FY 1999 Ex Parte OG Report

FISCAL YEAR 1999

FY 1999 Monthly Dispositions - September 1999

TECHNOLOGY CENTER	REPORTING PERIOD	PENDING BEGINNING MONTH	APPEALS RECEIVED MONTH	AFFIRMED	MODIFIED*	REVERSED	REMANDS	DISMISSED	WITHDRAWALS	TOTAL	PENDING END MONTH	INCREASE OR DECREASE MONTHLY	PERCENT OF CASE MONTH
1600	9-1-99 to 9-30-99	1291	64	22	6	42	22	5	0	97	1258	-33	15.1
1700	9-1-99 to 9-30-99	3428	74	85	16	43	40	13	0	197	3305	-123	39.6
2700	9-1-99 to 9-30-99	1655	86	8	19	40	27	3	0	97	1644	-11	19.7
2800	9-1-99 to 9-30-99	1229	65	23	4	32	28	0	0	87	1207	-22	14.5
2900	9-1-99 to 9-30-99	38	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	38	0	0.5
3600	9-1-99 to 9-30-99	393	38	11	11	21	12	1	0	56	375	-18	4.5
3700	9-1-99 to 9-30-99	553	60	27	10	36	21	2	0	96	517	-36	6.2
Board Totals		8587	390	176	66	215	152	24	0	633	8344	-243	100.0

FY 1999 Cumulative Dispositions

TECHNOLOGY CENTER	REPORTING PERIOD	PENDING BEGINNING FISCAL YEAR	APPEALS RECEIVED FISCAL YEAR	AFFIRMED	MODIFIED*	REVERSED	REMANDS	DISMISSED	WITHDRAWALS	TOTAL	PENDING END FISCAL YEAR	INCREASE OR DECREASE FISCAL YEAR	PERCENT OF CASE WORKLOAD
1600	10-1-98 TO 9-30-99	1334	464	151	34	194	121	38	2	540	1258	-76	15.1
1700	10-1-98 TO 9-30-99	3420	1234	515	123	361	284	64	2	1349	3305	-115	39.7
2700	10-1-98 TO 9-30-99	1726	717	159	106	334	174	25	1	799	1644	-82	19.6
2800	10-1-98 TO 9-30-99	1297	525	151	60	231	159	14	0	615	1207	-90	14.5
2900	10-1-98 TO 9-30-99	33	70	28	0	15	21	1	0	65	38	5	0.4
3600	10-1-98 TO 9-30-99	358	508	117	74	182	106	12	0	491	375	17	4.3
3700	10-1-98 TO 9-30-99	721	522	190	107	271	142	16	0	726	517	-204	6.3
Board Totals		8889	4040	1311	504	1588	1007	170	5	4585	8344	-545	100.0

% Decisions-Fiscal Year to Date

AFFD	MODIFIED*	REV	REMANDS	DISM	W/D
28.6	11.0	34.6	22.0	3.7	0.1

* Affirmed-in-Part

 

The Board Totals above are an accurate depiction of aggregate receipts and production for the fiscal year.
Because the Technology Centers have been in existence less than a full year, the Technology Center statistics are estimations.
Technology center 1900 has been abolished; accordingly, the inventory for technology center 1900 has been aggregated with the inventory of technology center 1700.
Of the 8344 pending appeals, 1564 are currently assigned to administrative patent judge dockets.
With the exception of a limited number of appeals involving special circumstances, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences is currently deciding appeals received at the Board as follows:

CHEMICAL - Fiscal Year 1996
ELECTRICAL - Fiscal Year 1997
MECHANICAL - Fiscal Year 1998
DESIGN - Fiscal Year 1999

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