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 |
1,217,134 | 33,057 | 1,250,191 |
In preexamination processing, total |
82,176 | 3,597 | 85,773 |
Under examination, total |
1,059,365 | 23,047 | 1,082,412 |
| Undocketed | 151,113 | 5,000 | 156,113 |
| Awaiting first action by examiner | 436,336 | 12,745 | 449,081 |
| Subtotal applications awaiting first action by examiner3 | 669,625 | 21,342 | 690,967 |
| Rejected, awaiting response by applicant | 284,323 | 4,318 | 288,641 |
| Amended, awaiting action by examiner | 143,911 | 868 | 144,779 |
| In interference | 2,073 | 16 | 2,089 |
| On appeal, and other1 | 41,609 | 100 | 41,709 |
In post-examination processing, total |
75,593 | 6,413 | 82,006 |
| Awaiting issue fee | 50,347 | 4,476 | 54,823 |
| Awaiting printing2 | 22,005 | 1,936 | 23,941 |
| D-10s (secret cases in condition for allowance) | 3,241 | 1 | 3,242 |
Notes: 1: Includes cases on appeal and undergoing petitions. (back to text) 2: Includes withdrawn cases. (back to text) 3: Subtotal is not included in pending patent applications total. (back to text) |
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