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6. Patent Administrative Appeals, 2009-2018
Item Year
Administrative Appeals
Cases Filed
Decisions of Administrative Appeals
Original Decisions Revoked
Others
Administrative Appeals Rejected
Other Disposals
Rate of Revocation
2009
508
46
0
410
16
9.8%
2010
421
39
0
465
15
7.5%
2011
378
28
0
342
8
7.4%
2012
386
29
0
341
8
7.7%
2013
444
37
2
367
8
9.4%
2014
426
21
1
390
7
5.3%
2015
367
15
4
386
6
4.6%
2016
313
14
2
296
6
5.0%
2017
288
11
3
284
2
4.7%
2018
274
13
1
254
1
5.2%
Note: 1. The above statistics are based on figures published by the Petitions and Appeals Committee, MOEA.
2. Rejections refer to not accepted and rejection of an appeal decision; others refer to partial rejection and partial cancellation cases; other disposals include withdrawal by the appellant, transfer of jurisdiction, and bundled proceeding.
7. Patent Administrative Litigation Processed by the Intellectual Property Court
Item Year
Cases Received
Cases Concluded
Withdrawn
Plaintiff Won
Plaintiff Lost
Partially Sustained
Dismissals
Settlements
Others
Total
2009
143
4
20
90
11
10
0
0
135
2010
183
5
42
109
12
5
0
0
173
2011
135
5
31
102
20
3
0
0
161
2012
126
5
14
73
7
5
0
1
105
2013
133
8
16
111
12
1
0
0
148
2014
122
6
9
86
4
3
0
0
108
2015
127
3
18
87
14
6
0
0
128
2016
104
18
17
57
11
4
0
0
107
2017
103
7
16
62
11
2
0
0
98
2018
103
6
20
76
8
2
0
0
112
Note: 1. The above statistics are provided by the Intellectual Property Court.
2. "Plaintiff Won" and "Partially Sustained" include appeals filed against the Ministry of Economic Affairs whose appeal decisions were revoked.
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