Federal Register Notices Re. Paperwork Reduction

The February 26, 2007 (Vol. 72, No. 37, p.8355) Federal Register contains a submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the USPTO regarding Initial Patent Applications. Since electronic filing is fairly new, the USPTO does not yet have an accurate estimate of the time it takes to fill out an electronic application. Until USPTO personnel can reevaluate the timing with more data, they have indicated to OMB that it takes about the same amount of time to fill out the electronic application as it does the paper version.

Comments and recommendations about this submission can be addressed to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503 to be received on or before March 18,2007.

Another USPTO entry in the February 26, 2007 (Vol. 72, No. 37, p.8356-8357) Federal Register invites comment about the USPTO's efforts to reduce paperwork as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The entry focuses on practitioner records maintenance, disclosure, and discipline before the Patent and Trademark Office.

Written comments about these procedures must be submitted on or before April 27, 2007 by any of the following methods:

• E-mail:Susan.Brown@uspto.gov. Include
  ``0651-0017 comment'' in the subject line of the message.


• Fax: 571-273-0112,
  marked to the attention of Susan Brown.


• Mail: Susan K. Brown, Records Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Architecture, Engineering and Technical Services, Data Architecture and Services Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.