The Trademark Case Files Dataset contains detailed information on 10.8 million trademark applications filed with or registrations issued by the USPTO between January 1870 and February 2021. It is derived from the USPTO main database for administering trademarks and includes data on mark characteristics, prosecution events, ownership, classification, third-party oppositions, and renewal history.
A document describing these data is available(link is external) and can be cited as: Graham, Stuart J.H. and Hancock, Galen and Marco, Alan C. and Myers, Amanda F., The USPTO Trademark Case Files Dataset: Descriptions, Lessons, and Insights (January 31, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2188621
For questions, please email EconomicsData@uspto.gov
Documentation
Trademark Case Files Dataset Documentation
- Data schema
- Variable tables
- Event description [.dta format (16.5 KB)] [.csv format (11.5 KB)]
- Madrid Event description [.dta format (2.68 KB)] [.csv format (1.67 KB)]
These data comprise an aggregation of raw XML data found here.
Download full set of 2020 data files [.dta format (3.47 GB)] [.csv format (3.49 GB)]
| File Name | 2011 | 2018** ^ | 2019** | 2020** | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case_file | DTA 219 MB | CSV 206 MB | DTA 339 MB | CSV 303 MB | DTA 347 MB | CSV 326 MB | DTA 370 MB | CSV 348 MB |
| correspondent_domrep_attorney | DTA 288 MB | CSV 222 MB | DTA 464 MB | CSV 328 MB | DTA 440 MB | CSV 350 MB | DTA 468 MB | CSV 373 MB |
| event | DTA 425 MB | CSV 434 MB | DTA 764 MB | CSV 805 MB | DTA 808 MB | CSV 852 MB | DTA 877 MB | CSV 925 MB |
| owner | DTA 393 MB | CSV 305 MB | DTA 418 MB | CSV 469 MB | DTA 498 MB | CSV 497 MB | DTA 542 MB | CSV 538 MB |
| owner_name_change | DTA 2.57 MB | CSV 2.94 MB | DTA 2.06 MB | CSV 2.78 MB | DTA 2.06 MB | CSV 2.78 MB | DTA 2.05 MB | CSV 2.78 MB |
| classification | DTA 65.3 MB | CSV 78.5 MB | DTA 98 MB | CSV 118 MB | DTA 113 MB | CSV 125 MB | DTA 121 MB | CSV 135 MB |
| intl_class | DTA 27.6 MB | CSV 38.6 MB | DTA 41.2 MB | CSV 57.7 MB | DTA 43.9 MB | CSV 61.4 MB | DTA 47.3 MB | CSV 66.4 MB |
| us_class | DTA 58.2 MB | CSV 73.2 MB | DTA 90 MB | CSV 113 MB | DTA 96.2 MB | CSV 121 MB | DTA 105 MB | CSV 131 MB |
| statement | DTA 420 MB | CSV 450 MB | DTA 807 MB | CSV 830 MB | DTA 877 MB | CSV 905 MB | DTA 0.951 GB | CSV 0.985 GB |
| design_search | DTA 12.3 MB | CSV 12.7 MB | DTA 18.5 MB | CSV 19.1 MB | DTA 19.7 MB | CSV 20.3 MB | DTA 21 MB | CSV 21.7 MB |
| foreign_app | DTA 4.77 MB | CSV 4.51 MB | DTA 6.58 MB | CSV 6.26 MB | DTA 9.51 MB | CSV 6.55 MB | DTA 11 MB | CSV 6.88 MB |
| prior_mark | DTA 8.27 MB | CSV 8.44 MB | DTA 11.3 MB | CSV 11.6 MB | DTA 11.7 MB | CSV 12 MB | DTA 12.1 MB | CSV 12.4 MB |
| madrid_intl_file | DTA 561 KB | CSV 657 KB | DTA 1.55 MB | CSV 1.89 MB | DTA 1.69 MB | CSV 2.06 MB | DTA 1.91 MB | CSV 2.32 MB |
| madrid_event | DTA 1.24 MB | CSV 1.35 MB | DTA 4 MB | CSV 4.5 MB | DTA 4.4 MB | CSV 4.95 MB | DTA 5.03 MB | CSV 5.66 MB |
| tm_app_daily | DTA 0.536 KB | CSV 0.336 KB | DTA 0.901 KB | CSV 0.371 KB | DTA 0.937 KB | CSV 0.419 KB | DTA 0.933 KB | CSV 0.429 KB |
* Note: the 2014 and 2016 DTA files have been created using the Stata-13 format. Long string values are stored using the new strL variable type. Consequently, the length variables for long strings are no longer required.
