US ITC Section 337 Patent Investigations & Filings Scraper

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns in documents mode:

{
  "documentId": "890685",
  "documentType": "Voting Sheet",
  "documentTitle": null,
  "securityLevel": "Public",
  "isPublic": true,
  "investigationNumber": "337-TA-1409",
  "investigationNumberRaw": "337-1409",
  "investigationTitle": "Certain Storage Containers and Toolboxes, Organizers, Component Boxes, Coolers, and Accessories Used Therewith; Inv. No. 337-TA-1409 (Violation)",
  "accusedProducts": "Certain Storage Containers and Toolboxes, Organizers, Component Boxes, Coolers, and Accessories Used Therewith",
  "investigationPhase": "Violation",
  "investigationStatus": "Active",
  "investigationType": "Sec 337",
  "firmOrganization": "USITC",
  "filedBy": "Lisa R. Barton",
  "onBehalfOf": "Office of the Secretary",
  "documentDate": "2026-08-05",
  "officialReceivedDate": "2026-08-06T09:52:00Z",
  "modifiedDate": "2026-08-06T10:26:34Z",
  "actionJacketControlNumber": "GC-26-265",
  "memorandumControlNumber": null,
  "attachmentListUri": "https://edis.usitc.gov/data/attachment/890685",
  "investigationUrl": "https://edis.usitc.gov/data/document?investigationNumber=337-1409",
  "source": "USITC EDIS (Section 337)",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:36:24.896Z"
}

The most complete US ITC Section 337 scraper available. It returns every field the ITC EDIS docket exposes for each patent-import investigation and filing, including the investigation identity, accused products, phase and status, the filing type, security level, firm, filer and on-behalf-of party, control numbers and dates, plus an investigations mode that rolls each case up with parties, law firms, document counts and remedial-order flags, and gives you filters for investigation number, date range, document type and party to target exactly the records you need.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor reads the US International Trade Commission EDIS docket for Section 337 patent-import investigations, applies the filters you pass as input, and writes normalized records to the run's dataset. It runs in one of two modes:

• documents (default): one row per docket filing (complaints, notices, determinations, orders, opinions), with the filing metadata plus the parent investigation context.
• investigations: one summary row per Section 337 case, rolling up parties, law firms, document counts, the filing types present, and remedial-order flags (hasComplaint, hasFinalDetermination, hasRemedialOrder and more).

Dates are normalized (filing dates to YYYY-MM-DD, received / modified timestamps kept with time), and missing source values are returned as null. By default only public filings are returned; enable includeConfidential to include confidential filings (metadata only, no downloadable content).

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns up to 50 public filings from investigation 337-TA-1409.

{
  "mode": "documents",
  "investigationNumbers": ["337-TA-1409"],
  "maxDocuments": 50
}

Leave investigationNumbers empty to search by filing date range instead (defaults to the last 90 days). Every input field is optional.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
mode	enum	no	documents	documents = one row per docket filing. investigations = one summary row per Section 337 case.
investigationNumbers	string[]	no	["337-TA-1409"]	Section 337 investigation numbers to pull the full docket for. Accepts 337-TA-1409, 337-1409, or 1409. Leave empty to search by filing date range.
fromFiledDate	string	no	90 days ago	Only include filings officially received on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Ignored when investigation numbers are given.
toFiledDate	string	no	today	Only include filings officially received on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Ignored when investigation numbers are given.
documentTypes	string[]	no	(empty)	Keep only filings whose type contains one of these terms, for example Complaint, Notice, Order, Initial Determination, Opinion.
firmOrganization	string	no	(empty)	Keep only filings whose filing firm / organization or on-behalf-of party contains this text (for example a company or law-firm name).
includeConfidential	boolean	no	false	Include confidential filings (metadata only, no downloadable content). By default only public filings are returned.
maxDocuments	integer	no	50	Maximum document / filing rows to collect (documents mode).
maxInvestigations	integer	no	30	Maximum investigation summary rows to collect (investigations mode).

Output reference

One dataset item per filing (documents mode) or per case (investigations mode). Types: string, boolean, integer, string[], or null when the source value is absent.

