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FY 2009 Fee Collections Update As of May 31, 2009 Presented to: Patent Public Advisory Committee

United States Patent and Trademark Office. FY 2009 Fee Collections Update As of May 31, 2009 Presented to: Patent Public Advisory Committee June 18, 2009. Average Workday Fee Collections by Month. Average Workday Fee Collections by Month. Assessments on the Customer Behavior.

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FY 2009 Fee Collections Update As of May 31, 2009 Presented to: Patent Public Advisory Committee

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  1. United States Patent and Trademark Office FY 2009 Fee Collections Update As of May 31, 2009 Presented to: Patent Public Advisory Committee June 18, 2009

  2. Average Workday Fee Collectionsby Month

  3. Average Workday Fee Collectionsby Month

  4. Assessments on the Customer Behavior Our stakeholders and customers have provided the following assessments of the current and near term expectations on fee collections: IPO and AIPLA Survey of Filing Trends 2009 • 2009 Patent Filings: Overall response decrease (48%), unchanged (27%), and increase (25%) filing levels • 2010 Patent Filings: Overall responses increase (41%) or unchanged (40%) filing levels • Maintenance Fees: Most prevalent responses are unchanged (46%) or decrease (36%) renewals • Extension Fees: Most prevalent responses unchanged (55%) or decreases (39%) requests • RCEs: Overall responses unchanged (62%) or decrease (26%) filing levels • Appeals: Most prevalent responses unchanged (58%) or increase (26%) requests • PCT (USPTO is receiving office): Overall responses unchanged (58%) or decrease (26%) filing levels • Trademark Filings: Overall responses unchanged (54%) or decrease (26%) filing levels Interviews with Bulk Payment Organizations • Patent holders are carefully managing their budgets, and renewing less patents. A sharp decline of renewals is anticipated for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year International Intellectual Property Offices • Globally offices are experiencing declines in patenting activity

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