Patstats Documentation

Basic Facts

• Created by the University of Houston Law Center.
• Documents case decisions from 2000 to 2013 in both district and federal circuit courts.
• Focuses on 40 major issues in patent litigation. The issues are categorized as follows:

• Validity Decisions
• Enforceability Decisions
• Procedural Defenses
• Infringement Decisions
• Damages Calculations
• Special Factors

• Cumulative patent case list covers only cases from 2005-2013.
• Cumulative patent case list has 3315 entries.

Cumulative Case List

Example Entry:

Teva Pharms. USA, Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., No. 09 Civ. 10112, 10 Civ. 7246, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99121  (S.D.N.Y. July 16, 2013).