United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 16 November 2004

FY 2004 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS- SEPTEMBER 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 9-1-2004 to 9-30-2004 222 47 26 4 22 2 2 5 61 208 -14 21.1
1700 9-1-2004 to 9-30-2004 114 51 58 7 21 4 1 0 91 74 -40 7.5
2100 9-1-2004 to 9-30-2004 300 47 29 15 44 5 3 1 97 250 -50 25.4
2600 9-1-2004 to 9-30-2004 205 13 19 16 34 1 1 0 71 147 -58 14.9
2800 9-1-2004 to 9-30-2004 77 15 16 5 11 3 0 0 35 57 -20 5.8
2900 9-1-2004 to 9-30-2004 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 -1 0.4
3600 9-1-2004 to 9-30-2004 237 47 26 13 33 3 3 0 78 206 -31 20.9
3700 9-1-2004 to 9-30-2004 50 11 5 7 9 1 0 0 22 39 -11 4.0
Board Totals   1210 231 179 67 174 20 10 6 456 985 -225 100.0

 

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 9-30-04 362 347 166 35 164 58 20 58 501 208 -154 21.1
1700 10-1-03 to 9-30-04 143 385 290 26 96 24 13 5 454 74 -69 7.5
2100 10-1-03 to 9-30-04 400 360 124 58 227 71 29 1 510 250 -150 25.4
2600 10-1-03 to 9-30-04 474 259 184 93 263 18 24 4 586 147 -327 14.9
2800 10-1-03 to 9-30-04 225 220 173 53 127 19 12 4 388 57 -168 5.8
2900 10-1-03 to 9-30-04 2 18 6 0 8 2 0 0 16 4 2 0.4
3600 10-1-03 to 9-30-04 215 538 184 73 216 52 19 3 547 206 -9 20.9
3700 10-1-03 to 9-30-04 147 342 155 63 189 35 3 5 450 39 -108 4.0
Board Totals   1968 2469 1282 401 1290 279 120 80 3452 985 -983 100.0

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date
AFFIRMED 37.1%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART 11.6%
REVERSED 37.4%
PANEL REMANDS 8.1%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS 3.5%
DISMISSED 2.3%
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 2003
CHEMICAL Fiscal Year 2004
ELECTRICAL Fiscal Year 2003
MECHANICAL Fiscal Year 2004
DESIGN Fiscal Year 2004