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FY 2010 and FY 2011 USPTO Financial Report

FY 2010 and FY 2011 USPTO Financial Report. Trademark Public Advisory Committee Meeting February 25, 2010. FY 2010 Fee Collections. FY 2010 USPTO appropriation of $1,887M Patent estimate of $1,664.8M Trademark estimate of $222.2M Current Fee Collection Projections are $2,003M

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FY 2010 and FY 2011 USPTO Financial Report

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  1. FY 2010 and FY 2011USPTO Financial Report Trademark Public Advisory Committee Meeting February 25, 2010

  2. FY 2010 Fee Collections FY 2010 USPTO appropriation of $1,887M • Patent estimate of $1,664.8M • Trademark estimate of $222.2M Current Fee Collection Projections are $2,003M • Patent maintenance and issue fee increases are the main drivers $116M in patent fee collections estimated as unavailable without further legislation USPTO is in discussions with OMB and DOC regarding full access to fee collections in FY 2010.

  3. Operating In 2010 at $1,887M —Reductions in Patent Funded Programs • Used 2009 Savings to Offset Costs in FY2010 • USPTO Made Further Reductions in FY2010 to Redirect Additional Money to Activities with Direct Impact on Pendency • Hire 250 Examiners, Limited OT & PCT Outsourcing (2/2010) • Early Data Capture Halted—Funds Redirected to PCT & OT • Awards Curtailed—Funds Redirected to OT and Examiner Hires • Efficiency Improvements

  4. FY 2011 President’s Budget Highlights • Introduces a new set of Strategic Priorities • Provides authority for Sustainable Funding – 15% interim patent fee adjustment and fee setting authority • Multi-year plan to achieve goal of an average patent first action pendency of 10 months, average total pendency of 20 months • Investment in IT – accelerate critical initiatives • Establishes an operating reserve to manage multi-year planning and budgeting.

  5. USPTO Strategic Priorities The USPTO strategic priorities support the Administration/Department high priority performance goals: • Reduce Patent Pendency and Backlogs • Improve the Quality of Examination • Improve/Enhance Patent Appeal and Post-Grant Processes • Demonstrate Global Leadership in all Aspects of IP Policy Development • Improve Information Technology Infrastructure and Tools • Implement a Sustainable Funding Model for Operations, and • Improve Relations with Stakeholders

  6. Trademark Strategic Priorities Information Technology • Separate trademark systems from patent systems to allow for new infrastructure and virtualization • Collect user community feedback on preferences and needs for a 21st century Trademark Office Quality Initiatives • Accuracy of Goods and Services in Applications and Registrations • Improved Examination Quality – establish a new quality measure that focuses on the excellence of the entire Office Action Human Resource Initiatives • Continuation of the Trademark Human Capital Strategic Plan launched in partnership with the Office of Human Resources nearly three years ago. Anti Counterfeiting and Anti Piracy Initiatives • Education – Partner with OIPPE to develop public awareness of effects of trademark counterfeiting and • Customs Recordation Project – Partner with OIPPE and Customs and Border Patrol to develop on-line system to permit Trademark Owners to request Customs recordation when filing for a federal Trademark registration.

  7. Information Technology Investment FY2010 Stabilization and continued operations and maintenance of our existing IT systems; develop documentation of patent business requirements to proceed with redesign of patent IT. FY 2011 Funds are requested to begin working towards a new IT Vision which includes: • Conducting a ground up redesign of the USPTO’s infrastructure and applications on 21st Century platforms • Stabilizing current systems to “keep the trains running” Investing $122.3M in • Patent end-to-end electronic processing • Trademark’s Next Generation

  8. Implement a Sustainable Funding Model to Support Operations Short Term / Interim Funding Authority – Begins putting USPTO on stable ground to set USPTO priorities in motion • Access to USPTO fee collections • Interim Fee Adjustment on Patent fees • Fee Setting Authority • Operating reserve Long Term / Sustainable – Reform USPTO Fee Structure and manage multi-year plans • Establish fees that better reflect costs of services • Structure fees to provide appropriate incentives for innovation • Structure fees to facilitate the effective administration of patent and trademark processes • Establish and Maintain Operating Reserve

  9. Trademark Performance

  10. USPTO Requirements vs. Funding Dollars in Millions

  11. Requirements vs. Fundingby Business Line PATENTS Dollars in Millions TRADEMARKS Dollars in Millions

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