Inputs

Level 2 ###
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd
Quarter Quarter Quarter 4th Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10
Total UPR Filings 40,782 75,242 119,072 153,302 189,174 231,814 270,531 305,561 347,137 385,056 421,011 460,924 37,792 74,381 116,331 149,438 186,065 232,468 273,773
RCE Filings 11,024 20,561 31,449 42,158 53,344 66,407 79,059 90,055 102,688 115,150 126,603 138,189 11,304 22,936 33,141 43,886 56,354 71,643 85,447
% RCE of Total 27.0% 27.3% 26.4% 27.5% 28.2% 28.6% 29.2% 29.5% 29.6% 29.9% 30.1% 30.0% 29.9% 30.8% 28.5% 29.4% 30.3% 30.8% 31.2%
Design Filings ~ 2,473 4,519 6,701 8,675 10,399 12,733 14,845 16,864 19,054 21,347 23,301 25,575 2,317 4,451 6,931 9,180 11,190 13,986 16,585
Green Tech Petitions received 325 676 800 876 943
% of Green Tech Petitions Approved 10.4% 39.8% 35.9% 37.3%

Quality
Level 2
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd
Quarter Quarter Quarter 4th Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10
Final Disposition Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg) 94.0% 93.8% 94.1% 94.4% 94.5% 95.7% 96.6%
In-Process Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg) 93.4% 93.9% 94.1% 93.6% 94.1% 94.4% 95.1%
FAOM Search Review
Complete FAOM Review
Quality Index Report (QIR) (12 month rolling avg) 83.5% 83.4% 84.2% 85.9% 87.9% 89.1%
External Quality Survey 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.8
Internal Quality Survey
Quality Composite Score

Outputs
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd
Level 2 Quarter Quarter Quarter 4th Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10
UPR Allowance rate * 38.0% 40.6% 42.3% 41.2% 40.6% 40.5% 40.3% 40.3% 40.6% 40.3% 40.4% 41.3% 38.1% 43.3% 44.3% 44.0% 43.7% 44.2% 44.0%
Allowance rate without RCE abandonments * 57.9% 59.5% 60.3% 59.0% 58.6% 58.4% 58.0% 57.8% 57.8% 57.3% 57.2% 57.4% 56.4% 57.4% 57.1% 57.1% 57.3% 58.3% 58.6%
Actions per disposal 2.70 2.79 2.85 2.90 2.91 2.91 2.89 2.86 2.84 2.80 2.77 2.73 2.18 2.27 2.29 2.28 2.27 2.34 2.35
Number of Allowances * 10,960 24,450 40,378 56,063 68,200 84,341 97,839 112,736 130,091 150,230 165,602 189,120 13,484 33,418 55,183 79,056 95,601 115,322 131,255
Number of Final Rejections * 17,072 36,391 58,943 86,896 103,885 123,308 142,563 161,781 180,926 206,462 223,277 238,497 15,877 40,370 63,946 91,552 109,309 133,566 151,322
UPR Production Units (cumulative) 27,123 58,547 96,203 136,589 170,037 213,618 248,090 285,084 327,351 360,401 414,528 463,922 29,985 66,646 108,881 157,260 190,444 231,877 266,142
UPR First Action on Merits (cumulative) 25,415 56,920 96,882 137,174 172,024 219,085 253,382 290,147 334,591 365,963 419,151 469,946 24,533 55,468 93,814 134,914 162,164 202,752 233,774
UPR Disposals (cumulative) 28,831 60,183 95,523 136,003 168,050 208,151 242,798 280,020 320,111 372,336 409,905 457,897 35,436 77,822 123,945 179,602 218,720 260,998 298,506
UPR Backlog 753,469 758,584 760,775 764,352 762,693 744,227 743,912 741,716 733,339 733,273 725,833 718,835 722,835 724,458 731,399 735,691 739,243 728,323 733,625
RCE Backlog 15,507 16,241 15,131 17,209 18,359 16,671 17,964 19,022 17,209 19,666 19,555 14,620 17,763 18,114 14,226 14,378 18,480 22,009 30,280
Design Backlog ~ 21,282 21,391 20,792 20,879 20,445 19,284 19,218 19,079 18,262 18,590 17,761 17,126 17,409 17,297 17,257 17,573 17,773 17,466 18,229
Clearing the Oldest Patent Applications (COPA)
COPA (2.0)
Inputs
Level 2
4th 1st 2nd 3rd
3rd Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11
Total UPR Filings 311,308 357,002 396,900 437,530 481,483 ### 40,185 80,741 127,352 165,610 203,127 249,619 289,014 329,402 375,925 414,042 457,211
RCE Filings 97,387 112,513 126,183 139,604 153,312 ### 12,802 25,806 38,576 51,221 63,397 76,464 88,705 100,933 114,727 126,917 140,132
% RCE of Total 31.3% 31.5% 31.8% 31.9% 31.8% ### 31.9% 32.0% 30.3% 30.9% 31.2% 30.6% 30.7% 30.6% 30.5% 30.7% 30.6%
Design Filings ~ 18,866 21,501 23,757 26,176 28,577 2,478 4,842 7,413 9,903 12,101 14,830 17,377 19,987 22,678 24,940 27,550
Green Tech Petitions received 1,015 1,249 1,382 1,477 1,563 1,595 1,761 2,101 2,388 2,553 3,101 3,251 3,527 3,743 3,905 4,152
% of Green Tech Petitions Approved 36.8% 37.7% 47.0% 48.5% 48.9% 51.2% 52.7% 53.8% 56.0% 57.2% 57.1% 57.5% 59.2% 60.0% 60.8% 61.6%

Quality
Level 2
4th 1st 2nd 3rd
3rd Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11
Final Disposition Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg) 96.2% 96.0% 96.6% 96.4% 96.3% 96.3% 96.4% 96.2% 96.1% 95.5% 95.3% 95.7% 95.6% 95.4% 95.9% 95.5%
In-Process Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg) 95.0% 94.6% 95.4% 95.1% 94.9% 94.9% 95.1% 94.9% 95.5% 95.1% 94.8% 95.0% 94.9% 94.7% 95.7% 95.3%
FAOM Search Review 90.8% 93.4%
Complete FAOM Review 89.7% 90.0%
Quality Index Report (QIR) (12 month rolling avg) 89.5% 89.3% 88.9% 88.9% 89.1%
External Quality Survey 1.8 3.6 3.6 2.7 2.7
Internal Quality Survey 4.2 4.2
Quality Composite Score 25.5 26.4

Outputs
4th 1st 2nd 3rd
Level 2 3rd Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11
UPR Allowance rate * 44.3% 44.7% 44.7% 45.0% 45.6% 40.5% 43.8% 45.6% 45.2% 45.5% 46.2% 46.3% 46.5% 47.0% 47.0% 47.1%
Allowance rate without RCE abandonments * 59.1% 59.7% 60.1% 60.2% 61.1% 60.0% 62.0% 62.3% 62.4% 62.6% 62.9% 62.9% 63.1% 63.4% 63.6% 63.8%
Actions per disposal 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.42 2.34 2.39 2.42 2.41 2.41 2.43 2.44 2.46 2.49 2.49 2.50
Number of Allowances * 149,288 169,805 195,931 214,434 240,438 12,940 30,609 50,712 74,038 92,839 115,831 132,878 150,671 171,171 195,787 214,277
Number of Final Rejections * 171,488 192,860 221,970 239,174 258,436 15,692 33,196 51,490 76,054 94,433 116,338 134,385 152,282 170,064 193,783 210,524
UPR Production Units (cumulative) 301,912 343,354 395,191 432,971 487,126 27,952 63,819 105,900 153,997 192,412 240,299 275,843 312,690 356,656 408,691 446,889
UPR First Action on Merits (cumulative) 266,482 306,371 352,196 389,292 447,485 23,973 57,733 100,565 144,308 180,692 229,936 264,721 301,247 349,351 400,914 439,059
UPR Disposals (cumulative) 337,338 380,336 438,186 476,650 526,767 31,931 69,904 111,234 163,686 204,131 250,662 286,964 324,133 363,960 416,467 454,719
UPR Backlog 735,669 735,429 737,420 728,055 708,535 716,428 719,176 721,831 718,857 715,461 708,912 706,778 703,175 695,086 689,226 683,991
RCE Backlog 32,150 35,569 35,569 42,100 40,939 48,680 51,782 52,048 54,766 56,757 57,435 60,370 62,854 62,352 65,334 67,824
Design Backlog ~ 18,590 18,539 18,945 18,754 17,796 18,699 19,324 19,438 19,982 20,291 20,308 21,007 21,832 21,823 21,987 22,138
Clearing the Oldest Patent Applications (COPA) 312,759 299,099 282,118 261,138 242,146 223,780 197,583 178,392 157,608 131,748 103,242 83,845
COPA (2.0)
Inputs
Level 2
4th
Quarter
Sep-11
Total UPR Filings 506,924 ###
RCE Filings 152,644 ###
% RCE of Total 30.1% ###
Design Filings ~ 30,247
Green Tech Petitions received 4,297
% of Green Tech Petitions Approved 62.2%

