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Appendix B: Discontinued or Changed Performance
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Change | Outcome reworded as “Optimize patent quality and timeliness (USPTO)” |
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Justification | USPTO’s outcomes were further refined by USPTO’s executives during the strategic planning process. These reworded outcomes are reflected in the USPTO’s 2007-2012 Strategic Plan released in March 2007. |
Corresponding Measure |
Patent allowance error rate |
Change | Measure reworded as “Patent allowance compliance rate” |
Justification | The USPTO will, for consistency, report all quality metrics as compliance rates. |
Change | Outcome reworded as “Optimize trademark quality and timeliness (USPTO)” |
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Justification | USPTO’s outcomes were further refined by USPTO’s executives during the strategic planning process. These reworded outcomes are reflected in the USPTO’s 2007-2012 Strategic Plan released in March 2007. |
Corresponding Measures |
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Change | Measures reworded as:
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Justification | USPTO will, for consistency, report all quality metrics as compliance rates. |
Change | Outcome reworded as “Improve intellectual property and enforcement domestically and abroad (USPTO)” |
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Justification | USPTO’s outcomes were further refined by USPTO’s executives during the strategic planning process. These reworded outcomes are reflected in the USPTO’s 2007-2012 Strategic Plan released in March 2007. |
Corresponding Measures |
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Change | Measures moved to outcome “Optimize patent quality and timeliness” (outcome formerly named “Improve the quality of patent products and services and optimize patent processing time”) |
Justification | Since this outcome has been reworded so as to reflect a focus on worldwide activities; these measures have been moved to the outcome that focuses on patents. |
Corresponding Measures |
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Change | Measures moved to outcome “Optimize trademark quality and timeliness” (outcome formerly named “Improve the quality of trademark products and services and optimize trademark processing time”) |
Justification | Since this outcome has been reworded so as to reflect a focus on worldwide activities; these measures have been moved to the outcome that focuses on trademarks. |
Corresponding Measures |
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Change | Measures deleted |
Justification | USPTO replaced these measures with more outcome oriented performance measures. |
Corresponding Measures |
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Change | Measures added |
Justification | Measures reflect the change in focus of this outcome. |
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