          70,811          10,622
 Statement of Use.
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application--Failure to  12 minutes................           1,900             399
 Respond Timely to Office Action.
Electronic Petition to Revive Abandoned Application-- 5 minutes.................           4,400             352
 Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action.
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application--Failure to  12 minutes................           1,900             399
 File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request.
Electronic Petition to Revive Abandoned Application-- 5 minutes.................           4,400             352
 Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or
 Extension Request.
Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use.  4 minutes.................             235              14
Electronic Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis,      3 minutes.................             550              28
 Intent to Use.
Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of       4 minutes.................           1,115              67
 Application.
Electronic Request for Express Abandonment            3 minutes.................           3,600             180
 (Withdrawal) of Application.
Request to Divide...................................  5 minutes.................             476              38
Electronic Request to Divide........................  4 minutes.................           1,110              67
Trademark Amendments/Corrections/Surrenders.........  30 minutes................           2,800           1,400
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    Totals..........................................  ..........................         186,110          31,508
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    0651-00xx Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding 
Attorney Representation (Trademarks):

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                                                                                     Estimated
                        Item                              Estimated time for          annual         Estimated
                                                               response              responses     burden hours
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Revocation of Power of Attorney and/or Appointment    6 minutes.................          38,530           3,853
 of Attorney (Power of Attorney).
Electronic Revocation of Power of Attorney/Domestic   5 minutes.................          89,900           7,192
 Representative and/or Appointment of Attorney/
 Domestic Representative.
Designation of Domestic Representative..............  3 minutes.................          36,196           1,810
Request for Permission to Withdraw as Attorney of     15 minutes................             645             161
 Record.
Electronic Request for Permission to Withdraw as      12 minutes................           1,500             315
 Attorney of Record.

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Change of Owner's Address Form......................  4 minutes.................          15,515             931
Electronic Change of Owner's Address................  3 minutes.................          36,196           1,810
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    Totals..........................................  ..........................         218,482          16,072
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    0651-00xx Post Registration (Trademark Processing):

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                                                                                     Estimated       Estimated
                        Item                              Estimated time for          annual       annual burden
                                                               response              responses         hours
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Affidavit of Use of a Mark in Commerce Under Sec.     11 minutes................          12,330           2,343
 8.
Electronic Affidavit of Use of a Mark in Commerce     10 minutes................          28,770           4,891
 Under Sec.   8.
Combined Affidavit of Use in Commerce & Application   14 minutes................          12,330           2,836
 for Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under Sec.
 Sec.   8 & 9.
Electronic Combined Affidavit of Use in Commerce &    12 minutes................          28,770           6,042
 Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark
 Under Sec.  Sec.   8 & 9.
Affidavit of Incontestability of a Mark Under Sec.    3 minutes.................             131               7
 15.
Electronic Affidavit of Incontestability of a Mark    6 minutes.................             306              31
 Under Sec.   15.
Combined Affidavit of Use & Incontestability Under    5 minutes.................          13,110           1,049
 Sec.  Sec.   8 & 15.
Electronic Combined Affidavit of Use &                3 minutes.................          30,590           1,530
 Incontestability Under Sec.  Sec.   8 & 15.
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    Totals..........................................  ..........................          26,337          18,729
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    0651-00xx Trademark Petitions:

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                                                                                     Estimated    Estimated time
                        Item                              Estimated time for          annual        for annual
                                                               response              responses     burden hours
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Other Petitions.....................................  20 minutes................             400             132
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    Total...........................................  ..........................             400             132
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    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Respondent Cost Burden (includes 
postage costs and filing fees): $146,766,731. This collection has no 
operation or maintenance costs.
    Customers 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 submissions for these 
paper forms are made via first class mail. First class postage is 37 
cents. Therefore, a total estimated mailing cost of $92,556 is incurred 
(250,150 responses x $.37). Of this total, $23,476 is associated with 
0651-0009 Applications for Trademark Registration, $21,280 is 
associated with 0651-00xx Substantive Submissions Made During 
Prosecution of the Trademark Application, $33,629 is associated with 
0651-00xx Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding Attorney 
Representation (Trademarks), $14,023 is associated with 0651-00xx Post 
Registration (Trademark Processing), and $148 is associated with 0651-
00xx Trademark Petitions, for a new total of $92,556 in postage costs 
for this collection, as follows:
    0651--0009 Applications for Trademark Registration:

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                                                                                                      Total cost
                                    Item                                      Responses    Postage    (yr)  (a x
                                                                              (yr)  (a)  costs  (b)       b)
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Use-Based Trademark/Service Mark Application, including;                         21,392        $.37    $7,915.00
  --Trademark/Service Mark Application
  --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application
  --Collective Membership Mark
  --Certification Mark Application
Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark Application, including;                     38,031         .37    14,071.00
  --Trademark/Service Mark Application
  --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application
  --Collective Membership Mark
  --Certification Mark Application
Application for Registration of Trademark/Service Mark under Sec.  Sec.           4,027         .37     1,490.00
 44(d) and (e), including:
  --Trademark/Service Mark Application
  --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application
  --Collective Membership Mark

