SYSTEM NAME:

Patent Subscription Service System.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATIONS:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of Patent and Trademark Services, 2021 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Individuals subscribing to copies of patents, trademarks, designs, defensive publications, and related publications issued in certain classes or subclasses.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Name of subscriber, Deposit Account Number, address, classes or subclasses subscribed to, total number of subclasses subscribed to; and initial payment per year. Weekly listings of patent, trademark, design, defensive publication, and related publication numbers for each subscription order.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

35 U.S.C. 41; 5 U.S.C. 301.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

See Prefatory Statement of General Routine Uses Nos.4-5, 9-10 and 13:

4. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, in the course of presenting evidence to a court, magistrate or administrative tribunal, including disclosures to opposing counsel in the course of settlement negotiations.

5. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a Member of Congress submitting a request involving an individual when the individual has requested assistance from the Member with respect to the subject matter of the record.

9. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the Department of Justice in connection with determining whether disclosure thereof is required by the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

10. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a contractor of the Department having need for the information in the performance of the contract, but not operating a system of records within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552a(m).

13. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the Administrator, General Services Administration (GSA), or his designee, during an inspection of records conducted by GSA as part of that agency's responsibility to recommend improvements in records management practices and programs, under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. Such disclosure shall be made in accordance with the GSA regulations governing inspection of records for this purpose, and any other relevant (i.e. GSA or Commerce) directive. Such disclosure shall not be used to make determinations about individuals.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:

Not applicable.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

On magnetic tape and computer printout.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Subscriber's name and account number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Maintained in areas accessible only to authorized personnel in building protected by security guards nonbusiness hours.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director of Office of Patent and Trademark Services U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Information may be obtained from: Assistant Commissioner for Administration, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231. Requester should provide name and Deposit Account Number in accordance with the inquiry provisions of the Department's rules which appear in 15 CFR Part 4b.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Requests from individuals should be addressed to: Same address as stated in the notification section above.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Department's rules for access, for contesting contents, and appealing initial determinations by the individual concerned appear in 15 CFR part 4b. Use above address.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Subject individuals and those authorized by the individual to furnish information.