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United States Patent and Trademark Office
Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2003
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TABLE 5: SUMMARY OF PENDING PATENT APPLICATIONS
(As of September 30, 2003)
Stage of processing Utility, plant and
reissue applications
Design
applications
Total patent
applications
Pending patent applications, total 737,944 24,970 762,914
In preexamination processing, total 108,155  6,017 114,172
Under examination, total 548,853 11,003 559,856

Undocketed

 76,334  2,182  78,516

Awaiting first action by examiner

272,765  5,929 278,694

Rejected, awaiting response by applicant

149,270  2,310 151,580

Amended, awaiting action by examiner

 37,892    493  38,385

In interference

    435      1     436

On appeal, and other Read Footnote 11

 12,157     88  12,245

In postexamination processing, total
 80,293  7,930  88,223

Awaiting issue fee

 44,278  3,969  48,247

Awaiting printingRead Footnote 22

 32,902  3,960  36,862

D-10s (secret cases in condition for allowance)

  3,113      1   3,114

Notes:

1/ Includes cases on appeal and undergoing petitions.Back to Table

2/ Includes withdrawn cases.Back to Table

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