Table 25: Cases in Litigation

 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 Appeals  1
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.  

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