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FISCAL YEAR 2008

FY 2008 Monthly Dispositions-June 2008

TECHNOLOGY CENTER	REPORTING PERIOD	PENDING BEGINNING MONTH	APPEALS RECEIVED MONTH	AFFIRMED	AFFIRMED IN PART	REVERSED	PANEL REMANDS	ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS	DISMISSED	TOTAL	PENDING END MONTH	INCREASE OR DECREASE MONTHLY	PERCENT OF CASE MONTH
1600	6-1-08 to 6-30-08	231	69	32	9	22	0	1	7	71	229	-2	6.9
1700	6-1-08 to 6-30-08	418	111	60	12	20	3	4	6	105	424	6	12.7
2100	6-1-08 to 6-30-08	932	109	47	10	6	4	1	0	68	973	41	29.2
2600	6-1-08 to 6-30-08	334	17	29	8	10	1	0	1	49	302	-32	9.1
2800	6-1-08 to 6-30-08	262	43	22	5	13	3	2	0	45	260	-2	7.8
2900	6-1-08 to 6-30-08	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	13	-1	0.4
3600	6-1-08 to 6-30-08	717	144	42	10	27	2	3	0	84	777	60	23.3
3700	6-1-08 to 6-30-08	370	25	29	6	20	3	3	3	64	331	-39	9.9
3900	6-1-08 to 6-30-08	20	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	-1	0.6
Board Totals		3298	521	265	60	119	16	14	17	491	3328	30	100.0

 

FY 2008 Cumulative Dispositions

TECHNOLOGY CENTER	REPORTING PERIOD	PENDING BEGINNING FISCAL YEAR	APPEALS RECEIVED FISCAL YEAR	AFFIRMED	AFFIRMED IN PART	REVERSED	PANEL REMANDS	ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS	DISMISSED	TOTAL	PENDING END FISCAL YEAR	INCREASE OR DECREASE FISCAL YEAR	PERCENT OF CASE WORKLOAD
1600	10-1-07 to 6-30-08	258	364	216	27	118	8	3	21	393	229	-29	6.9
1700	10-1-07 to 6-30-08	266	833	435	68	139	19	4	10	675	424	158	12.7
2100	10-1-07 to 6-30-08	547	1018	345	85	137	21	1	3	592	973	426	29.2
2600	10-1-07 to 6-30-08	348	357	222	63	103	7	1	7	403	302	-46	9.1
2800	10-1-07 to 6-30-08	254	315	179	39	70	17	2	2	309	260	6	7.8
2900	10-1-07 to 6-30-08	13	7	4	0	2	1	0	0	7	13	0	0.4
3600	10-1-07 to 6-30-08	562	808	271	108	179	17	8	10	593	777	215	23.3
3700	10-1-07 to 6-30-08	253	506	227	65	103	14	6	13	428	331	78	9.9
3900	10-1-07 to 6-30-08	10	26	13	1	2	0	0	1	17	19	9	0.6
Board Totals		2511	4234	1912	456	853	104	25	67	3417	3328	817	100.0

 

% Decisions-Fiscal Year to Date

AFFIRMED	AFFIRMED IN PART	REVERSED	PANEL REMANDS	ADMINISTRATOR REMANDS	DISMISSED	TOTAL
56.3%	13.3%	25.0%	3.0%	0.7%	2.0%	100%

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 2008
CHEMICAL - Fiscal Year 2008
ELECTRICAL - Fiscal Year 2008
MECHANICAL - Fiscal Year 2008
DESIGN - Fiscal Year 2008

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