Table 5: Summary of Pending Patent Applications
| Stage of processing | Utility, plant and
reissue applications |
Design
applications |
Total patent
applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pending patent applications, total | 808,900 | 28,958 | 837,858 |
| In preexamination processing, total | 100,049 | 4,420 | 104,469 |
| Under examination, total | 633,694 | 18,004 | 651,698 |
| Undocketed | 129,311 | 4,411 | 133,722 |
| Awaiting first action by examiner | 279,518 | 10,976 | 290,494 |
| Rejected, awaiting response by applicant | 165,477 | 2,000 | 167,477 |
| Amended, awaiting action by examiner | 46,450 | 528 | 46,978 |
| In interference | 352 | 0 | 352 |
On appeal, and other
1
|
12,586 | 89 | 12,675 |
|
In postexamination processing, total |
75,157 | 6,534 | 81,691 |
| Awaiting issue fee | 42,371 | 3,404 | 45,775 |
| Awaiting printing
2
|
29,690 | 3,129 | 32,819 |
| D-10s (secret cases in condition for allowance) | 3,096 | 1 | 3,097 |
Notes:
1: Includes cases on appeal and undergoing petitions. (back to text)
2: Includes withdrawn cases. (back to text)
