FISCAL YEAR 2004
BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES
RECEIPTS AND DISPOSITIONS BY GROUPS
EX PARTE APPEALS

FY 2004 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS- JANUARY 2004

    PENDING APPEALS               PENDING INCREASE/ PERCENT
TECHNOLOGY REPORTING BEGINNING RECEIVED       PANEL ADMINISTRATIVE     END DECREASE OF CASE
CENTER PERIOD MONTH MONTH AFFIRMED MODIFIED REVERSED REMANDS REMANDS DISMISSED TOTAL MONTH MONTH MONTH
                           
1600 1-1-2004 to 1-31-2004 352 15 7 4 19 5 4 3 42 325 -27 17.1
1700 1-1-2004 to 1-31-2004 120 13 18 2 12 2 1 1 36 97 -23 5.1
2100 1-1-2004 to 1-31-2004 402 37 8 6 8 4 3 0 29 410 8 21.6
2600 1-1-2004 to 1-31-2004 445 22 15 5 14 2 1 0 37 430 -15 22.6
2800 1-1-2004 to 1-31-2004 195 55 16 3 12 3 0 0 34 216 21 11.4
2900 1-1-2004 to 1-31-2004 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.2
3600 1-1-2004 to 1-31-2004 267 31 7 7 5 3 2 2 26 272 5 14.3
3700 1-1-2004 to 1-31-2004 177 25 19 10 24 1 0 2 56 146 -31 7.7
Board Totals   1961 199 90 37 95 20 11 8 261 1899 -62 100.0

 

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 MODIFIED* REVERSED REMANDS REMANDS DISMISSED TOTAL FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR WORKLOAD
                           
1600 10-1-03 to 1-31-04 362 89 29 12 49 27 6 3 126 325 -37 17.1
1700 10-1-03 to 1-31-04 143 64 67 5 27 5 5 1 110 97 -46 5.1
2100 10-1-03 to 1-31-04 400 116 31 15 46 6 8 0 106 410 10 21.6
2600 10-1-03 to 1-31-04 474 81 42 15 47 10 9 2 125 430 -44 22.6
2800 10-1-03 to 1-31-04 225 112 50 17 43 5 6 0 121 216 -9 11.4
2900 10-1-03 to 1-31-04 2 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 1 0.2
3600 10-1-03 to 1-31-04 215 159 20 15 49 8 8 2 102 272 57 14.3
3700 10-1-03 to 1-31-04 147 156 51 16 70 15 2 3 157 146 -1 7.7
Board Totals   1968 782 293 95 332 76 44 11 851 1899 -69 100.0

* AFFIRMED-IN-PART

 

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date
AFFIRMED 34.4%
MODIFIED 11.2%
REVERSED 39.0%
PANEL REMANDS 8.9%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS 5.2%
DISMISSED 1.3%
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 2002
CHEMICAL Fiscal Year 2003
ELECTRICAL Fiscal Year 2002
MECHANICAL Fiscal Year 2003
DESIGN Fiscal Year 2004