Patent Pendency Statistics
in Fiscal Year 2001
|
PATENT PENDENCY STATISTICS
(FY 2001)
|
|
UTILITY, PLANT & REISSUE
(UPR) APPLICATIONS
|
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
|
-
|
AVERAGE PENDENCY
(in months)
|
|
Total
|
243,209
|
|
24.7
|
| Issued |
170,643
|
|
25.3
|
| Abandoned |
72,566
|
|
22.5
|
|
Applications In Process
|
628,718
|
|
16.6
|
| |
UPR PENDENCY STATISTICS
BY TECHNOLOGY CENTER (in months)
|
| |
To Issue
|
Abandoned
|
In Process
|
| Total UPR Pendency |
25.3
|
22.5
|
16.6
|
Tech Center 1600 -
Biotechnology & Organic Chemistry |
27.5
|
22.7
|
19.3
|
Tech Center 1700 -
Chemical and Materials Engineering |
25.9
|
25.1
|
16.6
|
Tech Center 2100 -
Computer Architecture, Software & Electronic Commerce |
33.6
|
26.9
|
17.2
|
| Tech Center 2600 - Communications
|
33.4
|
28.2
|
19.8
|
Tech Center 2800 -
Semiconductor, Electrical, Optical Systems & Components
|
23.6
|
21.7
|
14.2
|
Tech Center 3600 -
Tansportation, Construction & Agriculture |
22.9
|
19.0
|
13.4
|
Tech Center 3700 -
Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing & Products |
21.8
|
18.9
|
13.8
|
| |
TOTAL UPR PENDENCY
BY TECHNOLOGY CENTER (in months)
|
| |
Average Pendency in Months
|
| Total UPR Pendency |
24.7
|
Tech Center 1600 -
Biotechnology & Organic Chemistry |
26.0
|
Tech Center 1700 -
Chemical and Materials Engineering |
25.8
|
Tech Center 2100 -
Computer Architecture, Software & Electronic Commerce |
32.0
|
| Tech Center 2600 - Communications |
32.2
|
Tech Center 2800 -
Semiconductor, Electrical, Optical Systems & Components |
23.3
|
Tech Center 3600 -
Transportation, Construction & Agriculture |
22.1
|
Tech Center 3700 -
Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing & Products |
21.1
|
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