Window: 6/14/2023 (arbitration award) → 7/18/2025 (termination)
Theory: NY Civil Rights Law § 51 — Martha/NGM → KFU emails with USPTO attachments are dated commercial uses of Richard Litman's name.
Source inventory: output/kfu_email_docket_detail.csv (17,203 in-window NGM→KFU emails) enriched with attachment names/counts from discovery_production/DATA/LITMAN_EMAIL_PRODUCTION.dat.
| Tier | # exhibits | Selection rule | Use case |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 10 | Diverse attachment types across top dockets | Uncle approval before bulk run |
| Top 100 | 100 | Highest-scored, subject-descriptor-first, 1 per docket max where possible | Hearing exhibit binder; MSJ illustrative set |
| Top 500 | 500 | Expand to 5 per top docket; cover all attachment types | Full BOP/MSJ filing set |
| Top 1,000 | 1,000 | Full first production batch | Pre-deposition production |
| Full set | 14,033 | Everything that passed the USPTO-like filter | Complete § 51 commercial-use record |
| Rank | Docket | # Emails | First | Last | Top attachment types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32087.50G | 350 | 2023-06-15 | 2024-01-26 | Other/Unclassified (277), Amendment/Response (72), Drawings (1) |
| 2 | 32087.84U | 33 | 2023-08-09 | 2024-11-13 | Amendment/Response (19), Other/Unclassified (10), Office Action (7), Application/Spec (2) |
| 3 | 33110.58U | 32 | 2023-07-07 | 2025-03-18 | Notice of Allowance (13), Other/Unclassified (10), Application/Spec (5), Office Action (2) |
| 4 | 33140.79U | 27 | 2023-11-09 | 2025-06-17 | Other/Unclassified (9), Application/Spec (5), Office Action (4), Issue Notification (4), A |
| 5 | 33140.54U | 27 | 2023-11-02 | 2025-01-29 | Office Action (12), Amendment/Response (12), Issue Notification (4), Other/Unclassified (4 |
| 6 | 32087.79U | 27 | 2023-08-11 | 2025-06-02 | Other/Unclassified (13), Amendment/Response (7), Office Action (7) |
| 7 | 33125.77U | 26 | 2023-09-01 | 2025-02-19 | Issue Notification (6), Application/Spec (4), Office Action (4), Amendment/Response (4), N |
| 8 | 33110.38U | 26 | 2023-06-19 | 2024-12-04 | Other/Unclassified (13), Office Action (4), Application/Spec (3), Amendment/Response (2), |
| 9 | 33102.28U | 25 | 2023-06-23 | 2025-04-16 | Amendment/Response (13), Other/Unclassified (6), Office Action (5), Declaration/Oath (3) |
| 10 | 33185.87A | 25 | 2024-04-05 | 2025-04-29 | Amendment/Response (12), Other/Unclassified (6), Issue Notification (4), Application/Spec |
| 11 | 33130.21U | 24 | 2023-09-08 | 2024-12-31 | Other/Unclassified (8), Issue Notification (7), Application/Spec (4), Amendment/Response ( |
| 12 | 33135.00U | 24 | 2023-10-12 | 2025-03-27 | Office Action (12), Amendment/Response (6), Other/Unclassified (4), Application/Spec (3), |
| 13 | 33165.15U | 24 | 2024-01-16 | 2025-04-29 | Amendment/Response (9), Office Action (5), Issue Notification (4), Application/Spec (3), O |
| 14 | 33145.80U | 22 | 2023-11-26 | 2025-06-17 | Other/Unclassified (10), Office Action (5), Amendment/Response (4), Application/Spec (3), |
| 15 | 33145.02U | 22 | 2023-11-15 | 2025-05-21 | Amendment/Response (10), Office Action (10), Other/Unclassified (5), Application/Spec (4), |
| 16 | 33120.66U | 22 | 2023-08-21 | 2025-03-24 | Office Action (14), Amendment/Response (12), Application/Spec (3), Other/Unclassified (3), |
| 17 | 33140.81A | 21 | 2023-10-18 | 2025-05-30 | Amendment/Response (9), Office Action (8), Other/Unclassified (4), Application/Spec (2), F |
