[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 48546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16371]



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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: Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding Attorney 
Representation (Trademarks).
    Form Number(s): PTO Forms 2196, 2197, and 2201.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-00xx.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Burden: 4,486 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 68,666 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that the public will 
take approximately 3 to 15 minutes completing the information in this 
collection, depending on the nature of the information and whether the 
information is transmitted electronically or is submitted in paper. 
This includes the time to gather the necessary information, create the 
documents, and submit the completed request. The time estimates for the 
electronic forms in this collection are based on the average amount of 
time needed to complete and electronically file the associated form. 
There are no paper forms in this collection.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information is required by the 
Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq. and is implemented through the 
Trademark rules set forth in 37 CFR part 2. It provides for the 
appointment of attorneys of record or domestic representatives to 
represent applicants in the application process, for the revocation of 
the appointment of an attorney or domestic representative, for 
attorneys to request permission to withdraw from representation, and 
for changes of owners addresses.
    This collection has been split from collection 0651-0009 Trademark 
Processing to reflect the Trademark business processes and to make the 
collection smaller and more manageable. This collection will contain 
submissions regarding correspondence and regarding attorney 
representation.
    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 ``0651-00xx 
Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding Attorney 
Representation (Trademarks) copy request'' 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, P.O. Box 
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before September 19, 2005, to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 11, 2005.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data 
Administration Division.
[FR Doc. 05-16371 Filed 8-17-05; 8:45 am]
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