United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 09 August 2005

FISCAL YEAR 2005

BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES

RECEIPTS AND DISPOSITIONS BY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

EX PARTE APPEALS

FY 2005 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS - MAY 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 5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005 144 24 11 2 17 1 0 9 40 128 -16 18.4
1700 5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005 120 47 25 2 11 3 1 0 42 125 5 18.0
2100 5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005 78 9 9 3 21 0 1 0 34 53 -25 7.6
2600 5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005 70 8 5 3 14 0 0 0 22 56 -14 8.1
2800 5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005 116 19 19 5 12 0 1 0 37 98 -18 14.1
2900 5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 1.0
3600 5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005 143 22 11 5 14 2 1 0 33 132 -11 19.0
3700 5-1-2005 to 5-31-2005 79 49 13 4 12 2 2 0 33 95 16 13.7
Board Totals   752 183 93 24 101 8 6 9 241 694 -58 100.0

 

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 5-31-05 208 216 81 14 112 17 6 66 296 128 -80 18.4
1700 10-1-04 to 5-31-05 74 300 143 21 64 10 5 6 249 125 51 18.0
2100 10-1-04 to 5-31-05 250 119 92 51 160 8 4 1 316 53 -197 7.6
2600 10-1-04 to 5-31-05 147 141 81 43 97 6 5 0 232 56 -91 8.1
2800 10-1-04 to 5-31-05 57 236 85 29 72 3 4 2 195 98 41 14.1
2900 10-1-04 to 5-31-05 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 3 1.0
3600 10-1-04 to 5-31-05 206 250 89 37 168 20 7 3 324 132 -74 19.0
3700 10-1-04 to 5-31-05 39 171 41 16 45 8 3 2 115 95 56 13.7
Board Totals   985 1438 613 211 719 72 34 80 1729 694 -291 100.0

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date
AFFIRMED 35.5%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART 12.2%
REVERSED 41.6%
PANEL REMANDS 4.2%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS 2.0%
DISMISSED 4.6%
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