| Date |
Report No. |
Title |
| Date April 12, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-423 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2010 Report to Congressional Committees INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Observations on Efforts to Quantify the Economic Effects of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods GAO-10-423 April 12, 2010 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-423, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Observations on Efforts to Quant... |
| Date Sept. 30, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-863 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Enhanced Planning by U.S. Personnel Overseas Could Strengthen Efforts GAO-09-863 September 2009 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-863, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Enhanced Planning by U.S. Personnel Overseas Cou... |
| Date Sept. 8, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-1008T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, September 8, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Improvements Needed to Better Manage Patent Office Automation and Address Workforce Challenges
Statement of An... |
| Date June 17, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-336 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2005 Report to Congressional Committees INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Key Processes for Managing Patent Automation Strategy Need Strengthening GAO-05-336 a June 2005 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-336, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Key Processes for Managing Patent Automation Strategy... |
| Date June 17, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-720 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2005 Report to Congressional Committees INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY USPTO Has Made Progress in Hiring Examiners, but Challenges to Retention Remain GAO-05-720 a June 2005 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-720, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability USPTO Has Made Progress in Hiring Examiners, b... |
| Date June 14, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-788T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, June 14, 2005 Testimony
Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, United States Senate INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY U.S. Efforts have Contributed to Strengthened Laws ... |
| Date Sept. 23, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-1093T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, September 23, 2004 Testimony Before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY U.S. Efforts Have Contributed to Strengthened Laws Overseas, but Challenges Remain
Statement of Loren Yager, Director, International Affairs and Trade GAO-04-1093T Septe... |
| Date Sept. 8, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-912 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY U.S. Efforts Have Contributed to Strengthened Laws Overseas, but Challenges Remain GAO-04-912 a September 2004 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY U.S. Efforts Have Contributed to Strengthened Laws Overseas, but Challenges Remain Highlights of GAO-04-912, a report to congressional requester... |
| Date Aug. 23, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-907 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Information on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Past and Future Operations GAO-02-907 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background USPTO’s Past and Future Operations Some Differences between the Business and Strategic Plans Patent Fee Structure Would Change under Proposed Legis... |
| Date Sept. 25, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-811 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2001 Report to the Honorable Orrin G. Hatch, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY State Immunity in Infringement Actions GAO-01-811 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Infringement Accusations Against States Have Been Few Intellectual Property Owners Have Few Alternatives or Remedies Aga... |
| Date May 12, 2000 |
Report No. NSIAD-00-177R |
Title
United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Office National Security and International Affairs Division B-285332 May 12,200O The Honorable Rick Santorum United States Senate Subject: Defense Acquisitions: Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement Contract Issues Dear Senator Santorum: In response to your March 29,2000, letter, we reviewed issues related to the Army’s Medium Tactical Vehicle ... |
| Date May 9, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-113 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1997 Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Fees Are Not Always Commensurate With the Costs of Services GAO/RCED-97-113 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-274301 May 9, 1997 The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Chairman, Co... |
| Date July 15, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-190 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1996 Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Enhancements Needed in Computing and Reporting Patent Examination Statistics G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/RCED-96-190 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-272127 July 15, 19... |
| Date July 7, 1994 |
Report No. GGD-94-168FS |
Title
. GAO United States General Accounting OfI!ice Washington, D.C. 20648
General Government Division B-257532 July 7,1994 The Honorable Prank R. Lautenberg United States Senate Dear Senator Lautenberg As you requested, this fact sheet provides information on investigations conducted by the U.S. Trade Representative (um) under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act (19 USC. 2411), as amended, concerning f... |
| Date Oct. 11, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-92-19BR |
Title
and Jwjicial Ach-histration, on the Judiciary, I-kouseof Representatives Corrhit~ee TRADEMARK OFFICE Impact of Higher Patent Fees on Small-Entityc, and Federal Agency Users
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| Date Sept. 11, 1991 |
Report No. IMTEC-91-66 |
Title
._. -_.._ .._____-............ ..------.- ---.---..-.- .-......-.....- -----..-. -.svpt ~~l1ll)~‘!)!)I Il’ ___-___.__---.---._-_----- .-.--.-- TRADEMARK AUTOMATION Search System Improved But Funding for Replacement Should Be Deferred (;A() IM’ I3 ‘ 1-(iti I’ -!) _“” I” * l”ll.l”l.~.--.l,~~l .,..... _... -l.l-“l”~-l--l-.- _._..., l.l.~.ll-._.-.- -.- .-_.___- .____-__ --___-.... |
