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Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2006
Financial and Performance Highlights

Table of Contents | Management | Financial | Auditor | IG | Other
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Dollars in Thousands)
  %  Change
2006 over 2005		 September 30,
2006		 September 30,
2005
Fund Balance with Treasury    13.0% $ 1,401,771  $ 1,240,798 
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net    10.9%     164,538      148,401 
Other Assets  (29.9)%      13,987 
single underline		      19,950 
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Total Assets    12.1% $ 1,580,296 
double underline		 $ 1,409,149 
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Deferred Revenue     9.6% $   774,425  $   706,734 
Accounts Payable     2.6%     104,390      101,770 
Accrued Payroll, Benefits, and Leave    11.7%     101,368       90,727 
Other Liabilities    10.9%     102,115 
single underline		      92,088 
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Total Liabilities     9.2% $ 1,082,298  $   991,319 
Net Position    19.2%     497,998 
single underline		     417,830 
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Total Liabilities & Net Position Program    12.1% $ 1,580,296 
double underline		 $ 1,409,149 
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Total Program Cost     6.3% $ 1,514,169  $ 1,424,028 
Total Earned Revenue    16.1%  (1,594,437)
single underline		  (1,372,807)
single underline
Net (Income)/Cost of Operations (256.7)% $   (80,268)
double underline		 $    51,221 
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Budgetary Resources Available for Spending    11.2% $ 1,680,101  $ 1,511,155 
Total Collections, Net    48.7% $   151,818 
double underline		 $   102,126 
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Federal Personnel    11.2%       8,189        7,363 
Disbursements by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)      -        99%        99%
On-Time Payments to Vendors   (2.0)%        97%        99%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Performance Measures
Target Actual Met/Not
Met Score Read Footnote 11
Patent Allowance Error Rate   4.0%   3.5% green: target met or exceeded.
Patent In-Process Examination Compliance Rate  86.0%  90.0% green: target met or exceeded.
Patent Average First Action Pendency (months)   22.0   22.6 yellow: target at least 75% met.
Patent Average Total Pendency (months)   31.3   31.1 green: target met or exceeded.
Patent Efficiency $4,214  $3,798Read Footnote 2  green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark Final Action Deficiency Rate   6.5%   3.6% green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark First Action Deficiency Rate   6.5%   4.3% green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark First Action Pendency (months)    5.3    4.8 green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark Final Action Pendency (months)   18.8   18.0 green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark Efficiency   $635   $565  green: target met or exceeded.
Patent Applications Filed Electronically  10.0% Read Footnote 2  14.1%Read Footnote 22 green: target met or exceeded.
Patent Applications Managed Electronically  99.0%  99.9% green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark Applications Filed Electronically  80.0%  93.8% green: target met or exceeded.
Trademark Applications Managed Electronically  99.0%  99.9% green: target met or exceeded.
Intellectual Property Technical Activities/Countries Completed  82/77 239/102 green: target met or exceeded./green: target met or exceeded.

1: We are using three ratings for “met” or “not met.” Green (green: target met or exceeded.) is for actually meeting or exceeding the target. Yellow (yellow: target at least 75% met.) indicates that the target is at least 75% met. Red (red: target less than 75% met.) indicates that the target was not met by at least 75%. (back to text)

2: This is preliminary data and is expected to be final by December 2006 and will be reported in the fiscal year (FY) 2007 PAR. (back to text)
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