This report, prepared for Technology Center 2800 (TC2800), a part of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, provides analysis and recommendations to help TC2800 improve the procedural processing of patent applications. Interviews conducted with the staff of TC2800 provided insight into the application process currently in place. Analysis of these interviews and other collected data led to recommendations of procedural improvements that streamline the process and reduce the number of recurring errors.

• 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

• Rice, Ian Joseph
• Tilkin, Douglas Scott
• Guise, Jay Jeffery
• Parks, Benjamin Travis

Subject

• Sustainability
• Computing
• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01B012I

Keyword

• Organizational effectiveness
• Electronic data processing

Advisor

• Sisson, Richard D.
• Servatius, Brigitte

Year

• 2001

Center

• Washington, DC Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

•  Nappi, Robert
•  Levy, Stewart
• United States Patent and Trademark Office, Technology Center 2800

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Location

• Washington

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-12-31