===Budget===
===Patent Types===
[http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/h_counts.htm]
====Utility Patent====
Utility patents protect a "machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof"[http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/glossary]
====Design Patent====
Design patents protect a "new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture"[http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/glossary]
====Plant Patent====
Plant patents protect a "distinct and new variety of plant that can be asexually reproduced"[http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/glossary]
==Funding==