Boards & Counsel > BPAI > Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Performance Measures

FISCAL YEAR 2009

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Performance Measures	1st Qtr	2nd Qtr	3rd Qtr	4th Qtr	FY09 Cumulative
APPEAL PENDENCY MEASURES
Pendency of decided appeals from Appeal number assignment date to decision date (average number of months)	6.2	6.7	7.2
INTERFERENCE PENDENCY MEASURES
Pendency of terminated Interferences (average number of months)	9.5	11.5	10.0		10.6
Interferences Terminated in less than 2 years (% of Interferences Terminated)	100%	94.7%	88.2%		93.9%

>>Click here for a Printer Friendly Version of this spreadsheet in an Adobe Acrobat pdf format<<

KEY: =online business system =fees =forms=help =laws/regulations =definition (glossary) Is there a question about what the USPTO can or cannot do that you cannot find an answer for? Send questions about USPTO programs and services to the USPTO Contact Center (UCC). You can suggest USPTO webpages or material you would like featured on this section by E-mail to the mailto:webmaster@uspto.gov?subject=site_question. While we cannot promise to accommodate all requests, your suggestions will be considered and may lead to other improvements on the website.