Note 13. Program Costs by Category and Responsibility Segment

The program costs for the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 by cost category and business line were as follows:

USPTO Program Costs for the year ended September 30, 2009 (Dollars in Thousands)   2009 Patent Trademark Intellectual Property Protection Total Direct Costs         Personnel Services and Benefits $1,098,854  $107,900 $  18,009 $1,224,763  Travel and Transportation        325         87      1,818     2,230 Rent, Communications, and Utilities     73,424     7,631     2,588     83,643  Printing and Reproduction     58,249       430         9     58,688  Contractual Services    202,956    13,252     8,791    224,999  Training      3,002       306        42      3,350  Maintenance and Repairs      1,735       562        77      2,374  Supplies and Materials      7,441       246       293      7,980  Equipment not Capitalized      2,296     1,049       239      3,584  Insurance Claims and Indemnities       167       31         —       198 Depreciation, Amortization, or Loss on Asset Dispositions     34,409     4,183       452     39,044  Subtotal Direct Costs $1,482,858  $135,677 $  32,318 $1,650,853  Allocated Costs         Automation $  126,254  $ 31,612 $   2,812 $  160,678  Resource Management    135,564    25,898     8,947    170,409  Subtotal Allocated Costs $  261,818  $ 57,510 $  11,759 $  331,087  Total Program Costs $1,744,676  $193,187 $  44,077 $1,981,940

The unfunded portion of personnel services and benefits for the year ended September 30, 2009 was $2,540 thousand.

USPTO Program Costs for the year ended September 30, 2008 (Dollars in Thousands)   2008 Patent Trademark Intellectual Property Protection Total Direct Costs         Personnel Services and Benefits $  993,585  $101,728 $  17,868 $1,113,181  Travel and Transportation        756        190      2,810     3,756 Rent, Communications, and Utilities     72,608     7,311     2,586     82,505  Printing and Reproduction     59,378       435        73     59,886  Contractual Services    226,180    19,411     6,607    252,198  Training      4,475       279       282      5,036  Maintenance and Repairs      2,400       616       101      3,117  Supplies and Materials      8,620       478       250      9,348  Equipment not Capitalized      5,867     1,340       185      7,392  Insurance Claims and Indemnities       134        —         —       134 Depreciation, Amortization, or Loss on Asset Dispositions     35,787     5,410       505     41,702  Subtotal Direct Costs $1,409,790  $137,198 $  31,267 $1,578,255  Allocated Costs         Automation $  121,704  $ 28,118 $   3,750 $  153,572  Resource Management    124,162    27,271     9,330    160,763  Subtotal Allocated Costs $  245,866  $ 55,389 $  13,080 $  314,335  Total Program Costs $1,655,656  $192,587 $  44,347 $1,892,590

The unfunded portion of personnel services and benefits for the year ended September 30, 2008 was $11,255 thousand.

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