Quality
Level 2
4th
Quarter
Sep-11
Final Disposition Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg) 95.4%
In-Process Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg) 95.2%
FAOM Search Review 94.6%
Complete FAOM Review 90.9%
Quality Index Report (QIR) (12 month rolling avg) 89.5%
External Quality Survey 3.0
Internal Quality Survey 4.3
Quality Composite Score 30.7

Outputs
4th
Level 2 Quarter
Sep-11
UPR Allowance rate * 48.0%
Allowance rate without RCE abandonments * 64.4%
Actions per disposal 2.51
Number of Allowances * 243,897
Number of Final Rejections * 230,911
UPR Production Units (cumulative) 507,105
UPR First Action on Merits (cumulative) 505,651
UPR Disposals (cumulative) 508,559
UPR Backlog 669,625
RCE Backlog 63,487
Design Backlog ~ 21,342
Clearing the Oldest Patent Applications (COPA) 55,117
COPA (2.0) 260,000
Inputs
Level 2
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13
Total UPR Filings 38,788 79,271 126,367 167,760 210,747 258,991 302,386 347,091 394,231 437,641 485,027 533,308 43,898 89,318 138,376 182,536 227,011
RCE Filings 11,666 23,767 36,168 50,410 64,880 78,706 92,220 105,494 118,778 132,390 146,177 157,817 13,684 27,237 39,940 53,874 67,353
% RCE of Total 30.1% 30.0% 28.6% 30.0% 30.8% 30.4% 30.5% 30.4% 30.1% 30.3% 30.1% 29.6% 31.2% 30.5% 28.9% 29.5% 29.7%
Design Filings ~ 2,442 5,049 7,630 10,148 12,730 15,663 18,361 21,365 24,286 26,951 29,705 32,258 2,793 5,548 8,166 10,813 13,509
Green Tech Petitions received 4,437 4,961 5,162 5,364 5,550 - - - - - - -
% of Green Tech Petitions Approved 62.1% 63.5% 64.6% 65.1% 66.4% - - - - - - -

Quality
Level 2
1st 2nd 4th 1st
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13
Final Disposition Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg) 95.4% 95.5% 95.4% 95.9% 96.2% 96.3% 96.7% 96.6% 96.6% 96.6% 96.5% 96.6% 96.6% 96.6% 96.6% 96.6% 96.4%
In-Process Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg) 95.2% 95.3% 95.2% 96.3% 96.0% 96.0% 96.2% 96.1% 96.1% 96.2% 96.0% 95.9% 95.9% 95.9% 95.9% 95.6% 95.6%
FAOM Search Review 95.1% 95.6% 95.6% 95.6% 97.0% 96.9% 96.4% 96.6% 96.5% 97.0% 97.2% 97.2% 97.2% 96.9% 97.1% 97.1%
Complete FAOM Review 90.8% 91.0% 91.0% 90.9% 91.5% 91.4% 90.7% 90.8% 90.9% 91.1% 91.2% 91.2% 91.2% 91.2% 91.0% 90.8%
Quality Index Report (QIR) (12 month rolling avg) 89.4% 89.5% 89.5% 89.5% 89.6% 89.6% 89.6% 90.1% 90.1% 89.7% 89.8% 89.8% 89.8% 89.8% 89.8% 89.8%
External Quality Survey 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2
Internal Quality Survey 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4
Quality Composite Score 35.2 43.9 49.3 65.5 68.8 63.8 66.1 66.4 66.3 72.4 72.4 72.4 72.0 70.6 68.6

Outputs
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st
Level 2 Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13
UPR Allowance rate * 46.7% 48.8% 50.1% 49.0% 49.1% 49.8% 49.7% 49.9% 50.4% 50.4% 50.7% 51.4% 46.7% 49.4% 51.0% 50.2% 50.6%
Allowance rate without RCE abandonments * 64.7% 65.9% 66.2% 65.8% 66.4% 67.0% 66.8% 66.9% 67.2% 67.5% 67.8% 68.2% 67.8% 68.2% 68.9% 68.1% 68.6%
Actions per disposal 2.49 2.53 2.57 2.53 2.51 2.51 2.49 2.49 2.50 2.49 2.50 2.52 2.43 2.48 2.54 2.52 2.52
Number of Allowances * 14,826 34,655 56,598 82,859 103,970 129,973 161,309 172,414 196,414 227,288 249,692 281,609 14,639 35,173 59,420 86,792 110,298
Number of Final Rejections * 19,711 39,944 59,097 85,261 104,116 124,661 153,088 162,440 180,779 207,779 226,720 250,293 14,330 32,342 52,278 78,958 99,091
UPR Production Units (cumulative) 28,209 66,647 112,073 163,799 204,619 255,629 294,445 335,992 383,273 440,962 483,139 545,069 29,431 68,616 117,255 171,799 216,434
UPR First Action on Merits (cumulative) 24,643 62,320 111,068 158,619 197,597 250,322 267,614 326,355 376,742 431,069 473,446 542,081 27,477 65,990 117,977 170,700 215,118
UPR Disposals (cumulative) 31,775 70,974 113,077 168,979 211,641 260,935 280,378 345,629 389,804 450,854 492,831 548,056 31,365 71,241 116,532 172,897 217,750
UPR Backlog 671,709 668,466 662,457 657,378 653,218 644,775 644,387 641,142 632,981 627,367 623,168 608,283 608,456 606,522 603,898 597,579 593,339
RCE Backlog 70,435 73,851 73,464 78,872 83,632 84,998 88,804 91,700 92,045 95,884 99,274 95,200 102,022 104,725 103,784 109,257 111,924
Design Backlog ~ 22,065 22,733 22,884 23,220 23,673 23,752 24,547 25,204 25,435 25,814 26,240 25,529 26,421 27,107 27,227 27,661 28,082
Clearing the Oldest Patent Applications (COPA)
COPA (2.0) 241,564 217,543 186,279 162,459 139,986 110,454 91,086 69,918 45,531 28,163 13,728 0
Inputs
Level 2
2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Mar-13 Apr-13 May-13 Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14
Total UPR Filings 298,804 339,323 382,964 428,838 473,177 519,391 566,399 48,288 92,603 145,488 192,061 237,023 295,584 342,504 388,954 438,965 486,273 531,492 582,203
RCE Filings 80,310 94,618 108,241 121,175 135,589 150,200 164,072 15,480 29,376 44,380 60,055 74,969 89,844 104,780 118,560 132,823 147,358 161,151 175,066
% RCE of Total 26.9% 27.9% 28.3% 28.3% 28.7% 28.9% 29.0% 32.1% 31.7% 30.5% 31.3% 31.6% 30.4% 30.6% 30.5% 30.3% 30.3% 30.3% 30.1%
Design Filings ~ 17,871 20,358 23,591 26,616 29,579 32,286 35,065 3,160 6,005 9,142 12,256 14,992 18,040 21,200 24,328 27,273 30,226 33,245 36,254
Green Tech Petitions received
% of Green Tech Petitions Approved

Quality
Level 2
2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Mar-13 Apr-13 May-13 Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14
Final Disposition Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg) 96.5% 96.5% 96.2% 96.2% 96.2% 96.2% 96.2% 96.2% 96.2% 96.2% 96.2% 96.2% 96.6% 96.6% 96.6% 96.6% 96.6% 96.6% 96.9%
In-Process Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg) 95.6% 95.6% 96.1% 96.2% 96.2% 96.2% 96.3% 96.3% 96.3% 96.1% 96.1% 96.1% 95.9% 95.9% 95.9% 95.5% 95.5% 95.5% 95.5%
FAOM Search Review 97.0% 97.0% 97.4% 97.4% 97.4% 97.4% 97.6% 97.6% 97.6% 97.9% 97.9% 97.9% 97.4% 97.4% 97.4% 97.4% 97.4% 97.4% 97.2%
Complete FAOM Review 90.5% 90.5% 90.4% 90.6% 90.6% 90.6% 90.5% 90.5% 90.5% 91.6% 91.6% 91.6% 91.1% 91.1% 91.1% 90.5% 90.5% 90.5% 90.6%
Quality Index Report (QIR) (12 month rolling avg) 89.9% 89.9% 90.2% 90.2% 90.2% 90.2% 90.8% 90.8% 90.8% 91.1% 91.1% 91.1% 91.3% 91.3% 91.3% 91.3% 91.3% 91.3% 91.2%
External Quality Survey 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.4
Internal Quality Survey 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.1
Quality Composite Score 63.6 63.6 64.0 64.9 64.9 64.9 71.9 71.9 71.9 74.4 74.4 74.4 75.9 75.9 75.9 72.7 72.7 72.7 75.0

