FY 2013 Process Production Report

FISCAL YEAR 2013

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Process Production Report

Patent Trial and Appeal Board	FY12 Actual	FY13 Oct.	FY13 Nov.	FY13 Dec.	FY13 Jan.	FY13 Feb.	FY13 Mar.	FY13 Apr.	FY13 May.	FY13 Jun.	FY13 Jul.	FY13 Aug.	FY13 Sep.	FY13 Actual
CONTESTED CASES
Inter Partes Review
Petitions Filed
Monthly		24	24	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	17	41	65	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96
Trials Instituted
Monthly		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Trials Not Instituted
Monthly		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trials Disposed
Monthly		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trial Cases Pending
Year-to-date	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Transitional Program for Covered Business Method
Petitions Filed
Monthly		5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	8	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Trials Instituted
Monthly		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trials Not Instituted
Monthly		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trials Disposed
Monthly		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trial Cases Pending
Year-to-date	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interferences
Cases Declared
Monthly		3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	56	3	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Cases Disposed
Monthly		10	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	62	10	18	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Cases Pending
Year-to-date	53	46	40	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Ex-Parte Reexam Appeals
Cases Received
Monthly		10	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	115	10	21	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Cases Disposed
Monthly		2	11	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	119	2	13	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Cases Pending
Year-to-date	22	30	30	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Inter Partes Reexam Appeals
Cases Received
Monthly		29	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	162	29	39	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Cases Disposed
Monthly		10	17	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	149	10	27	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Cases Pending
Year-to-date	64	83	76	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70
Ex Parte Appeals*
Cases Received
Monthly		1083	826	791	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	12433	1083	1909	2700	2700	2700	2700	2700	2700	2700	2700	2700	2700	2700
Cases Disposed
Monthly		819	941	889	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year-to-date	9912	819	1760	2649	2649	2649	2649	2649	2649	2649	2649	2649	2649	2649
Cases Pending
Year-to-date	26484	26748	26633	26535	26535	26535	26535	26535	26535	26535	26535	26535	26535	26535

* Ex parte appeals of applications for patents, not including ex parte reexamination or inter partes reexamination appeals.

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