USPTO API - Patent & Trademark Data

API Integration

This actor connects to an external API service. You'll need valid API credentials from the service provider.

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API Integration

This actor connects to an external API service. You'll need valid API credentials from the service provider.

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Access USPTO patent and trademark data. Search patents by keyword, inventor, assignee, or classification. Get patent details, claims, citations, and legal status. Track trademark registrations and applications.

Features

• Search Patents: Full-text search across patent database
• Get Patent: Detailed patent information by number
• Search by Assignee: Find patents owned by a company
• Search by Inventor: Find patents by inventor name
• Get Patent Claims: Retrieve patent claim text
• Get Citations: Forward and backward citations
• Search Trademarks: Search trademark registrations
• Get Trademark: Trademark details by serial number
• Demo Mode: Test with sample data

Quick Start

{
  "query": "example search"
}

Demo Mode (Enabled by Default)

This actor uses a free public API and defaults to demoMode: true.

Since this actor wraps a free, publicly available API, demo mode is enabled by default. This allows you to:

• Test the actor without any configuration
• See real sample data from the actual API
• Verify the output format before integrating

To get customized results, simply provide your own input parameters.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
See input schema

Output Format

{
  "data": [...]
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

• Search Patents: $0.01
• Get Patent: $0.01
• Assignee Search: $0.01
• Inventor Search: $0.01
• Get Claims: $0.01
• Get Citations: $0.01
• Search Trademarks: $0.01
• Get Trademark: $0.01

Use Cases

• Competitive patent landscape analysis
• Prior art searches
• IP portfolio monitoring
• Freedom to operate analysis
• Technology scouting
• M&A due diligence
• Inventor tracking
• Trademark clearance searches

API Reference

See official API documentation for details.

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Common Problems & Solutions

"Invalid API key" error

Cause: Your API key is wrong, expired, or doesn't have the right permissions. Fix: Double-check your API key. Make sure you copied it exactly without extra spaces.

"Rate limit exceeded" error

Cause: You've hit the API's rate limits. Fix: Wait a few minutes, then try again. Consider reducing the number of concurrent requests.

Empty or incomplete results

Cause: The target may have anti-scraping protection or the data doesn't exist. Fix:

• Check if the URL/search query is correct
• Try with different parameters
• Some sites may block automated access

Demo data showing instead of real results

Cause: demoMode is still set to true. Fix: Set demoMode: false and provide your API key(s).

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