Outputs
2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Level 2 Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Mar-13 Apr-13 May-13 Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14
UPR Allowance rate * 51.1% 51.1% 51.4% 52.1% 52.3% 52.6% 53.5% 45.1% 49.2% 51.0% 50.5% 50.9% 51.3% 51.4% 51.6% 52.1% 52.1% 52.2% 52.8%
Allowance rate without RCE abandonments * 68.8% 68.6% 68.9% 69.4% 69.7% 70.1% 70.7% 65.8% 68.5% 69.6% 69.0% 69.6% 70.0% 69.8% 70.0% 70.2% 70.3% 70.5% 70.7%
Actions per disposal 2.54 2.54 2.54 2.55 2.53 2.53 2.54 2.30 2.35 2.40 2.37 2.36 2.36 2.35 2.35 2.38 2.38 2.40 2.42
Number of Allowances * 136,317 158,214 182,217 209,088 244,891 270,792 309,593 16,113 40,655 66,617 97,229 122,713 150,869 187,751 200,574 227,558 261,205 285,194 322,214
Number of Final Rejections * 120,776 141,184 162,955 184,743 215,957 237,906 266,425 17,402 39,242 60,942 89,974 111,094 133,140 164,940 175,673 196,890 225,115 243,858 268,003
UPR Production Units (cumulative) 269,409 312,472 357,610 408,202 471,775 517,685 586,716 31,452 75,616 123,829 179,822 224,493 275,947 319,751 364,754 415,046 478,217 523,855 594,046
UPR First Action on Merits (cumulative) 272,090 315,083 360,523 414,727 475,337 520,473 595,110 27,192 68,561 117,051 166,991 207,739 258,081 298,061 341,069 393,660 454,622 501,309 578,352
UPR Disposals (cumulative) 266,727 309,861 354,697 401,677 468,213 514,896 578,322 35,711 82,670 130,606 192,653 241,247 293,812 341,441 388,438 437,499 501,811 546,400 609,740
UPR Backlog 607,482 600,149 596,159 591,785 591,173 591,665 584,998 587,637 590,070 595,361 600,053 604,692 616,021 619,204 619,912 616,019 617,704 615,533 605,646
RCE Backlog 111,274 110,863 107,288 100,403 98,045 94,617 78,272 84,493 83,393 79,120 81,827 80,020 74,310 73,418 68,842 61,037 60,988 58,435 46,441
Design Backlog ~ 29,543 29,987 30,777 30,994 31,688 32,048 31,411 32,348 33,275 33,796 34,613 35,153 35,158 36,023 36,857 36,765 37,492 38,164 37,303
Clearing the Oldest Patent Applications (COPA)
COPA (2.0)
Inputs
Level 2

Total UPR Filings

RCE Filings
% RCE of Total
Design Filings ~
Green Tech Petitions received
% of Green Tech Petitions Approved

Quality
Level 2

Final Disposition Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg)

In-Process Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg)
FAOM Search Review
Complete FAOM Review
Quality Index Report (QIR) (12 month rolling avg)
External Quality Survey
Internal Quality Survey
Quality Composite Score

Outputs
Level 2
UPR Allowance rate *
Allowance rate without RCE abandonments *
Actions per disposal
Number of Allowances *
Number of Final Rejections *
UPR Production Units (cumulative)
UPR First Action on Merits (cumulative)
UPR Disposals (cumulative)
UPR Backlog
RCE Backlog
Design Backlog ~
Clearing the Oldest Patent Applications (COPA)
COPA (2.0)
Inputs
Level 2
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Apr-15 May-15 Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16
Total UPR Filings 48,723 90,330 144,234 186,548 229,050 281,655 329,497 374,706 428,762 477,888 524,944 580,327 50,450 98,510 155,132 199,919
RCE Filings 14,546 26,233 40,008 52,768 65,407 79,872 94,529 108,008 123,745 139,021 153,705 168,594 16,244 31,858 47,984 63,140
% RCE of Total 29.9% 29.0% 27.7% 28.3% 28.6% 28.4% 28.7% 28.8% 28.9% 29.1% 29.3% 29.1% 32.2% 32.3% 30.9% 31.6%
Design Filings ~ 3,178 5,791 8,927 11,896 14,649 18,290 21,480 24,694 28,154 31,184 34,467 37,735 3,182 6,136 9,678 12,810
Green Tech Petitions received
% of Green Tech Petitions Approved

Quality
Level 2
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Apr-15 May-15 Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16
Final Disposition Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg) 96.9% 96.9% 97.0% 97.0% 97.0% 96.3% 96.3% 96.3% 96.3% 96.3% 96.3% 96.0% 96.0% 96.0%
In-Process Comp Rate (12 month rolling avg) 95.5% 95.5% 95.6% 95.6% 95.6% 95.3% 95.3% 95.3% 95.3% 95.3% 95.3% 94.9% 94.9% 94.9%
FAOM Search Review 97.2% 97.2% 97.4% 97.4% 97.4% 96.3% 96.3% 96.3% 96.2% 96.2% 96.2% 95.1% 95.1% 95.1%
Complete FAOM Review 90.6% 90.6% 90.8% 90.8% 90.8% 90.5% 90.5% 90.5% 90.3% 90.3% 90.3% 90.0% 90.0% 90.0%
Quality Index Report (QIR) (12 month rolling avg) 91.2% 91.2% 91.3% 91.3% 91.3% 91.1% 91.1% 91.1% 90.8% 90.8% 90.8% 90.6% 90.6% 90.6%
External Quality Survey 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 4.3 4.3 4.3
Internal Quality Survey 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.5
Quality Composite Score 75.0 75.0 76.9 76.9 76.9 60.2 60.2 60.2 58.5 58.5 58.5 42.9 42.9 42.9

