Table 13a: Ex Parte Reexamination

TABLE 13A: EX PARTE REEXAMINATION
(FY 2002 - FY 2006)
ACTIVITY	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Requests filed, total	272	392	441	524	511
By patent owner	121	136	166	166	129
By third party	140	239	268	358	382
Commissioner ordered	11	17	7	-	-
Determinations on requests, total ¹	272	381	419	535	453
Requests granted:
By examiner	262	360	408	509	422
By petition	1	1	-	2	3
Requests denied	9	20	11	24	28
Requests known to have related litigation	52	109	138	176	229
Filings by discipline, total	272	392	441	524	511
Chemical	87	124	130	138	118
Electrical	78	118	156	188	228
Mechanical	107	150	155	198	165
Notes: 1: Past years’ data have been revised from prior year reports. (back to text)

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