Applications for Trademark Registration

OMB Control No: 0651-0009	ICR Reference No: 201303-0651-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201109-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Applications for Trademark Registration
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: 05/20/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/23/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2014	12/31/2014	12/31/2014
Responses	296,747	0	380,289
Time Burden (Hours)	103,084	0	132,106
Cost Burden (Dollars)	91,355,987	0	117,791,578

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Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is submitting this request to update this information collection. The USPTO has determined that the response estimates used to calculate the hour and cost burdens in the 2011 renewal (approved by OMB on December 6, 2011) were based on the total number of classes filed instead of the total number of applications filed. Since the number of classes was used for the response estimates, the USPTO estimates that the response, burden hour, and cost estimates reported in the renewal were greater than the actual trademark submissions. The USPTO is therefore submitting this request to adjust the current inventory estimates for this collection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 1051 through 1054 Name of Law: null    US Code: 15 USC 1061 through 1063 Name of Law: null    US Code: 15 USC 1091 Name of Law: null    US Code: 15 USC 1094 and 1095 Name of Law: null    US Code: 15 USC 1126 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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 35411	06/17/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 63286	10/12/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 9

IC Title Form No. Form Name TEAS Plus Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark Application PTO Form 1478 Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register Application for Registration of Trademark/Service Mark under 44 (Collective, Collective Membership, Certification Mark) PTO Form 4.9, PTO Form 4.8, PTO Form 1478(a), PTO Form 1478 Trademark/Service Mark Application (15 U.S.C. 1051, 1126 under 44) ,   Certification Mark Application (15 U.S.C 1051, 1126 under 44) ,   Collective Membership Mark Application (1051, 1126 under 44) ,   Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application (15 U.S.C. 1051, 1126 under 44) Use-Based Trademark/Service Mark Application (Collective, Collective Membership, Certification Mark) PTO Form 1478, PTO Form 1478(a), PTO Form 4.8, PTO Form 4.9 Use-Based Collective Membership Mark Application (15 U.S.C. 1051, 1126(d) & (e) ,   Use-Based Certification Mark Application (15 U.S.C. 1051, 1126(d) & (e) ,   Use-Based Trademark/Service Mark Application (15 U.S.C. 1051, 1126(d) &(e) ,   Use-Based Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application (15 U.S.C. 1051, 1126 (d) & (e) TEAS Plus Use-Based Trademark/Service Mark Application PTO Form 1478 Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark Application (Collective, Collective Membership, Certification Mark) PTO Form 4.8, PTO Form 4.9, PTO Form 1478(a), PTO Form 1478 Intent to Use Collective Membership Mark Application (15 U.S.C 1051, 1126 (d) & (e) ,   Intent to Use Certification Mark Application (15 U.S.C. 1051, 1126 (d) & (e) ,   Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark Application (15 U.S.C. 1051, 1126(d) & (e) ,   Intent to Use Collective Trademark/Service Mark Application (15 U.S.C. 1051, 1126(d) & (e) TEAS Application for Registration of Trademark/Service Mark under 44 (Collective, Collective Membership, Certification Mark) PTO Form 1478, PTO Form 4.9, PTO Form 1478(a), PTO Form 4.8 Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register ,   Collective Trademark/Servicemark Form, Principal Register ,   Collective Membership Mark Form, Principal Register ,   Certification Mark Form, Principal Register TEAS Plus Application for Registration of Trademark/Service Mark under 44 PTO Form 1478 Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register TEAS Use-Based Trademark/Service Mark Application (Collective, Collective Membership, Certification) PTO Form 1478, PTO Form 4.8, PTO Form 1478(a), PTO Form 4.9, PTO Form 1478 Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register ,   Collective Trademark/Servicemark Form, Principal Register ,   Collective Membership Mark Form, Principal Register ,   Certification Mark Form, Principal Register ,   Trademark/Servicmark Form, Supplemental Register TEAS Intent to Use Trademark/Service Mark Application (Collective, Collective Membership, Certification Mark) PTO Form 1478(a), PTO Form 1478, PTO Form 4.8, PTO Form 4.9 Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register ,   Collective Trademark/Servicemark Form, Principal Register ,   Collective Membership Mark Form, Principal Register ,   Certification Mark Form, Principal Register

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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	296,747	380,289	0	0	-83,542	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	103,084	132,106	0	0	-29,022	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	91,355,987	117,791,578	0	0	-26,435,591	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This collection currently has 380,289 responses, 132,106 burden hours, and $117,791,578 in annual (non-hour) costs. The USPTO is updating the burden estimates for this collection because the response estimates used to calculate the hour and cost burdens in the 2011 renewal were based on the total number of classes filed instead of the total number of applications filed. The USPTO estimates that this change will reduce the response estimates by 83,542 responses per year. This in turn will reduce the burden hours by 29,022 hours and the annual (non-hour) costs by $26,435,591. These reductions are all due to administrative adjustments. Therefore, the USPTO estimates that this collection will have 296,747 responses, 103,084 burden hours, and $91,355,987 in annual (non-hour) costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $824,056

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Catherine cain 571 272-8946

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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: 04/23/2013

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