Outputs
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st
Level 2 Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Apr-15 May-15 Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16
UPR Allowance rate * 48.5% 50.7% 51.1% 51.7% 52.0% 52.6% 52.6% 52.6% 52.9% 52.8% 52.7% 53.3% 46.0% 47.6% 48.6% 48.4%
Allowance rate without RCE abandonments * 68.4% 69.4% 69.2% 69.2% 69.6% 70.0% 69.9% 70.2% 70.5% 70.4% 70.4% 70.7% 67.8% 68.4% 68.5% 68.2%
Actions per disposal 2.37 2.45 2.46 2.48 2.49 2.50 2.51 2.51 2.53 2.53 2.53 2.55 2.32 2.35 2.37 2.39
Number of Allowances * 25,424 47,715 70,754 94,568 119,248 160,462 185,062 209,156 236,916 260,208 285,002 325,037 26,037 49,244 71,514 95,331
Number of Final Rejections * 23,125 42,420 62,540 83,574 105,904 140,622 163,625 186,116 209,609 232,188 255,360 287,996 28,171 49,986 70,724 93,433
UPR Production Units (cumulative) 48,763 91,152 135,236 182,078 228,173 307,792 354,312 400,183 454,666 497,824 544,827 620,807 50,432 94,251 136,260 184,974
UPR First Action on Merits (cumulative) 45,110 88,147 132,422 181,200 227,179 310,590 356,566 402,483 461,249 502,758 549,330 632,337 43,713 84,974 125,478 173,155
UPR Disposals (cumulative) 52,415 94,156 138,050 182,955 229,166 304,994 352,057 397,883 448,082 492,890 540,323 609,277 57,151 103,527 147,041 196,792
UPR Backlog 609,923 606,710 610,227 602,265 598,284 594,861 585,811 579,221 569,906 569,624 566,100 553,221 558,091 557,163 565,811 561,585
RCE Backlog 50,622 48,099 44,427 42,162 41,674 39,222 38,362 37,364 32,741 35,986 36,753 26,901 35,621 35,613 34,834 36,384
Design Backlog ~ 38,094 38,201 38,449 38,257 38,413 39,051 39,300 39,439 39,208 39,635 40,177 39,196 40,078 40,078 40,768 40,807
Clearing the Oldest Patent Applications (COPA)
COPA (2.0)
Pendency
Level 2
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd
Quarter Quarter Quarter 4th Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10
Forward Looking First Action Pendency 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.6 26.9 26.9 26.8 26.5 26.5 26.3 26.0 26.1 26.1 25.9 25.8 26.0 27.2 27.4
Traditional First Action Pendency (months) 25.7 25.8 25.7 25.9 26.2 26.9 26.7 26.3 25.6 25.3 25.4 25.8 26.1 26.1 25.9 25.8 26.0 27.2 27.4
Traditional Total Pendency (months) 32.4 33.3 33.5 33.8 33.4 33.7 33.9 33.8 33.9 34.0 34.3 34.6 34.5 34.7 34.8 34.6 34.7 34.6 34.9
Total Pendency Including RCEs 39.3 38.8 39.6 39.8 39.6 40.0 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.6 40.8 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.4 41.4 41.6 41.9
Pendency From Filing to Board Decision (months) 67.3 67.2 67.7 67.6 68.3 68.2 69.4 69.4 70.2 70.0 70.7 71.0 71.7 71.5 72.1 72.2 72.8 73.6 74.2
Pendency of RCEs (months) 58.2 57.0 57.3 58.1 58.1 58.4 58.5 58.9 58.9 59.8 59.8 59.9 60.2 59.3 59.1 59.8 61.6 60.4 61.1
Pendency of Continuations (months) 73.5 73.3 72.2 72.4 73.7 73.6 73.8 72.9 74.4 75.0 72.8 73.2 76.7 77.1 76.9 77.2 78.7 77.0 79.4
Pendency of Divisional Applications (months) 74.8 75.1 74.6 75.7 77.7 78.6 80.3 78.8 77.5 78.5 81.2 79.3 79.7 82.2 80.2 80.4 79.6 80.9 83.8
Pendency from RCE Filing to Next Office Action (m 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.7
UPR Traditional First Action Pendency by Technology Center
1600 20.0 20.4 20.6 21.2 22.0 24.3 24.3 23.6 22.2 21.6 21.8 22.5 22.7 22.6 22.0 22.1 22.7 24.5 24.5
1700 27.5 27.3 27.0 27.1 27.4 27.3 26.5 25.6 24.9 24.7 25.3 25.9 26.3 26.2 25.6 25.3 25.6 26.9 26.7
2100 30.5 30.2 28.5 27.7 28.5 30.0 30.2 30.0 29.4 29.0 29.1 29.4 30.1 30.3 30.3 30.0 30.5 31.6 32.0
2400 34.3 34.1 33.8 33.6 34.3 36.0 35.9 34.7 32.0 30.0 29.2 28.6 29.2 28.6 27.8 27.6 27.6 28.8 29.0
2600 32.4 32.6 32.6 32.9 33.3 34.1 34.1 33.8 33.4 33.0 33.1 33.0 33.0 32.9 32.2 32.0 32.2 33.7 34.2
2800 19.6 19.5 19.5 19.6 20.0 20.6 20.5 20.2 19.8 19.7 20.2 20.8 21.1 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.6 22.4 22.3
3600 24.2 24.4 24.2 24.2 24.5 25.1 24.8 24.3 23.8 23.6 24.0 24.4 25.0 25.0 25.2 25.3 25.6 27.0 26.9
3700 24.6 24.7 24.8 25.1 25.3 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.9 26.0 26.2 26.5 26.8 26.9 27.1 27.6 27.9 29.1 29.2
UPR Traditional Total Pendency by Technology Center
1600 34.6 34.4 34.3 34.4 34.7 34.8 34.7 34.7 34.6 34.8 35.0 35.1 34.8 34.7 34.7 34.3 34.1 34.1 34.6
1700 36.5 36.7 36.7 37.1 37.3 37.3 37.2 37.3 37.2 37.3 37.3 37.4 37.1 36.9 36.7 36.4 36.3 36.5 36.9
2100 42.6 42.9 42.2 41.7 40.8 41.0 40.5 40.4 39.9 40.2 40.4 40.7 40.7 41.2 41.1 40.9 40.2 40.7 41.3
2400 46.5 47.2 47.7 47.9 48.3 48.3 48.3 48.2 48.4 48.5 48.1 47.7 47.2 46.8 45.5 44.8 44.0 43.7 43.9
2600 43.8 44.0 43.6 43.2 42.7 42.6 42.3 42.1 42.2 42.5 42.7 42.7 42.8 43.0 43.2 43.0 43.1 43.4 43.6
2800 28.4 30.4 30.2 30.4 28.6 29.1 29.4 29.6 29.5 29.5 29.6 29.7 29.7 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.9 30.3 30.6
3600 35.0 34.7 34.3 34.3 34.6 34.5 34.5 34.4 34.6 34.8 35.1 35.1 35.2 35.0 34.9 34.8 34.9 35.0 35.1
3700 33.0 33.1 33.3 34.0 34.4 34.7 34.5 34.6 34.8 35.2 35.5 35.5 35.4 35.6 35.8 36.1 36.1 36.4 36.7
UPR Traditional Total Pendency With RCEs by Technology Center
1600 40.6 40.3 39.6 39.9 40.1 40.4 40.8 41.2 41.3 41.5 41.6 41.9 41.6 41.4 41.5 41.3 41.4 41.2 41.7
1700 40.6 40.7 40.9 41.4 41.6 41.4 41.5 41.5 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.9 41.5 41.4 41.2 41.1 41.0 41.4 41.8
2100 49.3 49.7 48.7 48.2 47.3 47.6 47.3 47.2 47.0 47.4 47.9 48.2 48.1 48.4 48.7 48.8 48.5 48.8 49.4
2400 51.0 51.7 52.9 53.0 54.1 55.0 55.4 55.4 55.5 55.5 55.5 55.4 55.7 55.4 54.8 54.1 53.6 53.3 53.4
2600 47.9 48.0 47.6 47.3 47.0 47.0 46.6 46.6 46.7 47.0 47.1 47.1 47.2 47.4 47.5 47.5 47.7 48.2 48.5
2800 31.0 32.6 32.5 32.7 31.3 32.0 32.1 32.3 31.7 32.3 32.4 32.6 32.7 32.9 32.9 33.0 33.1 33.5 33.8
3600 38.3 38.0 37.6 37.6 38.2 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.7 38.8 39.3 39.5 39.8 39.7 39.7 39.5 39.8 39.9 40.3
3700 36.2 36.3 36.7 37.4 38.1 38.5 38.5 38.4 38.6 39.0 39.4 39.6 39.6 39.9 40.2 40.1 40.6 41.1 41.5

