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Appendix A: Performance and Resource Tables

 

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2.2

Protect intellectual property and improve the patent and trademark system

OBJECTIVE 2.2 RESOURCES
(Dollars in Millions)
  FY 1999
Actual		 FY 2000
Actual		 FY 2001
Actual		 FY 2002
Actual		 FY 2003
Actual		 FY 2004
Actual		 FY 2005
Actual		 FY 2006
Actual
Total Funding $787.5 $872.2 $1,008.5 $1,099.5 $1,190.9 $1,233.0 $1,508.4 $1,674.4
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent 5,775 6,007 6,149 6,593 6,581 6,627 6,825 7,446

PERFORMANCE GOAL: Improve the quality of patent products and services and optimize patent processing time (USPTO)

PERFORMANCE GOAL RESOURCES
(Dollars in Millions)
  FY 1999
Actual		 FY 2000
Actual		 FY 2001
Actual		 FY 2002
Actual		 FY 2003
Actual		 FY 2004
Actual		 FY 2005
Actual		 FY 2006
Actual
Total Funding $669.5 $738.8 $882.3 $976.6 $1,019.6 $1,059.0 $1,245.8 $1,347.9
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent 4,919 5,136 5,207 5,550 5,815 5,832 6,021 5,994

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Patent allowance error rate
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Green (Met target) 3.5% 4.0%
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Red (Did not meet target) 4.6%
FY 2004 Red (Did not meet target) 5.3%
FY 2003 Red (Did not meet target) 4.4%
FY 2002 Green (Met target) 4.2%
FY 2001 1 5.4%
FY 2000   6.6%
FY 1999   5.5%
1 Prior to FY 2002, targets had not yet been developed though USPTO tracked the data. (back)

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Patent in-process examination compliance rate
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Green (Met target) 90.0% 86.0%
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Green (Met target) 86.2%
FY 2004   New—no target to measure against

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Patent average first action pendency (months)
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Yellow (Slightly below target) 22.6 22.0
Performance was not met, because:
This target was not met because there were more older applications processed than planned.
Strategies for Improvement:
USPTO expects to meet the goal next year through increased hiring efforts.
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Green (Met target) 21.1
FY 2004 Green (Met target) 20.2
FY 2003 Green (Met target) 18.3
FY 2002 Red (Did not meet target) 16.7
FY 2001 Red (Did not meet target) 14.4
FY 2000 Green (Met target) 13.6
FY 1999 1 13.8
1 Prior to FY 2000, USPTO had not yet developed targets though it did track data. (back)

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Patent average total pendency (months)
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Green (Met target) 31.1 31.3
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Green (Met target) 29.1
FY 2004 Green (Met target) 27.6
FY 2003 Green (Met target) 26.7
FY 2002 Green (Met target) 24.0
FY 2001 Green (Met target) 24.7
FY 2000 Green (Met target) 25.0
FY 1999 Red (Did not meet target) 25.0

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Patent efficiency
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Green (Met target) $3,798 $4,214
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Green (Met target) $3,877
FY 2004 Yellow (Slightly below target) $3,556
FY 2003 Green (Met target) $3,329
FY 2002 1 $3,376
FY 2001   $3,210
FY 2000   $2,917
FY 1999   $2,494
1 Prior to FY 2003, USPTO had not yet developed targets though it did track data. (back)

 

PERFORMANCE GOAL: Improve the quality of trademark products and services and optimize trademark processing time (USPTO)

PERFORMANCE GOAL RESOURCES
(Dollars in Millions)
  FY 1999
Actual		 FY 2000
Actual		 FY 2001
Actual		 FY 2002
Actual		 FY 2003
Actual		 FY 2004
Actual		 FY 2005
Actual		 FY 2006
Actual
Total Funding $118.0 $133.4 $126.2 $122.9 $119.4 $112.0 $144.9 $149.6
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent 856 871 942 873 719 693 730 665

