Unexamined Patent Application Inventory
The unexamined patent application inventory is the number of new utility, plant, and reissue (UPR) patent applications in the pipeline at any given time which are awaiting a First Office Action by the patent examiner. Continuation, continuation-in-part, and divisional applications are included in the total.
Application filings are utility, plant, and reissue (UPR) filings, or the incoming patent application workload. The bar chart reflects the cumulative number of application filings this fiscal year in each of the preceding three months. Continuation, continuation-in-part, divisional, and Request for Continued Examination (RCE) applications are included in the total.
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Inventory
The Request for Continued Examination (RCE) inventory is the number of patent applications in the pipeline, at any given time, which are awaiting an intital action after a request for continued examination is filed.
RCE application filings are utility, plant, and reissue (UPR) filings, or the incoming RCE application workload. The bar chart reflects the cumulative number of RCE application filings this fiscal year in each of the preceding three months.
Utility, Plant, and Reissue (UPR) Patent Application Production Units
Patent Examiners on Staff
Average Actions Per Disposal
Utility, Plant, and Reissue (UPR) Patent Applications Allowed
12-Month Utility, Plant, and Reissue (UPR) Patent Applications Received by Entity
First action inventory
The chart above shows the pending first action inventory by months old.
Months | Count |
---|---|
1 | 2329 |
2 | 6811 |
3 | 5774 |
4 | 4399 |
5 | 3418 |
6 | 3625 |
7 | 2581 |
8 | 2449 |
9 | 1941 |
10 | 2115 |
11 | 1370 |
12 | 1452 |
13 | 799 |
14 | 1141 |
15 | 460 |
16 | 404 |
17 | 132 |
18 | 112 |
First action on the merits inventory
The chart above shows the first action on the merits inventory by months old.
Months | Count |
---|---|
1 | 2329 |
2 | 6811 |
3 | 5774 |
4 | 4399 |
5 | 3418 |
6 | 3625 |
7 | 2581 |
8 | 2449 |
9 | 1941 |
10 | 2115 |
11 | 1370 |
12 | 1452 |
13 | 799 |
14 | 1141 |
15 | 460 |
16 | 404 |
17 | 132 |
18 | 112 |