Table 5: Summary of Total Pending Patent Applications
| Stage of processing | Utility, plant and reissue applications |
Design applications |
Total patent applications |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pending patent applications, total
|
931,958 | 38,098 | 970,056 |
|
In preexamination processing, total
|
74,254 | 3,021 | 77,275 |
|
Under examination, total
|
782,415 | 24,964 | 807,379 |
|
Undocketed
|
159,652 | 4,326 | 163,978 |
|
Awaiting first action by examiner
|
352,674 | 17,187 | 369,861 |
|
Rejected, awaiting response by applicant
|
191,486 | 2,731 | 194,217 |
|
Amended, awaiting action by examiner
|
63,572 | 619 | 64,191 |
|
In interference
|
361 | 1 | 362 |
|
On appeal, and other
 1
|
14,670 | 100 | 14,770 |
|
In postexamination processing, total |
75,289 | 10,113 | 85,402 |
|
Awaiting issue fee
|
37,819 | 4,128 | 41,947 |
|
Awaiting printing
2
|
34,396 | 5,984 | 40,380 |
|
D-10s (secret cases in condition for allowance)
|
3,074 | 1 | 3,075 |
Notes:
1: Includes cases on appeal and undergoing petitions. (back to text)
2: Includes withdrawn cases. (back to text)
