Table 25: Cases in Litigation

  (Selected Courts of the United States, as of September 30, 2005)

COURT	PATENTS	TRADEMARKS	OED	TOTAL
United States District Courts
Civil actions pending as of 9/30/04,    total	15	1	1	17
Filed during FY 2005	11	2	1	14
Disposals, total	14	1	1	16
Affirmed	2	1	1	4
Reversed	-	-	-	-
Remanded	-	-	-	-
Dismissed	11	-	-	11
Amicus/intervene	-	-	-	-
Transfer	1	-	-	1
Civil actions pending as of 9/30/05,    total	12	2	1	15
United States Courts of Appeals   1
Ex parte cases
Cases pending as of 9/30/04	29	7	1	37
Cases filed during FY 2005	36	9	2	47
Disposals, total	40	12	2	54
Affirmed	19	7	1	27
Reversed	-	-	-	-
Remanded	6	2	-	8
Dismissed	12	2	1	15
Vacated	-	1	-	1
Transfer	1	-	-	1
Writs of mandamus:	-	-	-	-
Granted	-	-	-	-
Granted-in-part	-	-	-	-
Denied	2	-	-	2
Dismissed	-	-	-	-
Total ex parte cases pending as of    9/30/05	25	4	1	30
Inter partes cases
Cases pending as of 9/30/04	10	15	-	25
Cases filed during FY 2005	7	21	-	28
Disposals, total	12	23	-	35
Affirmed	1	10	-	11
Reversed	-	2	-	2
Remanded	5	1	-	6
Dismissed	6	9	-	15
Amicus/intervene	-	-	-	-
Transferred	-	1	-	1
Total inter partes cases pending as of    9/30/05	5	13	-	18
Total United States Courts of Appeals cases pending as of 9/30/05	30	17	-	48
Supreme Court
Ex parte cases
Cases pending as of 9/30/04	1	-	-	1
Cases filed during FY 2005	3	-	-	3
Disposals, total	1	-	-	1
Cases pending as of 9/30/05, total	3	-	-	3
Notices of Suit filed in FY 2005	2,115	1,766	-	3,881

Notes:

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