Representative and Address Provisions

OMB Control No: 0651-0035	ICR Reference No: 200701-0651-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200508-0651-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Representative and Address Provisions
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/30/2007
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/18/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2008	12/31/2008	12/31/2008
Responses	395,266	0	370,766
Time Burden (Hours)	31,293	0	23,668
Cost Burden (Dollars)	203,515	0	189,000

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Abstract: Under 35 U.S.C. 2 and 37 CFR 1.31-1.36 and 1.363, this information is used by the public to grant or revoke power of attorney in a patent application, to withdraw as attorney or agent of record, to authorize a practitioner to act in a representative capacity, to designate or change the correspondence address or fee address for one or more applications or patents, to request a Customer Number, and to designate or change the correspondence address, fee address, or list of practitioners associated with a Customer Number. The USPTO uses the information in this collection to determine who is authorized to take action in an application or patent on behalf of the applicant or assignee and where to send correspondence regarding an application or patent.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 35 USC 2 Name of Law: null

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title Form No. Form Name Request to Update a PCT Application with a Customer Number PTO-2248 Request to Update a PCT Application with a Customer Number Customer Number Upload Spreadsheet for PCT Applications Representative and Address Provisions PTO/SB/125, PTO/SB/80, PTO/SB/81, PTO/SB/82, PTO/SB/83, PTO/SB/84, PTO/SB/122, PTO/SB/123, PTO/SB/124 Power of Attorney to Prosecute Applications Before the USPTO ,   Request for Customer Number ,   Change of Correspondence Address - Application ,   Request for Withdrawal as Attorney or Agent and Change of Correspondence Address ,   Authorization to Act in a Representative Capacity ,   Power of Attorney and Correspondence Address Indication Form ,   Revocation of Power of Attorney with New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address ,   Change of Correspondence Address - Patent ,   Request for Customer Number Data Change

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	395,266	370,766	0	24,500	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	31,293	23,668	0	7,625	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	203,515	189,000	0	14,515	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The currently approved information collection includes forms that allow customers to associate their Customer Numbers with their U.S. patent applications, which is a requirement for customers who wish to access private information about their applications using the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system on the USPTO web site. The PAIR system permits authorized individuals secure access to application status information over the Internet, but only for applications that are linked to a Customer Number. The USPTO is extending this practice to allow customers to associate Customer Numbers with international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications as well as U.S. patent applications. In order to support this practice, the USPTO is developing a form to allow customers to associate a Customer Number with a single PCT application and a sample spreadsheet to allow customers to associate a Customer Number with multiple PCT applications at once.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Susan Brown 571-272-5429 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 01/18/2007

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