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Last Loaded on Web: Monday, December 01, 2008
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Database Description
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).
Subject Coverage
LitAlert covers litigation pertaining to U.S. patents and trademarks.
Dialog File Data
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1973 forward
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| File Size: |
Over 66,500 records as of March 2004
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Weekly
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Contact
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LitAlert is produced by Thomson Derwent. Questions concerning content should be directed to:
Thomson Scientific
1725 Duke Street
Suite 250
Alexandria, VA 22314
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+1 800 DERWENT
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+1 703 707 5838
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custserv@derwentus.com
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Thomson Scientific
14 Great Queen Street
London, WC2B 5DF
United Kingdom
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+44 20 7344 2800
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+44 20 7344 2900
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custserv@derwent.co.uk
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Thomson Scientific
3501 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
USA
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+1 800 336 4474
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+1 215 386 2911
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sales@isinet.com
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Thomson Corporation K.K.
Palaceside Bldg. 5F
1-1-1 Hitotsubashi,
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-0003
Japan
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+81 3 5218 6500
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+81 3 5218 6536
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helpdesk@derwent.co.jp
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Terms and Conditions
LitAlert is a registered trademark of Derwent Information
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