Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent Cooperation Treaty

United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce.

Notice of information collection; request for comments.

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: 0651-0021 (Patent Cooperation Treaty). 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).

To ensure consideration, you must submit comments regarding this information collection on or before August 22, 2025.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by any of the following methods. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.

• Email: [email protected]. Include “0651-0021 comment” in the subject line of the message.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.