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, 2006 and 2005 by cost category were as follows:

USPTO Program Costs by Cost Category for the year ended September 30, 2006 (Dollars in Thousands)   2006 Direct Allocated Total Personnel Services and Benefits $  807,879  $ 75,473 $  883,352  Travel and Transportation     1,399    7,280      8,679  Rent, Communications, and Utilities     81,063    30,273    111,336  Printing and Reproduction     72,187       413     72,600  Contractual Services    211,401   111,589    322,990  Training      3,430     1,512      4,942  Maintenance and Repairs     10,982    25,499     36,481  Supplies and Materials      7,927     1,495      9,422  Equipment not Capitalized     6,435    3,982     10,417  Insurance Claims and Indemnities        85        1        86 Depreciation, Amortization, or Loss on Asset Dispositions     30,965    22,899     53,864  Total Program Costs $1,233,753  $280,416 $1,514,169

USPTO Program Costs by Cost Category for the year ended September 30, 2005 (Dollars in Thousands)   2005 Direct Allocated Total Personnel Services and Benefits $  726,540  $ 75,673 $  802,213  Travel and Transportation        663     5,649      6,312  Rent, Communications, and Utilities     90,993    37,363    128,356  Printing and Reproduction     69,695       388     70,083  Contractual Services    179,337   114,505    293,842  Training      2,727     1,154      3,881  Maintenance and Repairs     11,038    31,896     42,934  Supplies and Materials      7,234     1,578      8,812  Equipment not Capitalized     7,691    4,821     12,512  Depreciation, Amortization, or Loss on Asset Dispositions     32,208    22,875     55,083  Total Program Costs $1,128,126  $295,902 $1,424,028

The unfunded portion of personnel services and benefits for the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 were $7,328 thousand and $801 thousand, respectively.

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