| Date Oct. 9, 1990 |
Report No. IMTEC-91-1 |
Title
___ ..-. Il~lit.cvl_-.l_-..-.-_.-(;vnvral Acwrlnl,illg St;~t.c*s_-__- --~-I-__...-.-...__. . Of’l’iw ICoport~t,o thf (:hairrnan, Sutxtornmit,Ce~~ on ( GNU-ts,Ir~t,ellectual Propert,y, and the Administration of’ Justice, Cornrnit,tee on the ,Judiciary , House of IieI;>r~~~sent,atives
o(*tofwr I!)!)0 _- TRADEMARK AUTOMATION Information on System Problems and Planned Improvements HI Ill lIlllll... |
| Date April 16, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-44 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on, 9 Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice, Committee on the Judiciary lllllllll lllll Ill1 lllllllllllll llll 111111111 House of Representatives
LMi32994 PATENT POLICY Recent Changesin Federal Law Considered Beneficial &AO,‘RCED-8744 United States General Accounting Office Washington... |
| Date Feb. 25, 1987 |
Report No. T-NSIAD-87-5 |
Title
r - . ) FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 A.M. FEBRUARY25, 1987 THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE'S EFFORTSTO ENFORCEIMPORT LAWS AND REGULATIONS . STATEMENT OF ALLAN I. MENDELOWITZ SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL* AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORETHE SENATE COMMITTEEON FINANCE i II lllllllll
132242 T-NSIAD-87-5 / SUMMARY OF STATEMENT GAO discusses Customs' ability to enforce laws ... |
| Date Oct. 18, 1985 |
Report No. 128275 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:45 A.M., EST October 18, 1985 STATEMENT OF THOMAS P, GIAMMO ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION -UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, JUSTICE AND AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF R... |
| Date Aug. 29, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-94 |
Title
7EPORTBY THE Comptroller General
3F THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Agencies’ Policies And Practices Are In Accordance With Patent And ‘Trademark Amendments O’f 1980
The Patent and Trademark Amendments of 1980 allows small businesses and nonprofit organizations the option to retain title to inventions resulting from federally sponsored research projects. This law also reiterates federal agencies’... |
| Date July 23, 1985 |
Report No. 127579 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M., EST JULY 23, 1985 STATEMENT OF WARRENG. REED DIRECTOR, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT& TECHNOLOGY DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, AND ThEMARKS COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY * UWITED STATES SENATE ON THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE'S EFF... |
| Date April 19, 1985 |
Report No. IMTEC-85-8 |
Title
. . CTHE COMPTROLLERGENE~ Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government Operations House of Representatives OFTHE UNITEDSTATES
Patent X’nd Trademark Office Needs ,* TO Better Manage Automation Of Its Trademark Operations
At the request of the Committee Chairman, GAO reviewed automation efforts at the Department of Commerce’s Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). GAO found that, in attempting to... |
| Date Feb. 28, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-26 |
Title
*..
‘. . . REPORT BY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Major Federal Research And Development Agencies Are Implementing The Patent And Trademark Amendments 0f 1980
IThe Patent and Trademark Amendments of 1980 (Public Law 96517) ~established a uniform patent policy for small businesses and nonprofit iorganrzations that gives them, with limited exceptions, the option to retain trtle to i... |
| Date May 20, 1982 |
Report No. PAD-82-32 |
Title
,\
REPORTBY THE ,wiv Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Patent AndTrademarkAmendments Of 1980 Set The Stage For Uniform Patent Practice By Federal Agencies
A uniform Government-wide policy for assigning title to inventions arising from Government-sponsored research and development has been an objective of Federal policymakers for nearly 20 years. Changes in the patent and trademark laws in 19... |
| Date Oct. 16, 1981 |
Report No. B-204687 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 ,9-2046a7 October 16, 1981 1he Lionorable Albert Core, Jr. Chairman, Sutcon'rtittee on Investigation ernd Oversight Corm±;Iittee on .cience and Technology i3ouse of Represertatives
Dear ;;r. Chairftan: ,. -' S You have recuested GAO to undertake a leqal analysis of a contract sicned in '%ay 1931 betueen P^csvachusetts .osnerd 1hosital... |
| Date May 9, 1980 |
Report No. FGMSD-80-40 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WIBHINOTON. OF
D.C. THE
205M UNITED =ATES RELEASED
B-198514 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Joint Economic Committee United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: of Automating the Search r Z&e-Feasibility at the Patent and Trademark Proces Office (FGMSD-80-40) 4 We reviewed the feasibility of automating the search process at the Patent and Trademark Office as you requested You... |
| Date March 5, 1980 |
Report No. B-197643 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 /3633 B-197643 CED 0-141 The Honorable Abraham Ribicoff Chairman, Committee on b&&C Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear-Mr. Chairman: , March 5, 1980 Yojr letter of January )5, 1980, enclosed a copy of S. 2079J a bill "to improve the administration of the patent and trademark laws by establishing the Patent and Trademark Of... |
| Date Nov. 14, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-163 |
Title
DOCURENT RESUBE 07643 - [C320IiiPatent and Trademark Fees Need To Be Raised. C!D-78-163; B-157691. November 14,, 1978. 10 pp. * 3 appendices (6 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Eleer B. Staats, Comptrcller General. Issue Area: Program and Budget Information for Congressicnal Use (3400); Alternative Approaches or Methods to Achieve Federal Program Objectives (3600). Contact: Community and Economic ... |
| Date Oct. 7, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-133 |
Title
DOCUMENT 03678 - r B2854103 ESUME rThe Need to Evaluate the Benefits and Costs of a Proposed Trademark Treaty and Implementing Legislation]. CED-77-133; B-1333375. October 7, 1977. 9 pp. R4port to Secretary, Department of Commerce; by Henry Eschwege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Program Evaluation Systems (2600); Program and Budget Information for Congressional Use... |
