Budget and Financial Information

Congressional Budget Justifications

Fiscal Year 2015 USPTO Budget

For FY 2015, the USPTO requests the authority to spend fee collections of $3.4 billion, which will fund daily operating requirements of $3.2 billion and 13,203 full-time equivalents (FTE), and a deposit of $270.4 million in the Office’s operating reserve after adjusting for $21.8 million in other income (e.g., from prior year recoveries, joint project reimbursements, etc.). At this FY 2015 funding level, the Office will continue implementing its 2014-2018 Strategic Plan which highlights the following priorities:

  • Continue to reduce patent pendency and the backlog of unexamined patent applications, while working with stakeholders to refine long-term pendency goals that will meet the needs of both the Office and the IP community.
  • Maintain trademark pendency by continuing to align examination capacity with incoming workloads.
  • Increase efficiencies and examination capacity, such as hiring and retaining a nationwide workforce.
  • Enhance patent and trademark quality by maintaining and improving quality measurement, and maximizing its usage to improve the quality of patent and trademark examination.
  • Increase the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s) ability to provide timely and high quality decisions by defining optimal pendencies for PTAB proceedings, and ensuring consistency in PTAB decisions.
  • Increase international cooperation and work sharing.
  • Ensure optimal information technology (IT) service delivery to both employees and stakeholders by transitioning to next generation technology and services, while continuing to provide optimal service on legacy systems to employees and public users.
  • Continue and enhance stakeholder and public outreach to promote the availability of educational resources for applicants and other users.
  • Continue the transition to a sustainable funding model.
  • Implement White House Executive Actions to improve the environment for future innovation.

Download the USPTO FY 2015 President's Budget Request [PDF]

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