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  --Certification Mark Application
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      Totals                                                                     63,450  ..........   $23,476.00
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    0651--00xx Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the 
Trademark Application:

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                                                                                                      Total cost
                                    Item                                      Responses    Postage    (yr)  (a x
                                                                              (yr)  (a)  costs  (b)       b)
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Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement      18,739        $.37    $6,933.00
 of Use)...................................................................
Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use...................      30,348         .37    11,229.00
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application--Failure to Respond Timely to            1,900         .37       703.00
 Office Action.............................................................
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application--Failure to File Timely Statement        1,900         .37       703.00
 of Use or Extension Request...............................................
Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use........................         235         .37        87.00
Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application................       1,115         .37       413.00
Request to Divide..........................................................         476         .37       176.00
Trademark Amendments/Corrections/Surrenders................................       2,800         .37     1,036.00
                                                                            -------------
      Totals...............................................................      57,513  ..........    21,280.00
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    0651--00xx Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding 
Attorney Representation (Trademarks):

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                                                                                                      Total cost
                                    Item                                      Responses    Postage    (yr)  (a x
                                                                              (yr)  (a)  costs  (b)       b)
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Revocation of Power of Attorney and/or Appointment of Attorney (Power of         38,530        $.37   $14,256.00
 Attorney).................................................................
Designation of Domestic Representative.....................................      36,196         .37    13,393.00
Request for Permission to Withdraw as Attorney of Record...................         645         .37       239.00
Change of Owner's Address Form.............................................      15,515         .37     5,741.00
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    Totals.................................................................      90,886  ..........    33,629.00
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    0651--00xx Post Registration (Trademark Processing):

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                                                                                                      Total cost
                                    Item                                      Responses    Postage    (yr)  (a x
                                                                              (yr)  (a)  costs  (b)       b)
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Affidavit of Use of a Mark in Commerce Under Sec.   8......................      12,330        $.37    $4,562.00
Combined Affidavit of Use in Commerce & Application for Renewal of               12,330         .37     4,562.00
 Registration of a Mark Under Sec.  Sec.   8 & 9...........................
Affidavit of Incontestability of a Mark Under Sec.   15....................         131         .37        48.00
Combined Affidavit of Use & Incontestability Under Sec.  Sec.   8 & 15.....      13,110         .37     4,851.00
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    Totals.................................................................      37,901  ..........    14,023.00
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    0651--00xx Trademark Petitions:

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                                                                                                      Total cost
                                    Item                                      Responses    Postage    (yr)  (a x
                                                                              (yr)  (a)  costs  (b)       b)
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Other Petitions............................................................         400        $.37      $148.00
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    Total..................................................................         400  ..........       148.00
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    Filing fees of $146,674,175 are associated with this collection. Of 
this total, $85,657,825 is associated with 0651-0009 Applications for 
Trademark Registration, $23,118,950 is associated with 0651-00xx 
Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the Trademark 
Application, $0 is associated with 0651-00xx Submissions Regarding 
Correspondence and Regarding Attorney Representation (Trademarks), 
$37,857,400 is associated with 0651-00xx Post Registration (Trademark 
Processing), and $40,000 is associated with 0651-00xx Trademark 
Petitions for a new total of $146,674,175 in filing fees for this 
collection, as follows:
    0651-0009 Application for Trademark Registration:

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                                                                       Responses    Filing fees     Total cost
                                Item                                   (yr)  (a)        (b)       (yr)  (a x b)
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Use-Based Trademark/Service Mark Application, including:                   21,392       $375.00    $8,022,000.00
    --Trademark/Service Mark Application...........................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Collective Trademark/Service Mark............................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Application..................................................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Collective Membership Mark...................................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Certification Mark Application...............................  ............  ............  ...............
Electronic Use-Based Trademark/Service Mark Application, including:        64,176        325.00    20,857,200.00
    --Trademark/Service Mark Application...........................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Collective Membership Mark...................................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Certification Mark Application...............................  ............  ............  ...............
Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark Application, including:               38,031        375.00    14,261,625.00
    --Trademark/Service Mark Application...........................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Collective Membership Mark...................................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Certification Mark Application...............................  ............  ............  ...............
Electronic Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark Application,              114,092        325.00    37,079,900.00
 including:
    --Trademark/Service Mark Application...........................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Collective Membership Mark...................................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Certification Mark Application...............................  ............  ............  ...............
Application for Registration of Trademark/Service Mark under Sec.           4,027        375.00     1,510,125.00
 Sec.   44(d) and (e), including:
    --Trademark/Service Mark Application...........................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Collective Membership Mark...................................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Certification Mark Application...............................  ............  ............  ...............
Electronic Application for Registration of Trademark/Service Mark          12,083        325.00     3,926,975.00
 under Sec.  Sec.   44(d) and (e), including:
    --Trademark/Service Mark Application...........................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Collective Membership Mark...................................  ............  ............  ...............
    --Certification Mark Application...............................  ............  ............  ...............
                                                                    ---------------
      Totals.......................................................       253,801  ............    85,657,825.00
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    0651-00xx Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the 
Trademark Application:

