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Statistics

Year-to-date Activity and Status of Pending Appeals — Current Fiscal Year

Table of data for appeals filed, terminated, and pending for all origins for the current fiscal year. This table, updated monthly, also identifies the various stages in which appeals are currently pending: October 2011, November 2011, December 2011, January 2012, February 2012, March 2012, May 2012, June 2012, July 2012 and August 2012.

Caseload, Overall

Line chart for appeals filed in each fiscal year, 1983-2011

Caseload, by Major Origin

Line chart for appeals filed from five originating courts and agencies, for the last ten fiscal years, 2002-2011

Caseload, Patent Infringement

Charts for filing and disposition data for appeals in patent infringement cases.

  • Line chart for appeals filed, for the last ten fiscal years, 2002-2011  

Caseload, by Category

Pie charts for caseload divided into primary categories: intellectual property law, money suits against the government, and administrative law.

Appeals Filed, Terminated, and Pending

Table of data for appeals pending on the first and last day of the fiscal year; appeals filed, terminated by judges (merit and procedural), and terminated overall; and percentage of appeals terminated on the merits which were reversed; for appeals from all originating courts and agencies: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Median Disposition Time for Cases Terminated After Hearing or Submission

Line chart and accompanying data table showing the median time (in months) from docketing date to decision date in cases decided on the merits:

Circuit Mediation Office

Table of activities of the Circuit Mediation Office including number of appeals brought into mediation, numbers of appeals settled, both patent and non-patent, and success rate.