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LitAlert®

Last Loaded on Web: Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Last Update To Bluesheet: March 10, 2005

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File Description Dialog File Data Special Features Sample Record Sort Rates
Subject Coverage Database Content DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Rank
Tips Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Map
Print Counterparts Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Limit Predefined Format Options


File Description [top]

LitAlert®, produced by Thomson Derwent, contains records for patent and trademark infringement lawsuits filed in the ninety-four U.S. District Courts, and 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 1970s that have never been reported in the Official Gazette.

Each record in the database contains identifying elements such as the patent number or trademark registration number and date of issue; patent title or trademark name; name(s) of inventors, owners, and assignees; and classification title and class number.

Descriptive information about the specific litigation includes the court in which the action is taking place, the docket number of the case, plaintiffs and defendants, the filing date of the lawsuits, and the judgment and date, if applicable. If copies of the filing were provided by the court to the USPTO, this is indicated in the record by the symbol (DA).



Tips [top]

USE FILE 670

to find out what U.S. patents or trademarks are involved in litigation.

USE MAP

to extract cross reference LitAlert accession numbers to find other records pertaining to the same patent or trademark court case.

     SELECT CAMERA
      MAP XRAA TEMP

USE SORT

to arrange results by court and docket number.

     SORT S2/ALL/CR,DN

USE RANK

to see which companies are frequently involved in lawsuits.

     SELECT TOPIC
      RANK CO



Subject Coverage [top]

LitAlert covers litigation pertaining to U.S. patents and trademarks.



Print Counterparts [top]

  • LitAlert


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: 1973 forward
File Size: Over 66,500 records as of March 2004
Update Frequency: Weekly


Database Content [top]

  • Complete Text Records


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Trademarks
  • Patents
  • Court Cases


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • US Only


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • KWIC and HILIGHT Available
  • DIALOG Alert Available
  • MAP Available


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
PATENTS Patents
PATLEGAL U.S. Patent Litigation
TMLEGAL U.S. Trademark Litigation


Contact [top]

LitAlert is produced by Thomson Derwent. Questions concerning content should be directed to:

Thomson Scientific
1725 Duke Street
Suite 250
Alexandria, VA 22314

800 Line: +1 800 DERWENT
Fax: +1 703 707 5838
E-Mail: custserv@derwentus.com
Thomson Scientific
14 Great Queen Street
London, WC2B 5DF
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 7344 2800
Fax: +44 20 7344 2900
E-Mail: custserv@derwent.co.uk
Thomson Scientific
3501 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
USA
800 Line: +1 800 336 4474
Fax: +1 215 386 2911
E-Mail: sales@isinet.com
Thomson Corporation K.K.
Palaceside Bldg. 5F
1-1-1 Hitotsubashi,
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-0003
Japan
Telephone: +81 3 5218 6500
Fax: +81 3 5218 6536
E-Mail: helpdesk@derwent.co.jp


Terms and Conditions [top]

