United States Patent and Trademark Office  OG Notices: 04 January  2004

FISCAL YEAR 2005

BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES

RECEIPTS AND DISPOSITIONS BY GROUPS

EX PARTE APPEALS

FY 2005 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS - NOVEMBER 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 11-1-04 to 11-30-04 194 30 12 3 14 3 2 9 43 181 -13 19.3
1700 11-1-04 to 11-30-04 90 26 13 3 8 0 0 1 25 91 1 9.7
2100 11-1-04 to 11-30-04 241 14 14 8 27 1 0 0 50 205 -36 21.9
2600 11-1-04 to 11-30-04 132 31 6 11 10 1 1 0 29 134 2 14.3
2800 11-1-04 to 11-30-04 60 50 4 2 5 1 0 0 12 98 38 10.5
2900 11-1-04 to 11-30-04 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.4
3600 11-1-04 to 11-30-04 216 26 13 6 27 3 1 0 50 192 -24 20.5
3700 11-1-04 to 11-30-04 41 4 4 4 3 3 0 0 14 31 -10 3.3
Board Totals   978 181 66 37 94 12 4 10 223 936 -42 100.0

 

FY 2005 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 10-1-04 to 11-30-04 208 36 14 4 16 4 2 23 63 181 -27 19.3
1700 10-1-04 to 11-30-04 74 50 16 4 10 2 0 1 33 91 17 9.7
2100 10-1-04 to 11-30-04 250 35 23 12 40 3 2 0 80 205 -45 21.9
2600 10-1-04 to 11-30-04 147 37 13 15 19 1 2 0 50 134 -13 14.3
2800 10-1-04 to 11-30-04 57 59 6 4 6 1 1 0 18 98 41 10.5
2900 10-1-04 to 11-30-04 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.4
3600 10-1-04 to 11-30-04 206 58 20 6 38 7 1 0 72 192 -14 20.5
3700 10-1-04 to 11-30-04 39 10 6 4 5 3 0 0 18 31 -8 3.3
Board Totals   985 285 98 49 134 21 8 24 334 936 -49 100.0

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date
AFFIRMED 29.3%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART 14.7%
REVERSED 40.1%
PANEL REMANDS 6.3%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS 2.4%
DISMISSED 7.2%
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