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uspto-database
USPTO patent and trademark data workflow for official record lookup, PatentSearch queries, TSDR checks, assignment data, and reproducible IP research logs. Use when a task needs official United States patent or trademark records from USPTO systems.
Why this skill is useful
Provides domain-specific workflows and API usage patterns for accessing USPTO patent and trademark data that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires uspto account access. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 238,342 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
USPTO Database Use this skill when a task needs official United States patent or trademark records from USPTO systems. When to Use Searching granted patents or pre-grant publications. Checking patent application status, file-wrapper data, assignments, or public prosecution history. Looking up trademark status, documents, or assignment history. Building reproducible prior-art, portfolio, or IP landscape research logs. Comparing USPTO records with secondary tools such as Google Patents, Lens.org, Semantic Scholar, or company patent pages. Do not use this skill to give legal advice. Treat it as a data-gathering and record-verification workflow. Source Selection Prefer official USPTO or USPTO-supported surfaces first: Open Data Portal (ODP): current home for migrated USPTO datasets and APIs. Patent File Wrapper: public patent application bibliographic data and file wrapper records. PatentSearch API: PatentsView search API for granted patents and pre-grant publication datasets. TSDR Data API: trademark status and document retrieval. Patent and Trademark Assignment Search: ownership transfer records. PTAB data in ODP: Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings. Use secondary sources only as convenience indexes. When the answer matters, cross-check the official record. Authentication and Secrets Many USPTO API flows require an API key. Store keys in environment variables or a secret manager, never in committed files or pasted transcripts. Common environment names: For PatentSearch, send the key with the X-Api-Key header. For TSDR, follow the current USPTO API Manager instructions and rate-limit guidance. PatentSearch Workflow Use PatentSearch for broad patent and pre-grant publication search when the question is about trends, inventors, assignees, classifications, dates, or portfolio slices. Workflow: 1. Identify the endpoint from the current PatentSearch reference or Swagger UI. 2. Build a JSON query with explicit filters. 3. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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