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USPTO Data

13) Request for Continued Examination 14) Monthly Inter Partes Review and
(RCE) Backlog Covered Business Method Petitions Filed

200
IPR
120,000 180
CBM
112,000
160
104,000
140
96,000
Number of Pending Requests 88,000 100
120
80,000
80
72,000
60
64,000
40
56,000
Source: U.S. Patent Source: U.S. Patent
48,000 and Trademark 20 and Trademark
Office Patents Office, BPAI Process
Dashboard, and Production
40,000 0 Report
Sept-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14
01/11 07/11 01/12 07/12 01/13 07/13 01/14 June 2014

15) Ex Parte Patent Application Appeals 16) Filings in Pre-AIA After-Grant Proceedings

Ex Parte Reexam
800
30,000 Cases Pending at Requests
End of Fiscal Year Inter Partes Reexam
27,500 Requests
Cases Received 700 Interferences
25,000
22,500 600
20,000
17,500 500

Appeals 15,000 Proceedings 400
12,500
10,000
300
7,500
5,000
200 Source: USPTO
2,500 Source: BPAI Performance and
Process Production Accountability
0 Report FY Report FY 2013
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2002-2013 100 and USPTO
Patents
Dashboard, April
0 2014
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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