Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys

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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 0651-0065, 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 April 20, 2026, during a 60-day comment period (91 FR 20984). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63530-63531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20471]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: 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 0651-0065, 
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 April 
20, 2026, during a 60-day comment period (91 FR 20984). This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: To ensure consideration, you must submit comments regarding this 
information collection on or before November 5, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website, <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function and entering either the title of the information 
collection or the OMB Control Number, 0651-0065. Do not submit 
Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected 
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    <bullet> This information collection request may be viewed at 
<a href="https://www.reginfo.gov">https://www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department 
of Commerce, USPTO information collections currently under review by 
OMB.
    <bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7fed9d1d8c5dad6c3ded8d9f4d8dbdbd2d4c3ded8d9f7c2c4c7c3d899d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5eccbc3cad7c8c4d1cccacbe6cac9c9c0c6d1cccacbe5d0d6d5d1ca8bc2cad3">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Include ``0651-
0065 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
    <bullet> Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
    <bullet> Telephone: Kortney Hammonds, 571-272-1626.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0065.
    Abstract: The Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) was 
established in 2006 and is a critical resource of the United States 
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for encouraging the development of 
effective and balanced intellectual property (IP) systems around the 
world. Through targeted international technical assistance activities, 
GIPA helps to promote both domestic and international IP rights. GIPA's 
activities cover every aspect of intellectual property law and policy, 
including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, 
commercialization, and enforcement. By participating in GIPA courses, 
foreign government officials learn about global intellectual property 
rights protection and enforcement and

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discuss strategies to handle the protection and enforcement issues in 
their respective countries. GIPA is an important tool the USPTO uses to 
achieve its objective of halting intellectual property theft and 
advancing intellectual property right policies.
    The surveys in this information collection are conducted to measure 
the effectiveness of each activity or intervention. Specifically, the 
GIPA surveys help to demonstrate the impact of the specific activity on 
each participant's work and the relevance of each activity to the 
country's efforts to improve systems for protecting and enforcing IP 
rights. The survey information is then used to further tailor and 
improve future interventions. The data captured is also used to help 
meet organizational performance and accountability goals through the 
following legislative mandates and performance:
    <bullet> Government Performance and Results Act of 1993; \1\
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    \1\ <a href="https://www.congress.gov/103/statute/STATUTE-107/STATUTE-107-Pg285.pdf">https://www.congress.gov/103/statute/STATUTE-107/STATUTE-107-Pg285.pdf</a>.
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    <bullet> Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 
2010 (GPRMA); \2\
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    \2\ <a href="https://www.congress.gov/111/plaws/publ352/PLAW-111publ352.pdf">https://www.congress.gov/111/plaws/publ352/PLAW-111publ352.pdf</a>.
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    <bullet> President's Management Agenda (PMA); \3\ and
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    \3\ <a href="https://www.performance.gov/blog/2025-pma-impact-report/">https://www.performance.gov/blog/2025-pma-impact-report/</a>.
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    <bullet> Foundations for Evidence-Based Policy Making Act of 
2018.\4\
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    \4\ <a href="https://www.congress.gov/115/plaws/publ435/PLAW-115publ435.pdf">https://www.congress.gov/115/plaws/publ435/PLAW-115publ435.pdf</a>.
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    Evaluations and measurement efforts provide methodologically 
rigorous data activity and analyses in lieu of more subjective, ad hoc, 
non-standardized anecdotal material.
    These voluntary surveys support various business goals developed by 
the USPTO to fulfill customer service and performance goals; to assist 
the USPTO in strategic planning for future initiatives; to verify 
existing service standards, and to establish new ones. The USPTO also 
uses these surveys to implement Executive Order 12862 of September 11, 
1993, Setting Customer Service Standards, published in the Federal 
Register on September 14, 1993 (58 FR 48257).\5\
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    \5\ <a href="https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/fedreg/fr058/fr058176/fr058176.pdf">https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/fedreg/fr058/fr058176/fr058176.pdf</a>.
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    Forms: None.
    Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Affected Public: Indivdiuals or households.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 14,508 respondents.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 14,508 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses 
in this information collection will take the public approximately 15 
minutes (0.25 hours) to complete. This includes the time to gather the 
necessary information, create the document, and submit the completed 
item to the USPTO.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 3,627 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: $0.

Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2026-20471 Filed 10-5-26; 8:45 am]
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