21st Century Strategic Plan

**Listing of Action Papers**
Item	Category	Description
1	E-Government 1	Trademark E-Government
2	E-Government 2	Patent E-Government
3	E-Government 3	Post-Grant Patent Review E-Processing
4	E-Government 4	Information Technology Security Program
5	E-Government 5	Data Replication for High Availability and Disaster Recovery
6	Work-at-Home 1	Trademark Work-At-Home
7	Flexibility 1	Initial and PG-Pub Classification of Newly Received Applications
8	Flexibility 2	Support for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Search Activity
9	Flexibility 3	Competitively Source Reclassification Functions and Transition to International Patent Classification System
10	Flexibility 4	Competitive Sourcing of Trademark Pre-Examination Processing Related to Paper Applications
11	Global Development 1	Pursuit of Substantive Patent Law Harmonization
12	Global Development 2	Other Bilateral/Multilateral Agreements
13	Global Development 3	Patent Cooperation Treaty Reform
14	Global Development 4	International Cooperation: E-Filing and Classification of Goods/Services
15	Work Sharing 1	Proposed Procedures to Implement Exploitation of Search Program
16	Transformation 1	Enterprise Training Strategy
17	Transformation 2	Competitive Compensation Packages for Supervisory Patent Examiners and Managers
18	Transformation 3	Examining Attorney Performance Appraisal Plan
19	Transformation 4	Transform the Workforce by Exploring Alternative Organizational Concepts and Structures
20	Transformation 5	Certification of Knowledge, Skills and Ability in Patent Process to Ensure Proper Hiring, Retention, and Promotion of Patent Examiners
21	Transformation 6	Certification of Knowledge, Skills and Ability in Trademark Process
22	Transformation 7	Implementation of Pre-Employment Testing for Patent Examiners
23	Transformation 8	Interim Implementation of Pre-Employment Testing for Patent Examiners
24	Transformation 9	Re-Certification of Knowledge, Skills and Ability of Primary Examiners, Including Legal and Automation Training of Primary Examiners
25	Transformation 10	Certification of Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) of Examiners Before Promotion to GS-13
26	Transformation 11	Improve the Selection and Training of Supervisory Patent Examiners
27	Quality 1	Enhance Current Quality Assurance Program by Integrating Reviews to cover all Stages of Examination
28	Quality 2	Expand Reviews of Primary Examiner Work
29	Quality 3	Patent Quality Improvement: Expansion of the Second-Pair-of-Eyes Review
30	Quality 4	Trademark Quality Improvement: In Process Review and Second-Pair-of-Eyes
31	Quality 5	Evaluation of Search Quality
32	Quality 6	Surveying Practitioners on Specific Applications
33	Quality 7	Enhance the Reviewable Record
34	Quality 8	Certification of Searching Authorities
35	Pendency 1	Transforming Work: The E-Government Work Place
36	Pendency 2	Multi-Track Patent Examination Process
37	Pendency 3	Achieve Greater Examiner Productivity
38	Accelerated Examination 1	Accelerated Patent Examination
39	Shared Responsibility 1	Fee Restructuring
40	Shared Responsibility 2	Post-Grant Review of Patent Claims
41	Legislative/Rules 1	Unity of Invention
42	Legislative/Rules 1a	Simplification of Patent Term Adjustment
43	Legislative/Rules 1b	Assignee Filing – Allow Assignee to Make the Application and Sign the Oath
44	Legislative/Rules 1c	Monitor Practitioner Adherence to Rules of Practice: Periodic Recertification for Registered Practitioners Monitor Practitioner Adherence to Rules of Patent Practice: Disciplinary Initiatives
45	Legislative/Rules 1d	Elimination of the Interference Bar Created by Application Publications
46	Legislative/Rules 1e	Technical Correction in 35 U.S.C. § 119(e)(1)
47	Legislative/Rules 1f	Permit Assignees to File Broadening Reissue
48	Legislative/Rules 1g	Delete Requirement for Physical Surrender of the Patent
49	Legislative/Rules 1h	Eighteen-Month Publication Elimination of Non-Publication and Redaction Exceptions and Exclusions of Plant Applications
50	Legislative/Rules 1i	Trademark Legislative and Rulemaking Issues