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NOTE 10. Program Costs by Category and Responsibility Segment

The program costs for the years ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 by cost category and business line were as follows:

USPTO Program Costs for the Years Ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
(Dollars in Thousands)
  2003 2002
Patents Trademarks Total Total
Direct Costs
       
Personnel Services and Benefits
$  546,336 $ 62,990 $  609,326 $  587,659 
Unfunded Personnel Services and Benefits
    34,157    4,069     38,226     32,545 
Travel and Transportation
     1,003      168      1,171      1,292 
Rent, Communications, and Utilities
    65,983    7,901     73,884     72,961 
Printing and Reproduction
    72,731    2,556     75,287     67,493 
Contractual Services
   127,011   20,102    147,113    143,418 
Training
     1,408      244      1,652      6,929 
Maintenance and Repairs
     6,551    1,389      7,940      7,262 
Supplies and Materials
     7,517      405      7,922      7,977 
Equipment not Capitalized
     4,499    1,600      6,099      6,159 
Insurance Claims and Indemnities
        16        2         18       (302)
Depreciation, Amortization, or Loss on Asset Dispositions
    37,159    4,639     41,798     45,897 
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Subtotal Direct Costs
   904,371  106,065  1,010,436    979,290 
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Allocated Costs
       
Automation
    82,511   12,703     95,214     91,544 
Resource Management
    87,216   13,207    100,423     90,161 
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Subtotal Allocated Costs
   169,727   25,910    195,637    181,705 
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Total Program Costs
$1,074,098 $131,975 $1,206,073 $1,160,995 
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