NOTE 13. Program Costs by Category and Responsibility Segment

The program costs for the years ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 by cost category and business line were as follows:

USPTO Program Costs for the year ended September 30, 2007 (Dollars in Thousands)   2007 Patent Trademark Intellectual Property Protection Total Direct Costs         Personnel Services and Benefits $  867,064  $ 99,762 $  13,079  $  979,905  Travel and Transportation      1,134        120      3,463     4,717 Rent, Communications, and Utilities     71,141     7,792     2,239      81,172  Printing and Reproduction     69,960       752        94     70,806  Contractual Services    223,589    24,355      1,902     249,846  Training      3,609       301        189       4,099  Maintenance and Repairs      5,361     1,014        135       6,510  Supplies and Materials      8,523       282        322       9,127  Equipment not Capitalized      3,177     1,118        316       4,611  Insurance Claims and Indemnities        34        —        —        34 Depreciation, Amortization, or Loss on Asset Dispositions     32,257      7,307        401      39,965  Subtotal Direct Costs  1,285,849    142,803     22,140   1,450,792  Allocated Costs         Automation    100,955    34,250      2,102     137,307  Resource Management    146,247    27,474      7,838     181,559  Subtotal Allocated Costs    247,202    61,724      9,940     318,866  Total Program Costs $1,533,051  $204,527 $   32,080  $1,769,658

The unfunded portion of personnel services and benefits for the year ended September 30, 2007 was $13,994 thousand.

USPTO Program Costs for the year ended September 30, 2006 (Dollars in Thousands)   2006 Patent Trademark Intellectual Property Protection Total Direct Costs         Personnel Services and Benefits $  714,411  $ 88,766 $  13,584  $  816,761  Travel and Transportation        856        118      1,623     2,597 Rent, Communications, and Utilities     69,291     7,819     2,134      79,244  Printing and Reproduction     71,891       292        18     72,201  Contractual Services    181,491    25,083      6,288     212,862  Training      3,275       111        156       3,542  Maintenance and Repairs      7,498     1,463        228       9,189  Supplies and Materials      7,238       526        286       8,050  Equipment not Capitalized      4,915       799        213       5,927  Insurance Claims and Indemnities         —       85        —        85 Depreciation, Amortization, or Loss on Asset Dispositions     24,843      6,010        465      31,318  Subtotal Direct Costs  1,085,709    131,072     24,995   1,241,776  Allocated Costs         Automation     96,442    13,288      3,117     112,847  Resource Management    130,179    24,391      4,976     159,546  Subtotal Allocated Costs    226,621    37,679      8,093     272,393  Total Program Costs $1,312,330  $168,751 $   33,088  $1,514,169

The unfunded portion of personnel services and benefits for the year ended September 30, 2006 was $7,328 thousand.

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