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Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2007
Financial and Performance Highlights

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Dollars in Thousands)
Line Item %  Change
2007 over 2006		 September 30,
2007		 September 30,
2006
Fund Balance with Treasury     0.1% $ 1,402,663  $ 1,401,771 
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net    24.3%     204,577      164,538 
Other Assets    30.3%      18,221 
single underline		      13,987 
single underline
Total Assets     2.9% $ 1,625,461 
double underline		 $ 1,508,296 
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Deferred Revenue     6.9% $   828,070  $   774,425 
Accounts Payable   (7.5)%      96,602      104,390 
Accrued Payroll, Benefits, and Leave    18.7%     120,326      101,368 
Other Liabilities    14.0%     116,443 
single underline		     102,115 
single underline
Total Liabilities     7.3% $ 1,161,441  $ 1,082,298 
Net Position   (6.8)%     464,020 
single underline		     497,998 
single underline
Total Liabilities & Net Position Program     2.9% $ 1,625,461 
double underline		 $ 1,580,296 
double underline
Total Program Cost    16.9% $ 1,769,658  $ 1,514,169 
Total Earned Revenue     8.9%  (1,735,706)
single underline		  (1,594,437)
single underline
Net Cost/(Income) of Operations (142.3)% $    33,952 
double underline		 $   (80,268)
double underline
Budgetary Resources Available for Spending     6.8% $ 1,794,460  $ 1,680,101 
Total Outlays/(Collections), Net (105.5)% $     8,283 
double underline		 $  (151,818)
double underline
Federal Personnel     8.8%       8,913        8,189 
Disbursements by Electronic Funds Transfer      -        99%        99%
On-Time Payments to Vendors   (1.0)%        96%        97%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Performance Measures Target Actual Met/Not
Met Score Read Footnote 11
Patent Average First Action Pendency (months)   23.7   25.3 yellow: target is at least 75% met.
Patent Average Total Pendency (months)   33.0   31.9 green: target met or exceeded.
Patent In-Process Examination Compliance Rate  90.0%  92.2% green: target met or exceeded.
Patent Allowance Compliance Rate  96.0%  96.5% green: target met or exceeded.
Patent Applications Filed Electronically  40.0% Read Footnote 2  49.3%Read Footnote 22 green: target met or exceeded.
Patent Applications Managed Electronically  99.9%  99.9% green: target met or exceeded.
Patent Efficiency $4,253  $3,961Read Footnote 2  green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark Average First Action Pendency (months)    3.7    2.9 green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark Average Total Pendency (months)   17.3   15.1 green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark First Action Compliance Rate  95.5%  95.9% green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark Final Action Compliance Rate  96.0%  97.4% green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark Applications Filed Electronically  90.0%  95.4% green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark Applications Managed Electronically  99.0%  99.9% green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark Efficiency   $685   $660  green: target met or exceeded.
Instances which USPTO Experts Review IP Policies/Standards     80    461 green: target met or exceeded.
IP Plans of Action, Mechanisms, & Support Programs in Developing Countries      8     15 green: target met or exceeded.
Improving Worldwide IP Expertise for U.S. Government Interests     10     17 green: target met or exceeded.

1: We are using three ratings for “met” or “not met.” Green (green: target met or exceeded.) is for actually meeting or exceeding the target. Yellow (yellow: target at least 75% met.) indicates that the target is at least 75% met. Red (red: target less than 75% met.) indicates that the target was not met by at least 75%. (back to text)

2: This is preliminary data and is expected to be final by December 2007 and will be reported in the fiscal year (FY) 2008 PAR. (back to text)
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