FY 2011 September Ex Parte OG Report

FISCAL YEAR 2011

FY 2011 Monthly Dispositions - September 2011

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 OR DECREASE MONTHLY	PERCENT OF CASE MONTH
1600	9-1-2011 to 9-30-2011	859	69	42	9	25	1	2	3	82	846	-13	3.5
1700	9-1-2011 to 9-30-2011	2940	166	109	20	71	0	2	3	205	2901	-39	12.1
2100	9-1-2011 to 9-30-2011	3880	112	56	20	34	0	2	0	112	3880	0	16.1
2400	9-1-2011 to 9-30-2011	3326	134	32	13	24	0	1	2	72	3388	62	14.1
2600	9-1-2011 to 9-30-2011	2681	117	23	9	14	0	2	1	49	2749	68	11.4
2800	9-1-2011 to 9-30-2011	1856	71	27	4	11	0	0	2	44	1883	27	7.8
2900	9-1-2011 to 9-30-2011	58	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	57	-1	0.2
3600	9-1-2011 to 9-30-2011	4048	155	55	23	45	0	5	4	132	4071	23	16.9
3700	9-1-2011 to 9-30-2011	4152	148	37	23	53	0	3	4	120	4180	28	17.4
3900*	9-1-2011 to 9-30-2011	105	12	17	9	6	0	0	0	32	85	-20	0.4
Board Totals		23905	984	399	130	283	1	17	19	849	24040	135	100.0

FY 2011 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 OR DECREASE FISCAL YEAR	PERCENT OF CASE WORKLOAD
1600	10-1-2010 to 9-30-2011	689	968	453	60	244	1	15	38	811	846	157	3.5
1700	10-1-2010 to 9-30-2011	2217	2146	759	129	510	0	31	33	1462	2901	684	12.1
2100	10-1-2010 to 9-30-2011	3208	1657	513	154	272	0	22	24	985	3880	672	16.1
2400	10-1-2010 to 9-30-2011	2471	1728	412	123	229	0	29	18	811	3388	917	14.1
2600	10-1-2010 to 9-30-2011	1919	1336	264	64	138	0	26	14	506	2749	830	11.4
2800	10-1-2010 to 9-30-2011	1365	940	216	51	122	0	20	13	422	1883	518	7.8
2900	10-1-2010 to 9-30-2011	31	31	2	0	2	0	1	0	5	57	26	0.2
3600	10-1-2010 to 9-30-2011	2940	2402	525	217	422	1	51	55	1271	4071	1131	16.9
3700	10-1-2010 to 9-30-2011	2907	2295	324	183	440	0	29	46	1022	4180	1273	17.4
3900*	10-1-2010 to 9-30-2011	104	237	144	64	43	0	3	2	256	85	-19	0.4
Board Totals		17851	13740	3612	1045	2422	2	227	243	7551	24040	6189	100.0

Disposition	% Decisions Fiscal Year to Date
AFFIRMED	47.8%
AFFIRMED-IN-PART	13.8%
REVERSED	32.1%
PANEL REMANDS	0.0%
ADMINISTRATIVE REMANDS	3.0%
DISMISSED	3.2%
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 2010
CHEMICAL - Fiscal Year 2009
ELECTRICAL - Fiscal Year 2009
MECHANICAL - Fiscal Year 2009
DESIGN - Fiscal Year 2010

* Note that Technology Center 3900 is the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU).

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