Court Activity Over Time

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Explore litigation activity patterns by year in the US District Courts, CAFC, PTAB, and ITC. Utilize filters to narrow down results by specific courts, patent technologies, ANDA cases, and more.

About

The Court Activity Over Time page provides a quick overview of litigation trends for subscribers. This feature enables users to determine the typical caseload of a of a forum, track litigation activity for specific market sectors, or compare activity across the ITCThe U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is an agency of the U.S. federal government that conducts administrative h... More, PTABThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is an administrative law body of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which dec... More, and District Courts. Many users rely on this tool to estimate timelines for clients, decide whether to pursue a case in a U.S. District Court or PTABThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is an administrative law body of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which dec... More, and address common questions such as:

What is the typical volume of cases in a particular court?
How do the PTABThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is an administrative law body of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which dec... More and ITCThe U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is an agency of the U.S. federal government that conducts administrative h... More caseloads compare in a given year?
What parties are involved in patent litigation in a specific U.S. District Court in a given year?
What are the litigation trends for a specific technology?
What parties brought cases in a U.S. District Court so far this year?

Included Charts

Cases by Year
Parties by Year
Docket Entries
Claims Construed

Available Filters

Forum

Filter charts by PTABThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is an administrative law body of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which dec... More, ITCThe U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is an agency of the U.S. federal government that conducts administrative h... More, and U.S. District Court activity. Select more than one to compare the forums, or select a specific district court to toggle off the PTABThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is an administrative law body of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which dec... More and ITCThe U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is an agency of the U.S. federal government that conducts administrative h... More activity.

District Court

Type and select a district court to view that court’s litigation activity, or select multiple district courts to view those courts’ aggregated litigation activity.

Patent Technologies

Select from the drop-down menu or begin typing to filter by specific patent technologies (ex. 1620 Organic Chemistry for all 1621-1629 or select just a daughter node like 1628).

Case Filing Date Slider

Drag and drop the end points of the timeline to limit the data to cases filed within selected years.

ANDA

Include, exclude, or isolate ANDA cases.

Current Year Options

When graphing recent data, use this feature to toggle between actual data for the year to date and estimated totals for the year.

Location

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Last Updated: November 15, 2023

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