TABLE 25: CASES IN LITIGATION

TABLE 25: CASES IN LITIGATION (Selected Courts of the United States, FY 2008) Court Patents Trademarks OED Total United States District Courts         Civil actions pending as of 9/30/07, total     14      1 1      16 Filed during FY 2008     17      2 -      19 Disposals, total     17      2 -      19 Affirmed      4      1 -       5 Reversed      2      - -       2 Remanded      2      1 -       3 Dismissed      8      - -       8 Amicus/intervene      -      - -       - Transfer      1      - -       1 Civil actions pending as of 9/30/08, total     14      1 1      16 United States Courts of Appeals1         Ex parte cases         Cases pending as of 9/30/07     29      3 -      32 Cases filed during FY 2008     48      5 -      53 Disposals, total     41      4 -      45 Affirmed     21      2 -      23 Reversed      -      - -       - Remanded      2      - -       2 Dismissed     13      2 -      15 Vacated      4      - -       4 Transfer      1      - -       1 Writs of mandamus:         Granted      -      - -       - Granted-in-part      -      - -       - Denied      -      - -       - Dismissed      -      - -       - Total ex parte cases pending as of 9/30/08     36      4 -      40 Inter partes cases         Cases pending as of 9/30/07      4      8 -      12 Cases filed during FY 2008      9     23 -      32 Disposals, total      7     13 -      20 Affirmed      3      6 -       9 Reversed      1      - -       1 Remanded      -      2 -       2 Dismissed      3      5 -       8 Transferred      -      - -       - Total inter partes cases pending as of 9/30/08      6     18 -      24 Total United States Courts of Appeals cases pending as of 9/30/08     42     22 -      64 Supreme Court         Ex parte cases         Cases pending as of 9/30/07      1      - -       1 Cases filed during FY 2008      2      - 1       3 Disposals, total      1      - 1       2 Cases pending as of 9/30/08, total      2      - -       2 Notices of Suit filed in FY 2008  4,512  5,437 -   9,949 Notes: - Represents zero. 1: Includes Federal Circuit and others. (back to text)

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