WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice called: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patents External Quality Survey.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 1 by Justin Isaac, Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Summary: 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: 0651-0057 (Patents External Quality Survey). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comm...