Full-text Search

Search every docket and document

Every docket entry, every document, every filing is indexed and searchable in seconds. Whether you are looking for a party name buried in an exhibit or a keyword pattern across thousands of cases, the search engine finds it.

• Search across over 1 billion records Dockets and documents from federal courts, state courts, the USPTO, PTAB, the ITC, and international courts, all searchable in a single interface, with no jumping between separate court systems.
• Precise filtering at every level Narrow results by court, date range, judge, party, attorney, or case type. Stack filters freely to zero in on exactly the dockets you care about.
• Boolean queries and phrase search Use AND, OR, NOT, and quoted phrase operators to build complex searches. Field-level filters such as court:, judge:, and party: let you target specific parts of a docket or document.
• Search inside documents The full text of every brief, order, complaint, and expert report is indexed. Find the exact paragraph you need, not just the case that contains it.

Case Alerts & Tracking

Track dockets and get emailed when something changes

Follow the cases, parties, attorneys, and searches that matter to your practice, and Docket Alarm emails you whenever there's new activity. Stay current on everything you're tracking without checking dockets yourself.

• Track any docket Follow any case and get notified when there's a new filing, order, or docket entry.
• Follow parties and clients Track individuals or companies across all courts. Get notified when a complaint is filed against a client in any covered jurisdiction.
• Watch attorneys and firms Follow opposing counsel or an entire competitor firm to understand their litigation footprint and current caseload.
• Subscribe to a keyword search Turn any search query into a saved alert. New cases and filings matching your terms are emailed to you as they appear.
• Track by Nature of Suit code Follow entire categories of federal litigation by Nature of Suit (NOS) code, such as patent, antitrust, securities, or employment, and get alerted as new cases in that category are filed.
• ECF integration Connect your court ECF (Electronic Case Filing) account and the filings for the cases you track come in at no cost. If you have an ECF integration for a court, you get those documents free inside Docket Alarm.
• Updates on your schedule Get notified as often as you like: daily, twice daily, or continuously (up to 16 times a day).

Document Access

Open any filing the moment you need it

Docket Alarm indexes over 1 billion court documents from federal and state courts, the USPTO, the PTAB, the ITC, international courts, and many other jurisdictions. Complaints, motions, orders, expert reports, and briefs are available the moment you need them, fully indexed and ready to read.

• The full lifecycle of a case Complaints, motions, orders and opinions, briefs, expert reports, PTAB and ITC filings, plus exhibits and attachments.
• Direct PACER connection Docket Alarm has a direct connection to PACER, so you can access PACER documents for federal cases right inside Docket Alarm.
• A shared document library Every PACER document ever accessed by a Docket Alarm user becomes available to all other users for free. The more the community pulls, the more you get at no cost.
• Bulk download a whole case Grab every document on a docket in a few clicks. Download a full case as a single set instead of pulling filings one at a time.
• Every document is full-text indexed Search the contents of filings, not just docket text. Find every case where an expert testified or every motion citing a statute.
• Broad jurisdictional coverage Document coverage spans virtually every jurisdiction, from federal district and appellate courts to the PTAB, ITC, and international courts.

Who uses it

Research & Monitoring is built for legal professionals who need speed and precision across large volumes of court data.

How it works

Search, track, and read: three steps from a question to the filing in front of you.

1. 1
   Search Type a keyword, party, case number, attorney, or any combination. Use quoted phrases for exact matches, Boolean operators for structured queries, and sidebar filters to narrow by court, date, case type, or judge.
2. 2
   Set an alert Subscribe to any case, party, attorney, court, or search so Docket Alarm watches the dockets for you. Choose instant, daily, or weekly delivery and get a direct link the moment something changes.
3. 3
   Open the document Click any result to go straight to the full docket or the specific document that matched. Read the filing instantly, then summarize it or ask it a question with the AI Assistant.