Staffing
Level 2
Pendency
Level 2
4th 1st 2nd 3rd
3rd Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11
Forward Looking First Action Pendency 27.4 26.6 26.4 26.2 26.0 26.5 26.4 26.4 25.4 24.7 24.2 23.8 23.2 22.4 21.9 21.6
Traditional First Action Pendency (months) 27.4 26.6 26.4 26.2 25.7 25.4 24.9 24.6 24.2 24.5 25.3 25.9 26.5 27.2 27.8 28.2
Traditional Total Pendency (months) 35.0 35.3 35.4 35.4 35.3 35.3 34.9 34.9 34.5 34.0 33.9 33.8 33.9 33.6 33.5 33.7
Total Pendency Including RCEs 42.2 42.5 42.7 42.8 42.6 42.4 42.1 42.0 41.8 41.7 41.6 41.3 40.9 40.6 40.6 40.7
Pendency From Filing to Board Decision (months) 74.4 75.3 76.0 76.1 76.0 76.7 77.6 77.9 77.4 78.3 78.6 79.1 79.5 80.3 81.0 81.1
Pendency of RCEs (months) 61.9 61.0 60.5 60.7 61.2 61.5 60.9 62.3 61.3 62.8 63.3 61.6 61.2 61.4 61.7 61.9
Pendency of Continuations (months) 78.4 79.8 78.0 80.4 80.6 80.1 79.7 78.7 79.3 78.7 79.5 80.5 81.6 80.3 80.4 81.1
Pendency of Divisional Applications (months) 82.3 81.7 83.6 83.1 83.1 83.9 81.6 81.5 80.8 82.5 83.5 82.8 82.1 83.4 82.6 82.6
Pendency from RCE Filing to Next Office Action (m 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.9
UPR Traditional First Action Pendency by Technology Center
1600 24.3 22.8 22.5 22.8 22.8 22.6 21.9 20.7 20.0 20.4 21.5 22.4 23.1 23.5 23.6 23.8
1700 26.6 25.6 25.7 25.9 25.7 25.7 25.5 25.7 22.4 22.7 23.7 24.2 24.7 25.3 25.8 26.1
2100 31.8 31.0 30.4 29.8 29.3 29.1 28.8 28.6 28.6 28.7 29.4 29.5 29.7 29.6 30.1 30.6
2400 29.1 28.9 29.2 29.3 27.5 26.7 26.2 26.9 27.0 27.3 28.9 30.3 31.6 33.1 34.0 34.3
2600 34.6 34.7 34.2 33.5 32.0 31.3 30.8 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.9 30.9 31.0 31.3 31.7 32.0
2800 22.1 21.2 21.0 21.1 20.7 20.4 19.9 19.5 19.4 19.5 20.1 20.5 21.4 23.5 25.3 26.6
3600 26.7 25.5 25.2 25.4 25.2 24.8 23.9 23.0 22.7 23.3 24.7 25.5 25.9 26.0 26.3 26.3
3700 29.3 28.7 28.4 28.1 27.7 27.3 26.9 26.4 26.1 26.4 27.5 28.2 28.7 29.0 29.2 29.5
UPR Traditional Total Pendency by Technology Center
1600 34.9 35.4 35.9 36.3 36.0 35.5 35.1 34.9 34.8 34.8 35.0 34.7 34.6 34.1 33.8 33.5
1700 37.0 36.9 37.1 37.4 37.4 37.2 37.1 37.2 36.6 36.6 36.2 35.5 35.2 35.2 35.3 35.0
2100 41.7 41.6 42.0 42.2 42.5 42.0 41.9 41.8 41.3 40.9 39.9 39.7 39.4 39.3 39.2 39.1
2400 44.1 44.0 43.4 43.0 42.7 42.7 42.5 42.4 42.2 42.2 41.4 41.2 40.7 40.2 39.8 40.1
2600 43.5 43.4 43.4 43.4 42.9 42.8 42.6 42.6 42.4 42.3 42.0 41.6 41.1 40.8 40.6 40.7
2800 30.7 30.8 30.7 30.7 30.6 30.5 30.3 30.2 29.9 29.6 29.6 29.4 29.3 29.1 29.1 29.2
3600 35.3 35.7 35.8 35.8 35.7 35.7 35.3 35.1 34.8 34.8 35.0 34.6 34.6 34.0 33.7 33.4
3700 37.1 37.6 38.1 38.4 38.4 38.4 38.2 38.1 38.2 38.1 38.1 37.6 37.2 37.1 37.3 37.5
UPR Traditional Total Pendency With RCEs by Technology Center
1600 42.1 42.9 43.7 44.3 44.0 43.4 42.4 42.3 42.0 42.1 41.9 41.4 41.2 40.5 40.6 40.3
1700 42.0 42.1 42.4 42.6 42.5 42.3 42.1 42.1 42.1 42.1 41.5 41.0 40.7 40.8 40.9 40.8
2100 49.9 50.3 50.5 50.4 50.0 49.5 49.2 49.0 48.5 48.1 47.3 47.0 46.7 46.4 46.2 46.0
2400 53.8 53.8 53.3 52.6 52.6 52.4 52.4 51.9 51.8 51.6 51.2 51.0 50.4 50.2 50.1 50.7
2600 48.6 48.8 48.9 49.0 48.3 48.2 47.9 48.0 47.7 47.7 47.4 47.1 46.6 46.3 46.4 46.4
2800 33.9 34.0 33.9 33.8 33.7 33.5 33.3 33.1 32.9 32.6 32.7 32.6 32.5 32.3 32.3 32.4
3600 40.6 41.1 41.3 41.2 41.2 41.2 40.9 40.6 40.3 40.3 40.5 40.0 39.6 39.0 38.9 38.7
3700 42.3 42.9 43.5 43.8 43.7 43.5 43.5 43.4 43.4 43.4 43.3 43.0 42.4 42.3 42.5 42.7

Staffing
Level 2
Pendency
Level 2
4th
Quarter
Sep-11
Forward Looking First Action Pendency 21.2
Traditional First Action Pendency (months) 28.0
Traditional Total Pendency (months) 33.7
Total Pendency Including RCEs 40.9
Pendency From Filing to Board Decision (months) 81.4
Pendency of RCEs (months) 63.4
Pendency of Continuations (months) 81.6
Pendency of Divisional Applications (months) 83.0
Pendency from RCE Filing to Next Office Action (m 4.0
UPR Traditional First Action Pendency by Technology Center
1600 23.8
1700 26.0
2100 30.9
2400 33.6
2600 31.4
2800 26.5
3600 26.0
3700 29.6
UPR Traditional Total Pendency by Technology Center
1600 33.6
1700 34.6
2100 39.6
2400 40.7
2600 40.8
2800 29.3
3600 33.6
3700 37.4
UPR Traditional Total Pendency With RCEs by Technology Center
1600 40.6
1700 40.6
2100 46.3
2400 51.1
2600 46.6
2800 32.6
3600 38.8
3700 42.8

Staffing
Level 2
Pendency
Level 2
1st 2nd 4th 1st
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13
Forward Looking First Action Pendency 18.0 17.9 17.5 17.1 16.8 16.4 16.2 16.0 15.8 15.6 16.7 16.2 16.4 15.9 15.8 15.5 15.4
Traditional First Action Pendency (months) 26.9 25.3 23.6 22.8 22.7 22.6 22.6 22.6 22.6 22.4 22.3 21.9 21.2 20.4 19.6 19.2 19.2
Traditional Total Pendency (months) 33.9 33.8 33.8 33.9 34 34.1 33.9 33.8 33.5 33.2 32.7 32.4 32.2 31.9 31.7 31.4 31.2
Total Pendency Including RCEs 41.0 40.9 40.6 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.6 40.3 40.0 39.7 39.4 39.4 39.0 38.9 38.6 38.4 38.2
Pendency From Filing to Board Decision (months) 81.8 81.8 81.2 81.9 81.9 83.8 84.0 85.3 85.5 85.9 85.9 85.9 87.1 88.0 88.6 88.1 88.1
Pendency of RCEs (months) 63.1 61.4 62.7 62.4 63.7 63.5 63.9 62.7 62.3 63.1 61.9 64.5 63.1 64.3 63.3 62.7 63.9
Pendency of Continuations (months) 80.5 81.1 79.8 82.1 81.0 81.0 80.1 78.8 76.5 75.8 76.3 75.9 75.4 76.7 76.6 76.0 76.7
Pendency of Divisional Applications (months) 81.3 81.3 81.2 82.2 82.3 83.2 79.1 79.7 79.0 80.0 80.5 80.8 81.0 84.1 81.3 80.5 77.9
Pendency from RCE Filing to Next Office Action (m 4.5 4.4 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.6
UPR Traditional First Action Pendency by Technology Center
1600 22.7 20.9 19.0 18.2 18.2 18.6 18.2 18.2 18.1 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.0 15.9 14.9 14.3 14.2
1700 24.9 23.4 21.5 20.8 21.0 21.7 21.2 21.1 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.2 20.7 19.8 18.9 18.5 18.2
2100 29.9 28.1 26.5 25.4 25.1 25.4 24.8 24.6 24.6 24.2 23.9 23.3 22.8 21.9 21.2 20.6 20.6
2400 32.3 30.7 29.3 28.2 27.8 28.0 27.2 27.1 26.7 26.2 25.5 24.5 23.5 22.3 21.7 21.2 20.9
2600 29.9 28.1 26.7 26.3 26.4 27.3 26.3 26.3 26.9 26.7 26.0 24.3 23.3 22.2 21.8 21.7 22.0
2800 25.1 23.1 21.4 20.6 20.6 21.8 20.5 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.6 20.5 20.3 19.7 19.1 18.7 18.7
3600 24.8 23.2 21.4 20.6 20.6 20.9 20.3 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.3 20.1 19.4 18.8 18.0 17.6 17.5
3700 28.8 27.6 26.0 25.2 25.1 25.7 25.0 24.8 24.5 24.3 24.6 24.6 23.9 22.8 21.6 21.2 21.2
UPR Traditional Total Pendency by Technology Center
1600 33.6 33.6 33.1 33.1 32.7 32.9 32.6 32.4 31.9 31.0 30.4 30.0 30.0 29.8 29.7 29.4 29.3
1700 34.3 34.1 34.1 33.9 34.1 33.8 33.9 33.4 33.2 32.9 32.7 32.8 32.7 32.3 32.0 31.7 31.7
2100 39.5 39.0 38.6 38.6 39.1 39.1 39.1 39.0 38.6 37.9 37.6 37.5 37.4 37.0 36.7 36.5 36.0
2400 41.2 41.6 42.0 42.2 42.3 42.5 42.4 42.4 42.0 42.0 41.3 41.1 40.0 39.5 38.8 38.7 38.2
2600 41.1 40.6 40.3 39.8 39.9 39.9 39.6 38.9 38.4 37.9 37.6 37.2 36.9 36.4 36.1 35.6 35.4
2800 29.6 30.0 30.3 30.8 31.3 31.6 31.6 31.3 30.9 30.4 30.1 29.8 29.5 29.3 29.0 28.9 29.0
3600 34.1 34.0 33.6 33.5 33.7 33.7 33.2 32.8 32.5 32.2 31.9 31.5 31.1 30.9 30.9 30.7 30.5
3700 37.1 36.9 36.8 37.0 37.3 37.3 37.1 36.9 36.6 36.3 36.0 35.7 35.4 35.2 34.9 34.6 34.5
UPR Traditional Total Pendency With RCEs by Technology Center
1600 40.5 40.3 39.3 39.5 39.0 39.2 38.7 38.4 37.8 37.1 36.3 36.0 35.6 35.7 35.5 35.3 35.1
1700 40.6 40.4 40.4 40.1 40.0 39.6 39.6 39.2 38.9 38.7 38.7 38.9 38.9 38.6 38.4 38.0 37.8
2100 46.5 45.9 45.5 45.2 45.6 45.5 45.7 45.5 45.2 44.7 44.5 44.7 44.7 44.7 44.3 44.0 43.6
2400 51.3 51.4 51.1 51.1 51.1 51.2 51.2 51.0 50.7 50.6 50.3 50.1 49.4 49.6 49.2 48.9 47.8
2600 46.7 46.4 46.0 45.6 45.6 45.7 45.3 44.7 44.2 43.9 43.7 43.5 43.1 42.7 42.2 41.8 41.9
2800 32.8 33.1 33.2 33.6 34.0 34.4 34.3 34.0 33.6 33.2 32.9 32.8 32.5 32.3 32.1 32.1 32.3
3600 39.2 38.9 38.3 38.4 38.7 38.9 38.1 37.7 37.2 37.2 37.1 36.7 36.4 36.1 36.2 36.0 35.9
3700 42.5 42.4 42.2 42.5 42.5 42.4 42.0 41.8 41.6 41.5 41.1 41.1 40.8 40.8 40.5 40.2 40.0