LitAlert is a registered trademark of Derwent Information
For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online. The following terms and conditions also apply. The online use by customers of the databases ("Derwent databases") of Derwent Publications Limited ("Derwent") and all data obtained from Derwent databases is subject to the following terms and conditions. 1. All data obtained from Derwent databases and all copyright therein is and shall at all times remain the property of Derwent. 2. All data obtained from Derwent databases are to be treated as strictly confidential and may not be copied, duplicated, translated into any language or in any way reproduced without the prior written consent of Derwent, except for internal use only non-subscribers may redistribute Derwent data obtained from the DIALOG service in accordance with Dialog's ERA redistribution program. Redistribution for subscribers within sites covered by a Derwent subscription is already a benefit of that subscription. 3. The customer undertakes and agrees that: (a) any searches against Derwent databases will be conducted by the customer's employees for the customer's internal use only, and the results of such searches will not be disclosed or transmitted to any third party, except as permitted in paragraphs 3(b) - 3(g) below; (b) if the customer wishes to conduct searches on behalf of a third party, the customer will notify Derwent and obtain Derwent's written consent; searches on behalf of a third party will not be permitted unless and until permission has been granted by Derwent in writing; (c) any search conducted on behalf of a third party must be performed directly by the customer's employees and will be solely for that third party; (d) prior to any search being conducted on behalf of a third party the customer will ensure that the third party undertakes to the customer and Derwent that the results of such search are for that third party's own internal use only; (e) whenever the customer obtains data from Derwent databases for a third party, the customer shall notify that third party in writing of the ownership by Derwent of the data concerned and all copyright therein; (f) copies of online and offline prints must be conspicuously marked: "FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY (c) DERWENT PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 1994"; (g) the term "third party" does not refer to a patent issuing authority, such as a national Patent Office, where data obtained from Derwent databases is required by law or regulation in the normal conduct of the patent issuing authority's day-to-day business. 4. Output from online searches may be stored temporarily in electronic form for a maximum period of three months for the purpose of editing or reformatting the search results. For longer term storage, a Downloading Agreement with Derwent must be completed and the appropriate fees paid. 5. In the event of a breach by the customer, its employees or any third party, of any of these terms and conditions Derwent shall be entitled to terminate the customer's right of access to Derwent databases immediately without notice. 6. Derwent shall not in any circumstances be liable or responsible for the completeness or accuracy of any data comprised in the Derwent databases nor the transmission of such data and will not be liable for any indirect, consequential or economic loss of profit resulting directly or indirectly from the use by the customer or any third party of such data. 7. The customer will not assign any of its rights under these terms and conditions in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Derwent. 8. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability in whole or in part of any of these terms and conditions shall not affect the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions. 9. These terms and conditions shall override and prevail over any other terms and conditions in any document or other communication used by the customer in effecting its subscription to the Derwent databases.* 10. These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. *For the purposes of this provision, this is in reference to direct agreement between Derwent Publications and the Customer organization. Any questions concerning the interpretation of any of these conditions should be referred to the nearest Derwent office for clarification.
Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD - TRADEMARKS [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 670:LitAlert 
    (c) 1998 Thomson Derwent. All rts. reserv. 
     
    00083847 
  AA=  LitAlert Number:          T1996-09-26 
  RT=, DT=  Record (Document) Type:   Trademark (Registered) 
  /TX, ET=  Trademark:                Taylor Made 
  RN=, RD=, YR=  Trademark Number (Date):  1200542 (19820706) 
  /CO, CO=, OW=, GL=  Trademark Owner:          Taylor Made Golf Company Inc, McHenry IL 
  /CX, TL=  Class Titles (Codes):     Games, Toys, & Sporting Goods (22) 
  CR=, DN=  Court - Docket Number:    Illinois, Northern Dist. - 96C885 
  /CO, CO=, PF=, GL=  Plaintiff:                Taylor Made Golf Company Inc, Carlsbad CA 
  /CO, CO=, DF=  Defendant:                Wayne Products Inc; dba; Tour Golf Products, 
  GL=                            Newark OH 
  FD=, YF=  Filing Date:              19960215 
  /AT  Action Taken:             A Rule 13 Notice was filed. 
  /NT  Notes:                    (DA) Attorneys for plaintiff: Vedder Price 
                              Kaufman & Kammholz - Chicago IL. 
  PN=  Other Patent Numbers:     US 5484155 
  RN=  Other Trademark Numbers:  1200542; 1411498; 1458350; 1455320; 1609092; 
                              1797954; 1926587 
     
     
     

SAMPLE RECORD - PATENTS

 
    DIALOG(R)File 670:LitAlert 
    (c) 1998 Derwent Info. All rts. reserv. 
     
