Make the patent office a performance-based organization
What the document says“The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) should be made into a performance-based organization”
The chapter lists this among the structural changes to consider, and offers as an alternative that the patent office be consolidated with another agency. A performance-based organization is a federal body given management flexibility in exchange for measurable performance commitments.
What the document actually says“The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) should be made into a performance-based organization”
The patent office should be run against set targets.
The patent office grants patents and trademarks. The book says it should be run more like a business. It would be judged on results.
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