FY 2000 Ex Parte OG Report

FISCAL YEAR 2000

FY 2000 Monthly Dispositions - September 2000

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	9-1-00 to 9-30-00	1291	64	22	6	42	22	5	0	97	1258	-33	15.1
1700	9-1-00 to 9-30-00	3428	74	85	16	43	40	13	0	197	3305	-123	39.6
2700	9-1-00 to 9-30-00	1655	86	8	19	40	27	3	0	97	1644	-11	19.7
2800	9-1-00 to 9-30-00	1229	65	23	4	32	28	0	0	87	1207	-22	14.5
2900	9-1-00 to 9-30-00	38	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	38	0	0.5
3600	9-1-00 to 9-30-00	393	38	11	11	21	12	1	0	56	375	-18	4.5
3700	9-1-00 to 9-30-00	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 2000 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	10-1-99 TO 9-30-00	1334	464	151	34	194	121	38	2	540	1258	-76	15.1
1700	10-1-99 TO 9-30-00	3420	1234	515	123	361	284	64	2	1349	3305	-115	39.7
2700	10-1-99 TO 9-30-00	1726	717	159	106	334	174	25	1	799	1644	-82	19.6
2800	10-1-99 TO 9-30-00	1297	525	151	60	231	159	14	0	615	1207	-90	14.5
2900	10-1-99 TO 9-30-00	33	70	28	0	15	21	1	0	65	38	5	0.4
3600	10-1-99 TO 9-30-00	358	508	117	74	182	106	12	0	491	375	17	4.3
3700	10-1-99 TO 9-30-00	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
29.2	10.4	38.9	18.3	3.1	0.2

* Affirmed-in-Part

Of the 6321 pending appeals, 1900 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 1997
ELECTRICAL - Fiscal Year 1998
MECHANICAL - Fiscal Year 1999
DESIGN - Fiscal Year 2000

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