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Trademark litigation check API: court cases about a mark and its owner

A trademark litigation check API lists court cases involving a mark's proprietor in trade mark and passing-off matters, and cases naming the mark itself, so a buyer can see disputes before relying on it.

Reviewed 13 Nov 20264 providers comparedAlso searched as: trademark litigation search, trademark litigation check, trademark infringement check api, trademark court cases api

Short answer

IndiaCos lists court cases from public records (via eCourtsIndia) where a mark's proprietor is a party in a trade mark or passing-off matter, and cases naming the mark itself, for an application number, labelling how each matched. It costs INR 0.40 per successful call, with INR 50 free credit. MarkSimpl and IPWatch cover marks, not court cases.

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Which API does a Trademark litigation check check?

IndiaCos Trademark API: 3 endpoints, INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit.

The API for this

JurisGrid score 85 out of 100

IndiaCos Trademark API

JurisGrid score 85 of 100. ₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit.

Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/trademark/{application_number}/casesCourt cases about the mark and its proprietor
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/trademark/{application_number}The mark, proprietor and Registry status
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/trademark/searchFind the application number from words, class or journal
MCP URL: https://indiacos.com/mcp

Get API key Docs MCP setup

shell

curl -s "https://indiacos.com/api/v1/trademark/5510622/cases" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $INDIACOS_API_KEY"

What does it return?

5 fields, as documented by the provider.

Owner and mark searched, with counts of owner and mark cases
Each case with CNR, title, court and status
A match label: owner is a party, or the mark is named
Link to the case on eCourtsIndia
Links to the full owner and mark searches

Who else sells a Trademark litigation check API in India?

4 providers compared on what they sell for this check, access and published price.

Provider	What they sell for this	Score	API	MCP	Price	Source
IndiaCos	IndiaCos Trademark API	85	Public REST API	Public MCP server	₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit	Source
IndianKanoon	Search over court judgments, including trade mark cases	55	Public REST API	Not published	₹0.50 per search, ₹0.20 per document	Sourceopens the source page
LegitQuest	Litigation history checks and the LIBIL litigation due-diligence engine	50	API on request	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
MikeLegal	MikeTM trademark search and watch products	31	Not published	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page

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"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.

When is it the right choice?

Due diligence before buying or licensing a mark

Good for

Due diligence before buying or licensing a mark
Checking a seller's brand dispute history on a marketplace
Spotting passing-off disputes around a name you want to adopt
IP portfolio risk reviews

Limits

Matches are by name: the mark's words and the proprietor's name, so unrelated parties with a similar name can appear and a human should confirm
Court searches are not run on the names of private individuals (the API answers 422), so a mark owned by an individual may return no case search
Results are cached for 30 days, and a 503 (not billed) means court records did not answer

Frequently asked questions

What is a trademark litigation check?

It looks for court cases that involve a mark or its owner, such as infringement and passing-off suits, so a buyer or licensee can see disputes that a Registry status does not show.

How much does it cost?

INR 0.40 per successful call from a prepaid wallet, with INR 50 free credit. Errors, including a 503 when court records do not answer, are not billed.

Is a matched case a confirmed dispute about this mark?

Not necessarily. Each case carries a match label saying whether the owner is a party or the mark is named; matching is by name, so confirm by reading the case.

Can an AI agent call this API?

Yes. IndiaCos runs an MCP server at https://indiacos.com/mcp, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can use the same data. The REST API uses an API key as a Bearer token, billed to a prepaid wallet.

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