Our team worked with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to improve the quality of patent examinations. We analyzed Master Review Form (MRF) responses to identify potential quality issues in order to recommend areas for further analysis. Based on interviews with managers regarding internal reporting, we also created a decision matrix to assist the Office of Patent Quality Assurance to implement an Ad Hoc analysis tool. Our recommendations will allow USPTO employees to utilize MRF data more effectively.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• McCarthy, Brian
• Riley, Alex
• Witkin, Alex
• Stelly, Evan

Subject

• Industry
• Computing

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121316-202159

关键词

• Organizational effectiveness
• Workflow

Advisor

• McCauley, Stephen M.
• Hanlan, James P.

Year

• 2016

Center

• Washington, DC Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Date created

• 2016-12-13

地点

• Washington

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright