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`April 2023
`IPR, PGR
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`IPR
`740
`98%
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`752
`Total
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`PGR
`12
`2%
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`Trial types include Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Post Grant Review (PGR).
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`Petitions filed by technology
`(FY23 through April: Oct. 1, 2022 to Apr. 30, 2023)
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`Mechanical &
`Business Method
`147
`20%
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`Chemical
`21
`3%
`Bio/Pharma
`55
`7%
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`Design
`5
`1%
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`752
`Total
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`Electrical/Computer
`524
`70%
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`4
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`126
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`101
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`114
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`111
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`118
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`99
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`4
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`3
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`4
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`Apr May
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`Jun
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`6
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`Jul
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`4
`
`2
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`Aug
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`Sep
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`IPR
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`103
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`PGR
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`1
`Oct
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`112
`
`110
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`(740 IPRs in FY23)
`127
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`103
`
`108
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`77
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`(12 PGRs in FY23)
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`1
`Nov
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`2
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`4
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`Dec
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`Jan
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`3
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`0
`Feb Mar
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`1
`Apr
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`5
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`by Petition
`63%
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`859
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`510
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`56%
`648
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`512
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`58%
`702
`
`504
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`Instituted
`Denied
`66%
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`68%
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`769
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`397
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`462
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`221
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`FY19
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`FY20
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`FY21
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`FY22
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`FY23 YTD
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`6
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`by Patent
`70%
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`667
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`290
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`64%
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`567
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`320
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`66%
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`645
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`338
`
`Instituted
`Denied
`69%
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`73%
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`661
`
`296
`
`415
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`154
`
`FY19
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`FY20
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`FY21
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`FY22
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`FY23 YTD
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`7
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`Bio/Pharma
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`Chemical
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`Design
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`Electrical/Computer
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`Mechanical &
`Business Method
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`48% (26 of 54)
`
`50% (14 of 28)
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`75% (3 of 4)
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`72% (290 of 404)
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`67% (129 of 193)
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`Institution rate for each technology is calculated by dividing petitions instituted by
`decisions on institution (i.e., petitions instituted plus petitions denied). The outcomes
`of decisions on institution responsive to requests for rehearing are excluded.
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`Settlement Rate
`31%
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`Settlements
`Post-
`Institution
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`502
`
`243
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`Pre-
`Institution 259
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`32%
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`465
`192
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`273
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`27%
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`339
`165
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`174
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`22%
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`309
`146
`163
`
`FY19
`FY20
`FY21
`FY22
`Settlement rate is calculated by dividing total settlements by concluded proceedings in
`each fiscal year (i.e., denied institution, settled, dismissed, requested adverse judgment,
`and final written decision), excluding joined cases.
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`30%
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`248
`
`131
`117
`FY23 YTD
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