United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 17 August 2004

FY 2004 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS- MAY 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 5-1-2004 to 5-31-2004 241 19 13 3 12 5 2 8 43 217 -24 14.6
1700 5-1-2004 to 5-31-2004 66 16 16 0 2 1 2 0 21 61 -5 4.1
2100 5-1-2004 to 5-31-2004 409 30 6 3 23 1 4 0 37 402 -7 27.0
2600 5-1-2004 to 5-31-2004 334 6 11 8 21 0 2 1 43 297 -37 20.0
2800 5-1-2004 to 5-31-2004 125 10 11 3 9 0 0 1 24 111 -14 7.5
2900 5-1-2004 to 5-31-2004 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 0.7
3600 5-1-2004 to 5-31-2004 260 48 10 9 18 5 0 0 42 266 6 17.9
3700 5-1-2004 to 5-31-2004 150 21 24 5 15 2 1 0 47 124 -26 8.3
Board Totals   1588 157 91 31 100 14 11 10 257 1488 -100 100.0

 

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 5-31-04 362 185 100 24 108 47 17 34 330 217 -145 14.6
1700 10-1-03 to 5-31-04 143 177 161 14 56 16 9 3 259 61 -82 4.1
2100 10-1-03 to 5-31-04 400 245 58 25 124 12 24 0 243 402 2 27.0
2600 10-1-03 to 5-31-04 474 154 95 48 150 13 22 3 331 297 -177 20.0
2800 10-1-03 to 5-31-04 225 162 118 40 93 11 10 4 276 111 -114 7.5
2900 10-1-03 to 5-31-04 2 14 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 10 8 0.7
3600 10-1-03 to 5-31-04 215 346 87 38 119 35 14 2 295 266 51 17.9
3700 10-1-03 to 5-31-04 147 298 118 39 133 24 3 4 321 124 -23 8.3
Board Totals   1968 1581 740 228 786 158 99 50 2061 1488 -480 100.0

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date  
AFFIRMED   35.9%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART   11.1%
REVERSED   38.1%
PANEL REMANDS   7.7%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS   4.8%
DISMISSED   2.4%
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