    00063312 
  AA=  LitAlert Number:          P1993-45-02 
  XR=  Related LitAlert Numbers: P1993-37-01 
  RT=, DT=  Record (Document) Type:   Patent (Utility) 
  /TI  Patent Title:             Scintillation Camera & Head Therefor Having Means 
                              for Improving Resolution Over a Limited Field of 
                              View 
  PN=, PD=, PY=  Patent Number (Date):     US 4001591 (19770104) 
  /CO, CO=, PA=  Patent Assignee:          Elscint Ltd 
  AU=, GL=  Inventor:                 Inbar Dan, Haifa ISRAEL 
  /CX, CL=  US Class Titles (Codes):  Radiant Energy (250363000) 
  CR=  Court - Docket Number:    California, Northern Dist., San Jose - 
  DN=                            C-93-20626RMW 
  /CO, CO=, PF=, GL=  Plaintiff:                ADAC Laboratories Inc, Milpitas CA 
  /CO, CO=, DF=, GL=  Defendant:                Elscint Ltd, Haifa ISRAEL 
  FD=, YF=  Filing Date:              19930825 
  SD=, YS=  Subsequent Action Date:   19931020 
  /AT  Action Taken:             Plaintiff's notice of dismissal without prejudice 
                              filed pursuant to FRCP 41. 
  /NT  Notes:                    (DA) Attorneys for plaintiff: Blakely Sokoloff 
                              Taylor & Zafman - Sunnyvale CA; Attorneys for 
                              defendant: Pettit & Martin - San Jose CA. 
  PN=  Other Patent Numbers:     US 4095108; US 4424446; US 4555728; US 4588897; 
                              US 4644398 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S IMPROVING(W)RESOLUTION
/AT AT Action Taken Word S RULE(W)13/AT
/CO CO Company Name1 Word S TAYLOR(W)MADE/CO
/CX CX Patent and Trademark Class Titles2
/NT NT Notes Word S BLAKELY(W)SOKOLOFF/NT
/TI TI Patent Case Title Word S SCINTILLATION(N)CAMERA? /TI
/TX TX Trademark Case Title Word S (TAYLOR AND MADE)/TX

1 Includes patent assignee, trademark owner, plaintiff and defendant names. Also indexed as CO=.

2 Includes patent and trademark class descriptions. Also indexed as CX=.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
AA= AA Main LitAlert Number Phrase S AA=T1996-09-26
AU= AU Author/Inventor Phrase S AU=INBAR D?
None AZ DIALOG Accession Number
CL= CL U.S. Patent Class Code and Title Phrase S CL=250363000
S CL=250
S CL=RADIANT ENERGY
CO= CO Company Name1 Phrase S CO=ELSCINT?
CR= CR Court (State and District) Word
& Phrase		 S CR=CA(S)NORTHERN
S CR=CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN DIST?
CX= CX Patent/Trademark Class Codes and Titles Phrase S CX=GAMES?
S CX=22
None DA All Dates
DF= DF Defendant Word
& Phrase		 S DF=(TOUR(W)GOLF(W)PRODUCTS)
S DF=ELSCINT LTD
DN= DN Docket Number Phrase S DN=96C885
S DN=C-93-20626?
DT= DT Document Type Phrase S DT=UTILITY
S DT=REGISTERED
ET= ET Exact Trademark Phrase S ET=TAYLOR MADE
FD= FD Litigation Filing Date Phrase S FD=19960215
GL= GL Geographic Location3 Word
& Phrase		 S GL=(CARLSBAD(W)CA)
S GL= CARLSBAD CA
LW= LW LitAlert Week Phrase S LW=P1993-45
None OP Other Patent Numbers
None OT Other Trademark Numbers
OW= OW Trademark Owner Word
& Phrase		 S OW=(TAYLOR AND GOLF)
S OW=TAYLOR MADE GOLF CO?
PA= PA Patent Assignee Word
& Phrase		 S PA=ELSCINT
S PA=ELSCINT LTD?
PD= PD Patent Publication Date Phrase S PD=19770104
PF= PF Plaintiff Word
& Phrase		 S PF=(ADAC(W)LAB?)
S PF=ADAC LABORATOR?
PN= PN All Patent Numbers Phrase S PN=US 5484155
PN= PN Main Patent Number4 Phrase S PN=4001591/MA
PY= PD Patent Publication Year Phrase S PY=1977
RD= RD Trademark Registration Date Phrase S RD=19820706
RN= RN All Trademark Registration Numbers Phrase S RN=1508629
RN= RN Main Trademark Registration Number4 Phrase S RN=1200542/MA
RT= RT Record Type Phrase S RT=PATENT
S RT=TRADEMARK
SD= SD Subsequent Action Date Phrase S SD=19931020
SF= None Special Feature5 Phrase S SF=TRADEMARK CASE INCLUDING PATENTS
TL= TL U.S. Trademark Class Code and Title Phrase S TL=GAMES, TOYS?
S TL=22
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999
XR= XR Cross-Reference LitAlert Number6 Phrase S XR=P1993-37-01
YF= FD Year Litigation Filed Phrase S YF=1996
YR= RD Year of Trademark Registration Phrase S YR=1982
YS= SD Year of Subsequent Action Phrase S YS=1993

