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TABLE 25: CASES IN LITIGATION
(Selected Courts of the United States, as of September 30, 2003)
COURT PATENTS TRADEMARKS OED TOTAL
United States District Courts        
 Civil actions pending as of 9/30/03, total      6      3 2     11
Filed during FY 2003     18      2 2     22
Disposals, total     16      3 3     22
 Affirmed      2      1 -      3
Reversed      -      - -      -
Remanded      2      1 -      3
Dismissed      8      1 2     11
Amicus/intervene      -      - -      -
Transfer      4      - 1      5
 Civil actions pending as of 9/30/03, total      8      2 1     11

United States Courts of AppealsRead Footnote 11
       

Ex parte cases

       
 Cases pending as of 9/30/03     19     14 -     33
Cases filed during FY 2003     38      9 2     49
Disposals, total     29     17 2     48
 Affirmed     18      7 -     25
Reversed      1      - -      1
Remanded      2      4 -      6
Dismissed      8      6 1     15
Transfer      -      - 1      1
Writs of mandamus:        
 Granted      -      - -      -
Granted-in-part      -      - -      -
Denied      -      - -      -
Dismissed      -      - -      -

Total ex parte cases pending as of 9/30/03

    28      6 -     34

Inter partes cases

       
 Cases pending as of 9/30/03     11      8 -     19
Cases filed during FY 2003     13     14 -     27
Disposals, total     14     16 -     30
 Affirmed      8      7 -     15
Reversed      -      1 -      1
Remanded      -      - -      -
Dismissed      5      8 -     13
Amicus/intervene      -      - -      -
    Transfered      1      - -      1

Total inter partes cases pending as of 9/30/03

    10      6 -     16

Total United States Courts of Appeals
cases pending as of 9/30/03
    38     12 -     50
Supreme Court
       

Ex parte cases

       
 Cases pending as of 9/30/03      1      - -      1
Cases filed during FY 2003      1      - -      1
Disposals, total      2      - -      2
Cases pending as of 9/30/03      -      - -      -
Notices of Suit filed in FY 2003  2,897  2,265 -  5,162


Notes:

- Represents zero.
1/ Includes Federal Circuit and others. Back to Table

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