[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6302-6303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3076]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted 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: Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).
Title: Recording Assignments (formerly Changes in Patent and
Trademark Practices).
Form Numbers: PTO-1594 and PTO-1595.
Agency Approval Number: 0651-0027.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 104,520 hours.
Number of Respondents: 209,040 responses.
Avg. Hours Per Response: The PTO estimates that it will take 30
minutes to gather, prepare, and submit the patent and trademark
recordation form cover sheets.
Needs and Uses: The patent and trademark recordation form cover
sheets are used by the public to transfer the rights, title, and
interest in patents or trademarks from one party to another. The public
can also use these forms to submit patents and trademarks, patent and
trademark assignments, other associated documents, and corrections to
such items to the PTO for recording. The PTO uses these forms to
process and record trademarks, patents, patent and trademark
assignments, or other associated documents. The patent and trademark
recordation form cover sheets also enable the PTO to ensure that all of
the relevant bibliographic data related to these various documents is
entered into the Patent and Trademark Assignment System (PTAS).
Affected Public: Individuals or households, businesses or other
for-profit, not-for-profit institutions, farms, federal government, and
state, local, or tribal governments.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Maya A. Bernstein, (202) 395-3785.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer,
(202)
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482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication to Maya A.
Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building,
725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: February 2, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 99-3076 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am]
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