{"description":"Documents matching 'Intellectual Property Management Legal Services'","count":2362,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=Intellectual+Property+Management+Legal+Services&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Legal Processes","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension of an existing information collection: 0651-0046 (Legal Processes). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).","document_number":"2025-12637","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/08/2025-12637/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-08/pdf/2025-12637.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12637.pdf?1751892312","publication_date":"2025-07-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"non-hourly cost burden for this information collection, in the form of filing fees and postage, is $1,379.\n \n \n \n 1 \n  2023 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of <span class=\"match\">Legal</span> Practice of the American <span class=\"match\">Intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">Property</span> Law Association (AIPLA); pg. F-41. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span> work in all firms which is $447 per hour (\n https://www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/economic-survey \n ).\n \n \n 2025 OPM Salary Table for the Washington Locality Pay Area: \n https://www.opm.gov/p"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Postal Service (USPS) is proposing to revise one General Privacy Act System of Records (SOR) to support the implementation of a new Legal Case Management System.","document_number":"2026-08376","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/30/2026-08376/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-30/pdf/2026-08376.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08376.pdf?1777466710","publication_date":"2026-04-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"POSTAL SERVICE","name":"Postal Service","id":410,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/postal-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/410","parent_id":null,"slug":"postal-service"}],"excerpts":"the implementation of a new <span class=\"match\">Legal</span> Case <span class=\"match\">Management</span> System.\n \n I. Background \n USPS continues its efforts to serve every American by identifying opportunity for improvement. One identified area is the USPS Law Department's case <span class=\"match\">management</span> system. Currently, USPS leverages several disparate systems to manage its <span class=\"match\">legal</span> obligations and <span class=\"match\">legal</span> matters. USPS will, then, implement a new, streamlined solution to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of its Law Department as it continues to support Postal operations and <span class=\"match\">service</span>. \n II. Rationale for Changes"},{"title":"International Trademark Classification Changes","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues this final rule to incorporate classification changes adopted by the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Agreement). These changes are listed in the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification), which is published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and will become effective on January 1, 2026.","document_number":"2025-19358","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19358/international-trademark-classification-changes","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19358.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19358.pdf?1759322730","publication_date":"2025-10-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"Scientific and technological <span class=\"match\">services</span> and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis, industrial research and industrial design <span class=\"match\">services</span>; quality control and authentication <span class=\"match\">services</span>; design and development of computer hardware and software. \n 43. <span class=\"match\">Services</span> for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation. \n 44. Medical <span class=\"match\">services</span>; veterinary <span class=\"match\">services</span>; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry <span class=\"match\">services</span>. \n 45. <span class=\"match\">Legal</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span>; security <span class=\"match\">services</span> for the physical protection"},{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) issues a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to cease recognition of test labs, Testing Certification Bodies (TCBs), and laboratory accreditation bodies in non-MRA or trade agreement participants (i.e., non-Reciprocal Territories). The Commission also seeks comment on modernizing data analytics capabilities, and explores additional measures to protect intellectual property and national security.","document_number":"2026-09821","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/15/2026-09821/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-15/pdf/2026-09821.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09821.pdf?1778762727","publication_date":"2026-05-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"qualitative estimates of the impacts on industry, consumers, and Commission resources. \n The Commission also seeks comment on what specific protections should be given to <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span> during the equipment authorization process, including during the testing and certification stages. What contractual, technical and procedural safeguards are necessary to protect <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span>? How effective are the Commission's rules and the ISO/IEC 17025 requirements at preventing IP theft? Do MRAs or other reciprocal trade agreements (FTAs and ARTs) meaningfully"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-125, Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property With Foreign Persons","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2024-20262","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/09/2024-20262/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-09/pdf/2024-20262.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-20262.pdf?1725626741","publication_date":"2024-09-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Economic Analysis","name":"Economic Analysis Bureau","id":118,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/economic-analysis-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/118","parent_id":54,"slug":"economic-analysis-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Needs and Uses: \n The data are needed to monitor U.S. trade in <span class=\"match\">services</span> and <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span>, to analyze the impact of these cross-border <span class=\"match\">services</span> on the U.S. and foreign economies, to compile and improve the U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S. commercial policy on trade in <span class=\"match\">services</span>, to conduct trade promotion, and to improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities. The data are used in estimating the trade in <span class=\"match\">services</span> and <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span> component of the U.S. international transactions accounts (ITAs)"},{"title":"Protection of Federal Property","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), proposes to promulgate regulations for the protection of Federal property. Within DHS, Federal Protective Service (FPS) maintains responsibility for the protection of buildings, grounds, and property owned, occupied, or secured by the Federal government. The proposed rule would adopt and revise the language of related-GSA regulations, consistent with DHS' statutory authority, to provide charging options for violations occurring on and adjacent to Federal property, update prohibited conduct to incorporate advancing technology, provide clearer public notice, and apply the regulations uniformly to all Federal property.","document_number":"2024-31206","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2024-31206/protection-of-federal-property","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-15/pdf/2024-31206.