United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 14 June 2005 



  
 FISCAL YEAR 2005 

	

	

	BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES

	

	RECEIPTS AND DISPOSITIONS BY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

	

	EX PARTE APPEALS

	







FY 2005 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS - APRIL 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
  4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005
  144
  36
  11
  1
  13
  5
  2
  4
  36
  144
  0
  19.1


 

  1700
  4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005
  84
  52
  6
  0
  7
  1
  0
  2
  16
  120
  36
  16.0


 

  2100
  4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005
  88
  16
  9
  5
  12
  0
  0
  0
  26
  78
  -10
  10.4


 

  2600
  4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005
  99
  5
  14
  4
  16
  0
  0
  0
  34
  70
  -29
  9.3


 

  2800
  4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005
  116
  32
  12
  4
  16
  0
  0
  0
  32
  116
  0
  15.4


 

  2900
  4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005
  2
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  2
  0
  0.3


 

  3600
  4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005
  147
  26
  7
  6
  15
  1
  0
  1
  30
  143
  -4
  19.0


 

  3700
  4-1-2005 to 4-30-2005
  66
  38
  11
  1
  10
  2
  0
  1
  25
  79
  13
  10.5


 

  Board Totals
   
  746
  205
  70
  21
  89
  9
  2
  8
  199
  752
  6
  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 4-30-05
  208
  192
  70
  12
  95
  16
  6
  57
  256
  144
  -64
  19.1


 

  1700
  10-1-04 to 4-30-05
  74
  253
  118
  19
  53
  7
  4
  6
  207
  120
  46
  16.0


 

  2100
  10-1-04 to 4-30-05
  250
  110
  83
  48
  139
  8
  3
  1
  282
  78
  -172
  10.4


 

  2600
  10-1-04 to 4-30-05
  147
  133
  76
  40
  83
  6
  5
  0
  210
  70
  -77
  9.3


 

  2800
  10-1-04 to 4-30-05
  57
  217
  66
  24
  60
  3
  3
  2
  158
  116
  59
  15.4


 

  2900
  10-1-04 to 4-30-05
  4
  0
  1
  0
  1
  0
  0
  0
  2
  2
  -2
  0.3


 

  3600
  10-1-04 to 4-30-05
  206
  228
  78
  32
  154
  18
  6
  3
  291
  143
  -63
  19.0


 

  3700
  10-1-04 to 4-30-05
  39
  122
  28
  12
  33
  6
  1
  2
  82
  79
  40
  10.5


 

  Board Totals
   
  985
  1255
  520
  187
  618
  64
  28
  71
  1488
  752
  -233
  100.0






 






 

  Disposition
  % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date


 

  AFFIRMED
  34.9%


 

  AFFIRMED-IN-PART
  12.6%


 

  REVERSED
  41.5%


 

  PANEL REMANDS
  4.3%


 

  ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS
  1.9%


 

  DISMISSED
  4.8%


 

  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:





 

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