Federal Circuit Patent Mediation Success Rate at 42%

Statistics on the activities of the Circuit Mediation Office, including number of appeals brought into mediation, numbers of appeals settled, both patent and non-patent, and success rate are available at this link, listing through December 31, 2007,

Appeals settled: 39

Patent: 34
Non-patent: 5

Appeals not settled; mediation terminated: 53

Patent: 43
Non-patent: 10

Success rate - overall: 42%

Patent: 42%
Non-patent: 33%