USPTO Trademark Database Scraper

Overview

The USPTO Trademark Database Scraper extracts trademark information from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) TESS database. It searches for trademarks by name or keyword and collects comprehensive registration details including serial numbers, owners, filing dates, and goods/services descriptions.

This tool is essential for intellectual property research, brand monitoring, competitive analysis, and trademark clearance searches. It automates the manual process of searching the TESS database one trademark at a time.

Features

• Search USPTO TESS database by multiple keywords simultaneously
• Extract trademark names, serial numbers, and registration numbers
• Collect owner information, filing dates, and current status
• Retrieve goods and services descriptions and design codes
• Filter results by trademark status (live, dead, or all)
• Configurable result limits for efficient scraping
• Works with empty input using sensible defaults

How to Use

1. Navigate to the actor page on Apify Console
2. Enter your search terms as a list of trademark names or keywords
3. Optionally select a status filter (all, live, or dead)
4. Set the maximum number of results you want to retrieve
5. Click "Start" and wait for the scraper to complete
6. Download your results in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
searchTerms	Array	Trademark names or keywords to search
status	String	Filter by status: all, live, or dead
maxResults	Integer	Maximum number of results to scrape

All parameters have sensible defaults, so the actor works with empty {} input.

Output Format

Each result contains the following fields:

• trademarkName - The registered trademark name
• serialNumber - USPTO serial number
• registrationNumber - Registration number (if registered)
• owner - Trademark owner or applicant
• filingDate - Date the trademark application was filed
• status - Current status (LIVE or DEAD)
• goodsServices - Description of goods and services covered
• designCodes - Design search codes associated with the mark
• searchTerm - The search term that found this result
• url - Source URL for the trademark record

Integrations

Connect this actor with other tools using Apify integrations:

• Google Sheets - Export trademark data directly to spreadsheets for analysis
• Slack - Get notifications when new trademarks match your search terms
• Webhooks - Trigger workflows when the scraper completes
• Zapier - Connect with 5000+ apps for automated brand monitoring
• API - Access results programmatically via the Apify API

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged $1.50 per 1,000 results delivered. There are no charges if the actor produces no results. Platform compute costs apply separately based on memory usage and run time.

Legal and Compliance

This actor accesses publicly available data from the USPTO TESS database. Users are responsible for ensuring their use of the collected data complies with applicable laws and the USPTO terms of service. The data is provided as-is for research and informational purposes.