Board of Patent Appeals Receipts and Dispositions by Technology Centers for Ex Parte Appeals FY2001

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FISCAL YEAR 2001

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

**FY 2001 Monthly Dispositions September 2001**
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	9-1-2001 to 9-30-2001	845	13	17	4	39	13	4	77	781	-64	15.5
1700	9-1-2001 to 9-30-2001	1733	33	99	11	59	13	2	184	1582	-151	31.3
2100	9-1-2001 to 9-30-2001	540	38	7	6	19	2	1	35	543	3	10.8
2600	9-1-2001 to 9-30-2001	698	31	5	7	35	3	1	51	678	-20	13.4
2800	9-1-2001 to 9-30-2001	908	31	23	8	25	4	0	60	879	-29	17.4
2900	9-1-2001 to 9-30-2001	23	1	9	0	4	0	0	13	11	-12	0.2
3600	9-1-2001 to 9-30-2001	269	16	9	13	30	9	0	61	224	-45	4.4
3700	9-1-2001 to 9-30-2001	395	55	35	18	30	15	0	98	352	-43	7.0
Board Totals		5411	218	204	67	241	59	8	579	5050	-361	100.0

**FY 2001 Cumulative Dispositions**
Technology Center	Reporting Period	Pending Beginning Fiscal Year	Appeals Received Fiscal Year	Affirmed	Modified*	Reversed	Remands	Dismissed	Total	Pending End Fiscal Year	Increase or Decrease Fiscal Year	Percent of Case Workload
1600	10-1-2000 to 9-30-2001	716	776	169	44	283	172	43	711	781	65	15.5
1700	10-1-2000 to 9-30-2001	2413	819	669	101	480	352	48	1650	1582	-831	31.3
2100	10-1-2000 to 9-30-2001	544	335	76	33	136	83	8	336	543	-1	10.8
2600	10-1-2000 to 9-30-2001	871	386	125	67	256	120	11	579	678	-193	13.4
2800	10-1-2000 to 9-30-2001	996	660	234	72	284	169	17	776	879	-116	17.4
2900	10-1-2000 to 9-30-2001	36	26	25	6	16	4	0	51	11	-25	0.2
3600	10-1-2000 to 9-30-2001	322	323	85	60	195	75	6	421	224	-98	4.4
3700	10-1-2000 to 9-30-2001	424	530	158	82	234	118	10	602	352	-72	7.0
Board Totals		6322	3855	1541	465	1884	1093	143	5126	5050	-1272	100.0

*Affirmed-in-Part

**% Decisions-Fiscal Year to Date**
AFFIRMED	MODIFIED*	REVERSED	REMAND	DISMISSED	W/D
30.1	9.1	36.8	21.3	2.8	0.0

Of the 5050 pending appeals, 2224 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:

Biotech - Fiscal Year 1999
Chemical - Fiscal Year 1998
Electrical - Fiscal Year 1999
Mechanical - Fiscal Year 2000
Design - Fiscal Year 2001

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