Field	Type	Mode	Description
investigationNumber	string	both	Investigation No. (337-TA-####).
investigationNumberRaw	string	both	EDIS internal investigation number.
investigationTitle	string	both	Full investigation title.
accusedProducts	string	both	Accused products / subject goods.
investigationType	string	both	Investigation type (Sec 337).
investigationPhase	string	both	Phase (Violation, Review, and so on).
investigationStatus	string	both	Status (Active, Inactive, Preinstitution).
investigationUrl	string	both	ITC notices page for the investigation.
documentId	string	documents	EDIS document id.
documentType	string	documents	Filing type (Complaint, Notice, Order, Determination and so on).
documentTitle	string	documents	Filing title, or null.
securityLevel	string	documents	Public or Confidential.
isPublic	boolean	documents	Whether the filing is public.
firmOrganization	string	documents	Filing firm / organization.
filedBy	string	documents	Person who filed.
onBehalfOf	string	documents	Party the filing was made on behalf of.
documentDate	string	documents	Document date (YYYY-MM-DD).
officialReceivedDate	string	documents	Official received date / time.
modifiedDate	string	documents	Last modified date / time.
actionJacketControlNumber	string	documents	Action jacket control number, or null.
memorandumControlNumber	string	documents	Memorandum control number, or null.
attachmentListUri	string	documents	Link to the filing's attachments.
complainants	string[]	investigations	Complainant parties.
complainantCount	integer	investigations	Number of complainants.
lawFirms	string[]	investigations	Law firms / organizations on the docket.
documentCount	integer	investigations	Number of filings collected for the case.
firstFiledDate	string	investigations	Earliest filing date collected (YYYY-MM-DD).
lastFiledDate	string	investigations	Latest filing date collected (YYYY-MM-DD).
documentTypes	string[]	investigations	Filing types present on the docket.
hasComplaint	boolean	investigations	Docket includes a complaint.
hasNoticeOfInvestigation	boolean	investigations	Docket includes a notice of investigation / institution.
hasInitialDetermination	boolean	investigations	Docket includes an initial determination.
hasFinalDetermination	boolean	investigations	Docket includes a final determination / opinion.
hasRemedialOrder	boolean	investigations	Docket includes an exclusion / cease-and-desist order.
latestDocumentType	string	investigations	Most recent filing type.
latestDocumentTitle	string	investigations	Most recent filing title.
latestDocumentDate	string	investigations	Most recent filing date (YYYY-MM-DD).
source	string	both	Data source.
observedAt	string	both	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.

On a failed run, the actor writes a single item with a populated error field instead, and does not charge for it.

Example output record

Real record from a live run (input {"mode": "documents", "investigationNumbers": ["337-TA-1409"], "maxDocuments": 50}):

{
  "documentId": "890685",
  "documentType": "Voting Sheet",
  "documentTitle": null,
  "securityLevel": "Public",
  "isPublic": true,
  "investigationNumber": "337-TA-1409",
  "investigationNumberRaw": "337-1409",
  "investigationTitle": "Certain Storage Containers and Toolboxes, Organizers, Component Boxes, Coolers, and Accessories Used Therewith; Inv. No. 337-TA-1409 (Violation)",
  "accusedProducts": "Certain Storage Containers and Toolboxes, Organizers, Component Boxes, Coolers, and Accessories Used Therewith",
  "investigationPhase": "Violation",
  "investigationStatus": "Active",
  "investigationType": "Sec 337",
  "firmOrganization": "USITC",
  "filedBy": "Lisa R. Barton",
  "onBehalfOf": "Office of the Secretary",
  "documentDate": "2026-08-05",
  "officialReceivedDate": "2026-08-06T09:52:00Z",
  "modifiedDate": "2026-08-06T10:26:34Z",
  "actionJacketControlNumber": "GC-26-265",
  "memorandumControlNumber": null,
  "attachmentListUri": "https://edis.usitc.gov/data/attachment/890685",
  "investigationUrl": "https://edis.usitc.gov/data/document?investigationNumber=337-1409",
  "source": "USITC EDIS (Section 337)",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:36:24.896Z"
}

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~usitc-section-337-investigations-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode":"documents","investigationNumbers":["337-TA-1409"],"maxDocuments":50}'

Start a run asynchronously (investigations mode, by date range):

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~usitc-section-337-investigations-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode":"investigations","fromFiledDate":"2026-01-01","toFiledDate":"2026-06-30","maxInvestigations":30}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/usitc-section-337-investigations-scraper \
  --input '{"documentTypes":["Complaint"],"fromFiledDate":"2026-01-01"}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per record returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors, the actor writes a single item with a populated error field and does not charge for it. Empty runs cost nothing.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 records per run. Upgrade for higher maxDocuments / maxInvestigations.

FAQ and troubleshooting

A run returned 0 records. Why? No filings matched the filters. If you searched by date range, widen fromFiledDate / toFiledDate (the default window is the last 90 days) or remove documentTypes / firmOrganization. If you searched by investigation number, confirm the number exists. Zero-result runs are not charged.

What is the difference between the two modes? documents returns one row per docket filing; investigations returns one rolled-up summary row per case, with parties, counts and remedial-order flags. Choose the one that matches how you want to analyze the data.

How do I find cases that ended in an exclusion order? Run investigations mode and filter results on hasRemedialOrder being true, optionally combined with hasFinalDetermination.

Why do some filings have no title or content? Confidential filings expose metadata but no downloadable content, and some routine filings carry no separate title. Missing source values are returned as null, never invented. Set includeConfidential to include confidential entries.

Can I pull several investigations at once? Yes. Pass multiple entries in investigationNumbers; the docket for each is collected up to maxDocuments.

Is this an official ITC tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with the US International Trade Commission. It reads only data that is publicly available through ITC EDIS. Use it in accordance with the ITC's terms of service.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with the US International Trade Commission. Accesses only publicly available ITC EDIS data. Use in accordance with the ITC's terms of service.