[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21495-21497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06592]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Initial Patent Applications

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of 
publication of this notice. The USPTO invites comments on this 
information collection renewal, which helps the USPTO assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on January 10, 2024 during a 60-day comment period (89 
FR 1557). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comment.
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.
    Title: Initial Patent Applications.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0032.
    Needs and Uses: The United States Patent and Trademark Office 
(USPTO) is required by Title 35 of the United States Code, including 35 
U.S.C. 131, to examine applications for patents. The USPTO administers 
the patent statutes relating to examination through various rules in 
Chapter 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), such as, for 
example, 37 CFR 1.16 through 1.84. Each patent applicant must provide 
sufficient information to allow the USPTO to properly examine the 
application to determine whether it meets the criteria set forth in the 
patent statutes and regulations for issuance as a patent. The patent 
statutes and regulations require that an application for patent include 
the following information:
    (1) A specification containing a description of the invention and 
at least one claim defining the property right sought by the applicant;
    (2) A drawing(s) or photograph(s), where necessary for an 
understanding of the invention;
    (3) An oath or declaration signed by the applicant (under 35 U.S.C. 
115(f), the time for filing the oath or declaration is no later than 
the date on which the issue fee for the patent is paid); and
    (4) A filing fee.
    Various types of patent applications are covered under this 
information collection:
     Noncontinuing, nonprovisional utility, plant and design 
applications,
     Provisional applications,
     Continuation/divisional applications of international 
applications,
     Continued prosecution applications (design), and
     Continuation/divisional and continuation-in-part 
applications of utility, plant, and design applications.
    In addition, this information collection covers certain other 
papers filed by applicants, such as, for example, petitions to accept 
an unintentionally delayed priority or benefit claim, petitions to 
accept a filing by other than all of the inventors or a person not the 
inventor, and petitions requesting that applications filed under 37 CFR 
1.495(b) be accorded a receipt date.
    Furthermore, this information collection incorporates the lone item 
in 0651-0073 (Patent Law Treaty): petitions to restore the right of 
priority to a foreign application under 37 CFR 1.55(c) or the benefit 
of a prior-filed provisional application under 37 CFR 1.78(b). The 
petitions are used to extend the 12-month periods set forth in 35 
U.S.C. 119(a) and (e) by an additional 2 months where there is an 
unintentional delay in filing an application claiming priority to a 
foreign application or the benefit of a provisional application. Once 
this information collection is renewed, and the petitions are added, 
0651-0073 will be discontinued. For this 30-day notice, the non-hourly 
cost burdens have been adjusted due to an increase in the postage rate 
since the 60-day notice was published.
    Forms: (AIA = America Invents Act; SB = Specimen Book)

 PTO/AIA/01 (Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design 
Patent Application using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
 PTO/AIA/01CN (Chinese (simplified) Language Declaration (37 
CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data 
Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
 PTO/AIA/01DE (German Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for 
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 
1.76))
 PTO/AIA/01ES (Spanish Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for 
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 
1.76))
 PTO/AIA/01FR (French Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for 
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 
1.76))
 PTO/AIA/01IT (Italian Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for 
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 
1.76))
 PTO/AIA/01JP (Japanese Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for 
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 
1.76))
 PTO/AIA/01KR (Korean Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for 
Utility or Design Application Using An Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 
1.76))
 PTO/AIA/01NL (Dutch Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for 
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 
1.76))
 PTO/AIA/01RU (Russian Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for 
Utility or Design Application Using An Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 
1.76))
 PTO/AIA/01SE (Swedish Language Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for 
Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 
1.76))
 PTO/AIA/02 (Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or 
Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) 
and 37 CFR 1.64))
 PTO/AIA/02CN (Chinese (Simplified) Language Substitute 
Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design 
Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
 PTO/AIA/02DE (German Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of 
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
 PTO/AIA/02ES (Spanish Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of 
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))

