Espacenet Patent Scraper

Search global patent data from Espacenet, the European Patent Office's patent database — 120M+ documents from 100+ countries plus PCT/WIPO international filings. Returns publication number, title, dates, applicant and abstract for every matching patent.

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Espacenet Patent Scraper Features

• Search by keyword (title + abstract), applicant/company name, inventor name, or IPC classification code
• Narrow results to specific publication countries or a publication date range
• Returns publication number, title (with language), publication date, applicant name(s) and country, earliest priority/publication dates, and abstract
• No EPO account, login or API key needed

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Who Uses Espacenet Patent Data?

• IP researchers & patent attorneys — prior-art and freedom-to-operate checks
• Competitive intelligence teams — track what a competitor is filing, and where
• Technology scouts — monitor a classification area or a specific inventor's output
• Market researchers — gauge patent activity by company, country or technology

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How Espacenet Patent Scraper Works

1. Set a search query, applicant, inventor, or IPC code — at least one is required.
2. Optionally narrow by publication country or date range.
3. Get back structured patent records: publication number, title, dates, applicant, abstract.

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Input

{
  "searchQuery": "machine learning",
  "maxItems": 20
}

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	"machine learning"	Keyword search across patent title + abstract. Accepts plain text, or raw EPO CQL syntax (e.g. ti="neural network")
applicant	string	(empty)	Filter by applicant/company name (e.g. "Siemens")
inventor	string	(empty)	Filter by inventor name, format "Last name, First name"
ipcCode	string	(empty)	Filter by International Patent Classification code (e.g. "H04L")
publicationCountries	array	(empty)	Keep only these publication office/country codes: EP, WO, US, DE, FR, GB, JP, CN, KR, CA, AU, IN, BR, RU. Empty = all countries
dateFrom	string	(empty)	Keep only patents published on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY)
dateTo	string	(empty)	Keep only patents published on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY)
maxItems	integer	20	Maximum number of patent records to return

At least one of searchQuery, applicant, inventor or ipcCode must be set — a run with none of them fails before it starts, so you are never charged for an unbounded search.

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Espacenet Patent Scraper Output Fields

{
  "publication_number": "US12288352B2",
  "kind_code": "B2",
  "title": "MACHINE-LEARNING BASED IOL POSITION DETERMINATION",
  "title_lang": "en",
  "publication_date": "2025-04-29",
  "applicants": ["ZEISS CARL MEDITEC AG"],
  "applicant_countries": ["DE"],
  "earliest_priority_date": "2020-01-24",
  "earliest_publication_date": "2021-07-29",
  "abstract": "The invention relates to a computer-assisted method for position determination for an intraocular lens supported by machine learning...",
  "abstract_lang": "en",
  "rank": 1
}

Field	Type	Description
publication_number	string	Patent publication number (e.g. EP4123517A1, US12288352B2)
kind_code	string	Document kind code suffix (A1 = published application, B1/B2 = granted patent, etc.)
title	string	Patent title, in whichever language Espacenet matched for this query
title_lang	string	ISO 639-1 language code of title
publication_date	string	Publication date (YYYY-MM-DD)
applicants	array	Applicant organization or individual name(s)
applicant_countries	array	ISO country code for each entry in applicants, same order
earliest_priority_date	string	Earliest priority date across the patent family (YYYY-MM-DD), when shown
earliest_publication_date	string	Earliest publication date across the patent family (YYYY-MM-DD), when shown
abstract	string	Patent abstract text, when available
abstract_lang	string	ISO 639-1 language code of abstract, when available
rank	number	1-based position of this record within its query's result list

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FAQ

How many results can one run return?

Espacenet's own search returns up to 20 matching results per query — this actor returns everything that page shows. For broader coverage, run additional queries with a narrower filter (a specific IPC code, applicant, or date range) rather than expecting one query to return more.

Do I need an Espacenet or EPO account?

No. Espacenet Patent Scraper needs no EPO account, login, or API key — just set a search filter and run it.

What language will the title and abstract be in?

Whichever language Espacenet matched for your query — most often English, but a German or French patent's title/abstract may come back in its original language. Check title_lang and abstract_lang on each record.

Can I filter by country and date at the same time as a keyword search?

Yes — searchQuery, applicant, inventor, ipcCode, publicationCountries and date range all combine on one run.

How much does Espacenet Patent Scraper cost to run?

Pricing is pay-per-patent-record plus a small per-run charge — check the Pricing tab on this actor's Apify Store page for current rates.

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Need More Features?

Need custom fields, filters, or a different data source? File an issue or get in touch.

Why Use Espacenet Patent Scraper?

• Global coverage — 120M+ patent documents from 100+ countries plus PCT/WIPO filings, not one patent office
• Multiple search angles — keyword, applicant, inventor, IPC code, country and date, combinable in one run
• Structured, not scraped-by-eye — consistent field names and ISO dates, ready to export