PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

Process Production Report

Final Report

FY2014
Actual

FY2015
Oct.

FY2015
Nov.

FY2015
Dec.

FY2015
Jan.

FY2015
Feb.

FY2015
Mar.

FY2015
Apr.

FY2015
May

FY2015
Jun.

FY2015
Jul.

FY2015
Aug.

FY2015
Sep.

FY2015
Actual

Patent Trial & Appeal Board

CONTESTED CASES
Inter Partes Review
Petitions Filed
Monthly
Year-to-date

1310

179
179

102
281

177
458

100
558

164
722

131
853

0
853

0
853

0
853

853

853

853

853

563

122
122

63
185

87
272

75
347

80
427

76
503

0
503

0
503

0
503

503

503

503

503

189

23
23

17
40

40
80

28
108

33
141

34
175

0
175

0
175

0
175

175

175

175

175

Trials Re-Instituted
Monthly
Year-to-date

0
0

0
0

1
1

0
1

4
5

1
6

0
6

0
6

0
6

Cases Disposed
Monthly
Year-to-date

364

44
44

42
86

73
159

76
235

104
339

86
425

0
425

0
425

0
425

425

425

425

425

Cases Pending
Year-to-date

1221

1333

1376

1441

1437

1468

1480

1480

1480

1480

1480

1480

1480

1480

177

16
16

13
29

15
44

14
58

16
74

13
87

0
87

0
87

0
87

87

87

87

87

92

7
7

2
9

9
18

4
22

8
30

10
40

0
40

0
40

0
40

40

40

40

40

30

3
3

0
3

1
4

6
10

5
15

6
21

0
21

0
21

0
21

21

21

21

21

Cases Disposed
Monthly
Year-to-date

45

8
8

7
15

22
37

2
39

8
47

14
61

0
61

0
61

0
61

61

61

61

61

Cases Pending
Year-to-date

146

151

157

149

155

158

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

Trials Instituted
Monthly
Year-to-date
Trials Not Instituted
Monthly
Year-to-date

Transitional Program for

Covered Business Method
Petitions Filed
Monthly
Year-to-date
Trials Instituted
Monthly
Year-to-date

Trials Not Instituted

Monthly
Year-to-date

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Process Production Report
Final Report

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Oct.

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Jan.

FY2015
Feb.

FY2015
Mar.

FY2015
Apr.

FY2015
May

FY2015
Jun.

FY2015
Jul.

FY2015
Aug.

FY2015
Sep.

FY2015
Actual

Patent Trial & Appeal Board

Post Grant Review
Petitions Filed
Monthly
Year-to-date

0
0

1
1

0
1

1
2

0
2

1
3

0
3

0
3

0
3

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

1
1

0
1

0
1

0
1

0
1

0
1

0
1

0
1

0
0

0
0

2
2

0
2

0
2

1
3

0
3

0
3

0
3

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

Cases Disposed
Monthly
Year-to-date

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

Cases Pending
Year-to-date

Trials Instituted
Monthly
Year-to-date
Trials Not Instituted
Monthly
Year-to-date
Cases Disposed
Monthly
Year-to-date
Cases Pending
Year-to-date
Derivation Proceedings
Petitions Filed
Monthly
Year-to-date
Trials Instituted
Monthly
Year-to-date
Trials Not Instituted
Monthly
Year-to-date

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Process Production Report
Final Report

FY2014
Actual

FY2015
Oct.

FY2015
Nov.

FY2015
Dec.

FY2015
Jan.

FY2015
Feb.

FY2015
Mar.

FY2015
Apr.

FY2015
May

FY2015
Jun.

FY2015
Jul.

FY2015
Aug.

FY2015
Sep.

FY2015
Actual

Patent Trial & Appeal Board

Interferences
Cases Declared
Monthly
Year-to-date

35

1
1

1
2

0
2

1
3

2
5

3
8

0
8

0
8

0
8

Cases Disposed
Monthly
Year-to-date

53

0
0

1
1

4
5

6
11

5
16

3
19

0
19

0
19

0
19

19

19

19

19

Cases Pending
Year-to-date

31

32

32

28

23

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Ex Parte Reexams Appeals

Cases Received~
Monthly
Year-to-date

126

12
12

0
12

7
19

3
22

1
23

22
45

0
45

0
45

0
45

45

45

45

45

Cases Disposed
Monthly
Year-to-date

144

6
6

2
8

11
19

8
27

6
33

7
40

0
40

0
40

0
40

40

40

40

40

Cases Pending
Year-to-date

58

64

62

58

53

48

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

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Process Production Report
Final Report

FY2014
Actual

FY2015
Oct.

FY2015
Nov.

FY2015
Dec.

FY2015
Jan.

FY2015
Feb.

FY2015
Mar.

FY2015
Apr.

FY2015
May

FY2015
Jun.

FY2015
Jul.

FY2015
Aug.

FY2015
Sep.

FY2015
Actual

Patent Trial & Appeal Board

Inter Partes Reexam Appeals
Cases Received~
Monthly
Year-to-date

238

19
19

7
26

20
46

14
60

6
66

64
130

0
130

0
130

0
130

130

130

130

130

Cases Disposed
Monthly
Year-to-date

247

15
15

13
28

13
41

15
56

13
69

33
102

0
102

0
102

0
102

102

102

102

102

Cases Pending
Year-to-date

190

194

188

195

194

187

218

218

218

218

218

218

218

218

0
0

0
0

1
1

0
1

0
1

0
1

0
1

0
1

0
1

Cases Disposed
Monthly
Year-to-date

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

Cases Pending
Year-to-date

9585

935
904
904

729
722
1626

681
654
2280

916
899
3179

570
563
3742

839
753
4495

641
0
4495

462
0
4495

622
0
4495

0
4495

0
4495

0
4495

4495

Cases Disposed
Monthly
Year-to-date

9489

730
709
709

826
811
1520

1002
978
2498

916
893
3391

898
879
4270

1389
1349
5619

1042
0
5619

960
0
5619

1237
0
5619

0
5619

0
5619

0
5619

5619

Cases Pending
Year-to-date

25775
25527

25722

25633

25309

25315

24999

24403

24403

24403

24403

24403

24403

24403

24403

Supplemental Examination Appeals

Cases Received~
Monthly
Year-to-date

EX PARTE APPEALS
Ex Parte Appeals*
Cases Received~
Monthly
Year-to-date

*Ex parte appeals of applications for patents, not including ex parte reexamination or inter partes reexamination appeals.
~The number of cases received for ex parte appeals, ex parte reexam appeals, inter partes reexam appeals and supplemental examination appeals include undocketed & docketed appeals in PTAB jurisdiction beginning in FY 2015.