| 18 | 33190.19U | 21 | 2024-12-02 | 2025-06-26 | Amendment/Response (6), Application/Spec (4), Other/Unclassified (3), Filing Receipt (2), |
| 19 | 33101.17U | 21 | 2023-07-25 | 2025-05-16 | Amendment/Response (9), Office Action (7), Other/Unclassified (6) |
| 20 | 33145.23U | 21 | 2023-11-22 | 2025-03-26 | Other/Unclassified (11), Application/Spec (3), Issue Notification (3), Amendment/Response |
| Rank | Attachment type | Count | % of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other/Unclassified | 4,731 | 33.7% |
| 2 | Application/Spec | 3,221 | 23.0% |
| 3 | Amendment/Response | 2,427 | 17.3% |
| 4 | Issue Notification | 1,786 | 12.7% |
| 5 | Office Action | 1,415 | 10.1% |
| 6 | Notice of Allowance | 996 | 7.1% |
| 7 | Filing Receipt | 778 | 5.5% |
| 8 | Declaration/Oath | 83 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Drawings | 29 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ADS/Bib | 27 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Assignment | 15 | 0.1% |
| 12 | IDS | 12 | 0.1% |
| 13 | POA | 11 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Publication | 5 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Transmittal | 1 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Patent Grant/Front Page | 1 | 0.0% |
| Quarter | # candidates |
|---|---|
| 2023Q2 | 277 |
| 2023Q3 | 1,979 |
| 2023Q4 | 3,693 |
| 2024Q1 | 3,192 |
| 2024Q2 | 1,512 |
| 2024Q3 | 1,241 |
| 2024Q4 | 1,161 |
| 2025Q1 | 553 |
| 2025Q2 | 402 |
| 2025Q3 | 23 |
| # | Bates | Date | Docket | Attachment type | Subject (truncated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITMAN234081 | 2023-06-22 | 33101.13U | Notice of Allowance | Notice of Allowance for King Faisal University -- Docket 33101.13U (PA000121) |
| 2 | LITMAN234646 | 2023-07-12 | 33102.24U | Office Action | Office Action Notification for King Faisal University -- Docket 33102.24U (PA000 |
| 3 | LITMAN191316 | 2023-10-02 | 33130.18U | Filing Receipt | Patent Application Filed for King Faisal University -- Docket 33130.18U -- PA000 |
| 4 | LITMAN208319 | 2024-01-03 | 33130.32U | Issue Notification | Issue Fee Paid -- Docket 33130.32U -- PA000749 |
| 5 | LITMAN243113 | 2024-06-18 | 33175.69A | IDS | IDS Drafted and Filed -- Docket 33175.69A-- PA0002048 |
| 6 | LITMAN243363 | 2024-07-01 | 33155.28U | Amendment/Response | Amendment Drafted and Filed -- Docket 33155.28U -- PA0001275 |
| 7 | LITMAN247759 | 2025-05-27 | 33150.09S | Assignment | FW: Request for Assignment to King Faisal University -- Patent 12,309,533B2 -- D |
| 8 | LITMAN202318 | 2024-10-25 | 33180.29Y | Application/Spec | RE: 33180.29Y Divisional Application filed today |
| 9 | LITMAN235275 | 2023-06-14 | 33101.26U | Application/Spec | Divisional Application -- Docket 33120.44A (Divisional of Docket 33101.26U) |
| 10 | LITMAN235278 | 2023-06-14 | 33102.91U | Application/Spec | Divisional Application -- Docket 33120.45A (Divisional of Docket 33102.91U ) |
Each email was scored on six dimensions:
33190.24U).kfu.edu.sa or kfu@4patent.com.@nathlaw.com or @4patent.com sender.Max score: 100. Candidates are ranked score-desc, then subject-descriptor-first, then date-asc.
output/KFU_EXHIBIT_CANDIDATES_RANKED.csv — full ranked roster (14,033 rows).output/KFU_EXHIBIT_CANDIDATES_BY_DOCKET.csv — per-docket roll-up (3,189 rows).output/KFU_EXHIBIT_INVENTORY_MEMO.md — this memo.Review the 10-exhibit pilot list above. Once approved, generate PDFs in tranches of 100 → 500 → 1,000 using the ranked CSV as the production order.