DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Fastener Quality Act
Insignia Recordal Process(Wednesday, January 28, 2015)
The Department of Commerce will submit 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: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
Title: Fastener Quality Act Insignia Recordal Process.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0028.
Form Number(s):
PTO-1611.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 82.
Average Hours per Response: 0.25.
Burden Hours: 20.5.
Cost Burden: $1,683.52.
Needs and Uses:
Under Section 5 of the Fastener Quality Act of 1999 (FQA), 15
U.S.C. 5401 et seq., certain industrial fasteners must bear an insignia
identifying the manufacturer. It is also mandatory for manufacturers of
fasteners covered by the FQA to submit an application to the United
Stated Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for recordal of the insignia
on the Fastener Insignia Register.
The procedures for the recordal of fastener insignia under the FQA
are set forth in 15 CFR 280.300 et seq. The purpose of requiring both
the insignia and the recordation is to ensure that certain fasteners
can be traced to their manufacturers and to protect against the sale of
mismarked, misrepresented, or counterfeit fasteners.
The insignia may be either a unique alphanumeric designation that
the USPTO will issue upon request or a trademark that is registered at
the USPTO or is the subject of an application to obtain a registration.
After a manufacturer submits a complete application for recordal, the
USPTO issues a Certificate of Recordal. These certificates remain
active for five years. Applications to renew the certificates must be
filed within six months of the expiration date or, upon payment of an
additional surcharge, within six months following the expiration date.
If a recorded alphanumeric designation is assigned by the
manufacturer, the designation becomes “inactive,” and the new owner
must submit an application to reactivate the designation within six
months of the date of assignment. If the recordal is based on a
trademark application or registration, and (…)
via Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015).