WIPO PATENTSCOPE Patents Scraper

Search WIPO PATENTSCOPE patents by technology, publication number, applicant, inventor, or publication date and export normalized international (WO) patent records. The Actor is built for prior-art review, patent-landscape research, and repeatable portfolio monitoring.

What you get

Each dataset row includes:

• WO publication and PCT application identifiers
• title and abstract
• applicants and inventors
• IPC/CPC classification codes
• priority, filing, and publication dates
• a canonical WIPO PATENTSCOPE detail link

The Actor searches WIPO PATENTSCOPE directly, using a bounded JSF session and official PATENTSCOPE result/detail pages constrained to international WO publications. No WIPO account or third-party patent index is used.

Input

Field	Type	Description
query	string	Required keywords, title, or WO publication number
applicant	string	Optional applicant/assignee filter
inventor	string	Optional inventor filter
publishedFrom	date	Optional lower publication-date bound (YYYY-MM-DD)
publishedTo	date	Optional upper publication-date bound (YYYY-MM-DD)
language	string	Preferred title/abstract language; default en
maxItems	integer	Maximum records, from 1 to 1,000

Example prior-art search:

{
  "query": "solid state battery",
  "language": "en",
  "maxItems": 25
}

Applicant-focused landscape:

{
  "query": "hydrogen fuel cell",
  "applicant": "Toyota",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Output example

{
  "publicationNumber": "WO2026123589",
  "applicationNumber": "PCT/CN2025/095448",
  "title": "METHOD FOR MEASURING RELATIVE DENSITY OF SOLID-STATE BATTERY...",
  "applicants": ["CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED"],
  "inventors": ["SUN, Longli", "CHENG, Yun"],
  "classifications": ["G01N 3/42", "Y02E 60/10"],
  "priorityDate": "2024-12-10",
  "filingDate": "2025-05-16",
  "publicationDate": "2026-06-18",
  "abstract": "A method for measuring the relative density of a solid-state battery...",
  "language": "en",
  "patentscopeUrl": "https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2026123589",
  "sourceDetailUrl": "https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2026123589"
}

How much does it cost to search WIPO patent publications?

Pricing is pay per event: a small $0.005 run start plus a per-record charge. At the Bronze rate of $0.068132 per patent, 10 records cost about $0.686, 25 records about $1.708, and 100 records about $6.818. The price shown in Apify Console is authoritative.

You are charged only for validated records saved to the dataset. Empty searches do not incur item charges.

Getting started

1. Enter a concrete technology phrase or WO publication number in query.
2. Add an applicant, inventor, or date bound only when you need a narrower set.
3. Start with 10–25 records and inspect the Overview table.
4. Export the validated dataset or connect it to a downstream workflow.

Who is it for?

Patent researchers use broad queries to establish terminology. IP teams narrow results by applicant for portfolio reviews. R&D teams schedule date-bounded searches to identify newly published international applications. These are discovery workflows, not substitutes for professional legal searches.

Prior-art research workflow

Run a one-time technology search, inspect titles and abstracts, then open the PATENTSCOPE links for relevant publications. Export JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML when you need a review corpus.

Patent landscape workflow

Combine a technology query with an applicant filter to build a focused landscape. Classification arrays make it practical to group the resulting records by technical domain downstream.

Portfolio monitoring workflow

Bound searches by publication date, schedule the Actor weekly, and compare dataset snapshots downstream. The Actor returns source snapshots; it does not maintain alert state or compare runs itself.

Data delivery integrations

Feed normalized records into Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n, a database, or an AI research pipeline. Use publicationNumber as the stable deduplication key.

API and JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('automation-lab/wipo-patentscope-patent-search-records').call({
  query: 'carbon capture',
  publishedFrom: '2025-01-01',
  maxItems: 100,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

Use the synchronous dataset endpoint when you need results directly:

POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automation-lab~wipo-patentscope-patent-search-records/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN

cURL API example

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automation-lab~wipo-patentscope-patent-search-records/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"solid state battery","maxItems":10}'

Python API example

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("automation-lab/wipo-patentscope-patent-search-records").call(
    run_input={"query": "solid state battery", "maxItems": 10}
)
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items

Use with AI agents and MCP

Connect the Actor through Apify MCP and ask an agent to search a technology, summarize likely prior art, or group publications by applicant. Patent records are research inputs, not legal opinions.

claude mcp add --transport http apify \
  "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=automation-lab/wipo-patentscope-patent-search-records"

Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code setup: add this remote MCP server configuration to the client’s MCP settings:

{"mcpServers":{"apify":{"url":"https://mcp.apify.com?tools=automation-lab/wipo-patentscope-patent-search-records"}}}

Example prompts showing MCP usage

• “Search WIPO international publications for solid-state battery cooling and return the five most recent records.”
• “Find hydrogen fuel-cell publications from Toyota and group them by classification.”

Legality and responsible use

Use only public patent metadata, respect WIPO terms, and keep request volumes bounded. Verify consequential results in the official record. Do not treat automated search output as a completeness guarantee, patentability opinion, or freedom-to-operate advice.

Reliability and failure behavior

The Actor uses bounded retries for temporary network, rate-limit, and upstream server failures. It rejects malformed dates and unsupported limits before requesting data. If a source response stays unavailable, the run fails clearly rather than presenting zero records as a successful search.

Tips and limitations

• Results are restricted to international WO publications.
• Bibliographic coverage varies by patent family and language; some fields can be empty.
• Search and detail data come directly from public WIPO PATENTSCOPE pages. PATENTSCOPE may change its session or page structure.
• maxItems is capped at 1,000 to keep runs bounded.
• This Actor does not provide legal advice or a patentability/freedom-to-operate opinion.

Troubleshooting

No records returned: simplify the query, remove optional filters, or verify the date range.

A field is empty: the PATENTSCOPE publication may not expose it in the requested language. Try English or open the PATENTSCOPE link.

The run fails with an upstream error: retry later. The Actor retries transient WIPO failures and starts up to three fresh sessions, but fails clearly after bounded exhaustion rather than returning a misleading empty success.

Related automation-lab Actors

This Actor is currently standalone because no published automation-lab Actor covers the same WIPO-focused workflow. Use Apify platform integrations to combine it with your own research pipeline.

FAQ

Does it require a WIPO account? No.

Can I search national-only publications? No. This Actor intentionally focuses on WO international publications.

Can I schedule portfolio monitoring? Yes. Use Apify Schedules with a stable applicant/date query and compare outputs in your preferred destination.

Is the output legal advice? No. Consult a qualified patent professional for legal conclusions.