美国专利商标局发布2021财年绩效和责任报告：美国商标申请量再创新高

近日，美国专利商标局发布了关于USPTO状况的年度绩效和责任报告(Performance and Accountability Report, PAR)。除了描述USPTO如何响应政府关于某些优先事项的指令和行政命令外，PAR还描述了USPTO在实现优化专利和商标质量和及时性的目标方面取得的进展，并为改善全球知识产权政策，执法和保护提供国内和全球化的领导。希望您能在这份文件中有所收获，并希望它能让您更深入地了解USPTO的活动和成就。

Trademark operations are aligned with the USPTO’s strategic goal of optimizing trademark quality and timeliness. The agency implements U.S. trademark laws and regulations for the mutual benefit of consumers and businesses in accordance with the USPTO’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan.

TABLE 1: TRADEMARK AVERAGE FIRST ACTION PENDENCY (MONTHS)

表1：商标平均首次诉讼周期（月）

TABLE 2: TRADEMARK AVERAGE TOTAL PENDENCY (MONTHS)

表2：商标平均总花费（月）

Trademark examination quality is predicated on first and final office actions meeting certain legal and procedural standards. Quality reviews are completed on first office actions and on the examining attorney’s final action approval or denial of the registration of a given mark (see Tables 3 and 4). First and final action compliance rates were 96.3% and 98.7%, respectively, for FY 2021.

TABLE 3: TRADEMARK FIRST ACTION COMPLIANCE RATE

表3：商标首次审查意见合规率

TABLE 4: TRADEMARK FINAL ACTION COMPLIANCE RATE

表4：商标最终审查意见合规率

TABLE 5: EXCEPTIONAL OFFICE ACTION RATE

表5：卓越审查意见率

TABLE 6: TOTAL COST PER TRADEMARK OFFICE DISPOSAL

表6：每次商标局处置的总成本