Managing Intellectual Property

USPTO claims success despite backlog

19 November 2008

Managing Intellectual Property

The USPTO has revealed its 2008 fiscal year findings, which it touts as evidence that the Office is “sustaining high performance in the quality and timely examination of patent and trademark applications”

The FY 2008 Performance and Accountability Report, released Monday, claims that the Office for the first time has met 100% of its Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals.

The GPRA holds US Federal agencies accountable for achieving certain programme results.

Despite the 771,529 unexamined patent applications at the USPTO, the report said that the Office achieved its...



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