Quarter ending 9/30/10 - The PTO Litigation Center

Quarter ending 9/30/10 - The PTO Litigation Center

Reexaminations – FY 2008
Pending Reexaminations
Quarter 1*
Quarter 2*
Quarter 3*
Quarter 4
YTD
Through
Quarter 1*
210
165
45
185
153
32
7
5
2
182
157
25
138
131
7
175
174
1
YTD
Through
Quarter 2*
412
330
82
372
305
67
20
13
7
400
334
66
249
234
15
279
273
6
YTD
Through
Quarter 3*
615
487
128
579
468
111
41
33
8
613
506
107
377
357
20
408
392
16
YTD
Through
Quarter 4
848
680
168
768
626
142
48
40
8
895
752
143
504
471
33
597
575
22
Quarter 1*
2.0
1.9
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.7
10.8
12.0
3.5
24.2
23.5
36.6
32.9
32.9
27.2
Quarter 2*
2.0
1.9
2.3
2.3
2.1
2.8
10.9
12.2
5.1
26.4
26.3
27.5
31.6
31.3
38.3
Quarter 3*
1.8
1.8
2.1
2.5
2.5
1.9
11.2
12.5
5.6
25.5
25.4
28.2
37.6
38.0
32.7
Preprocessing
Awaiting Order/Denial
Between Order and First Action on the Merits
Between FAOM and NIRC
Between NIRC and Publication of Certificate
Total
Volume of Proceedings
Filings
Ex Parte
Inter Partes
Orders Granting Reexamination
Ex Parte Orders
Inter Partes Orders
Denials
Ex Parte Denials
Inter Partes Denials
First Actions on the Merits
Ex Parte FAOMs
Inter Partes FAOMs
Notices of Intent to Issue a Reexamination Certificate
Ex Parte NIRCs
Inter Partes NIRCs
Reexamination Certificates
Ex Parte Certificates
Inter Partes Certificates
Timing of proceedings
Average Months from Filing to Order
Average Months to Ex Parte Order
Average Months to Inter Partes Order
Average Months from Filing to Denial
Average Months from Ex Parte Denial
Average Months to Inter Partes Denial
Average Months from Filing to FAOM
Average Months to Ex Parte FAOM
Average Months to Inter Partes FAOM
Average Months from Filing to NIRC
Average Months to Ex Parte NIRC
Average Months to Inter Partes NIRC
Average Months from Filing to Certificate
Average Months to Ex Parte Certificate
Average Months to Inter Partes Certificate
Quarter 4
1.9
1.8
2.2
1.6
1.6
0
11.3
12.1
6.3
26.3
25.2
38.5
31.8
31.7
36.0
Source: Filings from ex parte and inter partes historical statistics.
Pendency, First Action, NIRC (“Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexamination Certificate”) and Certificate date from PALM.
Note: This data is recorded by reexamination control number. Where proceedings are merged, the merged proceeding will
appear as multiple instances. For this reason the certificate count will not match the number of individual reexamination
certificates published in the Office Gazette.
*Prior to the fourth quarter of Y 2008, PALM data was retrieved as of April 2009. Starting in the fourth quarter of 2008, data
is from the end of the respective quarter.