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=== Procedure for exporting data using the available tools on LexMachina ===
# Select "Cases" tab
# Filter: Case Types: Patent (56,941 selections From 2000-01-01 To 07/05/2016)
# Click on "Customize Columns"
# Once the columns are selected click on "Export this page" on the top right corner and then on XLS.
=== Variables of interest===
For each patent case litigated in a district court from 2000-01-01 to now, we would like to have the following variables:
# Civil Action Number: alphanumeric value
# Judge
# Filing on Date
# Trial Date
# Termination Date
# Patent number
# Case Resolution
# Damages
# Patent findings
# Plaintiff
# Defendant
Moreover, the following variables might be useful but not as crucial as the ones listed above.
# Number of Docket Entries: May be useful as an indicator of activity
# Remedies: Binary indicator of "Permanent Injunction"
# Third Party: Binary Indicator
# Plaintiff's Law Firm
# Defendant's Law Firm
# Patent Invalidity Reason: It would be possible to check entries for individuals on the website.