United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 14 June 2005

FISCAL YEAR 2005


BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES

RECEIPTS AND DISPOSITIONS BY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

EX PARTE APPEALS

FY 2005 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS - APRIL 2005

    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 4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005 144 36 11 1 13 5 2 4 36 144 0 19.1
1700 4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005 84 52 6 0 7 1 0 2 16 120 36 16.0
2100 4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005 88 16 9 5 12 0 0 0 26 78 -10 10.4
2600 4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005 99 5 14 4 16 0 0 0 34 70 -29 9.3
2800 4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005 116 32 12 4 16 0 0 0 32 116 0 15.4
2900 4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.3
3600 4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005 147 26 7 6 15 1 0 1 30 143 -4 19.0
3700 4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005 66 38 11 1 10 2 0 1 25 79 13 10.5
Board Totals   746 205 70 21 89 9 2 8 199 752 6 100.0

 

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 4-30-05 208 192 70 12 95 16 6 57 256 144 -64 19.1
1700 10-1-04 to 4-30-05 74 253 118 19 53 7 4 6 207 120 46 16.0
2100 10-1-04 to 4-30-05 250 110 83 48 139 8 3 1 282 78 -172 10.4
2600 10-1-04 to 4-30-05 147 133 76 40 83 6 5 0 210 70 -77 9.3
2800 10-1-04 to 4-30-05 57 217 66 24 60 3 3 2 158 116 59 15.4
2900 10-1-04 to 4-30-05 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 -2 0.3
3600 10-1-04 to 4-30-05 206 228 78 32 154 18 6 3 291 143 -63 19.0
3700 10-1-04 to 4-30-05 39 122 28 12 33 6 1 2 82 79 40 10.5
Board Totals   985 1255 520 187 618 64 28 71 1488 752 -233 100.0

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date
AFFIRMED 34.9%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART 12.6%
REVERSED 41.5%
PANEL REMANDS 4.3%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS 1.9%
DISMISSED 4.8%
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 2004
CHEMICAL Fiscal Year 2005
ELECTRICAL Fiscal Year 2004
MECHANICAL Fiscal Year 2005
DESIGN Fiscal Year 2005