FISCAL YEAR 2009
BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES
RECEIPTS AND DISPOSITIONS BY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
EX PARTE APPEALS
FY 2009 MONTHLY DISPOSITIONS- MARCH 2009
PENDING APPEALS RECEIVED MONTH AFFIRMED AFFIRMED-IN-PART REVERSED PANEL REMANDS
ADMINISTRATIVE
PENDING END DISMISSED TOTAL MONTH
INCREASE/ DECREASE MONTH
PERCENT OF CASE MONTH
TECHNOLOGY CENTER
REPORTING PERIOD
BEGINNING MONTH
REMANDS
1600 1700 2100 2400 2600 2800 2900 3600 3700 3900*
Board Totals
3-1-2009 to 3-31-2009 3-1-2009 to 3-31-2009 3-1-2009 to 3-31-2009 3-1-2009 to 3-31-2009 3-1-2009 to 3-31-2009 3-1-2009 to 3-31-2009 3-1-2009 to 3-31-2009 3-1-2009 to 3-31-2009 3-1-2009 to 3-31-2009 3-1-2009 to 3-31-2009
349 1080 1747 26 730 650 15 1200 850 81
60 157 376 272 70 40 1 262 143 10
40 108 76 0 67 55 3 56 54 9
11 24 11 0 11 8 0 33 17 1
25 28 27 0 15 21 1 57 39 2
0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 0
85 165 115 0 97 84 4 150 112 12
324 1072 2008 298 703 606 12 1312 881 79
-25 -8 261 272 -27 -44 -3 112 31 -2
4.4 14.7 27.5 4.1 9.6 8.3 0.2 18.0 12.1 1.1
6728
1391
468
116
215
6
2
17
824
7295
567
100.0
FY 2009 CUMULATIVE DISPOSITIONS
PENDING APPEALS RECEIVED FISCAL YEAR AFFIRMED AFFIRMED-IN-PART REVERSED PANEL REMANDS
ADMINISTRATIVE
PENDING END DISMISSED TOTAL FISCAL YEAR
INCREASE/ DECREASE FISCAL YEAR
PERCENT OF CASE WORKLOAD
TECHNOLOGY CENTER
REPORTING PERIOD
BEGINNING FISCAL YEAR
REMANDS
1600 1700 2100 2400 2600 2800 2900 3600 3700 3900*
Board Totals
10-1-2008 to 3-31-2009 10-1-2008 to 3-31-2009 10-1-2008 to 3-31-2009 10-1-2008 to 3-31-2009 10-1-2008 to 3-31-2009 10-1-2008 to 3-31-2009 10-1-2008 to 3-31-2009 10-1-2008 to 3-31-2009 10-1-2008 to 3-31-2009 10-1-2008 to 3-31-2009
376 600 1210 0 309 243 21 810 322 65
309 1040 1242 298 763 645 1 1106 880 68
202 373 276 0 227 173 7 222 160 31
47 61 53 0 47 31 0 105 52 8
91 102 97 0 69 65 3 144 90 13
0 9 3 0 3 1 0 3 2 0
5 14 12 0 16 8 0 121 11 2
16 9 3 0 7 4 0 9 6 0
361 568 444 0 369 282 10 604 321 54
324 1072 2008 298 703 606 12 1312 881 79
-52 472 798 298 394 363 -9 502 559 14
4.4 14.7 27.5 4.1 9.6 8.3 0.2 18.0 12.1 1.1
3956
6352
1671
404
Disposition AFFIRMED
674
21
189
54
3013
7295
3339
100.0
% Decisions Fiscal Year to Date
AFFIRMED-IN-PART REVERSED PANEL REMANDS ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS DISMISSED
55.5% 13.4% 22.4% 0.7% 6.3% 1.8%
100.0%
TOTAL
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 CHEMICAL ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL DESIGN Fiscal Year 2008 Fiscal Year 2008 Fiscal Year 2008 Fiscal Year 2008 Fiscal Year 2008
*Note that Technology Center 3900 is the Central Reexamination Unit.