NOTE 12. Program Costs

Program costs consist of both costs related directly to the individual business lines and overall support costs allocated to the business lines. All costs are assigned to specific programs. Total program or operating costs for the years ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 by cost category were as follows:

USPTO Program Costs by Cost Category for the year ended September 30, 2007 (Dollars in Thousands)   2007 Direct Allocated Total Personnel Services and Benefits $  979,905  $ 79,835 $1,059,740  Travel and Transportation     4,717      809      5,526  Rent, Communications, and Utilities     81,172    33,931    115,103  Printing and Reproduction     70,806       973     71,779  Contractual Services    249,846   133,246    383,092  Training      4,099     1,857      5,956  Maintenance and Repairs      6,510    38,581     45,091  Supplies and Materials      9,127     1,270     10,397  Equipment not Capitalized     4,611    6,452     11,063  Insurance Claims and Indemnities        34      143       177 Depreciation, Amortization, or Loss on Asset Dispositions     39,965    21,769     61,734  Total Program Costs $1,450,792  $318,866 $1,769,658

USPTO Program Costs by Cost Category for the year ended September 30, 2006 (Dollars in Thousands)   2006 Direct Allocated Total Personnel Services and Benefits $  816,761  $ 66,591 $  883,352  Travel and Transportation     2,597    6,082      8,679  Rent, Communications, and Utilities     79,244    32,092    111,336  Printing and Reproduction     72,201       399     72,600  Contractual Services    212,862   110,128    322,990  Training      3,542     1,400      4,942  Maintenance and Repairs      9,189    27,292     36,481  Supplies and Materials      8,050     1,372      9,422  Equipment not Capitalized     5,927    4,490     10,417  Insurance Claims and Indemnities        85        1        86 Depreciation, Amortization, or Loss on Asset Dispositions     31,318   22,546     53,864  Total Program Costs $1,241,776  $272,393 $1,514,169

The unfunded portion of personnel services and benefits for the years ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 was $13,994 thousand and $7,328 thousand, respectively.

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