Table 14: Summary of Contested Patent Cases

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2004
Other Accompanying Information

TABLE 14: SUMMARY OF CONTESTED PATENT CASES
*(Within the Patent and Trademark Office, as of September 30, 2004)*
ITEM	TOTAL
Ex parte cases
Appeals¹
Cases Pending as of 9/30/04	1,968
Cases Filed During FY 2004	2,469
Disposals During FY 2004, total
Decided, total	3,452
Affirmed	1,282
Affirmed-in-Part	401
Reversed	1,290
Dismissed / Withdrawn	80
Remanded	399
Cases Pending as of 9/30/04	985
Rehearings
Cases Pending as of 9/30/04	17
Inter partes cases
Cases pending as of 9/30/04	107
Cases declared or reinstituted during FY 2004	86
Inter partes cases, FY 2004 total	193
Cases terminated during FY 2004	117
Cases pending as of 9/30/04	76
Notes: 1: Jurisdiction of an appeal passes to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences after the examiner has written the answer and after the time for filing a reply brief to the answer has passed. (back to text)

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