# Find new patent lawsuits filed in Delaware federal court

**Use case:** 

Returns the 20 most recently filed patent cases (nature of suit 830 Patent or 835 Patent ANDA) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, from CourtListener's RECAP docket archive: case name, docket number, filing date, cause of action, nature of suit, judge when assigned and a link to the docket. For IP litigators, patent analytics firms and licensing teams.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchType": "dockets",
  "keyword": "suitNature:Patent",
  "court": "ded",
  "filedSince": "2026-06-01",
  "filedUntil": "2026-06-30",
  "orderBy": "dateFiled desc",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "maxRunSeconds": 240
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "caseName": {
    "label": "Case",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "court": {
    "label": "Court",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "docketNumber": {
    "label": "Docket #",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "dateFiled": {
    "label": "Filed",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "dateTerminated": {
    "label": "Terminated",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "judge": {
    "label": "Judge",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "cause": {
    "label": "Cause",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "natureOfSuit": {
    "label": "Nature of suit",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "citation": {
    "label": "Citation",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Case",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Court Records Scraper - PACER Alternative API](https://apify.com/maydit/us-court-cases-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/maydit/us-court-cases-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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