Staffing
Level 2
Pendency
Level 2
2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Mar-13 Apr-13 May-13 Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14
Forward Looking First Action Pendency 15.7 16.6 16.5 16.4 16.1 16.0 15.7 16.4 16.1 16.0 16.1 16.0 16.0 16.2 15.9 15.8 16.1 15.9 15.1
Traditional First Action Pendency (months) 19.0 18.7 18.5 18.3 18.4 18.4 18.2 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.6 18.1 18.6 18.9 19.0 19.3 19.2 18.9 18.4
Traditional Total Pendency (months) 31.1 30.6 30.2 29.8 29.5 29.4 29.1 28.9 28.6 28.6 28.3 28.1 27.8 28.0 28.0 27.8 27.5 27.5 27.4
Total Pendency Including RCEs 38.0 37.7 37.3 37.1 37.0 37.1 37.1 37.3 37.3 37.6 37.8 37.9 37.8 37.9 37.9 38.0 37.7 37.9 37.7
Pendency From Filing to Board Decision (months) 87.9 87.7 87.2 87.3 87.4 87.9 88.5 88.3 88.4 87.3 87.1 86.2 86.1 86.3 86.9 87.9 87.9 88.1 88.1
Pendency of RCEs (months) 63.2 63.5 63.1 63.1 63.8 64.6 66.1 64.2 63.8 64.8 64.7 62.4 64.1 64.2 63.2 63.1 61.7 61.8 59.2
Pendency of Continuations (months) 75.8 76.6 77.3 77.5 75.1 77.6 78.6 78.1 77.2 79.0 80.2 78.5 77.6 80.5 75.8 75.2 75.2 73.7 73.3
Pendency of Divisional Applications (months) 79.7 81.8 81.2 81.9 81.0 82.5 84.4 84.3 82.4 85.3 86.7 82.3 84.7 83.9 83.2 82.4 84.2 82.8 82.7
Pendency from RCE Filing to Next Office Action (m 6.7 7.2 7.2 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.8 8.0 7.1 7.4 7.1 6.9 7.0 8.1 8.5 8.7 7.6 6.8 6.2
UPR Traditional First Action Pendency by Technology Center
1600 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.7 13.4 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.9 13.5 14.3 14.8 14.8 14.9 14.8 14.9 15.0
1700 18.0 17.8 17.9 17.9 18.0 17.9 17.9 17.6 17.4 17.1 17.5 18.3 19.1 19.8 20.4 21.3 21.0 20.4 19.5
2100 20.5 20.4 20.3 20.2 20.1 19.9 19.6 19.5 19.4 19.4 19.7 20.3 20.8 21.1 21.2 21.7 21.7 21.3 20.5
2400 20.4 19.9 19.6 19.2 19.3 19.2 18.7 18.5 18.2 18.4 18.7 19.2 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.5 18.9 18.6
2600 22.0 21.5 21.0 20.6 20.7 20.5 19.7 19.3 18.8 18.7 18.6 19.3 19.9 19.9 19.8 19.6 19.0 18.5 17.8
2800 18.6 18.3 18.1 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.8 17.9 18.0 18.1 18.3 18.4 18.2 17.7
3600 17.3 16.9 16.6 16.6 16.8 17.2 17.3 16.8 16.0 15.2 15.1 15.6 16.2 16.6 16.7 17.0 17.1 16.9 16.7
3700 21.1 20.9 20.7 20.6 20.9 20.9 20.7 20.2 19.9 19.7 20.0 20.7 21.3 21.5 21.4 22.0 22.1 21.9 21.3
UPR Traditional Total Pendency by Technology Center
1600 29.0 28.6 28.1 27.7 27.4 27.5 27.5 27.3 26.9 26.9 26.9 27.0 26.7 26.7 26.4 26.3 26.0 26.1 26.2
1700 31.6 31.3 30.9 30.5 30.2 30.0 29.7 29.5 29.4 29.4 29.2 29.1 29.0 29.1 29.1 29.0 28.8 28.8 28.8
2100 35.5 34.8 34.5 34.6 33.7 33.1 32.3 32.4 32.3 32.0 31.7 31.8 32.0 31.8 31.7 31.4 31.6 31.7 31.7
2400 37.8 36.6 35.5 34.8 34.6 34.7 34.2 33.4 32.9 32.8 32.5 32.1 31.8 31.6 31.8 31.3 31.1 31.0 30.8
2600 35.2 34.7 34.1 33.4 32.8 32.4 32.1 31.9 31.5 31.3 31.0 30.8 30.6 30.5 30.5 30.1 29.3 28.9 28.7
2800 28.8 28.6 28.3 28.0 27.7 27.4 27.2 27.1 26.9 27.0 26.8 26.9 26.9 26.8 26.9 26.8 26.6 26.6 26.4
3600 30.2 29.8 29.5 29.5 29.2 28.9 28.4 28.3 28.0 27.9 27.7 27.8 27.7 27.8 27.4 27.2 26.7 26.7 26.5
3700 34.3 34.0 33.5 33.2 33.1 33.0 32.7 32.5 32.1 32.0 31.7 31.7 31.7 31.8 31.6 31.4 31.3 31.3 31.1
UPR Traditional Total Pendency With RCEs by Technology Center
1600 34.8 34.5 33.9 33.8 33.8 34.2 34.4 34.7 35.0 35.5 36.5 37.3 37.7 37.9 37.9 37.6 37.4 37.5 38.1
1700 37.6 37.4 37.3 37.1 37.0 37.1 37.1 37.3 37.4 37.8 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.6 39.0 39.6 39.4 39.4 39.1
2100 43.4 43.2 43.2 43.4 42.9 42.5 42.4 43.3 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.8 44.1 44.1 44.0 44.1 44.0 44.5 44.5
2400 47.5 46.9 46.3 45.8 45.5 45.9 45.9 46.0 45.9 46.1 46.2 46.2 45.8 45.5 45.3 45.3 45.2 45.5 45.0
2600 41.6 41.2 40.6 40.2 40.1 40.2 40.2 40.1 39.9 40.2 40.4 40.2 39.9 40.0 40.1 39.6 38.5 38.3 38.1
2800 32.1 31.9 31.6 31.3 31.0 30.8 30.8 31.0 30.9 31.1 31.1 31.2 31.1 31.1 31.0 31.0 30.8 31.0 30.8
3600 35.6 35.5 35.1 35.3 35.3 35.3 35.0 35.3 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.7 35.5 35.6 35.5 35.7 35.4 35.4 35.1
3700 39.9 39.6 39.1 38.8 39.0 39.3 39.3 39.1 38.9 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.3 39.3 39.5 39.5 39.8 39.7 39.7

