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 |