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Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2006
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TABLE 28: END OF YEAR PERSONNEL
(FY 2002 - FY 2006)
ACTIVITY 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Business          
Patent Business Line 6,045 5,990 6,060 6,494 7,283
Trademark Business Line   894
single underline		   733
single underline		   756
single underline		   869
single underline		   906
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Total USPTO 6,939
double underline		 6,723
double underline		 6,816
double underline		 7,363
double underline		 8,189
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Examination Staff          
Patent Examiners          
UPR Examiners 3,538 3,579 3,681 4,177 4,779
Design Examiners    58
single underline		    58
single underline		    72
single underline		    81
single underline		   104
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Total UPR and Design Examiners 3,596
double underline		 3,637
double underline		 3,753
double underline		 4,258
double underline		 4,883
double underline
Trademark Examining Attorneys   258   256   286   357   413
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