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      Introduction to Litigation Case IDs

      Your Go-To Resource: Navigating U.S. Court System Terminology, Codes, and Classifications

      Introduction to Litigation Case IDs

      The list on this page covers the abbreviations of the Court IDs and Court Types used in Patentcloud for U.S. Courts cases (including PTAB and ITC cases) that involve patents.

      A Case ID consists of the Court ID and the Case No., joined by an underscore (_). For example, "DCAS_3:12-cv-02576" is the combination of Court ID: DCAS (California Southern District Court) and Case No.: "3:12-cv-02576."

      This format is to prevent duplication when and if the same Case No. appears in different courts.

      Here are a few syntax examples to use when searching for a Case. No.

      Search Method Syntax Example
      Directly Search for a Case ID LICI/(DCAS_3:12-cv-02576)
      LICI/(S_21-1056)
      LICI/(C_2005-1056)
      Search for a Case No. without the Court ID LICI/(*_3:12-cv-02576)
      Using a Court Name and (part of) a Case No. LIUM/(California Southern District Court) AND LICI/(*3:12-cv-02576)
      Using a Court Type and (part of) a Case No. LIUT/(S) AND LICI/(*-1056)

       

      List of U.S. Court Names, IDs, Syntaxes, & Types

      Court ID Court Type Syntax Code Court Type Court Name
      S S Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court
      C C CAFC U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
      P P PTAB United States Patent and Trademark Office
      I I ITC United States International Trade Commission
      COFC D District Court United States Federal Claims Court
      DAK0 D District Court Alaska District Court
      DAL0 D District Court Alabama Middle District Court
      DALN D District Court Alabama Northern District Court
      DALS D District Court Alabama Southern District Court
      DARE D District Court Arkansas Eastern District Court
      DARW D District Court Arkansas Western District Court
      DAZ0 D District Court Arizona District Court
      DCAC D District Court California Central District Court
      DCAE D District Court California Eastern District Court
      DCAN D District Court California Northern District Court
      DCAS D District Court California Southern District Court
      DCO0 D District Court Colorado District Court
      DCT0 D District Court Connecticut District Court
      DDC0 D District Court District of Columbia District Court
      DDE0 D District Court Delaware District Court
      DFLM D District Court Florida Middle District Court
      DFLN D District Court Florida Northern District Court
      DFLS D District Court Florida Southern District Court
      DGAM D District Court Georgia Middle District Court
      DGAN D District Court Georgia Northern District Court
      DGAS D District Court Georgia Southern District Court
      DGU0 D District Court Guam District Court
      DHI0 D District Court Hawaii District Court
      DIAN D District Court Iowa Northern District Court
      DIAS D District Court Iowa Southern District Court
      DID0 D District Court Idaho District Court
      DILC D District Court Illinois Central District Court
      DILN D District Court Illinois Northern District Court
      DILS D District Court Illinois Southern District Court
      DINN D District Court Indiana Northern District Court
      DINS D District Court Indiana Southern District Court
      DKS0 D District Court Kansas District Court
      DKYE D District Court Kentucky Eastern District Court
      DKYW D District Court Kentucky Western District Court
      DLAE D District Court Louisiana Eastern District Court
      DLAM D District Court Louisiana Middle District Court
      DLAW D District Court Louisiana Western District Court
      DMA0 D District Court Massachusetts District Court
      DMD0 D District Court Maryland District Court
      DME0 D District Court Maine District Court
      DMIE D District Court Michigan Eastern District Court
      DMIW D District Court Michigan Western District Court
      DMN0 D District Court Minnesota District Court
      DMOE D District Court Missouri Eastern District Court
      DMOW D District Court Missouri Western District Court
      DMSN D District Court Mississippi Northern District Court
      DMSS D District Court Mississippi Southern District Court
      DMT0 D District Court Montana District Court
      DNCE D District Court North Carolina Eastern District Court
      DNCM D District Court North Carolina Middle District Court
      DNCW D District Court North Carolina Western District Court
      DND0 D District Court North Dakota District Court
      DNE0 D District Court Nebraska District Court
      DNH0 D District Court New Hampshire District Court
      DNJ0 D District Court New Jersey District Court
      DNM0 D District Court New Mexico District Court
      DNV0 D District Court Nevada District Court
      DNYE D District Court New York Eastern District Court
      DNYN D District Court New York Northern District Court
      DNYS D District Court New York Southern District Court
      DNYW D District Court New York Western District Court
      DOHN D District Court Ohio Northern District Court
      DOHS D District Court Ohio Southern District Court
      DOKE D District Court Oklahoma Eastern District Court
      DOKN D District Court Oklahoma Northern District Court
      DOKW D District Court Oklahoma Western District Court
      DOR0 D District Court Oregon District Court
      DPAE D District Court Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
      DPAM D District Court Pennsylvania Middle District Court
      DPAW D District Court Pennsylvania Western District Court
      DPR0 D District Court Puerto Rico District Court
      DRI0 D District Court Rhode Island District Court
      DSC0 D District Court South Carolina District Court
      DSD0 D District Court South Dakota District Court
      DSDW D District Court South Dakota Western District Court
      DTNE D District Court Tennessee Eastern District Court
      DTNM D District Court Tennessee Middle District Court
      DTNW D District Court Tennessee Western District Court
      DTXE D District Court Texas Eastern District Court
      DTXN D District Court Texas Northern District Court
      DTXS D District Court Texas Southern District Court
      DTXW D District Court Texas Western District Court
      DUT0 D District Court Utah District Court
      DVAE D District Court Virginia Eastern District Court
      DVAW D District Court Virginia Western District Court
      DVI0 D District Court Virgin Islands District Court
      DVT0 D District Court Vermont District Court
      DWAE D District Court Washington Eastern District Court
      DWAW D District Court Washington Western District Court
      DWIE D District Court Wisconsin Eastern District Court
      DWIW D District Court Wisconsin Western District Court
      DWVN D District Court West Virginia Northern District Court
      DWVS D District Court West Virginia Southern District Court
      DWY0 D District Court Wyoming District Court