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Patent Public Advisory Committee
Quarterly Meeting
Patent Operations Update
Andrew Faile
Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
August 20, 2015
Total Serialized and RCE Filings FY 2002 – FY 2015 (through August 12)
491,245 filings received as of August 12, 2015.
FY 2015 total UPR filing growth rate is projected to be -1.8% over FY 2014.
FY 2014 total UPR filing growth rate was 2.8% (582,203 applications). 3
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
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450,000
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550,000
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received)
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Appl
icatio
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Fiscal Year
RCE Filings Serialized Filings
Design Filings FY 2009 – FY 2015 (through August 12)
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0
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20,000
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (actualfilings
received)
Appli
catio
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Fiscal Year
Filings Projected
31,532 filings received as of August 12, 2015.
Actual Monthly UPR Filings Received vs. Planned
Filings in FY 2015
5
0
5,000
10,000
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20,000
25,000
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pli
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Actual Filings Planned Filings
Actual Monthly Serialized and RCE Filings Received
in FY 2015 (through July)
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10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
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35,000
40,000
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Serialized Filings RCE Filings
Total Filings by Technology Center FY 2010 – FY 2015 (projected)
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10,000
20,000
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60,000
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20151600 1700 2100 2400 2600 2800 3600 3700
RCE Filings by Technology Center FY 2010 – FY 2015 (projected)
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10,000
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14,000
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18,000
20,000
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24,000
26,000
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
1600 1700 2100 2400 2600 2800 3600 3700
Monthly Serialized and RCE Filings Received in Class
705 (Business Methods) Between April 2014 and
June 2015
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Serialized Filings RCE Filings
Unexamined Patent Application Inventory FY 2011 – FY 2015 (through August 12)
FY 2014 Result: 605,646. 10
320,000360,000400,000440,000480,000520,000560,000600,000640,000680,000720,000760,000
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566,073 Unexamined Applications as of August 12, 2015.
Optimal Inventory by FY 2019 : 358,500
Design Unexamined Application Inventory FY 2011 – FY 2015 (through July)
FY 2014 Result: 37,303. 11
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10,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,000
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39,635 Unexamined Applications as of July 2015.
RCE Inventory FY 2010 – FY 2015 (through August 12)
FY 2014 result: 46,441.
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35,354 as of August 12, 2015.
Pendency From RCE Filing to Next Action as of July 2015: 3.4 Months
RCE CSI Changes (Nov 2009)
AFCP (March 2012)
QPIDS (May 2012)
RCE Count Change (March 2013)
RCE Audit (July 2013)
Percent of Backlog Over 4 Months: 30.7%
Unexamined Patent Application Inventory by
Technology Center FY 2009 – FY 2015 (through July)
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30,000
50,000
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110,000
130,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015-July
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Unexamined Patent Application Inventory Per Examiner
by Technology Center FY 2009 – FY 2015 (through July)
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Average Total Pendency FY 2015 Target : 27.7 months
Average First Action Pendency FY 2015 Target : 16.2 months
First Action Pendency and Total Pendency FY 2011 – FY 2015 (through July)
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FY1
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FY1
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FY1
8-Q
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FY1
9-Q
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First Action Pendency Total Pendency
Total Pendency as of July 2015: 26.6 months.
First Action Pendency as of July 2015: 17.6 months.
Forward Looking Pendency as of July 2015: 14.2 Months
First Action Pendency by Technology Center FY 2011 – FY 2015 (through July)
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FY11-Q4 FY12-Q1 FY12-Q2 FY12-Q3 FY12-Q4 FY13-Q1 FY13-Q2 FY13-Q3 FY13-Q4 FY14-Q1 FY14-Q2 FY14-Q3 FY14-Q4 FY15-Q1 FY15-Q2 07/15
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First Action Pendency by Workgroup July 2015
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Workgroup
Design First Action Pendency and Total
Pendency (through July)
) FY 2011 – FY 2015 (through June)
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17.0
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Design First Action Pendency Design Total Pendency
Design Total Pendency as of July 2015: 19.6 months.
First Action Pendency as of July 2015: 14.6 months.
Total Pendency by Technology Center FY 2011 – FY 2015 (through July)
19
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FY11-Q4 FY12-Q1 FY12-Q2 FY12-Q3 FY12-Q4 FY13-Q1 FY13-Q2 FY13-Q3 FY13-Q4 FY14-Q1 FY14-Q2 FY14-Q3 FY14-Q4 FY15-Q1 FY15-Q2 07/15
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Average UPR Examiner Attrition Rate Less Transfers and Retirees and Overall Attrition Rate FY 2001 – FY 2015 (July)
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12-Month Rolling Average Attrition Rate Less Transfers and Retirees: 4.17%
12-Month Rolling Average Overall Attrition Rate: 5.58%
Projected FY 15 Attrition Rate: 5%
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%
10%11%12%
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Attrition Rate Less Transfers and Retirees Overall Attrition Rate
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Perc
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Allowance Rate, Including RCEs Allowance Rate, Less RCEs
12-Month Rolling Average Allowance Rate, by Quarter
and 12-Month Rolling Average Allowance Rate,
less RCE Abandonments by Quarter
FY 2009 – FY 2015 (July)
21
12-Month Rolling Average Allowance Rate as of July: 53.7%
12-Month Rolling Average Allowance Rate Less RCE Abandonments: as of July: 71.0%
Track One Filings (through August 12)
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Petitions
Received October November December January February March April May June July August September Total
FY 11 855 855
FY 12 390 302 285 292 371 442 457 516 436 470 517 559 5,037
FY 13 505 513 575 504 468 1,029 400 508 530 584 642 636 6,894
FY 14 715 570 732 650 629 1,028 822 803 795 796 673 911 9,124
FY 15 833 633 758 661 665 866 778 768 877 868 169 7,876
Percent of Small and
Micro Entity
Applications
*Number of Micro
Entiity Applications
Track One
Requests Filed
After an RCE
51.9% 1,383 2,256
*Micro entity status was implemented March 19, 2013
Questions and Comments
Andrew Faile Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
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