United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 03 May 2005 





	FISCAL YEAR 2005

	

	BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES

	

	RECEIPTS AND DISPOSITIONS BY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

	

	EX PARTE APPEALS

	







FY 2005 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS - MARCH 2005




 

   
   
  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
  3-1-2005 to 3-31-2005
  164
  40
  19
  2
  27
  3
  0
  9
  60
  144
  -20
  19.3


 

  1700
  3-1-2005 to 3-31-2005
  113
  41
  39
  7
  20
  1
  2
  1
  70
  84
  -29
  11.3


 

  2100
  3-1-2005 to 3-31-2005
  128
  15
  20
  9
  25
  0
  1
  0
  55
  88
  -40
  11.8


 

  2600
  3-1-2005 to 3-31-2005
  137
  13
  21
  5
  18
  4
  3
  0
  51
  99
  -38
  13.3


 

  2800
  3-1-2005 to 3-31-2005
  137
  35
  23
  7
  24
  0
  0
  2
  56
  116
  -21
  15.5


 

  2900
  3-1-2005 to 3-31-2005
  2
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  2
  0
  0.3


 

  3600
  3-1-2005 to 3-31-2005
  196
  25
  22
  5
  42
  3
  1
  1
  74
  147
  -49
  19.7


 

  3700
  3-1-2005 to 3-31-2005
  16
  60
  3
  3
  3
  0
  0
  1
  10
  66
  50
  8.8


 

  Board Totals
   
  893
  229
  147
  38
  159
  11
  7
  14
  376
  746
  -147
  100.0






 



FY 2005 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
  10-1-04 to 3-31-05
  208
  156
  59
  11
  82
  11
  4
  53
  220
  144
  -64
  19.3


 

  1700
  10-1-04 to 3-31-05
  74
  201
  112
  19
  46
  6
  4
  4
  191
  84
  10
  11.3


 

  2100
  10-1-04 to 3-31-05
  250
  94
  74
  43
  127
  8
  3
  1
  256
  88
  -162
  11.8


 

  2600
  10-1-04 to 3-31-05
  147
  128
  62
  36
  67
  6
  5
  0
  176
  99
  -48
  13.3


 

  2800
  10-1-04 to 3-31-05
  57
  185
  54
  20
  44
  3
  3
  2
  126
  116
  59
  15.5


 

  2900
  10-1-04 to 3-31-05
  4
  0
  1
  0
  1
  0
  0
  0
  2
  2
  -2
  0.3


 

  3600
  10-1-04 to 3-31-05
  206
  202
  71
  26
  139
  17
  6
  2
  261
  147
  -59
  19.7


 

  3700
  10-1-04 to 3-31-05
  39
  84
  17
  11
  23
  4
  1
  1
  57
  66
  27
  8.8


 

  Board Totals
   
  985
  1050
  450
  166
  529
  55
  26
  63
  1289
  746
  -239
  100.0






 






 

  Disposition
  % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date


 

  AFFIRMED
  34.9%


 

  AFFIRMED-IN-PART
  12.9%


 

  REVERSED
  41.0%


 

  PANEL REMANDS
  4.3%


 

  ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS
  2.0%


 

  DISMISSED
  4.9%


 

  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:





 

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