Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences - Receipts and Dispositions by Technology Centers for Ex Parte Appeals FY2000

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FISCAL YEAR 2000

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Receipts and Dispositions by Technology Centers for Ex Parte Appeals

**FY 2000 Monthly Dispositions-September 2000**
Technology Center	Reporting Period	Pending Beginning Month	Appeals Received Month	Affirmed	Modified*	Reversed	Remands	Dismissed	Total	Pending End Month	Increase or Decrease Monthly	Percent of Case Month
1600	9-1-2000 to 9-30-2000	812	19	17	11	57	13	17	115	716	-96	11.3
1700	9-1-2000 to 9-30-2000	2571	29	82	19	67	15	4	187	2413	-158	38.2
2700	9-1-2000 to 9-30-2000	1374	113	19	21	29	3	0	72	1415	41	22.4
2800	9-1-2000 to 9-30-2000	1014	48	18	11	32	5	0	66	996	-18	15.8
2900	9-1-2000 to 9-30-2000	34	8	4	0	1	1	0	6	36	2	0.8
3600	9-1-2000 to 9-30-2000	339	18	9	9	14	3	0	35	322	-17	5.1
3700	9-1-2000 to 9-30-2000	471	36	28	13	32	11	0	84	423	-48	6.7
Board Totals		6615	271	177	84	232	51	21	565	6321	-294	100.0

**FY 2000 Cumulative Dispositions**
Technology Center	Reporting Period	Pending Beginning Fiscal Year	Appeals Received Fiscal Year	Affirmed	Modified*	Reversed	Remands	Dismissed	Withdrawals	Total	Pending End Fiscal Year	Increase or Decrease Fiscal Year	Percent of Case Workload
1600	10-1-99 to 9-30-00	1258	211	183	39	340	142	49	0	753	716	-542	11.3
1700	10-1-99 to 9-30-00	3305	687	581	116	522	298	58	4	1579	2413	-892	38.2
2700	10-1-99 to 9-30-00	1644	685	233	127	388	150	15	1	914	1415	-229	22.4
2800	10-1-99 to 9-30-00	1207	542	199	92	297	150	14	1	753	996	-211	15.8
2900	10-1-99 to 9-30-00	38	39	17	0	17	5	2	0	41	36	-2	0.6
3600	10-1-99 to 9-30-00	375	331	103	63	145	63	9	1	384	322	-53	5.1
3700	10-1-99 to 9-30-00	517	486	143	81	238	108	7	3	580	423	-94	6.7
Board Totals		8344	2981	1459	518	1947	916	154	10	5004	6321	-2023	100.0

*Affirmed-in-Part

**% Decisions-Fiscal Year to Date**
AFFIRMED	MODIFIED*	REVERSED	REMANDS	DISMISSED	W/D
29.2	10.4	38.9	18.3	3.1	0.2

Of the 6321 pending appeals, 1900 are currently assigned to administrative patent judge dockets. 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:

Chemical - Fiscal Year 1997
Electrical - Fiscal Year 1998
Mechanical - Fiscal Year 1999
Design - Fiscal Year 2000

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FISCAL YEAR 2000

FY 2000 Monthly Dispositions-September 2000

FY 2000 Cumulative Dispositions

% Decisions-Fiscal Year to Date