[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 184 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54245-54246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18739]


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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) will submit 
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), 
Department of Commerce.
    Title: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Actions.
    Form Number(s): PTO 2120, PTO 2151, PTO 2153, PTO 2188 through PTO 
2190.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0040.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 18,311 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 79,000 responses per year with an estimated 
62,150 responses filed electronically.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public between 10 to 45 minutes (0.17 to 0.75 hours), depending upon 
the complexity of the situation, to gather the necessary information, 
prepare, and submit the forms and requirements in this collection. The 
USPTO believes that it will take the same amount of time (and possibly 
less time) to gather the necessary information, prepare the submission, 
and submit it electronically as it does to submit the information in 
paper form.
    Needs and Uses: Individuals or entities who believe that they would 
be damaged by the registration of a trademark or service mark may file 
an opposition to the registration of that mark or request 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, who believe that they are or will be damaged 
by the registration of a mark, to file a petition to cancel the 
registration of that mark. Individuals or entities may also appeal any 
final decision of the Trademark Examining Attorney assigned to review 
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application for registration of a mark under section 20 of the 
Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1070. The USPTO administers the Trademark Act 
according to 37 CRF 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 paper forms associated 
with this collection; however, this collection contains two suggested 
formats and six electronic forms available through the Electronic 
System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    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:
    E-mail: [email protected]. Include ``0651-0040 copy request'' 
in the subject line of the message.
    Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan K. Fawcett.
    Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, Customer Information Services Group, Public 
Information Services 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 October 24, 2007 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 17, 2007.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Customer Information Services Group, Public Information Services 
Division.
 [FR Doc. E7-18739 Filed 9-21-07; 8:45 am]
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