Quality of Patents Issued

The following table presents the values given in the quality of patents graph for the last four fiscal years.

Target and Actual Error Rates for Patents Issued for the last 4 Fiscal Years

	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003
Target	-	5.5%	5.0%	4.0%
Actual	6.6%	5.4%	4.2%	4.4% not met

DATA VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION

• Data source: Office of Patent Quality Review Report.
• Frequency: Daily input, monthly reporting.
• Data storage: Automated systems, reports.
• Verification: Manual reports and analysis.
• Data Limitations: None.

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