CAFC Patent Appeal Statistics

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has created a new page of statistics.

• Approximately 34% of CAFC decisions were patent cases. [LINK]
• Patent appeals are less likely to settle pre-decision than other cases. [LINK]
• Statistics for patent cases (9/05 – 9/06):
• Total terminated: 496
• Total terminated on merits: 278 (56%)
• Of those terminated on on merits:
• Percent affirmed: 60%
• Percent affirmed-in-part: 20%
• Percent dismissed: 3%
• Percent reversed: 13%
• Percent other: 4%
• [LINK]
• Check-out the CAFC Stats: [LINK]
• See also PatStats.org