According to a report yesterday from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), sequestration will impact the USPTO to the total of $242 million.
See below for the page from the CBO report. See here for the full 224 report.
I expect that today’s TPAC meeting is likely to feature some discussion of exactly what this cut will mean. Stay tuned – I will blog about the TPAC meeting in the coming days.