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PATENTOFFICERESOURCESANDWORKLOAD
PTOTRENDS20002010
ApplicationPendency(average,inmonths)
InventoryofPendingApplications
InventoryofPendingReexaminations
InventoryofPendingAppeals

FY2000

FY2005

FY2010

25months
600,000
700
6,000

29months
900,000
1,300
12,000

35months
1,200,000
2,100
24,000

%change
(20002010)
40%increase
100%increase
200%increase
300%increase

SNAPSHOTOFMOSTRECENTPTODATA

FY2011(est.)

AppealsFilingsin2011

14,000

AppealsDispositionsin2011

7,000
20months
(upfrom12monthsin2010,a67%increaseinoneyear)

AppealsPendency

%Change

PTOUserFeesWithheldbyCongressand/or
1,032%Increaseintwo
$53,000,000
$87,000,000
$600,000,000
DivertedtoOtherAgencies
years
5%Increaseintwo
PTOBudgetAppropriationsbyCongress
$2,000,000,000
$2,100,000,000
$2,100,000,000
years

FeeDiversionsasapercentofPTOTotalBudget
3%
4%
29%

*PTOassumesfeecollectionsof$2.7BinFY2012;CongressionalappropriationsforthePTOareexpectedtobe$2.1Billion.
RECENTTRENDSINCONGRESSIONAL
DIVERSIONOFPTOSUSERFEES

FY2010

FY2011

FY2012*
(estimate)

NETIMPACTOFCONGRESS
DIVERTING/WITHHOLDINGOFPTOUSERFEES

FY2010

FY2011

FY2012
(estimate)

Cumulativeimpactof
feediversion
FY1992FY2011

29%averagenet
4%averagenet
3%averagenet
SiphoningoffmoniespaidbyusersforPTO
$900,000,000in
decreaseinPTO
decreaseinPTO
decreaseinPTO
services=netdecreaseinuserfee(setby
unfundedPTOwork
userfee
userfee
userfee
Congress)forPTOservices=unfundedwork
DoesnotincludeFY2012estimateof$600,000,000;withthe$600M,thecumulativeimpactwouldbe$1.5BillioninunfundedPTOwork.