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                                                                       Responses    Filing fees     Total cost
                                Item                                   (yr)  (a)        (b)       (yr)  (a x b)
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Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/         18,739       $100.00    $1,873,900.00
 Statement of Use).................................................
Electronic Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use (Amendment to          43,726        100.00     4,372,600.00
 Allege Use/Statement of Use)......................................
Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use...........        30,348        150.00     4,552,200.00
Electronic Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use        70,811        150.00    10,621,650.00
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application--Failure to Respond Timely         1,900        100.00       190,000.00
 to Office Action..................................................
Electronic Petition to Revive Abandoned Application--Failure to             4,400        100.00       440,000.00
 Respond Timely to Office Action...................................
Petition to Revive Abandoned Application--Failure to File Timely            1,900        100.00       190,000.00
 Statement of Use or Extension Request.............................
Electronic Petition to Revive Abandoned Application--Failure to             4,400        100.00       440,000.00
 File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request.................
Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use................           235          0.00             0.00
Electronic Request to Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use.....           550          0.00             0.00
Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of Application........         1,115          0.00             0.00
Electronic Request for Express Abandonment (Withdrawal) of                  3,600          0.00             0.00
 Application.......................................................
Request to Divide..................................................           476        100.00        47,600.00
Electronic Request to Divide.......................................         1,110        100.00       111,000.00

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Trademark Amendments/Corrections/Surrenders........................         2,800        100.00       280,000.00
                                                                    ---------------
    Totals.........................................................       186,110  ............    23,118,950.00
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    0651-00xx Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding 
Attorney Representation (Trademarks):

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                                                                       Responses    Filing fees     Total cost
                                Item                                   (yr)  (a)        (b)       (yr)  (a x b)
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Revocation of Power of Attorney and/or Appointment of Attorney             38,530         $0.00            $0.00
 (Power of Attorney)...............................................
Electronic Revocation of Power of Attorney/Domestic Representative         89,900          0.00             0.00
 and/or Appointment of Attorney/Domestic Representative............
Designation of Domestic Representative.............................        36,196          0.00             0.00
Request for Permission to Withdraw as Attorney of Record...........           645          0.00             0.00
Electronic Request for Permission to Withdraw as Attorney of Record         1,500          0.00             0.00
Change of Owner's Address Form.....................................        15,515          0.00             0.00
Electronic Change of Owner's Address...............................        36,196          0.00             0.00
                                                                    ---------------
    Totals.........................................................       218,482  ............             0.00
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    0651-00xx Post Registration (Trademarks):

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                                                                       Responses    Filing fees     Total cost
                                Item                                   (yr)  (a)        (b)       (yr)  (a x b)
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Affidavit of Use of a Mark in Commerce Under Sec.   8..............        12,330       $100.00    $1,233,000.00
Electronic Affidavit of Use of a Mark in Commerce Under Sec.   8...        28,770        100.00     2,877,000.00
Combined Affidavit of Use in Commerce & Application for Renewal of         12,330        500.00     6,165,000.00
 Registration of a Mark Under Sec.  Sec.   8 & 9...................
Electronic Combined Affidavit of Use in Commerce & Application for         28,770        500.00    14,385,000.00
 Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under Sec.  Sec.   8 & 9........
Affidavit of Incontestability of a Mark Under Sec.   15............           131        200.00        26,200.00
Electronic Affidavit of Incontestability of a Mark Under Sec.   15.           306        200.00        61,200.00
Combined Affidavit of Use & Incontestability Under Sec.  Sec.   8 &        13,110        300.00     3,933,000.00
 15................................................................
Electronic Combined Affidavit of Use & Incontestability Under Sec.         30,590        300.00     9,177,000.00
 Sec.   8 & 15.....................................................
                                                                    ---------------
    Totals.........................................................       126,337  ............    37,857,400.00
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    0651-00xx Trademark Petitions:

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                                                                       Responses    Filing fees     Total cost
                                Item                                   (yr)  (a)        (b)       (yr)  (a x b)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other Petitions....................................................           400       $100.00       $40,000.00
                                                                    ---------------
    Total..........................................................           400  ............       40,000.00
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*Note: All filing fees are based on per class filing.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) 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) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, e.g., the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or 
included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they will also become a matter of public record.


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    Dated: February 10, 2005.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data 
Administration Division.
[FR Doc. 05-3048 Filed 2-16-05; 8:45 am]
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