Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
For our audit of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Patent Capture and Application Processing System (PCAPS), our objective was to determine whether USPTO has adequate data recovery and contingency plans in place to ensure operational availability of PCAPS.
We found that (1) USPTO has no assurance that it can restore critical applications in the event of system failure and (2) USPTO’s continued delay in updating legacy systems rendered a $4 million-per-year alternate processing site inadequate and impractical.
Short / Alternative Report Title:
USPTO Patent Capture and Application Processing System (PCAPS)
Date Issued:
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
OIG-20-030-A
Component, if applicable:
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Location(s):
Agency-Wide
Type of Report:
Audit
Questioned Costs:
$0
Funds for Better Use:
$4,000,000
Number of Recommendations:
5
View Document:
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OIG-20-030-A.pdf | 1.63 MB |
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