FISCAL YEAR 2009
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Performance Measures | 1st Qtr | 2nd Qtr | 3rd Qtr | 4th Qtr | FY09 Cumulative | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPEAL PENDENCY MEASURES | ||||||||||||||
| Pendency of decided appeals from Appeal number assignment date to decision date (average number of months) | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 | ||||||||||
| INTERFERENCE PENDENCY MEASURES | ||||||||||||||
| Pendency of terminated Interferences (average number of months) | 9.5 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 | |||||||||
| Interferences Terminated in less than 2 years (% of Interferences Terminated) | 100% | 94.7% | 89.5% | 91.7% | 93.7% | |||||||||