** Note: the 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019 DTA files have been created using the Stata-14 format. Long string values are stored using the new strL variable type. Consequently, the length variables for long strings are no longer required.
^ Note: Serial numbers without a filing date were excluded from the 2018 update. To obtain data on the excluded serial numbers use a prior version of the dataset and filter based on a missing filing date.
Download individual data files (the direct download pages are here: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014*, 2015**, 2016*, 2017**, 2018**; 2019**; 2020**
- Event description:
Original (2011): [.dta format (10.7 KB)] [.csv format (10 KB)]
Update for 2012: [.dta format (11 KB)] [.csv format (10.2 KB)]
Update for 2013: [.dta format (11.2 KB)] [.csv format (10.4 KB)]
Update for 2014*: [.dta format (12.3 KB)] [.csv format (10.6 KB)]
Update for 2015**: [.dta format (15.8 KB)] [.csv format (10.9 KB)]
Update for 2016*: [.dta format (15.8 KB)] [.csv format (10.9 KB)]
Update for 2017**: [.dta format (16.1 KB)] [.csv format (11.1 KB)]
Update for 2018**: [.dta format (16.5 KB)] [.csv format (11.3 KB)]
Update for 2019**: [.dta format (16.2 KB)] [.csv format (11.3 KB)]
Update for 2020**: [.dta format (16.5 KB)] [.csv format (11.5 KB)]
- Madrid Event description:
Original (2011): [.dta format (1.51 KB)] [.csv format (1.26 KB)]
Update for 2012: [.dta format (1.58 KB)] [.csv format (1.32 KB)]
Update for 2013: [.dta format (1.62 KB)] [.csv format (1.37 KB)]
Update for 2014*: [.dta format (1.97 KB)] [.csv format (1.42 KB)]
Update for 2015**: [.dta format (2.4 KB)] [.csv format (1.45 KB)]
Update for 2016*: [.dta format (2.36 KB)] [.csv format (1.5 KB)]
Update for 2017**: [.dta format (2.49 KB)] [.csv format (1.53 KB)]
Update for 2018**: [.dta format (2.53 KB)] [.csv format (1.55 KB)]
Update for 2019**: [.dta format (2.61 KB)] [.csv format (1.61 KB)]
Update for 2020**: [.dta format (2.68 KB)] [.csv format (1.67 KB)]
2011: [.dta format (1.88 GB)] [.csv format (1.79 GB)]
UPDATE for 2012: [.dta format (2.02 GB)] [.csv format (1.93 GB)]
UPDATE for 2013: [.dta format (2.16 GB)] [.csv format (2.07 GB)]
UPDATE for 2014*: [.dta format (1.91 GB)] [.csv format (2.22 GB)]
UPDATE for 2015**: [.dta format (2.4 GB)] [.csv format (2.44 GB)]
UPDATE for 2016*: [.dta format (2.54 GB)] [.csv format (2.59 GB)]
UPDATE for 2017**: [.dta format (2.83 GB)] [.csv format (2.81 GB)]
UPDATE for 2018**: [.dta format (2.99 GB)] [.csv format (3 GB)]
UPDATE for 2019**: [.dta format (3.2 GB)] [.csv format (3.21 GB)]
UPDATE for 2020**: [.dta format (3.47 GB)] [.csv format (3.49 GB)]
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