uspto-database

# USPTO Database ## Overview USPTO provides specialized APIs for patent and trademark data. Search patents by keywords/inventors/assignees, retrieve examination history via PEDS, track assignments, analyze citations and office actions, access TSDR for trademarks, for IP analysis and prior art searches. ## When to Use This Skill This skill should be used when: - **Patent Search**: Finding patents by keywords, inventors, assignees, classifications, or dates - **Patent Details**: Retrieving full patent data including claims, abstracts, citations - **Trademark Search**: Looking up trademarks by serial or registration number - **Trademark Status**: Checking trademark status, ownership, and prosecution history - **Examination History**: Accessing patent prosecution data from PEDS (Patent Examination Data System) - **Office Actions**: Retrieving office action text, citations, and rejections - **Assignments**: Tracking patent/trademark ownership transfers - **Citations**: Analyzing patent citations (forward and backward) - **Litigation**: Accessing patent litigation records - **Portfolio Analysis**: Analyzing patent/trademark portfolios for companies or inventors ## USPTO API Ecosystem The USPTO provides multiple specialized APIs for different data needs: ### Core APIs 1. **PatentSearch API** - Modern ElasticSearch-based patent search (replaced legacy PatentsView in May 2025) - Search patents by keywords, inventors, assignees, classifications, dates - Access to patent ...