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Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2003
Table of Contents

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Annual Reports

2003 Performance and Accountability Report [PDF Version]

1.  Summary of Financial Highlights

2.  Message from the Director

3.  Message from the Chief Financial Officer

      3.1  Fiscal Year 2002 Performance and Accountability Report Award

4.  Management Discussion and Analysis

      4.1  Mission and Organization of the USPTO

      4.2  Performance Goals and Results

           4.2.1  Patent Performance

                4.2.1.1  Patent Commissioner's Performance for FY 2003

                4.2.1.2  The Patent Organization – What's Ahead

                4.2.1.3  Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

           4.2.2  Trademark Performance

                4.2.2.1  Trademark Commissioner's Performance for FY 2003

                4.2.2.2  The Trademark Organization – What's Ahead

                4.2.2.3  Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

           4.2.3  Intellectual Property Policy and Leadership Performance

           4.2.4  Intellectual Property Policy Developments in Domestic Litigation

      4.3  Management Challenges

      4.4  The President's Management Agenda

      4.5  Management Controls and Compliance with Laws and Regulations

      4.6  Financial Highlights

           4.6.1  Financial Condition

           4.6.2  Results of Operation

           4.6.3  Budgetary Resources and Requirements

           4.6.4  Limitations

           4.6.5  Management Responsibilities

5.  Financial Section

      5.1  Basic Financial Statements and Related Notes

           5.1.1  Consolidated Balance Sheets

           5.1.2  Consolidating Statements of Net Cost

           5.1.3  Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Position

           5.1.4  Combined Statements of Budgetary Resources

           5.1.5  Consolidated Statements of Financing

           5.1.6  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Indirect Method)

           5.1.7  Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

           5.1.8  Note 2. Fund Balance with Treasury

           5.1.9  Note 3. Property and Equipment

           5.1.10  Note 4. Liabilities

           5.1.11  Note 5. Deferred Revenue

           5.1.12  Note 6. Actuarial Liability

           5.1.13  Note 7. Leases

           5.1.14  Note 8. Imputed Financing

           5.1.15  Note 9. Program Costs

           5.1.16  Note 10. Program Costs by Category and Responsibility Segment

           5.1.17  Note 11. Future Funding Requirements

           5.1.18  Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies

      5.2  Required Supplemental Information

      5.3  Independent Auditors' Reports

           5.3.1  Report of Independent Auditors - Cover Letter

           5.3.2  Report of Independent Auditors

      5.4  Management and Performance Challenges Identified by the Inspector General

6.   Other Accompanying Information

      6.1  The Nature of the Training Provided to USPTO Examiners

      6.2  Patent Examiner Training

      6.3  Trademark Examining Attorney Training

      6.4  Fiscal Year 2003 USPTO Workload Tables

      6.5  Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviation List

      6.6  Acknowledgements

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