United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 10 August 2004

FY 2004 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS- APRIL 2004

    PENDING APPEALS               PENDING INCREASE/ PERCENT
TECHNOLOGY REPORTING BEGINNING RECEIVED       PANEL ADMINISTRATIVE     END DECREASE OF CASE
CENTER PERIOD MONTH MONTH AFFIRMED AFFIRMED-IN-PART REVERSED REMANDS REMANDS DISMISSED TOTAL MONTH MONTH MONTH
1600 4-1-2004 to 4-30-2004 255 26 15 1 9 1 3 11 40 241 -14 15.2
1700 4-1-2004 to 4-30-2004 72 23 16 2 5 3 2 1 29 66 -6 4.2
2100 4-1-2004 to 4-30-2004 404 24 2 0 14 1 2 0 19 409 5 25.8
2600 4-1-2004 to 4-30-2004 375 8 16 7 22 1 3 0 49 334 -41 21.0
2800 4-1-2004 to 4-30-2004 145 4 8 5 8 1 1 1 24 125 -20 7.9
2900 4-1-2004 to 4-30-2004 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0.2
3600 4-1-2004 to 4-30-2004 255 58 19 4 19 8 3 0 53 260 5 16.4
3700 4-1-2004 to 4-30-2004 85 90 13 3 9 0 0 0 25 150 65 9.4
Board Totals   1592 235 89 22 86 15 14 13 239 1588 -4 100.0

 

FY 2004 CUMULATIVE DISPOSITIONS

    PENDING APPEALS               PENDING INCREASE/ PERCENT
TECHNOLOGY REPORTING BEGINNING RECEIVED       PANEL ADMINISTRATIVE     END DECREASE OF CASE
CENTER PERIOD FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR AFFIRMED AFFIRMED-IN-PART REVERSED REMANDS REMANDS DISMISSED TOTAL FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR WORKLOAD
1600 10-1-03 to 4-30-04 362 166 87 21 96 42 15 26 287 241 -121 15.2
1700 10-1-03 to 4-30-04 143 161 145 14 54 15 7 3 238 66 -77 4.2
2100 10-1-03 to 4-30-04 400 215 52 22 101 11 20 0 206 409 9 25.8
2600 10-1-03 to 4-30-04 474 148 84 40 129 13 20 2 288 334 -140 21.0
2800 10-1-03 to 4-30-04 225 152 107 37 84 11 10 3 252 125 -100 7.9
2900 10-1-03 to 4-30-04 2 7 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 3 1 0.2
3600 10-1-03 to 4-30-04 215 298 77 29 101 30 14 2 253 260 45 16.4
3700 10-1-03 to 4-30-04 147 277 94 34 118 22 2 4 274 150 3 9.4
Board Totals   1968 1424 649 197 686 144 88 40 1804 1588 -380 100.0

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date  
AFFIRMED   36.0%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART   10.9%
REVERSED   38.0%
PANEL REMANDS   8.0%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS   4.9%
DISMISSED   2.2%
TOTAL   100.0%

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 2003
CHEMICAL Fiscal Year 2004
ELECTRICAL Fiscal Year 2002
MECHANICAL Fiscal Year 2004
DESIGN Fiscal Year 2004