United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 07 September 2004

FY 2004 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS- JULY 2004

    PENDING APPEALS               PENDING INCREASE/ PERCENT
TECHNOLOGY REPORTING BEGINNING RECEIVED       PANEL ADMINISTRATIVE     END DECREASE OF CASE
CENTER PERIOD MONTH MONTH AFFIRMED AFFIRMED-IN-PART REVERSED REMANDS REMANDS DISMISSED TOTAL MONTH MONTH MONTH
1600 7-1-2004 to 7-31-2004 212 35 18 1 13 2 0 14 48 199 -13 16.1
1700 7-1-2004 to 7-31-2004 52 45 18 0 4 1 0 0 23 74 22 6.0
2100 7-1-2004 to 7-31-2004 366 26 17 2 21 11 0 0 51 341 -25 27.6
2600 7-1-2004 to 7-31-2004 279 24 24 10 25 4 0 0 63 240 -39 19.4
2800 7-1-2004 to 7-31-2004 87 6 10 2 6 3 0 0 21 72 -15 5.8
2900 7-1-2004 to 7-31-2004 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 0.8
3600 7-1-2004 to 7-31-2004 245 50 25 6 19 8 0 1 59 236 -9 19.1
3700 7-1-2004 to 7-31-2004 90 7 9 7 12 4 0 1 33 64 -26 5.2
Board Totals   1340 195 122 28 100 33 0 16 299 1236 -104 100.0

 

FY 2004 CUMULATIVE DISPOSITIONS

    PENDING APPEALS               PENDING INCREASE/ PERCENT
TECHNOLOGY REPORTING BEGINNING RECEIVED       PANEL ADMINISTRATIVE     END DECREASE OF CASE
CENTER PERIOD FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR AFFIRMED AFFIRMED-IN-PART REVERSED REMANDS REMANDS DISMISSED TOTAL FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR WORKLOAD
1600 10-1-03 to 7-31-04 362 244 132 28 129 51 17 50 407 199 -163 16.1
1700 10-1-03 to 7-31-04 143 243 197 18 65 17 10 5 312 74 -69 6.0
2100 10-1-03 to 7-31-04 400 299 81 37 169 46 25 0 358 341 -59 27.6
2600 10-1-03 to 7-31-04 474 229 145 63 212 17 22 4 463 240 -234 19.4
2800 10-1-03 to 7-31-04 225 175 141 46 110 15 12 4 328 72 -153 5.8
2900 10-1-03 to 7-31-04 2 17 4 0 4 1 0 0 9 10 8 0.8
3600 10-1-03 to 7-31-04 215 420 130 51 156 45 14 3 399 236 21 19.1
3700 10-1-03 to 7-31-04 147 315 140 51 166 33 3 5 398 64 -83 5.2
Board Totals   1968 1942 970 294 1011 225 103 71 2674 1236 -732 100.0

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date  
AFFIRMED   36.3%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART   11.0%
REVERSED   37.8%
PANEL REMANDS   8.4%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS   3.9%
DISMISSED   2.7%
TOTAL   100.0%

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 2002
MECHANICAL Fiscal Year 2004
DESIGN Fiscal Year 2004