Pendency

Average Patent Pendency Time

The Patent Application backlog decreased in 2012 with 608,456 Pending Patent Applications in October 2012 and the Average Patent Pendency Time decreased in 2012 to 32.4 months (does not include Design Patents which have a much shorter pendency of approximately 15 months).

Pendency time varies by Tech Center with TC 2800-Semiconductor, Electrical, Optical Systems & Components having the shortest average pendency at 29.8 months and Tech Center 2400 - Networks, Multiplexing, Cable & Security having the longest average pendency at 41.1 months in FY 2012.

USPTO Patent Dashboard as of October 2012

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USPTO Patent Pendency Statistics - FY2012
UPR Pendency Statistics by Technology Center (in months)	Average First Action Pendency	Total Average Pendency
Total UPR Pendency	21.9	32.4
Tech Center 1600 - Biotechnology & Organic Chemistry	17.8	30
Tech Center 1700 - Chemical and Materials Engineering	21.2	32.8
Tech Center 2100 - Computer Architecture, Software & Information Security	23.3	37.5
Tech Center 2400 - Networks, Multiplexing, Cable & Security	24.5	41.1
Tech Center 2600 - Communications	24.3	37.2
Tech Center 2800 - Semiconductor, Electrical, Optical Systems & Components	20.5	29.8
Tech Center 3600 - Transportation, Construction, Agriculture & Electronic Commerce	20.1	31.5
Tech Center 3700 - Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing & Products	24.6	35.7

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