United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 02 September 2003 



  
 FISCAL YEAR 2003

    BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES

    RECEIPTS AND DISPOSITIONS BY GROUPS

    EX PARTE APPEALS

  





FY 2003 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS- JUNE 2003







  TECHNOLOGY CENTER
  REPORTING PERIOD
  PENDING BEGINNING MONTH
  ~APPEALS RECEIVED MONTH
  AFFIRMED
  MODIFIED
  REVERSED
  PANEL REMANDS
  ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS
  DISMISSED
  TOTAL
  PENDING END MONTH
  INCREASE/ DECREASE MONTH
  PERCENT OF CASE MONTH




  1600
  6-1-2003 to 6-30-2003
  425
  62
  19
  6
  20
  3
  0
  0
  48
  439
  14
  16.6




  1700
  6-1-2003 to 6-30-2003
  267
  45
  38
  2
  15
  6
  2
  1
  64
  248
  -19
  9.4




  2100
  6-1-2003 to 6-30-2003
  439
  35
  5
  1
  12
  1
  1
  1
  21
  453
  14
  17.2




  2600
  6-1-2003 to 6-30-2003
  517
  47
  10
  4
  14
  1
  1
  1
  31
  533
  16
  20.2




  2800
  6-1-2003 to 6-30-2003
  407
  28
  32
  9
  14
  3
  3
  0
  61
  374
  -33
  14.2




  2900
  6-1-2003 to 6-30-2003
  4
  -2
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  2
  -2
  0.1




  3600
  6-1-2003 to 6-30-2003
  301
  52
  14
  10
  15
  1
  3
  0
  43
  310
  9
  11.7




  3700
  6-1-2003 to 6-30-2003
  276
  40
  4
  5
  21
  1
  3
  0
  34
  282
  6
  10.7




  Board Totals
   
  2636
  307
  122
  37
  111
  16
  13
  3
  302
  2641
  5
  100.0






 



FY 2003 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/ DECREASE FISCAL YEAR
  PERCENT OF CASE WORKLOAD




  1600
  10-1-02 to 6-30-03
  463
  339
  101
  31
  185
  22
  10
  14
  363
  439
  -24
  16.6




  1700
  10-1-02 to 6-30-03
  654
  400
  462
  69
  205
  45
  18
  7
  806
  248
  -406
  9.4




  2100
  10-1-02 to 6-30-03
  425
  219
  58
  17
  88
  6
  19
  3
  191
  453
  28
  17.2




  2600
  10-1-02 to 6-30-03
  575
  294
  88
  43
  151
  12
  33
  9
  336
  533
  -42
  20.2




  2800
  10-1-02 to 6-30-03
  483
  226
  117
  46
  131
  10
  27
  4
  335
  374
  -109
  14.2




  2900
  10-1-02 to 6-30-03
  5
  20
  12
  0
  11
  0
  0
  0
  23
  2
  -3
  0.1




  3600
  10-1-02 to 6-30-03
  244
  349
  58
  40
  140
  20
  23
  2
  283
  310
  66
  11.7




  3700
  10-1-02 to 6-30-03
  241
  326
  60
  39
  148
  15
  20
  3
  285
  282
  41
  10.7




  Board Totals
   
  3090
  2173
  956
  285
  1059
  130
  150
  42
  2622
  2641
  -449
  100.0










* AFFIRMED-IN-PART




 

   
  AFFD
  MODIFIED
  REV
  PANEL REM
  ADMINISTRA
  DISM
 

 

  % DECISIONS-FISCAL YEAR TO DATE
  36.5
  10.9
  40.4
  5.0
  5.7
  1.6
 





 



Of the 2641 pending appeals, 2297 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:





 

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