Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2007
Management's Discussion and Analysis

Patent Allowance Compliance Rate

The following table presents the values given in the patent allowance compliance rate graph for the last four fiscal years.

Measure: Patent Allowance Compliance Rate
FISCAL YEAR	TARGET	ACTUAL
2004	96.0%	94.7%
2005	96.0%	95.4%
2006	96.0%	96.5%
2007	96.0%	96.5%
Target Met. The increase in the compliance rate indicates that the quality initiatives implemented in FY 2005 through FY 2007 have been effective.

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