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Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2005
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TABLE 5: SUMMARY OF TOTAL PENDING PATENT APPLICATIONS
(As of September 30, 2005)
Stage of processing Utility, plant and
reissue applications		 Design
applications		 Total patent
applications
Pending patent applications, total 931,958 38,098 970,056
In preexamination processing, total  74,254  3,021  77,275
Under examination, total 782,415 24,964 807,379
Undocketed 159,652  4,326 163,978
Awaiting first action by examiner 352,674 17,187 369,861
Rejected, awaiting response by applicant 191,486  2,731 194,217
Amended, awaiting action by examiner  63,572    619  64,191
In interference     361      1     362
On appeal, and other Read Footnote 11  14,670    100  14,770

In postexamination processing, total		  75,289 10,113  85,402
Awaiting issue fee  37,819  4,128  41,947
Awaiting printingRead Footnote 22  34,396  5,984  40,380
D-10s (secret cases in condition for allowance)   3,074      1   3,075

Notes:

1: Includes cases on appeal and undergoing petitions. (back to text)

2: Includes withdrawn cases. (back to text)
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