Staffing
Level 2
Pendency
Level 2

Forward Looking First Action Pendency

Traditional First Action Pendency (months)
Traditional Total Pendency (months)
Total Pendency Including RCEs
Pendency From Filing to Board Decision (months)
Pendency of RCEs (months)
Pendency of Continuations (months)
Pendency of Divisional Applications (months)
Pendency from RCE Filing to Next Office Action (m
UPR Traditional First Action Pendency by Technology Center
1600
1700
2100
2400
2600
2800
3600
3700
UPR Traditional Total Pendency by Technology Center
1600
1700
2100
2400
2600
2800
3600
3700
UPR Traditional Total Pendency With RCEs by Technology Center
1600
1700
2100
2400
2600
2800
3600
3700

Staffing
Level 2
Pendency
Level 2
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Apr-15 May-15 Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16
Forward Looking First Action Pendency 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.7 14.5 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.2 13.9 13.9 13.9 14.2 14.2
Traditional First Action Pendency (months) 18.2 18.1 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.3 18.3 18.1 17.8 17.6 17.5 17.3 17.0 16.8 16.4 16.3
Traditional Total Pendency (months) 27.4 27.2 27.0 26.8 26.9 27 26.9 26.7 26.6 26.6 26.7 26.6 26.6 26.4 26.3 26.1
Total Pendency Including RCEs 37.8 37.4 37.3 37.1 37.1 36.9 36.5 36.2 35.9 35.7 35.6 35.4 35.2 35.0 34.8 34.5
Pendency From Filing to Board Decision (months) 88.5 88.0 88.2 88.4 88.6 88.1 87.4 87.5 87.5 87.7 86.9 86.9 86.6 86.7 85.9 85.6
Pendency of RCEs (months) 60.3 59.2 59.4 60.4 59.2 57.5 59.6 59.2 57.8 58.5 57.9 56.8 57.5 58.6 56.4 56.8
Pendency of Continuations (months) 73.3 72.6 73.3 72.9 72.8 70.4 72.5 71.5 69.8 70.8 70.4 70.2 70.0 70.9 68.8 70.1
Pendency of Divisional Applications (months) 84.0 79.1 81.6 80.7 80.0 78.5 77.2 77.8 77.0 77.4 79.0 77.3 76.6 75.3 77.3 74.4
Pendency from RCE Filing to Next Office Action (m 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.9 3.1
UPR Traditional First Action Pendency by Technology Center
1600 15.0 14.6 14.3 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.9 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.3 13.1
1700 19.3 19.1 19.0 19.0 19.3 19.8 20.2 20.1 19.7 19.2 19.0 18.9 18.7 18.3 17.7 17.3
2100 20.4 20.4 20.7 20.8 20.8 20.9 21.0 21.2 21.1 20.8 20.6 20.5 20.5 20.4 20.1 19.8
2400 18.8 19.0 19.3 19.6 19.7 19.7 19.6 19.5 19.3 19.2 19.1 18.6 18.0 17.7 17.6 17.6
2600 17.5 17.2 17.3 17.5 17.6 17.5 17.2 16.7 16.4 16.1 15.9 15.5 15.0 14.5 14.2 14.0
2800 17.3 17.0 16.9 17.1 17.1 17.1 16.9 16.7 16.4 16.1 15.8 15.5 15.2 14.9 14.6 14.5
3600 16.7 16.7 16.6 16.4 16.4 16.6 16.6 16.5 16.2 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.2 15.9 15.6 15.4
3700 21.0 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.0 20.8 20.4 20.3 20.4 20.4 20.3 20.1 19.9 19.9
UPR Traditional Total Pendency by Technology Center
1600 26.1 26.1 25.9 25.8 25.8 25.6 25.5 25.4 25.4 25.2 25.3 25.3 25.3 25.1 25.0 25.0
1700 28.9 28.9 29.1 29.3 29.6 29.5 29.3 29.1 29.0 29.0 29.1 29.1 29.2 29.2 29.1 28.8
2100 31.5 31.3 31.2 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.2 31.1 31.2 31.4 31.2 31.1 31.0 31.0 31.0 30.7
2400 30.6 30.1 30.0 29.6 29.7 29.3 29.2 29.0 29.2 29.3 29.6 29.6 29.7 29.4 29.3 28.8
2600 28.7 28.5 28.4 28.1 28.3 28.1 27.9 27.5 27.3 27.1 26.9 26.6 26.5 26.1 25.9 25.6
2800 26.5 26.5 26.4 26.2 26.1 26.0 26.0 25.9 25.6 25.4 25.4 25.3 25.3 25.1 24.8 24.5
3600 26.4 26.3 26.2 26.4 26.5 26.2 25.8 25.6 25.7 25.9 26.0 25.8 25.9 25.8 25.8 25.5
3700 31.0 30.9 30.8 30.8 30.9 31.0 30.7 30.4 30.4 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.5 30.4 30.3 30.2
UPR Traditional Total Pendency With RCEs by Technology Center
1600 38.7 38.9 39.1 38.8 38.6 37.9 37.6 37.3 37.2 36.6 36.6 36.2 36.2 35.8 35.5 35.1
1700 39.3 39.3 39.5 39.4 39.6 39.4 39.2 38.8 38.7 38.5 38.4 37.9 37.4 37.6 37.5 37.3
2100 44.5 43.7 43.2 42.4 42.5 42.2 42.3 42.0 41.7 41.4 41.2 40.9 40.7 40.7 40.6 40.3
2400 44.9 44.2 43.7 42.7 42.7 42.0 41.5 40.7 40.6 40.9 40.8 40.6 39.9 39.4 38.9 38.6
2600 38.0 37.4 37.0 36.7 36.9 36.4 36.0 35.6 35.3 35.1 34.6 34.3 33.8 33.5 33.0 32.7
2800 30.8 30.5 30.5 30.3 30.2 30.1 30.0 29.6 29.2 29.1 28.9 28.9 28.9 28.8 28.4 28.2
3600 35.0 34.5 34.5 34.8 34.8 34.7 34.3 34.2 34.1 34.2 34.2 34.2 34.1 33.9 34.2 34.0
3700 39.6 39.5 39.5 39.4 39.4 39.3 38.9 38.7 38.4 38.6 38.3 38.1 37.7 37.4 37.3 37.1

Staffing
Level 2
 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd
Quarter Quarter Quarter 4th Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10
UPR Examiner Staff 6,045 6,009 6,063 6,143 6,240 6,229 6,227 6,186 6,157 6,208 6,170 6,145 6,127 6,107 6,093 6,068 6,060 6,046 6,045
Examiner Hires 123 2 85 120 127 4 32 1 1 88 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 19
Examiner Attritions 31 32 28 28 21 18 28 34 41 28 37 32 21 18 18 17 13 20 17
Current Attrition rate - 7.76% 7.78% 7.66% 7.33% 6.89% 6.81% 6.67% 6.41% 5.90% 5.66% 5.51% 5.20% 5.09% 4.97% 4.78% 4.63% 4.65% 4.52%
UPR Examiner Staff by Technology Center
1600 498 495 508 506 505 504 500 517 518 518 535 532 533 531 530 529 526 524 525
1700 574 571 621 624 656 657 658 691 699 709 735 730 724 721 720 714 738 739 743
2100 569 564 567 565 566 564 564 573 590 603 624 630 623 622 621 621 639 640 639
2400 484 556 551 592 618 619 667 680 687 685 687 696 694 689 688 684 695 691 688
2600 707 702 726 751 777 773 796 795 807 840 868 875 874 873 870 865 876 874 875
2800 943 944 947 943 969 967 981 1,010 1,024 1,048 1,053 1,059 1,060 1,056 1,055 1,051 1,060 1,058 1,059
3600 656 657 691 692 690 690 687 731 742 743 768 766 763 762 760 760 763 758 757
3700 602 595 631 627 660 662 678 713 716 717 747 745 750 749 745 741 763 762 759
4100 1,012 925 821 843 799 793 696 476 374 345 153 112 106 104 104 103 0 0 0

* These numbers are a cumulative number from beginning of FY (Oct 1st).

