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valuable innovations
Fiscal Year 1998
A Patent and Trademark Office Review
Cover Page
Introduction
Message from the Acting Commissioner
Management Discussion and Analysis
PTO space acquisition
PTO appropriation
Patent fees
PTO financial status
Y2K
PTO people
Patents
Overview
Goal 1: Reduce the PTO processing time to patent original inventions to 12 months in 2003.
Goal 2: Establish industry sectors.
Goal 3: Receive applications and publish patents electronically.
Goal 4: Exceed our customers' quality expectations through the competencies and empowerment of our employees.
Goal 5: Assess fees commensurate with resource use and customer efficiency.
Trademarks
Overview
Plans for 1999
Electronic trademark filing and processing
Work-at-Home project
Information dissemination organizations
Overview
1998 Highlights
Plans for FY 1999
Intellectual property policy
Overview
Domestic Activities
International Activities
PTO Management
Message from the Acting Chief Financial Officer
Financial Discussion and Analysis
Significant Changes and Accomplishments
Financial Condition
Significant Actions and Results
Limitations of Financial Statements
Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Consolidating Statement of Net Cost
Consolidating Statement of Changes in Net Position
Consolidated Statement of Budgetary Resources
Consolidated Statement of Financing
Notes to Financial Statements
NOTE 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
NOTE 2. Fund Balance with Treasury
NOTE 3. Property and Equipment
NOTE 4. Deferred Revenues
NOTE 5. Actuarial Liability
NOTE 6. Leases
NOTE 7. Imputed Financing
NOTE 8. Program or Operating Expenses
NOTE 9. Program or Operating Expenses by Category and Responsibility Segment
NOTE 10. Commitments and Contingencies
Inspector General's Report
Innovators and Innovations
Supplemental Information
U.S. Patent and Trademark Organizational Chart
1998 Fee Collections by Category, Cash Basis
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Indirect)
Litigation
FY 1998 PTO Workload Tables
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