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 | 1,036,588 | 40,454 | 1,077,042 |
| In preexamination processing, total | 94,270 | 3,453 | 97,723 |
| Under examination, total | 878,317 | 27,552 | 905,869 |
| Undocketed | 204,182 | 3,585 | 207,767 |
| Awaiting first action by examiner | 375,881 | 19,776 | 395,657 |
| Rejected, awaiting response by applicant | 205,084 | 3,387 | 208,471 |
| Amended, awaiting action by examiner | 72,744 | 726 | 73,470 |
| In interference | 364 | 0 | 364 |
On appeal, and other  1 |
20,062 | 78 | 20,140 |
|
In postexamination processing, total |
64,001 | 9,449 | 73,450 |
| Awaiting issue fee | 42,358 | 4,959 | 47,317 |
| Awaiting printing 2 |
18,564 | 4,489 | 23,053 |
| D-10s (secret cases in condition for allowance) | 3,079 | 1 | 3,080 |
Notes:
1: Includes cases on appeal and undergoing petitions. (back to text)
2: Includes withdrawn cases. (back to text)
