United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 03 January 2006

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

FY 2006 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS - November 2005

TECHNOLOGY
CENTER		 REPORTING
PERIOD		 PENDING
BEGINNING
MONTH		 APPEALS
RECEIVED
MONTH		 AFFIRMED AFFIRMED-IN-PART REVERSED PANEL
REMANDS		 ADMINISTRATIVE
REMANDS		 DISMISSED TOTAL PENDING
END
MONTH		 INCREASE/
DECREASE
MONTH		 PERCENT
OF CASE
MONTH
1600 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 117 67 9 2 12 4 0 4 31 153 36 16.7
1700 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 106 49 15 3 5 1 0 0 24 131 25 14.3
2100 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 66 19 4 1 5 0 0 1 11 74 8 8.1
2600 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 78 14 13 2 9 0 0 1 25 67 -11 7.3
2800 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 83 21 7 3 5 1 0 0 16 88 5 9.6
2900 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 16 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 11 -5 1.2
3600 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 333 31 19 4 16 3 1 0 43 321 -12 35.0
3700 10-1-2005 to 10-31-2005 81 17 12 2 11 1 1 0 27 71 -10 7.8
Board Totals   880 218 83 17 64 10 2 6 182 916 36 100.0

 

FY 2005 CUMULATIVE DISPOSITIONS

TECHNOLOGY
CENTER		 REPORTING
PERIOD		 PENDING
BEGINNING
FISCAL YEAR		 APPEALS
RECEIVED
FISCAL YEAR		 AFFIRMED AFFIRMED-IN-PART REVERSED PANEL
REMANDS		 ADMINISTRATIVE
REMANDS		 DISMISSED TOTAL PENDING
END
FISCAL YEAR		 INCREASE/
DECREASE
FISCAL YEAR		 PERCENT
OF CASE
WORKLOAD
1600 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 116 76 12 4 15 4 0 4 39 153 37 16.9
1700 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 99 76 22 5 14 3 0 0 44 131 32 14.4
2100 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 62 30 6 2 9 0 0 1 18 74 12 8.2
2600 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 91 24 25 5 24 0 1 1 56 59 -32 6.5
2800 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 84 36 13 8 11 1 0 0 33 87 3 9.6
2900 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 19 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 8 11 -8 1.2
3600 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 326 68 30 8 29 5 1 0 73 321 -5 35.4
3700 10-1-05 to 9-30-06 85 31 19 2 22 1 1 0 45 71 -14 7.8
Board Totals   882 341 131 34 126 14 3 8 316 907 25 100.0

 

Disposition % Decisions Fiscal Year to Date
AFFIRMED 41.5%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART 10.8%
REVERSED 39.9%
PANEL REMANDS 4.4%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS 0.9%
DISMISSED 2.5%
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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