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United States Patent and Trademark Office
Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2003
Management Discussion and Analysis

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Patent Commissioner’s Performance for FY 2003

The American Inventors Protection Act (AIPA), Title VI, and Subtitle G, the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act, established the USPTO as an agency of the U.S., within Commerce, on March 29, 2000. The legislation provides for appointment of a Commissioner for Patents as the Chief Operating Officer for Patents, and a Commissioner for Trademarks as the Chief Operating Officer for Trademarks. It also requires that an annual performance agreement be established between the Commissioners and the Secretary of Commerce. The agreement outlines measurable organizational goals and objectives for the organization. The Commissioners may be rewarded a bonus, based upon an evaluation of their performance as defined in the agreement, of up to 50 percent of their base salary.

The Patent Organization goals form the foundation for the annual performance agreement between the Commissioner for Patents and the Secretary of Commerce, as required by AIPA. The performance agreement outlines measurable organizational goals and objectives for the Patent Organization based on the above goals and performance measures. These performance measures incorporated the milestones and objectives to achieve Patent goals: improving quality of examination, implementing e-Gov initiatives, and achieving the lowest possible pendency. At the time of publication, the performance bonus for the Commissioner of Patents had not been finalized.

Photo showing Deputy Under Secretary Dudas and Supervisory Patent Examiner Gary Kunz inspecting a model of DNA strand on the 50th anniversary of its discovery.

Deputy Under Secretary Dudas and Supervisory Patent Examiner Gary Kunz inspect a model of DNA strand on the 50th anniversary of its discovery.

 

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