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31206.pdf?1736543718","publication_date":"2025-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"Federal <span class=\"match\">property</span> to the extent necessary to protect federal <span class=\"match\">property</span> and persons on the <span class=\"match\">property</span>. This off-<span class=\"match\">property</span> enforcement is spatially limited by the requirement of a nexus between the off-<span class=\"match\">property</span> enforcement action and the nature of the criminal offense directed at the federal <span class=\"match\">property</span> or persons on that <span class=\"match\">property</span>. In other words, FPS LEOs are authorized to take enforcement action for off-<span class=\"match\">property</span> conduct that affects the federal <span class=\"match\">property</span>. For example, FPS LEOs may take enforcement action where a person, located off of federal <span class=\"match\">property</span>, fires"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-125, Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property With Foreign Persons","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.","document_number":"2024-12450","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/06/2024-12450/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-06/pdf/2024-12450.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-12450.pdf?1717591531","publication_date":"2024-06-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Economic Analysis","name":"Economic Analysis Bureau","id":118,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/economic-analysis-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/118","parent_id":54,"slug":"economic-analysis-bureau"}],"excerpts":"combined sales of covered <span class=\"match\">services</span> or <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span> to foreign persons that exceeded $6 million for the previous fiscal year, or are expected to exceed that amount during the current fiscal year, or if they had combined purchases of covered <span class=\"match\">services</span> or <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span> from foreign persons that exceeded $4 million for the previous fiscal year, or are expected to exceed that amount during the current fiscal year. \n The data are needed to monitor U.S. trade in <span class=\"match\">services</span>, to analyze the impact of these cross-border <span class=\"match\">services</span> on the U.S. and foreign"},{"title":"Applications for New Awards; Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities-Coordinating Center (TPSID-CC) Program","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications (NIA) for a new award for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the TPSID-CC program, Assistance Listing Number 84.407B. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-0825 for this program.","document_number":"2025-13144","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/14/2025-13144/applications-for-new-awards-model-comprehensive-transition-and-postsecondary-programs-for-students","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-14/pdf/2025-13144.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13144.pdf?1752237920","publication_date":"2025-07-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"participating in the Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with <span class=\"match\">Intellectual</span> Disabilities to IHEs and that do not currently offer Comprehensive Transition Programs, for improving inclusive postsecondary education for students with <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> disabilities. \n \n Definitions: \n The following definitions apply to this competition. The definitions of “comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> disabilities” and “student with an <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> disability” are from section 760 of the Higher Education Act of 1965"},{"title":"General Services Acquisition Regulation; Acquisition of Information and Communication Technology; Notice of Listening Sessions and Request for Comments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking public comment on the draft of a new General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) clause regarding basic safeguarding of data within Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence Systems (LLMs). Due to the complexity of the issue, GSA is publishing this notification and draft clause to gather feedback from stakeholders before taking future action (e.g., deviation and/or formal rulemaking).","document_number":"2026-12205","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/17/2026-12205/general-services-acquisition-regulation-acquisition-of-information-and-communication-technology","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-17/pdf/2026-12205.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12205.pdf?1781613917","publication_date":"2026-06-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"}],"excerpts":"AI RMF 1.0, Appendix A.\n \n \n LLM <span class=\"match\">Service</span> Provider \n means the party that performs LLM Deployment and Operation &amp; Monitoring (as defined in NIST AI RMF 1.0, Appendix A as “AI Deployment and Operation &amp; Monitoring”) tasks by providing an LLM-enabled application, product, <span class=\"match\">service</span>, workflow, API, user interface, or business capability to Customers or End Users, and controlling the manner in which the <span class=\"match\">service</span> is presented, accessed, administered, supported, or used within that application or workflow. LLM <span class=\"match\">Service</span> Provider maps primarily to the"},{"title":"Survey of International Trade in Services Between U.S. and Foreign Persons and Surveys of Direct Investment","type":"Rule","abstract":"By this rule, the Department of Commerce is amending its regulations governing the collection of data on international trade in services and direct investment by removing certain provisions that merely restate what is clearly provided by the underlying statute and serve no meaningful purpose. The intended effect is to streamline such regulations, reduce regulatory clutter and complexity, and improve clarity for the public.","document_number":"2026-00691","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00691/survey-of-international-trade-in-services-between-us-and-foreign-persons-and-surveys-of-direct","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00691.