TABLE 25: CASES IN LITIGATION

TABLE 25: CASES IN LITIGATION (Selected Courts of the United States, FY 2009) Court Patents Trademarks OED Total United States District Courts         Civil actions pending as of 9/30/08, total     14      1 1      16 Filed during FY 2009     94      1 3      98 Disposals, total     16      1 1      18 Affirmed      4      - -       4 Reversed      -      - -       - Remanded      1      - -       1 Dismissed     11      1 1      13 Amicus/intervene      -      - -       - Transfer      -      - -       - Civil actions pending as of 9/30/09, total     92      1 3      96 United States Courts of Appeals1         Ex parte cases         Cases pending as of 9/30/08     36      4 -      40 Cases filed during FY 2009     55     15 4      74 Disposals, total     61     12 2      75 Affirmed     26      4 1      31 Reversed      1      - -       1 Remanded     12      2 -      14 Dismissed     20      6 1      27 Vacated      4      - -       4 Transfer      2      - -       2 Writs of mandamus:         Granted      -      - -       - Granted-in-part      -      - -       - Denied      -      - -       - Dismissed      -      - -       - Total ex parte cases pending as of 9/30/09     30      7 2      39 Inter partes cases         Cases pending as of 9/30/08      6     18 -      24 Cases filed during FY 2009      8     29 -      37 Disposals, total      6     35 -      41 Affirmed      3      5 -       8 Reversed      1      - -       1 Remanded      -      2 -       2 Dismissed      3     27 -      30 Transferred      -      1 -       1 Total inter partes cases pending as of 9/30/09      8     12 -      20 Total United States Courts of Appeals cases pending as of 9/30/09     38     19 -      59 Supreme Court         Ex parte cases         Cases pending as of 9/30/08      2      - -       2 Cases filed during FY 2009      3      1 -       4 Disposals, total      3      - -       3 Cases pending as of 9/30/09, total      2      1 -       3 Notices of Suit filed in FY 2009  6,111  6,710 -  12,821 Notes: - Represents zero. 1: Includes Federal Circuit and others. (back to text)

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