United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 06 September 2005

FISCAL YEAR 2005

BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES

RECEIPTS AND DISPOSITIONS BY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

EX PARTE APPEALS

FY 2005 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS - JULY 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 7-1-2005 to 7-31-2005 157 57 9 3 16 1 2 7 38 176 19 15.0
1700 7-1-2005 to 7-31-2005 197 68 35 6 24 3 0 0 68 197 0 16.8
2100 7-1-2005 to 7-31-2005 82 38 13 4 9 0 0 0 26 94 12 8.0
2600 7-1-2005 to 7-31-2005 85 115 9 8 12 0 0 0 29 171 86 14.5
2800 7-1-2005 to 7-31-2005 106 47 28 5 10 1 0 0 44 109 3 9.3
2900 7-1-2005 to 7-31-2005 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 6 1.3
3600 7-1-2005 to 7-31-2005 192 102 16 6 18 3 0 0 43 251 59 21.4
3700 7-1-2005 to 7-31-2005 132 72 14 8 21 1 0 0 44 160 28 13.7
Board Totals   960 505 124 40 110 9 2 7 292 1173 213 100.0

 

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 7-31-05 208 314 95 17 129 18 8 75 342 180 -28 15.3
1700 10-1-04 to 7-31-05 74 469 197 31 95 15 5 6 349 194 120 16.5
2100 10-1-04 to 7-31-05 250 186 107 59 177 8 4 1 356 80 -170 6.8
2600 10-1-04 to 7-31-05 147 298 98 57 115 6 5 1 282 163 16 13.9
2800 10-1-04 to 7-31-05 57 321 120 35 89 4 4 2 254 124 67 10.6
2900 10-1-04 to 7-31-05 4 15 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 17 13 1.4
3600 10-1-04 to 7-31-05 206 461 115 48 208 24 10 3 408 259 53 22.1
3700 10-1-04 to 7-31-05 39 291 60 26 73 9 4 2 174 156 117 13.3
Board Totals   985 2355 793 273 887 84 40 90 2167 1173 188 100.0

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date
AFFIRMED 36.6%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART 12.6%
REVERSED 40.9%
PANEL REMANDS 3.9%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS 1.8%
DISMISSED 4.2%
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 2005
CHEMICAL Fiscal Year 2005
ELECTRICAL Fiscal Year 2005
MECHANICAL Fiscal Year 2005
DESIGN Fiscal Year 2005