USPTO Patent & Trademark Scraper

Overview

Scrapes patent applications, grants, and trademark registrations from the USPTO Open Data Portal APIs. Supports keyword search, filters (Date From, Date To, Patent Type).

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
• Control output volume with configurable result limits

Use Cases

• Track - Track federal government data releases and updates
• Build - Build datasets for policy research and analysis
• Monitor - Monitor regulatory changes and compliance requirements
• Aggregate - Aggregate public government data for transparency projects

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
searchType	string (required)	Type of data to search for	patents
keyword	string	Keyword to search for in patents or trademarks
dateFrom	string	Start date for search range (YYYY-MM-DD)
dateTo	string	End date for search range (YYYY-MM-DD)
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of items to return	100
patentType	string	Type of patent documents to search	all
trademarkSerialNumber	string	Specific trademark serial number to look up (optional)
patentsViewApiKey	string	API key for PatentsView (free, get at patentsview.org/apis/keyrequest). If no...

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "title": "Sample Government - Federal Result",
  "agency": "Department of Commerce",
  "date": "2025-01-15",
  "description": "Detailed description of the item...",
  "documentUrl": "https://example.com/item/12345",
  "category": "Standard",
  "url": "https://example.com/item/12345"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the USPTO Patent & Trademark Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~uspto-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/uspto-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect USPTO Patent & Trademark Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration