Does this skill require a USPTO API key?

Yes, you must register for an API key at account.uspto.gov/api-manager and set it as the USPTO_API_KEY environment variable to use these features.

How far back does the patent examination history go?

The PEDS integration provides application status and transaction history for patents from 1981 to the present.

Can this skill analyze patent citations?

Yes, it can access the Enriched Citation API to perform both forward and backward citation analysis for specific patents.

Can I search for both granted patents and pre-grant publications?

Yes, the skill supports querying both the /patent endpoint for granted patents and the /publication endpoint for pre-grant publications.

What kind of trademark information can I retrieve?

You can access trademark status, ownership details, prosecution history, and registration information using either a serial number or a registration number.

USPTO Database Connector

Name: USPTO Database Connector
Author: ricable

byricable

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Web Scraping & Data Collection

Accesses comprehensive USPTO APIs for patent and trademark searches, examination history, and intellectual property analysis.

About

This skill integrates directly with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) API ecosystem, enabling advanced IP research and monitoring within Claude. It provides programmatic access to the modern PatentSearch API, the Patent Examination Data System (PEDS), and Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR). By automating the retrieval of office actions, citations, and ownership transfers, it significantly accelerates prior art searches and legal portfolio analysis for developers, patent agents, and IP researchers.

Key Features

Comprehensive examination history retrieval via the Patent Examination Data System (PEDS).
Modern PatentSearch API integration for keyword, inventor, and CPC classification queries.
Ownership and assignment tracking for both patents and trademarks.
Automated analysis of patent citations, office actions, and rejection reasons.
Real-time trademark status tracking and prosecution history via TSDR.
1 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Monitoring trademark portfolios for status changes, renewals, and potential conflicts.
Conducting detailed prior art searches using advanced Boolean and classification filters.
Analyzing competitor patent portfolios and tracking intellectual property ownership transfers.

About

Key Features

Comprehensive examination history retrieval via the Patent Examination Data System (PEDS).
Modern PatentSearch API integration for keyword, inventor, and CPC classification queries.
Ownership and assignment tracking for both patents and trademarks.
Automated analysis of patent citations, office actions, and rejection reasons.
Real-time trademark status tracking and prosecution history via TSDR.
1 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Monitoring trademark portfolios for status changes, renewals, and potential conflicts.
Conducting detailed prior art searches using advanced Boolean and classification filters.
Analyzing competitor patent portfolios and tracking intellectual property ownership transfers.