Trademark Case Files Dataset

The Trademark Case Files Dataset contains detailed information on 12.1 million trademark applications filed with or registrations issued by the USPTO between January 1870 and February 2023. 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

These data comprise an aggregation of raw XML data found here.

Download full set of 2022 data files [.dta format (3.91 GB)] [.csv format (4.02 GB)]

 

File Name20112020**2021**2022**
case_fileDTA
219 MB
CSV
206 MB
DTA
370 MB
CSV
348 MB
DTA
393 MB
CSV
372 MB
DTA
413 MB
CSV
390 MB
correspondent_domrep_attorneyDTA
288 MB
CSV
222 MB
DTA
468 MB
CSV
373 MB
DTA
487 MB
CSV
396 MB
DTA
370 MB
CSV
414 MB
    eventDTA
425 MB
CSV
434 MB
DTA
877 MB
CSV
925 MB
DTA
951 MB
CSV
0.977 GB
DTA
0.99 GB
CSV
1.04 GB
    ownerDTA
393 MB
CSV
305 MB
DTA
542 MB
CSV
538 MB
DTA
817 MB
CSV
580 MB
DTA
687 MB
CSV
613 MB
        owner_name_changeDTA
2.57 MB
CSV
2.94 MB
DTA
2.05 MB
CSV
2.78 MB
DTA
2.07 MB
CSV
2.8 MB
DTA
2.07 MB
CSV
2.8 MB
    classificationDTA
65.3 MB
CSV
78.5 MB
DTA
121 MB
CSV
135 MB
DTA
130 MB
CSV
145 MB
DTA
137 MB
CSV
153 MB
        intl_classDTA
27.6 MB
CSV
38.6 MB
DTA
47.3 MB
CSV
66.4 MB
DTA
51 MB
CSV
71.5 MB
DTA
53.6 MB
CSV
75.2 MB
        us_classDTA
58.2 MB
CSV
73.2 MB
DTA
105 MB
CSV
131 MB
DTA
114 MB
CSV
143 MB
DTA
120 MB
CSV
150 MB
    statementDTA
420 MB
CSV
450 MB
DTA
0.951 GB
CSV
0.985 GB
DTA
1.05 GB
CSV
1.09 GB
DTA
1.12 GB
CSV
1.17 GB
    design_searchDTA
12.3 MB
CSV
12.7 MB
DTA
21 MB
CSV
21.7 MB
DTA
22.8 MB
CSV
23.5 MB
DTA
24 MB
CSV
24.7 MB
    foreign_appDTA
4.77 MB
CSV
4.51 MB
DTA
11 MB
CSV
6.88 MB
DTA
11.5 MB
CSV
7.26 MB
DTA
11.9 MB
CSV
7.54 MB
    prior_markDTA
8.27 MB
CSV
8.44 MB
DTA
12.1 MB
CSV
12.4 MB
DTA
12.6 MB
CSV
12.9 MB
DTA
12.9 MB
CSV
13.2 MB
    madrid_intl_fileDTA
561 KB
CSV
657 KB
DTA
1.91 MB
CSV
2.32 MB
DTA
2.16 MB
CSV
2.64 MB
DTA
2.38 MB
CSV
2.9 MB
        madrid_eventDTA
1.24 MB
CSV
1.35 MB
DTA
5.03 MB
CSV
5.66 MB
DTA
5.77 MB
CSV
6.5 MB
DTA
6.44 MB
CSV
7.25 MB
    tm_app_dailyDTA
0.536 KB
CSV
0.336 KB
DTA
0.933 KB
CSV
0.429 KB
DTA
0.912 KB
CSV
0.407 KB
DTA
0.917 KB
CSV
0.412 KB

Download individual data files (the direct download pages are here): 2011201220132014*, 2015**, 2016*, 2017**, 2018** ^; 2019**; 2020**; 2021**; 2022**

* 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, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 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.

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)]

UPDATE for 2021**: [.dta format (3.98 GB)] [.csv format (3.79 GB)]

UPDATE for 2022**: [.dta format (3.91 GB)] [.csv format (4.02 GB)]

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