United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 09 August 2005 





	FISCAL YEAR 2005

	

	BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES

	

	RECEIPTS AND DISPOSITIONS BY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

	

    EX PARTE APPEALS 







FY 2005 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS - MAY 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
  5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005
  144
  24
  11
  2
  17
  1
  0
  9
  40
  128
  -16
  18.4


 

  1700
  5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005
  120
  47
  25
  2
  11
  3
  1
  0
  42
  125
  5
  18.0


 

  2100
  5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005
  78
  9
  9
  3
  21
  0
  1
  0
  34
  53
  -25
  7.6


 

  2600
  5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005
  70
  8
  5
  3
  14
  0
  0
  0
  22
  56
  -14
  8.1


 

  2800
  5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005
  116
  19
  19
  5
  12
  0
  1
  0
  37
  98
  -18
  14.1


 

  2900
  5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005
  2
  5
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  7
  5
  1.0


 

  3600
  5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005
  143
  22
  11
  5
  14
  2
  1
  0
  33
  132
  -11
  19.0


 

  3700
  5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005
  79
  49
  13
  4
  12
  2
  2
  0
  33
  95
  16
  13.7


 

  Board Totals
   
  752
  183
  93
  24
  101
  8
  6
  9
  241
  694
  -58
  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 5-31-05
  208
  216
  81
  14
  112
  17
  6
  66
  296
  128
  -80
  18.4


 

  1700
  10-1-04 to 5-31-05
  74
  300
  143
  21
  64
  10
  5
  6
  249
  125
  51
  18.0


 

  2100
  10-1-04 to 5-31-05
  250
  119
  92
  51
  160
  8
  4
  1
  316
  53
  -197
  7.6


 

  2600
  10-1-04 to 5-31-05
  147
  141
  81
  43
  97
  6
  5
  0
  232
  56
  -91
  8.1


 

  2800
  10-1-04 to 5-31-05
  57
  236
  85
  29
  72
  3
  4
  2
  195
  98
  41
  14.1


 

  2900
  10-1-04 to 5-31-05
  4
  5
  1
  0
  1
  0
  0
  0
  2
  7
  3
  1.0


 

  3600
  10-1-04 to 5-31-05
  206
  250
  89
  37
  168
  20
  7
  3
  324
  132
  -74
  19.0


 

  3700
  10-1-04 to 5-31-05
  39
  171
  41
  16
  45
  8
  3
  2
  115
  95
  56
  13.7


 

  Board Totals
   
  985
  1438
  613
  211
  719
  72
  34
  80
  1729
  694
  -291
  100.0






 






 

  Disposition
  % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date


 

  AFFIRMED
  35.5%


 

  AFFIRMED-IN-PART
  12.2%


 

  REVERSED
  41.6%


 

  PANEL REMANDS
  4.2%


 

  ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS
  2.0%


 

  DISMISSED
  4.6%


 

  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:





 

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