FY 2012 Performance Measures

FISCAL YEAR 2012

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Performance Measures1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrFY12 Cumulative
APPEAL PENDENCY MEASURES     
Pendency of decided appeals from Appeal number assignment date to decision date (average number of months)21232323 
Pendency of decided appeals from Notice of Appeal (average number of months)3536 37 36 
INTERFERENCE PENDENCY MEASURES     
Pendency of terminated Interferences (average number of months)7117119
Interferences Terminated in less than 2 years (% of Interferences Terminated)100.0%88.0%93.0%93.0%94.0%