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FY 2014 USPTO Performance and Accountability Report

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is a leader in promoting effective and balanced intellectual property (IP) protection worldwide. In the past year, we have continued to implement the Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA), reduced the pendency of unexamined patent applications, established new programs and initiatives, and engaged actively with the public. As we diligently implement the new Strategic Plan for 2014–2018, our focus remains on the agency’s mission to foster innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth, domestically and abroad by delivering high quality and timely examination of patent and trademark applications, guiding domestic and international intellectual property policy, and delivering intellectual property information and education worldwide, with a highly-skilled, diverse workforce. Reducing the backlog and pendency of unexamined patent applications while improving quality is of the utmost importance, and we are making great progress thanks to expanded training, improved technology, and the dedication of our highly capable employees. Our backlog of unexamined patent applications at the end of fiscal year (FY) 2014 was 605,646, down from 750,596 in 2009 (a 19.3% decrease), despite an average of approximately 5% increase in filings each year. In terms of processing applications, our first action pendency has been reduced to approximately 18.4 months, whereas average total pendency has fallen to approximately 27.4 months. Our current plan is to reduce those periods to 11.3 and 21.0 months, respectively, by FY 2018.

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