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  • Treatment of Unlocatable Application and Patent Files

    Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jul 10, 2000

    Classification Regulatory Flexibility Act As prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 (or any other law), an initial regulatory flexibility analysis … under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) is not required.

    65 FR 42309Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Trademark Fee Adjustment

    Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 27, 2016

    Act during the grace period on paper and through TEAS, respectively. … section 71 of the Act during grace period.

    81 FR 33619Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Determination of New Expiration Dates of Certain Patents

    Federal Register · Notice · Jun 7, 1995

    Comments Nine written comments were received in response to PTO's request for comments mentioned above. Responses to significant comments follow. 1. … Comment: One comment urged that any period of patent term extension used to keep a patent in force on June 8, 1995, not be added to the 20-year term and that only the portion of the extended patent term

    60 FR 30069Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patents External Quality Survey

    Federal Register · Notice · May 24, 2022

    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 … Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 15, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

    87 FR 31534Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020

    Federal Register · Rule · Sep 18, 2020

    Regulatory Flexibility Act: As prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, neither a Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis nor a certification … under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) is required.

    85 FR 58282Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Changes To Implement Provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020; Delay of Effective Date and Correction

    Federal Register · Rule · Oct 13, 2022

    As part of that final rule, the USPTO amended 37 CFR 2.62 to: (1) set a period of three months for responses to Office actions in applications under sections 1 and/or 44 of the Trademark Act (Act), and … Regulatory Flexibility Act: As prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, neither a Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis nor a certification

    87 FR 62032Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy

    Federal Register · Rule · Aug 31, 2000

    Discussion of Comments (1) The first comment recommended deletion of the phrase “created by USPTO” in § 102.2(b). … (2) No search fee or review fee will be charged for a quarter-hour period unless more than half of that period is required for search or review.

    65 FR 52916Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Trademark Fee Adjustment

    Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 19, 2020

    For such rulemakings, the AIA requires that the USPTO provide a public comment period of not less than 45 days. … or excusable nonuse of the mark within the period set forth in section 8 of the Act.

    85 FR 37040Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Revised Interim Utility Examination Guidelines; Request for Comments; Correction

    Federal Register · Notice · Jan 21, 2000

    to the Request for Comments on Interim Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 U.S.C. 112, ¶1 “Written Description” Requirement; Extension of Comment Period and Notice of Hearing … Drost, Acting Solicitor. [FR Doc. 00-1461 Filed 1-20-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-U

    65 FR 3425Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Third-Party Submissions and Protests

    Federal Register · Notice · Sep 13, 2024

    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 8, 2024 during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 55924). … Additionally, the specified time period for submitting a protest differs from the time period for submitting third-party submissions and is impacted by whether the protest is accompanied by the written

    89 FR 74927Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Patent and Trademark Office Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG)

    Federal Register · Rule · Oct 3, 2013

    ADDRESSES: Written comments: Please submit any comments by email to loren.howcroft@uspto.gov . … also provides the USPTO with certain exemptions from the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (FPAS) and the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA).

    78 FR 61185Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Changes To Require Identification of Attributable Owner

    Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 24, 2014

    These meetings will be held during the public comment period for this proposal, at times and locations to be determined. … Please send comments related to this proposed collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act on or before March 25, 2014 to Mail Stop Comments—Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O.

    79 FR 4105Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures

    Federal Register · Rule · Sep 10, 2007

    The comments and the Office's responses to the comments follow: Comment 1: Several comments objected to setting the search fee at a level of $1,800.00 on various grounds, including that it will … Paperwork Reduction Act: This notice involves information collection requirements which are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

    72 FR 51559Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patents External Quality Survey

    Federal Register · Notice · Mar 15, 2022

    SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection … USPTO uses a rotating panel design where participants will take the survey twice in back-to-back survey periods.

    87 FR 14517Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Extension of Time for Comments on Deferred Examination for Patent Applications

    Federal Register · Notice · Mar 9, 2009

    ACTION: Request for comments; extension of comment period. … Doll, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc.

    74 FR 10036Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure

    Federal Register · Rule · Jun 1, 1998

    Comments submitted by facsimile should be followed by a copy of the comments submitted by mail. … As prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., are

    63 FR 29614Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals

    Federal Register · Rule · Nov 22, 2011

    Bd.R. 41.40 Comment 60: The majority of the comments favored the proposed rule to toll the time period to file a reply brief. … Response: The commenter misunderstands the Paperwork Reduction Act.

    76 FR 72270Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of Federally and State Recognized Native American Tribes

    Federal Register · Notice · Aug 24, 2001

    should extend the period for commenting on the proposed procedures. … Response: The USPTO does not believe that it is necessary to extend the comment period.

    66 FR 44603Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Changes To Information Disclosure Statement Requirements and Other Related Matters

    Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jul 10, 2006

    Procedure Act apply)), and Fressola v. … Regulatory Flexibility Act As prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 (or any other law), neither an initial regulatory flexibility analysis nor

    71 FR 38808Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patents for Humanity Program

    Federal Register · Notice · Nov 30, 2021

    SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection … Finally, winners are now able to transfer their certificates to third parties, including by sale, due to the January 2021 passage of the Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act. II.

    86 FR 67927Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office

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