<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES

United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 13 December 2005

FISCAL YEAR 2006
BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES
RECEIPTS AND DISPOSITIONS BY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
EX PARTE APPEALS

FY 2006 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS - OCTOBER 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 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 116 9 3 2 3 0 0 0 8 117 1 13.4
1700 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 99 27 7 2 9 2 0 0 20 106 7 12.2
2100 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 62 11 2 1 4 0 0 0 7 66 4 7.6
2600 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 91 10 12 3 15 0 1 0 31 70 -21 8.0
2800 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 84 15 6 5 6 0 0 0 17 82 -2 9.4
2900 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 16 -3 1.8
3600 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 326 37 11 4 13 2 0 0 30 333 7 38.2
3700 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 85 14 7 0 11 0 0 0 18 81 -4 9.3
Board Totals   882 123 48 17 62 4 1 2 134 871 -11 100.0

 

FY 2006 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 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 116 9 3 2 3 0 0 0 8 117 1 13.4
1700 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 99 27 7 2 9 2 0 0 20 106 7 12.2
2100 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 62 11 2 1 4 0 0 0 7 66 4 7.6
2600 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 91 10 12 3 15 0 1 0 31 70 -21 8.0
2800 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 84 15 6 5 6 0 0 0 17 82 -2 9.4
2900 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 16 -3 1.8
3600 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 326 37 11 4 13 2 0 0 30 333 7 38.2
3700 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 85 14 7 0 11 0 0 0 18 81 -4 9.3
Board Totals   882 123 48 17 62 4 1 2 134 871 -11 100.0

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date
AFFIRMED 35.8%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART 12.7%
REVERSED 46.3%
PANEL REMANDS 3.0%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS 0.7%
DISMISSED 1.5%
TOTAL 100.0%

With the exception of a limited number of appeals involving special circumstances, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

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