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 PTO/AIA/02FR (French Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of 
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
 PTO/AIA/02IT (Italian Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of 
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
 PTO/AIA/02JP (Japanese Language Substitute Statement In Lieu 
Of An Oath Or Declaration For Utility Or Design Patent Application (35 
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
 PTO/AIA/02KR (Korean Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of 
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
 PTO/AIA/02NL (Dutch Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of 
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
 PTO/AIA/02RU (Russian Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of 
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
 PTO/AIA/02SE (Swedish Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of 
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
 PTO/AIA/03 (Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Plant Patent 
Application using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
 PTO/AIA/04 (Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or 
Declaration for Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 
1.64))
 PTO/AIA/08 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent 
Application (37 CFR 1.63))
 PTO/AIA/09 (Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161) 
Declaration (37 CFR 1.162))
 PTO/AIA/10 (Supplemental Sheet for Declaration (Additional 
Inventor(s), Supplemental Sheet for PTO/AIA/08, 09))
 PTO/AIA/11 (Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet 
(Inventor(s), Supplemental Sheet for PTO/AIA/02, 04, 07))
 PTO/AIA/14 (Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76)
 PTO/AIA/15 (Utility Patent Application Transmittal)
 PTO/AIA/18 (Design Patent Application Transmittal)
 PTO/AIA/19 (Plant Patent Application Transmittal)
 PTO/SB/01 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent 
Application (37 CFR 1.63))
 PTO/SB/01A (Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design 
Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76))
 PTO/SB/02 consisting of PTO/SB/02A (Declaration (Additional 
Inventor(s), Supplemental Sheet)) and PTO/SB/02B (Declaration--
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet)
 PTO/SB/02CN (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and 
Supplemental Priority Data Sheets [2 pages] (Chinese Language 
Declaration for Additional Inventors)
 PTO/SB/02DE (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and 
Supplemental Priority Data Sheets [2 pages] (German Language 
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
 PTO/SB/02ES (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and 
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Spanish Language 
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
 PTO/SB/02FR (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and 
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (French Language Declaration 
for Additional Inventors))
 PTO/SB/02IT (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and 
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Italian Language 
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
 PTO/SB/02JP (Japanese Language Substitute Statement in Lieu of 
an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (35 
U.S.C. 115(d) and 37 CFR 1.64))
 PTO/SB/02KR (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and 
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Korean Language Declaration 
for Additional Inventors))
 PTO/SB/02NL (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and 
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Dutch Language Declaration 
for Additional Inventors))
 PTO/SB/02RU (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and 
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Russian Language 
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
 PTO/SB/02SE (Declaration (Additional Inventors) and 
Supplemental Priority Data Sheet [2 pages] (Swedish Language 
Declaration for Additional Inventors))
 PTO/SB/02LR (Declaration Supplemental Sheet for Legal 
Representatives (35 U.S.C. 117) on Behalf of a Deceased or 
Incapacitated Inventor)
 PTO/SB/03 (Plant Patent Application (35 U.S. C. 161) 
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63))
 PTO/SB/04 (Supplemental Declaration for Utility or Design 
Patent Application (37 CFR 1.67))
 PTO/SB/05 (Utility Plant Application Transmittal)
 PTO/SB/06 (Patent Application Fee Determination Record 
(Substitute for Form PTO-875)
 PTO/SB/07 (Multiple Dependent Claim Fee Calculation Sheet 
(Substitute for Form PTO-1360; For Use with Form PTO/SB/06)
 PTO SB 16--Patent Center and PTO SB 16 (Provisional 
Application for Patent Cover Sheet)
 PTO/SB/17 (Fee Transmittal)
 PTO/SB/29 (For Design Applications Only: Continued Prosecution 
Application (CPA) Request Transmittal)
 PTO/SB/29A (For Design Applications Only: Receipt for 
Facsimile Transmitted CPA)
 PTO/SB/101 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent 
Application (37 CFR 1.63) (Chinese Language Declaration)
 PTO/SB/102 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent 
Application (37 CFR 1.63) (Dutch Language Declaration)
 PTO/SB/103 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent 
Application (37 CFR 1.63) (German Language Declaration)
 PTO/SB/104 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent 
Application (37 CFR 1.63) (Italian Language Declaration)
 PTO/SB/105 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent 
Application (37 CFR 1.63) (French Language Declaration)
 PTO/SB/106 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent 
Application (37 CFR 1.63) (Japanese Language Declaration)
 PTO/SB/107 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent 
Application (37 CFR 1.63) (Russian Language Declaration)
 PTO/SB/108 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent 
Application (37 CFR 1.63) (Swedish Language Declaration)
 PTO/SB/109 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent 
Application (37 CFR 1.63) (Spanish Language Declaration)
 PTO/SB/110 (Declaration for Utility or Design Patent 
Application (37 CFR 1.63) (Korean Language Declaration)
 PTO/SB/445 (Petition to Accept an Unintentionally Delayed 
Claim Under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) (37 CFR 1.78(c)) and/or to Accept an 
Unintentionally Delayed Claim Under 35 U.S.C. 120, 121, 365(c), or 
386(c) (37 CFR 1.78(e)) for the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application)
 PTO/SB/458 (Petition to Accept an Unintentionally Delayed 
Claim under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) or (f), 365(a) or (b), or 386(a) or 
(b) for the Right of Priority to a Prior-Filed Foreign Application (37 
CFR 1.55(e))
 PTO/SB/459 (Petition to Restore the Benefit of a Provisional 
Application (37 CFR 1.78(b)) or to Restore the Priority to a Foreign 
Application (37 CFR 1.55(c))

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    Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Affected Public: Private sector.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 588,255 respondents.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 588,255 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses 
in this information collection will take the public approximately 
between 45 minutes (0.75 hours) and 40 hours to complete. This includes 
the time to gather the necessary information, create the document, and 
submit the completed request to the USPTO.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 12,543,215 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-Hourly Cost Burden: 
$1,156,505,487.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of 
Commerce, USPTO information collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website, www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function and entering either the title of the information 
collection or the OMB Control Number, 0651-0032.
    Further information can be obtained by:
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0032 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-06592 Filed 3-27-24; 8:45 am]
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