United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 05 October 2004

FY 2004 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS- AUGUST 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 8-1-2004 to 8-31-2004 199 56 9 3 13 5 1 3 34 221 22 18.3
1700 8-1-2004 to 8-31-2004 74 91 35 2 10 3 2 0 52 113 39 9.4
2100 8-1-2004 to 8-31-2004 341 14 14 6 14 20 1 0 55 300 -41 24.8
2600 8-1-2004 to 8-31-2004 240 17 20 14 17 0 1 0 52 205 -35 17.0
2800 8-1-2004 to 8-31-2004 72 30 16 3 6 1 0 0 26 76 4 6.3
2900 8-1-2004 to 8-31-2004 10 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 6 -4 0.5
3600 8-1-2004 to 8-31-2004 236 71 28 9 27 4 2 0 70 237 1 19.6
3700 8-1-2004 to 8-31-2004 64 16 10 5 14 1 0 0 30 50 -14 4.1
Board Totals   1236 296 133 42 105 34 7 3 324 1208 -28 100.0

 

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 8-31-04 362 300 141 31 142 56 18 53 441 221 -141 18.3
1700 10-1-03 to 8-31-04 143 334 232 20 75 20 12 5 364 113 -30 9.4
2100 10-1-03 to 8-31-04 400 313 95 43 183 66 26 0 413 300 -100 24.8
2600 10-1-03 to 8-31-04 474 246 165 77 229 17 23 4 515 205 -269 17.0
2800 10-1-03 to 8-31-04 225 205 157 49 116 16 12 4 354 76 -149 6.3
2900 10-1-03 to 8-31-04 2 18 5 0 8 1 0 0 14 6 4 0.5
3600 10-1-03 to 8-31-04 215 491 158 60 183 49 16 3 469 237 22 19.6
3700 10-1-03 to 8-31-04 147 331 150 56 180 34 3 5 428 50 -97 4.1
Board Totals   1968 2238 1103 336 1116 259 110 74 2998 1208 -760 100.0

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date  
AFFIRMED   36.8%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART   11.2%
REVERSED   37.2%
PANEL REMANDS   8.6%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS   3.7%
DISMISSED   2.5%
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 2003
MECHANICAL Fiscal Year 2004
DESIGN Fiscal Year 2004