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Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Michael R. Fleming Chief Administrative Patent Judge United States Patent and Trademark Office. Recent Trends in Appeal Briefs Filed. Major Accomplishments - Ex Parte Appeals 7,000 projected Ex Parte Appeal Decisions FY 2009

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Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

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  1. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Michael R. Fleming Chief Administrative Patent Judge United States Patent and Trademark Office

  2. Recent Trends in Appeal Briefs Filed • Major Accomplishments - Ex Parte Appeals 7,000 projected Ex Parte Appeal Decisions FY 2009 an increase of 41.7% over the total Ex Parte Appeal Decisions FY 2008

  3. Recent Trends in Appeal Briefs Filed Challenge to Provide Timely Decisions Workload Increase: Docketed Appeals FY2007 Actual FY2008 Actual FY2009 Projected 4,639 6,385 15,500 + 37.6% + 143%

  4. Recent Trends in Appeal Briefs Filed Challenge to Provide Timely Decisions

  5. Recent Trends in Appeal Briefs Filed Timely Decisions • Hiring of New Judges • Expansion of the Patent Attorney Program • Improving Speed and Quality of BPAI Processes

  6. Recent Trends in Appeal Briefs Filed Timely Decisions • Hiring of New Judges - 7 new Judges on board - March 2007 - 15 new Judges on board - October 2007 - 13 new Judges on board during the rest of FY2008

  7. Recent Trends in Appeal Briefs Filed Timely Decisions • Expansion of Patent Attorney Program - 4 Patent Attorneys on board in FY 2007 - 21 new Patent Attorneys hired in FY 2008 - 12 new Patent Attorneys hired through mid-FY2009

  8. Recent Trends in Appeal Briefs Filed Timely Decisions Chambers Program • Personnel • 2 Judges • 2 Patent Attorneys • 1 Paralegal • Each Judge is the supervisory back-up of the other • Patent Attorneys review quality and workflow of Paralegal • Cohesive Team

  9. Recent Trends in Appeal Briefs Filed Timely Decisions • Chambers Program • Started October 2008 with 4 chambers • Expanded with 7 additional chambers July 2009 • Expanded with 4 additional chambers Oct 2009 • Total of 31 judges assigned Patent Attorneys out of 80

  10. Recent Trends in Appeal Briefs Filed Human Capital Additional Resources • Hire 9 Judges and 24 Patent Attorneys to report November 2009 and 12 Judges and 5 Patent Attorneys to report June 2010 • Total FY2010 Cost: $6,483,000 • Impact of FY2010-FY2014 hiring plan

  11. Recent Trends in Appeal Briefs Filed Human Capital

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