FY 2004 Ex Parte OG Report

FISCAL YEAR 2004

FY 2004 Monthly Dispositions - September 2004

TECHNOLOGY CENTER	REPORTING PERIOD	PENDING BEGINNING MONTH	APPEALS RECEIVED MONTH	AFFIRMED	MODIFIED*	REVERSED	PANEL REMANDS	ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS	DISMISSED	TOTAL	PENDING END MONTH	INCREASE OR DECREASE MONTHLY	PERCENT OF CASE MONTH
1600	9-1-04 to 9-30-04	222	47	26	4	22	2	2	5	61	208	-14	21.1
1700	9-1-04 to 9-30-04	114	51	58	7	21	4	1	0	91	74	-40	7.5
2100	9-1-04 to 9-30-04	300	47	29	15	44	5	3	1	97	250	-50	25.4
2600	9-1-04 to 9-30-04	205	13	19	16	34	1	1	0	71	147	-58	14.9
2800	9-1-04 to 9-30-04	77	15	16	5	11	3	0	0	35	57	-20	5.8
2900	9-1-04 to 9-30-04	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	-1	0.4
3600	9-1-04 to 9-30-04	237	47	26	13	33	3	3	0	78	206	-31	20.9
3700	9-1-04 to 9-30-04	50	11	5	7	9	1	0	0	22	39	-11	4.0
Board Totals		1210	231	179	67	174	20	10	6	456	985	-225	100.0

FY 2004 Cumulative Dispositions

TECHNOLOGY CENTER	REPORTING PERIOD	PENDING BEGINNING FISCAL YEAR	APPEALS RECEIVED FISCAL YEAR	AFFIRMED	MODIFIED*	REVERSED	PANEL REMANDS	ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS	DISMISSED	TOTAL	PENDING END FISCAL YEAR	INCREASE OR DECREASE FISCAL YEAR	PERCENT OF CASE WORKLOAD
1600	10-1-03 TO 9-30-04	362	347	166	35	164	58	20	58	501	208	-154	21.1
1700	10-1-03 TO 9-30-04	143	385	290	26	96	24	13	5	454	74	-69	7.5
2100	10-1-03 TO 9-30-04	400	360	124	58	227	71	29	1	510	250	-150	25.4
2600	10-1-03 TO 9-30-04	474	259	184	93	263	18	24	4	586	147	-327	14.9
2800	10-1-03 TO 9-30-04	225	220	173	53	127	19	12	4	388	57	-168	5.8
2900	10-1-03 TO 9-30-04	2	18	6	0	8	2	0	0	16	4	2	0.4
3600	10-1-03 TO 9-30-04	215	538	184	73	216	52	19	3	547	206	-9	20.9
3700	10-1-03 TO 9-30-04	147	342	155	63	189	35	3	5	450	39	-108	4.0
Board Totals		1968	2469	1282	401	1290	279	120	80	3452	985	-983	100.0

Disposition	% Decisions Fiscal Year to Date
AFFIRMED	37.1%
MODIFIED*	11.6%
REVERSED	37.4%
PANEL REMANDS	8.1%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS	3.5%
DISMISSED	2.3%
TOTAL	100.0%

* Affirmed-in-Part

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:

BIOTECH - Fiscal Year 2003
CHEMICAL - Fiscal Year 2004
ELECTRICAL - Fiscal Year 2003
MECHANICAL - Fiscal Year 2004
DESIGN - Fiscal Year 2004

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