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186 OTHER ACCOMPANYING INFORMATION TABLE 12 STATUTORY INVENTION REGISTRATIONS PUBLISHED (FY 2008 - 2012) Assignee 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Air Force 3 2 - 1 - Navy 6 3 5 7 3 Veterans Affairs - - - 1 - Other Than U.S. Government 12 4 12 6 4 Total 21 9 17 15 7 - Represents zero. TABLE 13 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCY PATENTS 1 (FY 2008 - FY 2012) 3 Activity 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 TOTAL Agriculture 27 24 39 44 52 186 Air Force 36 45 51 40 51 223 Army 134 119 136 141 146 676 Attorney General - - 1 1 - 2 Commerce 3 5 10 15 11 44 Energy 20 17 42 25 36 140 Environmental Protection Agency 10 9 9 12 16 56 Health, Education, and Welfare/ Health and Human Services 101 105 128 146 137 617 Interior 1 4 4 1 3 13 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 72 86 89 106 106 459 Navy 241 230 284 300 366 1,421 National Security Agency 16 15 24 11 10 76 National Science Foundation - - 1 - 1 2 Postal Service 19 14 37 25 39 134 State Department - - - - 1 1 Transportation - - 1 - - 1 Tennessee Valley Authority 1 - 1 - - 2 USA2 3 3 5 3 6 20 Veterans Affairs 8 10 9 13 9 49 Total 692 686 871 883 990 4,848 - Represents zero. 1 Data in this table represent utility patents assigned to agencies at the time of patent issue. Data subject to minor revisions. 2 United States of America - no agency indicated in database. 3 Past years’ data may have been revised from prior year reports to reflect patent withdrawal information that was updated during the year. It is not uncommon for the withdrawal status of patents issued in prior years to change. PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT: FISCAL YEAR 2012
TABLE 14A EX PARTE REEXAMINATION (FY 2008 - FY 2012) Activity 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Requests filed, total 680 658 780 759 747 By patent owner 87 67 63 104 683 By third party 593 591 717 654 64 Commissioner ordered - - - 1 - Determinations on requests, total 666 614 662 773 548 Requests granted: By examiner 626 574 606 685 502 By petition - - 1 6 4 Requests denied 40 40 55 82 42 Requests known to have related litigation 316 372 347 349 311 Filings by discipline, total 680 658 780 759 747 Chemical 138 120 137 143 149 Electrical 305 335 414 395 398 Mechanical 237 203 229 221 192 Design - - - - 8 - Represents zero. TABLE 14B INTER PARTES REEXAMINATION (FY 2008 - FY 2012) Activity 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Requests filed, total 168 258 281 374 640 Determinations on requests, total 150 229 231 366 354 Requests granted: 142 218 224 344 325 By examiner 142 217 224 342 320 By petition - 1 - 2 5 Requests denied 8 11 7 22 29 Requests known to have related litigation 115 220 196 280 311 Filings by discipline, total 168 258 281 374 640 Chemical 38 35 45 57 116 Electrical 67 153 174 216 316 Mechanical 63 70 62 101 204 Design - - - - 4 - Represents zero. OTHER ACCOMPANYING INFORMATION www.uspto.gov 187
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Table of Contents Message from the
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4 MESSAGE FROM THE UNDER SECRETARY
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Management's Discussion and Analysi
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the Patent Public Advisory Committe
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America Invents Act President Obama
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There are 11 Strategic Plan perform
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What is a patent? A patent is an in
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Strategic Goal 1: Optimize Patent Q
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OBJECTIVE 2: Increase patent applic
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FIGURE 8 Cumulative Total PPH Filin
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measure. Note that FY 2011 was the
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E-petitions allow applicants to obt
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What is a trademark or service mark
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Strategic Goal 2: Optimize Trademar
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TABLE 13 Measure: Trademark Final C
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was formed to work with applicants
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the number of highly-qualified pate
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