FY 2003 Process Production Report

FISCAL YEAR 2003

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Process Production Report

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences	FY02 Actual	FY03 Oct.	FY03 Nov.	FY03 Dec.	FY03 Jan.	FY03 Feb.	FY03 Mar.	FY03 Apr.	FY03 May.	FY03 Jun.	FY03 Jul.	FY03 Aug.	FY03 Sep.	FY03 Actual
Inter Partes Cases
Cases Declared
Monthly		8	7	7	6	6	13	14	3	7	8	3	8
Year-to-date	109	8	15	22	28	34	47	61	64	71	79	82	90	90
~Cases Restored to Docket
Monthly		0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
Year-to-date	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	5	5
Cases Disposed
Monthly		20	8	9	8	5	24	17	13	13	10	6	26
Year-to-date	157	20	28	37	45	50	74	91	104	117	127	133	159	159
Cases Pending
Year-to-date	171	159	158	156	154	155	146	144	134	128	126	123	107	107
Ex-Parte Cases
Cases Received
Monthly		223	302	96	207	126	**319	268	325	307	184	189	175
Year-to-date	3125	223	525	621	828	954	1273	1541	1866	2173	2357	2546	2721	2721
Cases Disposed
Monthly		*269	260	167	335	259	468	292	270	302	380	320	521
Year-to-date	5085	269	529	696	1031	1290	1758	2050	2320	2622	3002	3322	3843	3843
Cases Pending
Year-to-date	3090	3044	3086	3015	2887	2754	2605	2581	2636	2641	2445	2314	1968	1968

*The number of ex parte cases disposed in October 2002 was increased by one after a mid-year audit was conducted in April 2003.
**The number of ex parte cases received in March 2003 was increased by thirteen after a mid-year audit was conducted in April 2003.
~The new category under the Inter Partes Cases has been added to reflect proceedings previously removed but now restored to the docket by virtue of a granted request for reconsideration or a decision by a higher tribunal.

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