+ This is the average months from filing to issue or final abandonment (no RCE abandonment)
~ Pendency, Staffing levels, and Allowance rates vary little month to month in Designs
 4th 1st 2nd 3rd
3rd Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11
UPR Examiner Staff 6,029 6,031 6,009 6,038 6,128 6,292 6,345 6,420 6,626 6,846 6,840 6,807 6,794 6,775 6,748 6,718
Examiner Hires 11 21 36 75 276 168 78 91 228 239 32 0 0 0 0 0
Examiner Attritions 28 31 32 24 11 6 10 18 18 18 15 14 13 26 21 23
Current Attrition rate 4.42% 4.26% 4.34% 4.09% 3.75% 3.35% 3.35% 3.38% 3.32% 3.30% 3.15% 3.23% 3.02% 3.01% 2.81% 2.75%
UPR Examiner Staff by Technology Center
1600 522 526 530 535 528 527 527 523 525 530 535 544 546 564 563 562
1700 745 747 744 742 744 743 742 740 747 775 772 782 784 807 801 799
2100 639 634 638 635 637 636 632 630 629 663 683 691 689 747 744 737
2400 684 683 674 671 671 715 713 712 710 724 722 723 723 776 769 766
2600 873 874 866 859 859 815 814 814 819 853 870 872 873 942 938 933
2800 1,057 1,054 1,050 1,048 1,043 1,044 1,043 1,041 1,043 1,087 1,092 1,101 1,101 1,135 1,134 1,130
3600 753 756 757 765 764 764 758 755 753 810 810 810 809 870 869 867
3700 756 757 750 751 749 749 743 743 740 788 792 799 798 934 930 924
4100 0 0 0 32 133 299 373 462 660 616 564 485 471 0 0 0

* These numbers are a cumulative number from beginning of FY (Oct 1st).

+ This is the average months from filing to issue or final abandonment (no RCE abandonment)
~ Pendency, Staffing levels, and Allowance rates vary little month to month in Designs
 4th
Quarter
Sep-11
UPR Examiner Staff 6,685
Examiner Hires 0
Examiner Attritions 21
Current Attrition rate 2.96%
UPR Examiner Staff by Technology Center
1600 560
1700 797
2100 730
2400 763
2600 928
2800 1,129
3600 863
3700 915
4100 0

* These numbers are a cumulative number from beginning of FY (Oct 1st).

+ This is the average months from filing to issue or final abandonment (no RCE abandonment)
~ Pendency, Staffing levels, and Allowance rates vary little month to month in Designs
 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13
UPR Examiner Staff 6,664 6,642 6,652 6,815 6,813 6,845 6,865 7,139 7,280 7,471 7,630 7,831 7,789 7,821 7,808 7,893 7,865
Examiner Hires 0 0 33 190 23 97 46 303 173 218 187 226 14 60 0 110 12
Examiner Attritions 17 22 26 22 19 14 20 14 24 17 17 13 14 32 7 24 28
Current Attrition rate 3.13% 3.27% 3.32% 3.28% 3.23% 3.25% 3.30% 3.31% 3.32% 3.14% 3.08% 2.97% 2.96% 3.07% 2.84% 2.74% 2.94%
UPR Examiner Staff by Technology Center
1600 560 560 560 555 554 550 550 563 563 604 605 622 634 645 651 660 659
1700 794 789 787 784 785 779 775 769 767 797 823 835 849 854 864 875 875
2100 727 724 724 724 724 718 716 725 720 719 720 727 728 741 753 787 784
2400 761 756 756 754 752 743 740 759 756 765 813 838 856 877 907 935 927
2600 925 923 929 927 925 914 911 933 927 927 949 962 992 1,004 1,021 1,046 1,045
2800 1,126 1,124 1,121 1,118 1,119 1,107 1,104 1,124 1,121 1,142 1,162 1,163 1,167 1,170 1,223 1,317 1,315
3600 863 860 861 857 856 848 845 871 866 883 914 928 963 973 981 990 987
3700 908 906 914 908 910 901 894 973 967 976 1,024 1,028 1,043 1,071 1,095 1,125 1,118
4100 0 0 0 188 188 285 330 422 593 658 620 728 557 486 313 158 155

* These numbers are a cumulative number from beginning of FY (Oct 1st).

+ This is the average months from filing to issue or final abandonment (no RCE abandonment)
~ Pendency, Staffing levels, and Allowance rates vary little month to month in Designs
 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Mar-13 Apr-13 May-13 Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14
UPR Examiner Staff 7,842 7,808 7,764 7,740 7,835 7,778 7,931 7,865 8,033 8,013 7,982 7,966 8,041 8,108 8,111 8,237 8,344 8,389 8,466
Examiner Hires 13 0 0 10 139 0 180 0 191 0 0 0 106 87 37 160 138 87 128
Examiner Attritions 30 30 52 28 43 34 31 21 15 19 21 14 29 16 39 30 26 28 40
Current Attrition rate 3.14% 3.29% 3.60% 3.69% 4.33% 4.25% 4.59% 4.19% 4.05% 4.16% 4.06% 3.99% 4.21% 3.73% 3.55% 3.63% 3.72% 3.33% 3.36%
UPR Examiner Staff by Technology Center
1600 676 674 670 670 669 668 666 661 658 658 656 656 654 654 653 654 652 652 652
1700 887 885 882 880 877 875 875 872 869 866 863 863 888 887 885 878 876 874 870
2100 787 783 779 792 790 782 776 772 793 792 812 808 841 834 831 827 825 857 857
2400 918 912 903 916 909 903 899 890 914 914 940 939 957 955 948 943 941 967 973
2600 1,041 1,037 1,033 1,065 1,058 1,044 1,042 1,036 1,054 1,050 1,058 1,058 1,074 1,072 1,067 1,059 1,055 1,067 1,066
2800 1,321 1,312 1,304 1,316 1,309 1,298 1,293 1,283 1,306 1,306 1,351 1,351 1,370 1,369 1,364 1,363 1,367 1,390 1,377
3600 986 984 980 984 982 980 977 969 986 987 1,015 1,012 1,035 1,033 1,031 1,029 1,031 1,058 1,057
3700 1,118 1,114 1,106 1,107 1,092 1,080 1,076 1,065 1,078 1,075 1,101 1,094 1,115 1,112 1,104 1,097 1,096 1,135 1,139
4100 108 107 107 10 149 148 327 317 375 365 186 185 107 192 228 387 501 389 475

* These numbers are a cumulative number from beginning of FY (Oct 1st).

+ This is the average months from filing to issue or final abandonment (no RCE abandonment)
~ Pendency, Staffing levels, and Allowance rates vary little month to month in Designs
UPR Examiner Staff
Examiner Hires
Examiner Attritions
Current Attrition rate
UPR Examiner Staff by Technology Center
1600
1700
2100
2400
2600
2800
3600
3700
4100

* These numbers are a cumulative number from beginning of FY (Oct 1st).

+ This is the average months from filing to issue or final abandonment (no RCE abandonment)
~ Pendency, Staffing levels, and Allowance rates vary little month to month in Designs
 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Apr-15 May-15 Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16
UPR Examiner Staff 8,411 8,448 8,407 8,478 8,471 8,432 8,433 8,391 8,408 8,349 8,310 8,255 8,224 8,199 8,180 8,167
Examiner Hires 24 67 0 104 26 0 51 0 68 0 0 0 20 0 0 26
Examiner Attritions 38 17 17 25 27 30 46 39 39 33 27 43 49 25 22 55
Current Attrition rate 3.45% 3.45% 3.54% 3.52% 3.70% 3.80% 3.91% 3.95% 4.07% 4.17% 4.11% 4.32% 4.22% 4.26% 4.19% 4.18%
UPR Examiner Staff by Technology Center
1600 651 656 655 654 654 652 651 650 649 646 645 644 644 642 641 640
1700 864 889 895 896 921 918 909 911 908 907 904 898 894 891 890 886
2100 845 869 880 903 902 900 897 904 896 891 887 881 875 884 878 873
2400 957 998 1,005 1,041 1,041 1,035 1,027 1,042 1,038 1,035 1,044 1,034 1,033 1,033 1,032 1,024
2600 1,059 1,072 1,072 1,079 1,080 1,075 1,069 1,074 1,070 1,065 1,063 1,060 1,051 1,049 1,045 1,041
2800 1,364 1,451 1,461 1,485 1,488 1,477 1,470 1,486 1,471 1,462 1,468 1,456 1,454 1,459 1,457 1,451
3600 1,052 1,068 1,077 1,078 1,083 1,079 1,069 1,070 1,065 1,067 1,065 1,063 1,061 1,061 1,057 1,052
3700 1,127 1,155 1,169 1,169 1,173 1,168 1,163 1,177 1,168 1,159 1,167 1,160 1,149 1,151 1,151 1,147
4100 492 290 193 173 129 128 178 77 143 117 67 65 63 29 29 53

* These numbers are a cumulative number from beginning of FY (Oct 1st).

+ This is the average months from filing to issue or final abandonment (no RCE abandonment)
~ Pendency, Staffing levels, and Allowance rates vary little month to month in Designs