`Commissioner for Patents
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313‐1450
`www.uspto.gov
`
`Ex Parte Reexamination Filing Data ‐ September 30, 2014
`
`1. Total requests filed since start of Ex Parte reexam on 07/01/81.…………................................................
`a. By patent owner
`3833
`b. by other member of the public
`9217
`c. By order of Commissioner
`167
`
`13217
`29%
`70%
`1%
`
`2. Number of Filings by dicipline
`a. Chemical Operation
`b. Electrical Operation
`c. Mechanical Operation
`d. Design Patents
`
`3. Annual Ex Parte Reexam Filings
`Fiscal Yr.
`No
`Fiscal Yr.
`1981
`78 (3 mos.)
`1989
`1982
`187
`1990
`1983
`186
`1991
`1984
`189
`1992
`1985
`230
`1993
`1986
`232
`1994
`1987
`240
`1995
`1988
`268
`1996
`
`No
`243
`297
`307
`392
`359
`379
`392
`418
`
`Fiscal Yr.
`1997
`1998
`1999
`2000
`2001
`2002
`2003
`2004
`
`No
`376
`350
`385
`318
`296
`272
`392
`441
`
`Fiscal Yr.
`2005
`2006
`2007
`2008
`2009
`2010
`2011
`2012
`
`No
`524
`511
`643
`680
`658
`780
`759
`787
`
`3516
`5167
`4330
`204
`
`27%
`39%
`33%
`2%
`
`Fiscal Yr.
`2013
`2014
`
`No
`305
`343
`
`4. Number known to be in litigation…………........................................................................
`
`4362
`
`33%
`
`5. Decisions on requests………….....................................................................................
`a. No. granted
`(1) By examiner
`(2) By Director (on petition)
`b. No. denied
`(1) By examiner
`(2) Reexam vacated
`
`6. Total examiner denials (includes denials reversed by Director)…………........................
`a. Patent owner requester
`b. Third party requester
`
`7. Overall reexamination pendency (Filing date to certificate issue date)........................
`a. Average pendency
`b. Median pendency
`
` 1 Total decisions on requests does not include requests that have been vacated or are pending.
`1/3
`data as of 9/30/2014
`
`11402
`11271
`131
`1027
`990
`37
`
`665
`621
`
`12429
`92%
`
`8%
`
`1067
`62%
`58%
`
`22.3 (mos.)
`15.9 (mos.)
`
`IBG 1047
`IBG v. Trading Technologies
`CBM2015-00179
`
`0001
`
`
`
`8. Reexam certificate claim analysis:
`
`3rd Party Comm'r
`Owner
`Requester Requester
`Initiate
`
`a. All claims confirmed
`b. All calims cancled
`c. Claims changed
`
`6%
`3%
`21%
`
`15%
`9%
`44%
`
`0%
`0%
`1%
`
`Overall
`
`22%
`12%
`66%
`
`9. Total ex parte reexamination certificates issued (1981 – present) ………………………
`a. Certificates with all claims confirmed
`2303
`b. Certificates with all claims canceled
`1301
`c. Certificates with claims changes
`7094
`
`10698
`22%
`12%
`66%
`
`10. Reexam claim analysis – requester is patent owner or 3rd party or Commissioner initiated.
`a. Certificates – PATENT OWNER REQUESTER
`3256
`a. All claims confirmed
`21%
`b. All calims cancled
`9%
`c. Claims changed
`70%
`b. Certificates – 3rd PARTY REQUESTER
`7272
`a. All claims confirmed
`22%
`b. All calims cancled
`13%
`c. Claims changed
`65%
`c. Certificates – COMMISSIONER INITIATED REEXAM
`170
`a. All claims confirmed
`11%
`b. All calims cancled
`26%
`c. Claims changed
`63%
`
`685
`289
`2282
`
`1600
`967
`4705
`
`18
`45
`107
`
` 1 Total decisions on requests does not include requests that have been vacated or are pending.
`
`data as of 9/30/2014
`
`2/3
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