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Home > Top Management Challenges > The Department Needs to Strengthen Its Ethics Oversight for USPTO Patent Examiners

The Department Needs to Strengthen Its Ethics Oversight for USPTO Patent Examiners

Date Issued February 14, 2024
Report Number OIG-24-013-I
Report Type Audits / Evaluations
Description

Our evaluation found that USPTO did not effectively administer the Department’s ethics program to protect against potential conflicts of interest by patent examiners.
View Report OIG-24-013-I_Final_Report.pdf
View Abstract OIG-24-013-I_RIB.pdf
View Announcement Evaluation_of_Ethics_Oversight_in_Preventing_Financial_Conflicts_of_Interest_by_USPTO_Patent_Examiners.pdf
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