Table 25: Cases in Litigation

TABLE 25: CASES IN LITIGATION
(Selected Courts of the United States, as of September 30, 2004)

COURT	PATENTS	TRADEMARKS	OED	TOTAL
United States District Courts
Civil actions pending as of 9/30/03,     total	9	3	1	13
Filed during FY 2004	19	3	-	22
Disposals, total	12	5	-	17
Affirmed	1	-	-	1
Reversed	-	-	-	-
Remanded	-	2	-	2
Dismissed	9	1	-	10
Amicus/intervene	-	-	-	-
Transfer	2	2	-	4
Civil actions pending as of 9/30/04,     total	16	1	1	18
United States Courts of Appeals 1
Ex parte cases
Cases pending as of 9/30/03	28	6	-	34
Cases filed during FY 2004	42	11	4	57
Disposals, total	42	10	3	55
Affirmed	24	4	-	28
Reversed	-	-	-	-
Remanded	6	-	-	6
Dismissed	10	6	2	18
Transfer	1	-	1	2
Writs of mandamus:	1	-	-	1
Granted	-	-	-	-
Granted-in-part	-	-	-	-
Denied	1	-	-	1
Dismissed	-	-	-	-
Total ex parte cases pending as of     9/30/04	28	7	1	36
Inter partes cases
Cases pending as of 9/30/04	10	6	-	16
Cases filed during FY 2004	11	18	-	29
Disposals, total	11	9	-	20
Affirmed	5	6	-	11
Reversed	-	-	-	-
Remanded	1	-	-	1
Dismissed	4	3	-	7
Amicus/intervene	-	-	-	-
Transferred	1	-	-	1
Total inter partes cases pending as of     9/30/04	10	15	-	25
Total United States Courts of Appeals cases pending as of 9/30/04	38	22	1	61
Supreme Court
Ex parte cases
Cases pending as of 9/30/04	-	-	-	-
Cases filed during FY 2004	2	-	-	2
Disposals, total	1	-	-	1
Cases pending as of 9/30/04, total	1	-	-	1
Notices of Suit filed in FY 2004	2,613	2,920	-	5,533

Notes:

- Represents zero.
1: Includes Federal Circuit and others. (back to text)

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