Financial Highlights

The USPTO is a self-sufficient Federal agency that funds the cost of its operations through product and service fees paid by applicants for and owners of patents and trademarks. Over 84 percent of Patent and Trademark fees collected are set by statute. The USPTO uses ABC techniques to report costs incurred for operations. This cost information is used to establish non-statutory fees for products and services at an amount that recovers full costs, and is used as one factor in determining statutory fee amounts.

The following summary presents the USPTO’s FY 2006 financial highlights for budgetary resources and requirements, along with results of operations. Details behind these highlights are included in the discussion of the USPTO’s financial statements beginning with 3.6.3 Financial Statements.

3.6.1  Budgetary Resources and Requirements

3.6.2  Results of Operations

3.6.3  Financial Statements

3.6.4  Statement of Budgetary Resources

3.6.5  Statement of Net Cost

3.6.6  Earned Revenue

3.6.7  Program Costs

3.6.8  Balance Sheet and Statement of Changes in Net Position

3.6.9  Limitations

3.6.10  Management Responsibilities

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