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:
BIOTECH | Fiscal Year 2004 | |
CHEMICAL | Fiscal Year 2005 | |
ELECTRICAL | Fiscal Year 2004 | |
MECHANICAL | Fiscal Year 2005 | |
DESIGN | Fiscal Year 2005 |