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Mar
06
2015
Report Number:
HR-MA-15-002
Report Type:
Audit Reports
Category: Strategy & Investments

Management Advisory - Patent Review Process

Report Recommendations

# Recommendation Status Value Initial Management Response USPS Proposed Resolution OIG Response Final Resolution
1

R - 1 -- Formalize written procedures for the patent review process to include, but not be limited to, instructions for U.S. Postal Service employees to ask the Law Department to review new products or technology to mitigate the risk of patent infringement, and to document criteria used to determine whether to use right-to-use opinions or an alternative analysis.

Closed $0 Agree
2

R - 2 -- Provide formal training to U.S. Postal Service management on written procedures developed for the patent review process.

Closed $0 Agree