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00691.pdf?1768398315","publication_date":"2026-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"}],"excerpts":"Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (87 FR 58954, Sept. 29, 2022). To better measure U.S. trade in <span class=\"match\">services</span>, BEA also established benchmark surveys for specific sectors, including the BE-120 for transactions in selected <span class=\"match\">services</span> and <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span> (87 FR 54887, Sept. 8, 2022); the BE-140 for insurance transactions (87 FR 54888, Sept. 8, 2022); and the BE-180 for financial <span class=\"match\">services</span> transactions (85 FR 31052, May 22, 2020). BEA continually refines these surveys to adapt to the evolving economy and reduce respondent"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Deposit of Biological Materials","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereafter \"USPTO\" or \"Agency\"), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651-0022 (Deposit of Biological Materials). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).","document_number":"2025-20244","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/19/2025-20244/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-19/pdf/2025-20244.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20244.pdf?1763473508","publication_date":"2025-11-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"for Depository Approval \n 1 \n 1 \n 1 \n 5 \n 5 \n 447 \n $2,235 \n \n \n Totals \n \n 1,501 \n \n 1,501 \n \n 1,505 \n \n $672,735 \n \n \n 1 \n  2023 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of <span class=\"match\">Legal</span> Practice of the American <span class=\"match\">Intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">Property</span> Law Association, pg. F-41. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span> work in all firms, which is $447 per hour (\n www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/economic-survey \n ).\n \n \n \n Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: \n $4,306,511. There are no maintenance"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereafter \"USPTO\" or \"Agency\") 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 of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The USPTO invites comments on the information collection renewal of 0651-0082, which helps the USPTO assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden to the public. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on October 22, 2025, during a 60-day comment period (90 FR 47732). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.","document_number":"2026-03203","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/18/2026-03203/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-18/pdf/2026-03203.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03203.pdf?1771335926","publication_date":"2026-02-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"across the United States for assistance in preparing and arguing \n ex parte \n appeals before the PTAB. The PTAB Bar Association's national clearinghouse provides nationwide access to <span class=\"match\">legal</span> representation for \n pro bono ex parte \n appeal <span class=\"match\">services</span>. The PTAB Pro Bono Program supports the purposes described above by facilitating the availability of \n pro bono \n <span class=\"match\">services</span> for proceedings before the PTAB, which the USPTO believes can help reduce the financial burden on under-resourced inventors seeking \n ex parte \n appeal assistance.\n \n This information"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent Term Extension and Adjustment","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereafter \"USPTO\" or \"Agency\"), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651-0020 (Patent Term Extension and Adjustment). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the information collection to Office of Management and Budget (OMB).","document_number":"2025-20243","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/19/2025-20243/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-19/pdf/2025-20243.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20243.pdf?1763473508","publication_date":"2025-11-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"Extension of a Patent Term \n 1 \n 1 \n 1 \n 2 \n 2 \n 447 \n 894 \n \n \n Totals \n \n 903 \n \n 903 \n \n 6,807 \n \n 3,042,729 \n \n \n 1 \n  2023 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of <span class=\"match\">Legal</span> Practice of the American <span class=\"match\">Intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">Property</span> Law Association, pg. F-41. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span> work in all firms, which is $447 per hour (\n www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/economic-survey \n ).\n \n \n \n Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: \n $489,431. There are no capital startup"},{"title":"General Policy for Pricing and Charging for Materials and Services Sold by the Department of Energy","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is proposing to update the Department's general pricing regulation to establish prices and charges for materials and services sold to organizations and people outside of the Federal Government. DOE's general pricing regulation does not apply to the prices and charges provided for by statute, Executive order, or regulation. This notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) proposes to update definitions, exclusions, exemptions, and special pricing activities affecting the general pricing regulation.","document_number":"2026-03159","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/18/2026-03159/general-policy-for-pricing-and-charging-for-materials-and-services-sold-by-the-department-of-energy","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-18/pdf/2026-03159.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03159.pdf?1771335921","publication_date":"2026-02-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"third party and might be used for profit.\n \n • § 1009.5(f). Royalties for DOE-Owned <span class=\"match\">Intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">Property</span>. This proposed section clarifies that royalties for DOE-Owned <span class=\"match\">Intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">Property</span> are subject to negotiation between DOE and the licensee; and not based on the cost for developing the technology. Technology Transfer statutes, such as, Public Law 96-517 the Bayh-Dole Act, seek to incentivize the deployment and commercialization of federal funded <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span>. The royalty rates will be stipulated in the licensing agreement. \n § 1009.6 Dissemination"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Actions","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereafter \"USPTO\" or \"Agency\"), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension of an existing information collection: 0651-0040 (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Actions). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).","document_number":"2026-11575","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/10/2026-11575/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-10/pdf/2026-11575.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11575.pdf?1781009109","publication_date":"2026-06-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"2025 Report of the Economic Survey, \n published by the Committee on Economics of <span class=\"match\">Legal</span> Practice of the American <span class=\"match\">Intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">Property</span> Law Association; pg. F-35. