Patent Branch: Production Volume Statistics 2011-2012

Production Volume Output Results
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Applications
PCT 6,577 6,504 6,666 7,203 26,950
Non-PCT 2,466 2,466 2,505 2,559 9,996
Total 9,023 8,970 9,171 9,762 36,926
Grants
Grants 5,429 5,382 4,583 5,517 20,911
International Search Authority (ISA) / International Preliminary Examination Authority (IPEA)
Biotech ISA 32 46 41 30 149
IPEA 7 3 6 3 19
General Chemistry ISA 65 59 45 43 212
IPEA 9 6 7 10 32
Organic Chemistry ISA 47 76 53 51 227
IPEA 3 6 8 12 29
Mechanical ISA 162 226 170 179 737
IPEA 16 23 31 28 98
Electrical ISA 229 223 231 219 902
IPEA 24 15 14 28 81
Branch ISA 535 630 540 522 2227
IPEA 59 53 66 81 259
Request For Examination
Biotech 601 660 696 702 2,659
General Chemistry 836 887 970 971 3,664
Organic Chemistry 1,136 1,222 1,246 1,244 4,848
Mechanical 2,332 2,345 2,462 2,749 7,589
Electrical 1,691 1,806 2,001 2,091 9,888
Branch 6,596 6,920 7,375 7,757 28648
Application Awaiting 1st Action
(refers to a snapshot of the inventory during a given quarter; hence, no YTD  total is available)
Biotech 4,186 4,142 4,052 3,381  
General Chemistry 4,897 4,712 4,601 4,299  
Organic Chemistry 7,305 7,104 7,106 6,510  
Mechanical 14,221 13,927 14,080 13,845  
Electrical 17,150 17,128 16,988 16,355  
Branch 47,759 47,013 46,827 44,390  
Disposals
Biotech 1,115 1,160 1,192 1,032 4,499
General Chemistry 1,198 1,011 1,159 1,381 4,749
Organic Chemistry 1,541 1,631 1,722 1,714 6,608
Mechanical 2,639 2,605 2,969 2,848 11,061
Electrical 2,247 2,142 2,240 2,231 8,860
Branch 8,740 8,549 9,282 9,206 35,777