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Interesting TTAB Statistics in Report to February TPAC Meeting

Some interesting TTAB statistics were provided at the February 2010 TPAC meeting. (document here). New appeals and oppositions are down, final decisions are down, in first quarter of FY 2010 (Oct. - Dec. 2009): presumably the effect of a struggling economy. TBMP revision under way.· TTAB Receipts ? First Quarter of FY10 compared to FY09o New Appeals: 832, down 11% from 934 received first quarter FY09o New Oppositions: 1104, down 25% from 1470 received first quarter FY09o New Cancellations: 357, almost the same as 355 received first quarter FY09o Cases maturing for final decision on merits: 131, down 42 % from the 225 maturing in the first quarter of FY09· Pendency ? First Quarter of FY10 compared to FY09o Final Decisions on Merits: 9.1 weeks (6...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on March 07, 2010 (boomark / email).