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208 GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATION LIST PE2E Patent End-to-End PETTP Patent Examiner Technical Training Program PHP Patent Hoteling Program PLUS Patent Linguistics Utility System POA&M Plan of Actions and Milestones PPAC Patent Public Advisory Committee PPH Patent Prosecution Highway PRPS Patent Review Processing System PTAB Patent Trial and Appeal Board Pub. L. No. Public Law QPIDS Final Practice and Quick Path IDS RAM Revenue Accounting and Management RCE Request for Continued Examination SAIC State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China SEE Site Examiner Education Program SES Senior Executive Service SFFAS Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards SJ Summary Judgement SME Small to Medium-Sized Enterprise TBMP Trademark Board Manual of Procedure PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT: FISCAL YEAR 2012 TC Technology Center TEAPP Telework Enhancement Act Pilot Program TEAS Trademark Electronic Application System TPAC Trademark Public Advisory Committee TPP Trans-Pacific Partnership TSDR Trademark Status and Data Retrieval TTAB Trademark Trial and Appeal Board TVA Tennessee Valley Authority UL Universal Laptop UPRD Utility, Plant, Reissue, Design U.S. United States U.S.C. United States Code USG United States Government USPTO United States Patent and Trademark Office USTR United States Trade Representative VA U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization WTO World Trade Organization XML Extensible Markup Language
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This Performance and Accountability Report was produced with the energies and talents of the USPTO staff. To these individuals we would like to offer our sincerest thanks and acknowledgement. In particular, we would like to recognize the following organizations and individuals for their contributions: Office of the Under Secretary and Director – Vikrum Aiyer and Lisa Houston; Office of the Chief Communications Office – Patrick Ross, Cheron Green, and Arva Adams; Office of the Chief Administrative Officer – Roger Williams; Office of the Chief Financial Officer – Michelle Picard; Office of Planning and Budget – Bonita Royall, Walter Schlueter, Robert Fawcett, and Candice Goodman; Office of Finance – Shana Willard, Dennis Detar, and Mark Krieger; Office of External Affairs – Dr. Jasemine Chambers and Janette Brown; Office of the Chief Information Officer – Scott Williams and Maureen Brown; Office of the General Counsel – Mary Kelly; Patent Trial and Appeal Board – Kurt Brown; Trademark Trial and Appeal Board – Latoya Brown; Office of the Commissioner for Patents – Jennifer Jacobs and David Fitzpatrick; Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks – Robert Allen and Karen Strohecker. We would also like to acknowledge the Office of the Inspector General and KPMG LLP for the professional manner in which they conducted the audit of the FY 2012 Financial Statements. We offer special thanks to AOC Solutions, Inc. and The DesignPond for their outstanding contributions in the design and production of this report. To send comments or provide feedback about this report, please contact: Office of Planning and Budget 600 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 PARmail@uspto.gov Phone: 571-272-3333 Fax: 571-273-0127
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Table of Contents Message from the
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4 MESSAGE FROM THE UNDER SECRETARY
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Management's Discussion and Analysi
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the Patent Public Advisory Committe
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America Invents Act President Obama
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There are 11 Strategic Plan perform
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What is a patent? A patent is an in
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Strategic Goal 1: Optimize Patent Q
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OBJECTIVE 2: Increase patent applic
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FIGURE 8 Cumulative Total PPH Filin
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measure. Note that FY 2011 was the
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E-petitions allow applicants to obt
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What is a trademark or service mark
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Strategic Goal 2: Optimize Trademar
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was formed to work with applicants
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What is the role of the USPTO and i
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Strategic Goal 3: Provide Domestic
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the number of highly-qualified pate
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Improving Efficiency and Cooperatio
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Providing Policy Advice and Experti
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60 Accompanying Information Perform
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86 FINANCIAL SECTION United States
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92 FINANCIAL SECTION NOTE 1. Summar
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94 FINANCIAL SECTION NOTE 1. Summar
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