How to Locate Cases
Cases are published chronologically in reporters. Reporters may have a jurisdictional or a topical focus.
Digests are separate resources that allow researchers to identify cases that relate to a particular legal issue, and then provide the citations to those cases so that researchers can locate them within the reporters.
Westlaw & West Digest Topics
Westlaw and West Digest Topics and Key Numbers:
LexisNexis Topics
LexisNexis Legal Topics:
Trademark Law
Topical Reporters
Trademark decisions are being issued by the federal and state courts as well as the US Patent and Trademark Office. For comprehensive coverage consult one of the following topical reporters.
- Trademark Law Guide
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Print materials prior to 2019 available at Law Library KF2991.5 .C6 . - United States Patents Quarterly: Copyright Decisions (Bloomberg Law)
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Current online; Historical in print at Law Library KF2975.A2 U54. - Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal (Bloomberg Law)Volumes prior to 2019 in print at Law Library KF3091.A3 P37.
- Federal Intellectual Property Trademark CasesCases from the U.S. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Tax Courts, and related federal and territorial courts that address trademark rights.
USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- United States Trademark Trial & Appeal Board Decisions
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- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure
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Federal Digests
Trademark cases are also found in all the standard federal reporters. Digests will help you locate federal court cases on a specific legal issue:
- Digest of United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer's EditionIn print at Law Core Collection (Level Two) KF101.1 .D5.