3 Includes city, state, and country information for patent assignee, trademark owner, plaintiff, defendant, and inventor when available.

4 Use /MA to restrict patent or trademark numbers to the main patent or trademark number in the record.

5 Indicates if litigation includes patents, trademarks, or both.

6 Subsequent action records cross reference the original filing record.


LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/MARK Trademark Records only S S3/MARK
/PATENT Patent Records Only S S2/PATENT


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
AU, CL, CR, DF, DN, FD, OW, PA, PF, SD, TI SORT S6/ALL/TI


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Additional RANK codes include: CX (Class Title only), CXCODE (Class Code only)


MAP [top]

MAP FIELDS EXAMPLES
CL, CO, DF, DFCO (Converts DF= to CO=), DN, OW, PA, PF, PFCO (Converts PF= to CO=), PN, RN, TL, TLCL (Converts TL= to CL=), XR, XRAA (Converts XR= to AA=) MAP PFCO TEMP S2


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

User-Defined formats may be specified using display codes listed in the Search Options tables. TYPE S4/TI,CO/1-5
PRINT S5/TI,CO,NT/ALL


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Main and Related LitAlert Numbers, Patent or Trademark Title and Number, Court, Docket Number, Filing Date, and Other Patents and Trademarks
3 Medium Main and Related LitAlert Numbers, Patent or Trademark Title and Number, Court, Docket Number, Filing Date, and Other Patents and Trademarks
4 -- Full Record with Tagged Fields
5 Long Full Record
6 Free Main LitAlert Number, Patent or Trademark Title, Date
7 -- Full Record
8 Short Main and Related LitAlert Numbers, Patent or Trademark Title, Class Description and Code
9 Full Full Record
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
If the accession number of a specific record is known, it can be used to display the record directly. TYPE 00080819/3
PRINT 00060630/9


Rates [top]

Rates For File: LitAlert®[670]

                                Standard  Subscrib
Cost per DialUnit:                $49.90    $54.85
Cost per Minute:                   $4.08     $4.50
Rank Elements                      $0.06     $0.07
ALERT (default)                   $33.00    $36.50
ALERT (Monthly)                * $132.00   $146.00
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *  $66.80    $72.79
ALERT (Weekly)                    $33.00    $36.50
ALERT (Daily)                  *  $33.00    $36.50
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *  $33.00    $36.50
ALERT (Intraday)               *  $33.00    $36.50
* = custom scheduled Alerts only

        <<  Standard  >>  << Subscriber >>
Format    Types   Prints    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $1.78    $0.00    $1.96
     2   $21.50   $21.50   $23.65   $23.65
     3   $21.50   $21.50   $23.65   $23.65
     4   $21.50   $21.50   $23.65   $23.65
     5   $21.50   $21.50   $23.65   $23.65
     6    $0.00    $1.78    $0.00    $1.96
     7   $21.50   $21.50   $23.65   $23.65
     8    $0.00    $1.78    $0.00    $1.96
     9   $21.50   $21.50   $23.65   $23.65
    66   $21.50   $21.50   $23.65   $23.65
KWIC95    $1.78       NA    $1.96       NA
KWIC96    $1.78       NA    $1.96       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00
Standard = rates for all users except those in Japan
Subscriber = rates for users in Japan
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