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Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2003
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TABLE 23: SUMMARY OF CONTESTED TRADEMARK CASES
(Within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as of September 30, 2003)
ACTIVITY
EX PARTE CANCELLATIONS USE INTERFERENCE OPPOSITION TOTAL
Cases pending as of 9/30/03, total 2,034 2,476  90 - 6,922 11,522
Cases filed during FY 2003 3,095 1,615  49 - 5,250 10,009
Disposals during FY 2003, total 3,028 1,962  26 - 5,297 10,313
  Before hearing 2,556 1,940  26 - 5,229  9,751
  After hearing   472    22   - -    68    562
Cases pending as of 9/30/03, total 2,101 2,129 113 - 6,875 11,218
  Awaiting decision    57     5   - -    24     86
  In process before hearingRead Footnote 11 2,044 2,124 113 - 6,851 11,132

Requests for extension of time to oppose
           


- Represents zero
1/ Includes suspended cases.Back to Table

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