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 1/10/2012 ii Abstract The Patent Application Text Initiative (PATI) is a software supplement at the United States Patent and Trademark Office designed to aid patent examiners during the application examination process. At the time of this evaluation, PATI was being run as a pilot program, meaning PATI remained in the development stage. The objective of this evaluation was to generate and analyze user feedback that would be used to continue the development of PATI. A survey was conducted along with a number of focus groups and one-­‐on-­‐one interviews. Information gathered was then analyzed for trends from which suggestions and recommendations were made and presented to the USPTO. The survey consisted of 22 questions and was distributed to all members of the user test group. The survey included 4 major parts: what users liked about PATI, what users disliked, what users thought would be beneficial enhancements, and ergonomics. Lastly, demographic information was collected. Survey results were then utilized to structure the focus groups and develop interview questions. All data was then consolidated and cross-­‐tabulated to identify trends. Emergent ideas were then prioritized in order of user importance. Recommendations were then created from the prioritized list.