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Trademark final action deficiency rate1
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Blue (Exceeded target) 3.6% 6.5%
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Red (Did not meet target) 5.9%
FY 2004 Red (Did not meet target) 5.8%
FY 2003   New—no target to measure against
1 Prior to FY 2006, this measure was known as “Reducing trademark error rate.” (back)

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Trademark first action pendency (months)
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Green (Met target) 4.8 5.3
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Green (Met target) 6.3
FY 2004 Red (Did not meet target) 6.6
FY 2003 Red (Did not meet target) 5.4
FY 2002 Red (Did not meet target) 4.3
FY 2001 Blue (Exceeded target) 2.7
FY 2000 Red (Did not meet target) 5.7
FY 1999 Red (Did not meet target) 4.6

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Trademark average total pendency (months)
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Green (Met target) 18.0 18.8
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Green (Met target) 19.6
FY 2004 Green (Met target) 19.5
FY 2003 Red (Did not meet target) 19.8
FY 2002 Red (Did not meet target) 19.9
FY 2001 Green (Met target) 17.8
FY 2000 Green (Met target) 17.3
FY 1999 Red (Did not meet target) 18.9

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Trademark first action deficiency rate
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Blue (Exceeded target) 4.3% 6.5%
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Blue (Exceeded target) 4.7%
FY 2004 Green (Met target) 7.9%
FY 2003   New—no target to measure against

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Trademark efficiency
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Green (Met target) $565 $635
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Green (Met target) $677
FY 2004 Green (Met target) $542
FY 2003 Blue (Exceeded target) $433
FY 2002 1 $487
FY 2001   $501
FY 2000   $568
1 Prior to FY 2003, USPTO had not yet developed targets, though it did track data. (back)

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Trademark average pendency excluding suspended and inter partes cases (months)
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Green (Met target) 15.5 16.3
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005   New—no target to measure against

PERFORMANCE GOAL: Create a more flexible organization through transitioning patent and trademark operations to an e-government environment and advancing intellectual property development worldwide (USPTO)

PERFORMANCE GOAL RESOURCES
(Dollars in Millions)
  FY 1999
Actual		 FY 2000
Actual		 FY 2001
Actual		 FY 2002
Actual		 FY 2003
Actual		 FY 2004
Actual		 FY 2005
Actual		 FY 2006
Actual
Total Funding N/A N/A N/A N/A $51.9 $62.0 $117.7 $176.9
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent       N/A 47 102 74 787

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Patent applications filed electronically
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Blue (Exceeded target) 14.1% 10.0%
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Red (Did not meet target) 2.2%
FY 2004 Red (Did not meet target) 1.5%
FY 2003 Red (Did not meet target) 1.3%
FY 2002   New—no target to measure against

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Patent applications managed electronically
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Green (Met target) 99.9% 99.0%
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Green (Met target) 96.7%
FY 2004 Blue (Exceeded target) 88.0%
FY 2003   New—no target to measure against

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Trademark applications filed electronically
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Green (Met target) 93.8% 80%
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Blue (Exceeded target) 88.0%
FY 2004 Green (Met target) 73.0%
FY 2003 Red (Did not meet target) 57.5%
FY 2002 Red (Did not meet target) 38.0%
FY 2001 Red (Did not meet target) 24.0%
FY 2000   New—no target to measure against

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Trademark applications managed electronically
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Green (Met target) 99.98% 99.0%
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Green (Met target) 99.0%
FY 2004 Blue (Exceeded target) 98.0%
FY 2003   New—no target to measure against

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: IP technical activities completed (activities)
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Blue (Exceeded target) 239 82
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Red (Did not meet target) 59
FY 2004   New—no target to measure against

USPTO PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: IP technical activities completed (countries)
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2006 Green (Met target) 102 77
Year Status Historical Results
FY 2005 Blue (Exceeded target) 142
FY 2004   New—no target to measure against
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