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span> work in all firms which is $550 per hour (\n https://www.aipla.org/detail/journal-issue/2025-report-of-the-economic-survey \n ).\n \n \n 2024 National Utilization &amp; Compensation Report Executive Summary \n published by the National Association of <span class=\"match\">Legal</span> Assistants (NALA); pg. 2. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for parale"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Appeals","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereafter \"USPTO\" or \"Agency\"), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651-0063 (Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Appeals). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).","document_number":"2026-07574","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/20/2026-07574/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-20/pdf/2026-07574.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07574.pdf?1776429908","publication_date":"2026-04-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"Respondent Burden Hours: \n 337,662 hours.\n \n \n Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden: \n $150,934,914.\n \n \n \n \n 2 \n  2023 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of <span class=\"match\">Legal</span> Practice of the American <span class=\"match\">Intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">Property</span> Law Association, pg. F-41. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span> work in all firms, which is $447 per hour (\n https://www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/economic-survey \n ).\n \n \n \n Table 1—Total Reporting Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to Private Sector Respondents "},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs","type":"Notice","abstract":"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: 0651- 0082 (Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).","document_number":"2025-19357","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19357/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19357.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19357.pdf?1759322730","publication_date":"2025-10-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"practitioners across the United States for assistance in preparing and arguing \n ex parte \n appeals before the PTAB. The PTAB Bar Assoc.'s national clearinghouse provides nationwide access to <span class=\"match\">legal</span> representation for \n pro bono ex parte \n appeal <span class=\"match\">services</span>. The PTAB Pro Bono Program supports the purposes described above by facilitating the availability of \n pro bono \n <span class=\"match\">services</span> for proceedings before the PTAB, which the USPTO believes can help reduce the financial burden on under-resourced inventors seeking \n ex parte \n appeal assistance.\n \n This information"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Secrecy and License To Export","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereafter \"USPTO\" or \"Agency\"), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651-0034 (Secrecy and License to Export). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).","document_number":"2025-20246","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/19/2025-20246/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-19/pdf/2025-20246.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20246.pdf?1763473509","publication_date":"2025-11-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"Retroactive License \n 144 \n 1 \n 144 \n 4 \n 576 \n 447 \n 257,472 \n \n \n Totals \n \n 7,318 \n \n 7,318 \n \n 4,207 \n \n 1,880,529 \n \n \n 1 \n  2023 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of <span class=\"match\">Legal</span> Practice of the American <span class=\"match\">Intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">Property</span> Law Association, pg. F-41. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span> work in all firms, which is $447 per hour (\n www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/economic-survey \n ).\n \n \n \n Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: \n $1,622,976. There are no capital"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Post Allowance and Reissue","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereafter \"USPTO\" or \"Agency\"), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651-0033 (Post Allowance and Reissue). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).","document_number":"2025-19644","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/23/2025-19644/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-23/pdf/2025-19644.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19644.pdf?1761137106","publication_date":"2025-10-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"80 (46 minutes) \n 357,896 \n 447 \n 159,979,512 \n \n \n   \n Totals \n 473,710 \n \n 473,710 \n \n 392,186 \n \n 175,307,142 \n \n \n 1 \n  2023 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of <span class=\"match\">Legal</span> Practice of the American <span class=\"match\">Intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">Property</span> Law Association; pg. F-41. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for <span class=\"match\">intellectual</span> <span class=\"match\">property</span> work in all firms, which is $447 per hour (\n www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/economic-survey \n ).\n \n \n \n Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: \n $477,303,798. There are no capital"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Postal Service (USPS) is proposing to revise one General Privacy Act System of Records (SOR). The proposed modifications will provide notice of, and additional transparency into the collection and use of records for the implementation of an electronic centralized USPS Tort Claims presentment portal. The Postal Service is focused on continuous improvement efforts that increase effectiveness and efficiency, such as enhancements to functionality and processing capabilities that support ongoing administrative and compliance activities.","document_number":"2025-19582","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/17/2025-19582/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-17/pdf/2025-19582.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19582.pdf?1760618706","publication_date":"2025-10-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"POSTAL SERVICE","name":"Postal Service","id":410,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/postal-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/410","parent_id":null,"slug":"postal-service"}],"excerpts":"determination. \n \n \n ADDRESSES: \n \n Comments may be submitted via email to the Privacy and Records <span class=\"match\">Management</span> Office, United States Postal <span class=\"match\">Service</span> Headquarters (\n uspsprivacyfedregnotice@usps.gov \n ). To facilitate public inspection, arrangements to view copies of any written comments received will be made upon request.\n \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n Janine Castorina, Chief Privacy and Records <span class=\"match\">Management</span> Officer, Privacy and Records <span class=\"match\">Management</span> Office, at 202-268-2000 or \n uspsprivacyfedregnotice@usps.gov. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:"}]}