Database Name: Derwent LitAlert
Database Identifier: LITALERT
Coverage
Begins with 1973
Content Highlights:
Derwent LitAlert has records for patent and trademark infringement lawsuits reported to USPTO.
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Contents
The LITALERT (Patent and Trademark Litigation Alert) database contains records for patent and trademark litigation lawsuits filed in ninety-four U.S. District courts that have been reported to the Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Also included are records for thousands of lawsuits filed since the early 1970's that have never been published in the Official Gazette.
Each record may contain several elements of identification: the trademark registration number or patent number and date of issue or registration, title, inventor, owner, assignee, class number and description, court, docket number, plaintiff, defendant, filing date, and judgment date if applicable.
Derivation
Records reported to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Coverage
1973 to present. (Note: Gaps exist in USPTO trademark coverage between 1973- 1984 and 1991.)
SEARCH & UPDATE INFORMATION
UPDATES: This file is updated weekly. Notices appear in this database within 10 days of their receipt at the USPTO.
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Citation Format
Tip: Derwent assigns unique citations to every document. To view a document with a known citation, access Find a Document and type the citation.
E.g., litalert p1996-42-01
Searching and Fields
Tip: Use a date restriction in your query to retrieve documents issued on a specific date or during a specific range of dates, e.g., da(aft mm/dd/yyyy & bef mm/dd/yyyy).
Tip: For many records, WestDockets databases on Westlaw can provide more information. Use the docket number listed in the LitAlert record to search in the appropriate WestDockets U.S. District court database.
Tip: To locate a specific patent number, use the patent number field along with the number that you are looking for: PN(5478582). To locate a trademark number, use the trademark number field along with the registration number you are looking for: TN(1167785).
Tip: To retrieve all documents in this database, use a citation field search: ci(LitAlert).
The abbreviations for the fields in this database are:
| CI | CITATION | Unique references for each document |
| SO | SOURCE | Copyright Notice |
| TI | TITLE | Title of the patent or trademark |
| TE | TEXT | Text of the document |
| DT | DOCUMENT-TYPE | Patent or Trademark |
| PN | PATENT-NUMBER | Patent number and issue date |
| TN | TRADEMARK-NUMBER | Trademark Registration number and issue date |
| CLA | CLASS | Class and description of class |
| PLF | PLAINTIFF | Plaintiff named in the litigation |
| DEF | DEFENDANT | Defendant named in the litigation |
| OW | OWNER | Owner of the trademark |
| INV | INVENTOR | Inventor of the patent |
| PAS | PATENT-ASSIGNEE | Assignee of the patent |
| CO | COURT | Court (State and District) |
| DN | DOCKET-NUMBER | Docket number from court |
Related Research
Related databases: PATSTAT contains documents that track post-issue actions reported in the Official Gazette of the USPTO. US-PAT contains the full-text of patents issued by the USPTO since 1976. US-UTIL, US-PLANT, US-REISSUE, US-DESIGN, US-SIR, and US-DEFPUB contain patent documents by type. US-PAT1970, US-PAT1980, US-PAT1990, US-PAT2000 contain patent documents by year.
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