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There are various ways that you can search for a patent on Lexis® CourtLink®.
General Information
Searching by Patent Number in the Patent Number Field
Searching by Patent Number in the Keywords Field
A patent is a government grant that gives an inventor the sole right to make, use, and sell their invention. Patents have unique numbers and are generally classified into 3 different categories:
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You can search for patent related cases using the Patent Number field in the following courts or agencies:
Dockets in the U.S. District Courts (Civil) lists the patents at the bottom of the dockets with links to TotalPatent One®. Clicking these links takes you to TotalPatent One if you have a subscription to TotalPatent One. The U.S. Patent Trial & Appeals Board and the U.S. International Trade Commission reference patent numbers in the text of the dockets and do not link to TotalPatent One. The dockets in the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Circuit Courts generally do not include references to patent numbers on the dockets. Instead, they reference the patent numbers in the metadata which can be seen in the results lists.
Take the following steps to search for dockets using the Patent Number field:
Note: If you select other courts that do not support Patent Number search field, the system displays the following message: You won’t receive results from these courts. Click these courts to see a list of the courts that do not support the field.
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Take the following steps to find all court or agency dockets that reference a patent number:
Note: You can also use the PATENT-NUMBER segment in the Keywords field. For example, run the following search to find litigation involving US10993941B2:
patent-number(10993941)
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There are various ways that you can search for a patent on Lexis® CourtLink®.
General Information
Searching by Patent Number in the Patent Number Field
Searching by Patent Number in the Keywords Field
General Information
A patent is a government grant that gives an inventor the sole right to make, use, and sell their invention. Patents have unique numbers and are generally classified into 3 different categories:
- Utility
- Design
- Plant
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Searching by Patent Number in the Patent Number Field
You can search for patent related cases using the Patent Number field in the following courts or agencies:
- U.S. District Courts (Civil)
- U.S. Patent Trial & Appeals Board
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Circuit Courts
Dockets in the U.S. District Courts (Civil) lists the patents at the bottom of the dockets with links to TotalPatent One®. Clicking these links takes you to TotalPatent One if you have a subscription to TotalPatent One. The U.S. Patent Trial & Appeals Board and the U.S. International Trade Commission reference patent numbers in the text of the dockets and do not link to TotalPatent One. The dockets in the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Circuit Courts generally do not include references to patent numbers on the dockets. Instead, they reference the patent numbers in the metadata which can be seen in the results lists.
Take the following steps to search for dockets using the Patent Number field:
- Select your court from the within court drop-down.
- Enter the patent number in the Patent Number field.
Note: You can enter the patent number with or without commas. - Click Search.
Note: If you select other courts that do not support Patent Number search field, the system displays the following message: You won’t receive results from these courts. Click these courts to see a list of the courts that do not support the field.
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Searching by Patent Number Using Keywords Field
Take the following steps to find all court or agency dockets that reference a patent number:
- Select your court from the within court drop-down.
- Enter the patent number or numbers in the Keywords field.
Note: For best results, enter the numbers with commas and without commas, separated with OR. For example, enter 10993941 or 10,993,941. - Click Search.
Note: You can also use the PATENT-NUMBER segment in the Keywords field. For example, run the following search to find litigation involving US10993941B2:
patent-number(10993941)
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