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USPTO Did Not Provide Adequate Oversight of Monetary Awards to Ensure Patent Examiners Receive Accurate Payments

Date Issued August 22, 2019
Report Number OIG-19-023-A
Report Type Audits / Evaluations
Description

Attached is our final report on our audit of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's)patent examiner monetary awards.
View Report OIG-19-023-A.pdf
View Abstract OIG-19-023-A_Abstract.pdf
View Announcement OIG-19-023-A_Announcement.pdf
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