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OTHER ACCOMPANYING INFORMATION
Improper Payment Reduction Outlook (Dollars in Millions)
FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015
Outlays Improper Improper Outlays Improper Improper Estimated Estimated Estimated
Payment Payment
Payment Payment Outlays Outlays Outlays
Program
Percent Dollars
Percent Dollars
Patent $ 1,886 0.00% $ — $ 2,090 0.05% $ 1.10 $ 2,474 $ 2,660 $ 2,738
Trademark 189 0.00% — 202 0.05% 0.10 240 258 265
Intellectual
Property
42 0.00% — 40 0.05% 0.02 47 51 52
Total $ 2,117 0.00% $ — $ 2,332 0.05% $ 1.22 $ 2,761 $ 2,969 $ 3,055
During FY 2012, the USPTO entered into an agreement
with the DOC to use an existing contract for recovery
audit services. The audit was limited to obligations
closed after September 30, 2009 and through April 30,
2012, and greater than $0.1 million. Further excluded
were grants, travel payments, payments to employees,
purchase card transactions, inter-agency agreements,
government bills of lading, and gift and
bequest transactions.
The audit is currently underway. To-date, the audit has
not resulted in any invoices that have been identified
as potentially recoverable improper payments.
No amounts were recovered as of the end of FY 2012.
PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT: FISCAL YEAR 2012
FY 2012 Summary of Recovery Audit Effort
(Dollars in Millions)
Amount subject to review $ 578.2
# of invoices 9,489
In FY 2012, the USPTO continued its reporting procedures
to senior management and to the Department
of Commerce on improper payments, identifying the
nature and magnitude of any improper payments,
along with any necessary control enhancements to
prevent further occurrences of the types of improper
payments identified.