NOTE 12. Program Costs by Category and Responsibility Segment

The program costs for the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 by cost category and business line were as follows:

USPTO Program Costs for the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (Dollars in Thousands)   2005 2004 Patent Trademark Total Patent Trademark Total Direct Costs             Personnel Services and Benefits $  646,517  $ 80,023 $  726,540  $  603,616 $ 72,571 $  676,187 Travel and Transportation        597        66        663         364       64        428 Rent, Communications, and Utilities     82,578     8,415     90,993      76,313    8,906     85,219 Printing and Reproduction     68,888       807     69,695      71,757    1,197     72,954 Contractual Services    156,111    23,226    179,337     150,376   22,267    172,643 Training      2,518       209      2,727         639       30        669 Maintenance and Repairs      8,923     2,115     11,038       8,048    2,029     10,077 Supplies and Materials      6,826       408      7,234       6,776      418      7,194 Equipment not Capitalized      6,799       892      7,691       5,585    1,846      7,431 Insurance Claims and Indemnities        —        —       —        (31)        —         (31) Depreciation, Amortization, or Loss on Asset Dispositions     26,131     6,077     32,208      32,468    4,926     37,394 Subtotal Direct Costs  1,005,888   122,238  1,128,126     955,911  114,254  1,070,165 Allocated Costs             Automation    106,530    19,593    126,123      82,854   14,333     97,187 Resource Management    140,709    29,070    169,779     107,026   14,803    121,829 Subtotal Allocated Costs    247,239    48,663    295,902     189,880   29,136    219,016 Total Program Costs $1,253,127  $170,901 $1,424,028  $1,145,791 $143,390 $1,289,181

The unfunded portion of personnel services and benefits for the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 was $801 thousand and $2,372 thousand, respectively.

Is there a question about what the USPTO can or cannot do that you cannot find an answer for? Send questions about USPTO programs and services to the USPTO Contact Center (UCC). You can suggest USPTO webpages or material you would like featured on this section by E-mail to the webmaster@uspto.gov. While we cannot promise to accommodate all requests, your suggestions will be considered and may lead to other improvements on the website.