NOTE 13. Program Costs by Category and Responsibility Segment

The program costs for the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 by cost category and business line were as follows:

USPTO Program Costs for the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (Dollars in Thousands)   2006 2005 Patent Trademark Total Patent Trademark Total Direct Costs             Personnel Services and Benefits $  718,350  $ 89,529 $  807,879  $  646,517  $ 80,023 $  726,540  Travel and Transportation      1,269        130      1,399        597        66        663  Rent, Communications, and Utilities     72,452     8,611     81,063      82,578     8,415     90,993  Printing and Reproduction     71,894       293     72,187      68,888       807     69,695  Contractual Services    184,331    27,070    211,401     156,111    23,226    179,337  Training      3,315       115      3,430       2,518       209      2,727  Maintenance and Repairs      9,217     1,765     10,982       8,923     2,115     11,038  Supplies and Materials      7,349       578      7,927       6,826       408      7,234  Equipment not Capitalized      5,514       921      6,435       6,799       892      7,691  Insurance Claims and Indemnities         —       85        85         —        —         — Depreciation, Amortization, or Loss on Asset Dispositions     24,928      6,037     30,965      26,131     6,077     32,208  Subtotal Direct Costs  1,098,619    135,134  1,233,753   1,005,888   122,238  1,128,126  Allocated Costs             Automation    99,777    14,808    114,585     106,530    19,593    126,123  Resource Management    137,236    28,595    165,831     140,709    29,070    169,779  Subtotal Allocated Costs    237,013    43,403    280,416     247,239    48,663    295,902  Total Program Costs $1,335,632  $178,537 $1,514,169  $1,253,127  $170,901 $1,424,028

The unfunded portion of personnel services and benefits for the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 were $7,328 thousand and $801 thousand, respectively.

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