Built for every legal professional
Whether you litigate, advise, research, or manage, Docket Alarm gives you the court data and analytics to work faster and decide smarter.
Litigator
Win more by knowing more, before opposing counsel does
Real-time docket monitoring and deep filing analytics turn raw court records into a strategic edge. Track every case, every filing, and every judge in the jurisdictions that matter to your practice.
- Docket TrackingTrack any docket in the database and be notified when there is new activity, so you follow every active case without checking the docket yourself.
- Monitor Clients and Win New BusinessGet notified when a new lawsuit is filed against any company, whether an existing client or a prospective one, often before they call you. Track litigation across entire industries to spot business development opportunities.
- A Replacement for PACERPull federal dockets and documents through Docket Alarm's direct PACER connection and ECF integration, with a shared library of filings other users have already retrieved and one-click bulk download for a whole case, so you rarely need to open PACER at all.
- Keyword AlertsSet keyword watches across thousands of dockets and get notified when a matching motion, order, or entry is filed.
- Litigation ResearchSearch over 1 billion federal and state filings by topic, judge, party, or claim type. Find precedent-setting orders in seconds.
- Track Opposing CounselSee the cases an opposing attorney has litigated, the parties they represent, and the courts and judges they appear before most often.
- Judge AnalyticsProfile any federal or state judge: the case types before them, how they rule on motions, and the average time from filing to decision.
- Find Similar CasesSearch by fact pattern, claim type, or procedural posture to find cases that mirror yours, and see how courts handled the same issues.
- Motion Samples and Filing StrategiesAccess thousands of real motions filed by top litigators in your venue. Use them as benchmarks for structure, argument framing, and citation strategy before you draft.
Example workflow
A litigator adds every active matter to Docket Alarm as a tracked docket and sets party alerts on their key clients. As new filings post to those cases, or a new suit names a client, they get an email on the next check, often before the client calls. Nothing to watch manually, nothing missed.
IP Counsel
The only platform built for the full IP docket universe
Docket Alarm covers USPTO patent and trademark filings, PTAB inter partes reviews, TTAB opposition proceedings, and ITC Section 337 investigations: the definitive source for IP data, all in one place and fully searchable.
- USPTO, PTAB & TTAB CoverageFull coverage of USPTO patent and trademark filings alongside Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings: petitions, decisions, institution rates, and final written decisions.
- Patent Opposition TrackingMonitor every IPR and PGR filed against patents in your portfolio or your clients'. Get notified when petitions are filed and track parallel district court stays.
- ITC ProceedingsFull docket coverage for International Trade Commission Section 337 investigations: complaints, import exclusion requests, and Presidential review periods.
- Competitive IP Landscape AnalysisMap a competitor's entire litigation footprint, patents asserted, venues chosen, law firms retained, and outcomes across years of activity.
Example workflow
Set a standing search for new PTAB petitions that name your client as patent owner. When someone files an IPR against a client patent, you learn about it within the search's refresh cycle, early enough to line up prior art and a response strategy before the first status call.
Law Student
Learn from the real filings that shaped the law
Case books teach doctrine. Docket Alarm shows you how top practitioners actually write motions, structure arguments, and move courts. Build the research skills that set you apart on day one.
- Built into Law School ProgramsDocket Alarm partners directly with law schools to give students and faculty full platform access for clinics, legal research courses, and law review. Ask your law library or faculty about bringing Docket Alarm to your school.
- Learn from Real FilingsBrowse actual complaints, motions, and orders from landmark cases across federal and state courts. See how doctrine develops in live litigation, not just on appeal.
- See How Top Litigators Write MotionsStudy briefs filed by leading attorneys in high-stakes cases. Analyze structure, citation style, and persuasion techniques from practitioners at the top of the field.
- Track Landmark CasesFollow breaking constitutional, regulatory, and circuit-splitting litigation in real time. Watch legal history unfold, docket entry by docket entry.
Example workflow
A law student writing onto law review tracks a pending circuit split on standing doctrine. They set keyword alerts on the key cases, review new orders across the four circuits as they post, and download the key briefs to analyze argument patterns, finishing the note in far less time.
In-House Counsel
Turn litigation data into business intelligence
In-house teams need more than case tracking. They need early warning on regulatory threats, competitive litigation moves, and litigation risk across the entire enterprise portfolio, before legal exposure becomes a business problem.
- Monitor Litigation Risk Across PortfolioTrack all pending and historical litigation involving your company, subsidiaries, and key counterparties from a single dashboard. Aggregate risk in real time.
- Track Industry PeersMonitor the litigation dockets of competitors and industry peers. Know which regulatory actions, class actions, or enforcement matters your sector is facing before they become public news.
- Early Warning on Regulatory ActionsTrack the federal agency and enforcement dockets we cover, such as the FTC and DOJ, and get notified when a new complaint or civil investigative demand is filed.
- Business Development IntelligenceIdentify companies facing litigation that may need outside counsel, approaching settlements that signal acquisition readiness, or regulatory exposure that creates partnership opportunities.
Example workflow
An in-house team tracks its top competitors and the company's own entities as docket alerts. When a DOJ civil antitrust complaint is filed against a sector rival, the alert flags the new case, and the team pulls the complaint from Docket Alarm to brief leadership and assess parallel exposure the same day.
Corporate
Know who you’re dealing with before you sign
Corporate teams rely on Docket Alarm to manage legal risk across the business. Screen counterparties, vendors, partners, and prospective hires for their full litigation history, and find out whether someone is litigious before you ever do business with them.
- Litigation History & Litigiousness ChecksBefore signing a contract, hiring an executive, or onboarding a vendor, search every court for a person’s or company’s complete litigation record. See how often they sue, whether they are repeat plaintiffs, and how their cases tend to end.
- Risk Mitigation & Due DiligenceSurface lawsuits, judgments, and regulatory actions tied to acquisition targets, business partners, and investments. Build a complete litigation-risk picture before money changes hands.
- Counterparty & Vendor MonitoringSet alerts on key partners, suppliers, and customers. Get notified the moment new litigation is filed against a company you depend on, so supply-chain and credit risk never catch you off guard.
- Company-Wide Litigation RiskTrack all pending and historical litigation involving your company and its subsidiaries from a single dashboard, the same way litigators track their dockets.
- Industry & Competitor WatchMonitor competitors and your sector for class actions, enforcement actions, and emerging litigation trends before they become public news.
Example workflow
A corporate legal team screens every new vendor and acquisition target for litigation history. Before signing, they pull the counterparty’s full case record across federal and state courts, flag a pattern of contract disputes, and renegotiate indemnification terms before the deal closes.
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