United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 22 November 2005

FISCAL YEAR 2005
BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES
RECEIPTS AND DISPOSITIONS BY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
EX PARTE APPEALS

FY 2005 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS - SEPTEMBER 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 9-1-2005 to 9-30-2005 156 10 17 3 21 2 1 6 50 116 -40 13.2
1700 9-1-2005 to 9-30-2005 161 19 44 8 19 9 0 1 81 99 -62 11.2
2100 9-1-2005 to 9-30-2005 92 16 20 2 22 2 0 0 46 62 -30 7.0
2600 9-1-2005 to 9-30-2005 142 2 22 5 23 2 0 1 53 91 -51 10.3
2800 9-1-2005 to 9-30-2005 93 36 18 5 20 2 0 0 45 84 -9 9.6
2900 9-1-2005 to 9-30-2005 12 14 4 0 3 0 0 0 7 19 7 2.2
3600 9-1-2005 to 9-30-2005 241 149 23 9 23 6 3 0 64 326 85 37.0
3700 9-1-2005 to 9-30-2005 136 0 19 8 20 3 0 1 51 85 -51 9.7
Board Totals   1033 246 167 40 151 26 4 9 397 882 -151 100.0

 

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 9-30-05 208 350 124 22 171 23 11 87 438 120 -88 13.6
1700 10-1-04 to 9-30-05 74 534 283 46 133 35 5 10 512 96 22 10.9
2100 10-1-04 to 9-30-05 250 226 138 65 210 10 4 1 428 48 -202 5.4
2600 10-1-04 to 9-30-05 147 337 142 76 166 9 5 3 401 83 -64 9.4
2800 10-1-04 to 9-30-05 57 382 159 47 122 6 4 2 340 99 42 11.2
2900 10-1-04 to 9-30-05 4 29 8 0 4 0 0 0 12 21 17 2.4
3600 10-1-04 to 9-30-05 206 657 162 67 251 33 13 3 529 334 128 37.9
3700 10-1-04 to 9-30-05 39 319 105 43 106 13 5 5 277 81 42 9.2
Board Totals   985 2834 1121 366 1163 129 47 111 2937 882 -103 100.0

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date
AFFIRMED 38.2%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART 12.5%
REVERSED 39.6%
PANEL REMANDS 4.4%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS 1.6%
DISMISSED 3.8%
TOTAL 100.0%

With the exception of a limited number of appeals involving special circumstances, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

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