The Trademark Case Files Dataset contains detailed information on 8.6 million trademark applications filed with or registrations issued by the USPTO between January 1870 and January 2017. 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 here: "The USPTO Trademark Case Files Dataset: Descriptions, Lessons, and Insights."
This document is also available as: Graham, S., Hancock, G., Marco, A. and Myers, A. (2013). "The USPTO Trademark Case Files Dataset: Descriptions, Lessons, and Insights." SSRN working paper, available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2188621.
The OCE developed these data files for public use, and encourage users to identify fixes and improvements. Users are requested to cite the documentation when using these data.
Please provide all feedback to: EconomicsData@uspto.gov
Documentation
Trademark Case Files Dataset Documentation
- Data Schema
- Variable Tables
- Event description [.dta format (16 KB)] [.csv format (16 KB)]
- Madrid Event description [.dta format (8 KB)] [.csv format (8 KB)]
These data comprise an aggregation of raw XML data found here.
Download full set of data files [.dta format (1.88 GB)] [.csv format (1.79 GB)]
| File Name | 2011 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016** | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case_file | DTA 219 MB |
CSV 206 MB |
DTA 192 MB |
CSV 244 MB |
DTA 318 MB |
CSV 280 MB |
DTA 320 MB |
CSV 275 MB |
| correspondent_domrep_attorney | DTA 288 MB |
CSV 222 MB |
DTA 309 MB |
CSV 262 MB |
DTA 343 MB |
CSV 278 MB |
DTA 361 MB |
CSV 296 MB |
| event | DTA 425 MB |
CSV 434 MB |
DTA 368 MB |
CSV 568 MB |
DTA 586 MB |
CSV 635 MB |
DTA 642 MB |
CSV 677 MB |
| owner | DTA 393 MB |
CSV 305 MB |
DTA 325 MB |
CSV 363 MB |
DTA 354 MB |
CSV 389 MB |
DTA 366 MB |
CSV 413 MB |
| owner_name_change | DTA 2.57 MB |
CSV 2.94 MB |
DTA 2.09 MB |
CSV 2.82 MB |
DTA 2.09 MB |
CSV 2.91 MB |
DTA 2.07 MB |
CSV 2.79 MB |
| classification | DTA 65.3 MB |
CSV 78.5 MB |
DTA 62.7 MB |
CSV 93 MB |
DTA 84.1 MB |
CSV 102 MB |
DTA 87.3 MB |
CSV 105 MB |
| intl_class | DTA 27.6 MB |
CSV 38.6 MB |
DTA 32.6 MB |
CSV 45.6 MB |
DTA 34.6 MB |
CSV 48.4 MB |
DTA 36.8 MB |
CSV 51.5 MB |
| us_class | DTA 58.2 MB |
CSV 73.2 MB |
DTA 69.8 MB |
CSV 87.6 MB |
DTA 74.7 MB |
CSV 93.2 MB |
DTA 79.5 MB |
CSV 99.7 MB |
| statement | DTA 420 MB |
CSV 450 MB |
DTA 564 MB |
CSV 578 MB |
DTA 623 MB |
CSV 633 MB |
DTA 674 MB |
CSV 695 MB |
| design_search | DTA 12.3 MB |
CSV 12.7 MB |
DTA 14.5 MB |
CSV 14.9 MB |
DTA 15.3 MB |
CSV 15.9 MB |
DTA 16.4 MB |
CSV 16.9 MB |
| foreign_app | DTA 4.77 MB |
CSV 4.51 MB |
DTA 3.52 MB |
CSV 5.14 MB |
DTA 5.79 MB |
CSV 5.48 MB |
DTA 5.94 MB |
CSV 5.69 MB |
| prior_mark | DTA 8.27 MB |
CSV 8.44 MB |
DTA 9.81 MB |
CSV 10 MB |
DTA 10.2 MB |
CSV 10.6 MB |
DTA 10.6 MB |
CSV 10.8 MB |
| madrid_intl_file | DTA 561 KB |
CSV 657 KB |
DTA 584 KB |
CSV 1.06 MB |
DTA 1.02 MB |
CSV 1.29 MB |
DTA 1.18 MB |
CSV 1.44 MB |
| madrid_event | DTA 1.24 MB |
CSV 1.35 MB |
DTA 1.38 MB |
CSV 2.34 MB |
DTA 2.5 MB |
CSV 2.81 MB |
DTA 2.94 MB |
CSV 3.3 MB |
| tm_app_daily | DTA 0.536 KB |
CSV 0.336 KB |
DTA 0.749 KB |
CSV 0.356 KB |
DTA 0.877 KB |
CSV 0.36 KB |
DTA 0.789 KB |
CSV 0.378 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 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.
Download individual data files (the direct download pages are here: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014*, 2015**, 2016*):
- Event description:
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)]
- Madrid Event description:
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 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)]
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