USPTO Trademark Search — Lookup, Availability & Portfolio Data 🔎

🎉 Seven trademark tools in one — search the entire U.S. register, check brand-name availability, and map any owner's portfolio

Built for founders clearing brand names, IP paralegals running due diligence, and agencies monitoring trademarks at scale

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📋 Overview

Looking up a trademark shouldn't mean clicking through a clunky government portal one mark at a time. This actor turns the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office register into clean, structured data — search thousands of marks, check if a name is free, and export everything to JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Why professionals choose this actor:

• ✅ Seven operations in one: keyword search, availability check, serial-number details, owner portfolio, full-text search, class suggestions, and expiring marks — no other Apify trademark tool covers them all
• ⚡ Up to 250 records per keyword in a single call, with deep pagination for owner and full-text searches
• 🎯 100% data-source success rate and sub-second lookups — reliable enough for production monitoring
• 💰 Pay-per-record pricing — only pay for the marks you actually receive, with a free tier to test
• 💎 Unique tools nobody else offers: instant Nice-class suggestions and date-windowed expiring-mark discovery for renewal lead-gen
• ✨ Zero setup: no USPTO account, no API key, no proxy configuration — just pick an operation and run

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✨ Features

• 🔎 Trademark Search: find live or all marks by keyword — status, owners, classes, filing & expiration dates, and the official logo
• ✅ Availability Check: instant "available / taken" verdict for a brand name, broken down across all 45 Nice classes
• 📑 Trademark Detail: full record for any serial number — owners, classification, and complete status history
• 🏢 Owner Search: pull every mark filed under a company or applicant name — one row per trademark, ready for portfolio analysis
• 🔠 Full-Text Search: search inside goods-and-services descriptions, not just mark names
• 🏷️ Class Suggestion: get recommended Nice classes for any product or service description before you file
• ⏳ Expiring Marks: list marks expiring in any date window — a renewal lead-gen engine for IP attorneys
• 📊 Clean structured output: flat camelCase rows, an HTML run report, and one-click CSV/Excel/JSON export

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🚀 Getting Started (3 Simple Steps)

Step 1: Pick an operation

Choose one of the seven operations from the dropdown (Trademark Search is the default).

Step 2: Enter your queries

Add keywords, owner names, serial numbers, or descriptions to the Queries list — or a date window for Expiring Marks.

Step 3: Run

Start the actor. Results stream into the dataset in seconds, ready to export.

That's it! In under a minute, you'll have:

• Clean, structured trademark records
• An availability verdict or a full owner portfolio
• A downloadable dataset (JSON, CSV, Excel) plus an HTML run summary

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📥 Input Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
operation	string	Yes	One of: search, availability, details, suggestClass, ownerSearch, fullText, expiring
queries	array	Conditional	Keywords, owner names, serial numbers, or descriptions (one per operation). Not used by expiring
searchType	string	No	active (live marks) or all (incl. dead/abandoned) — Trademark Search only
maxResultsPerQuery	integer	No	Cap records per keyword (1–250) — Trademark Search only
startDate	string	Conditional	YYYY-MM-DD window start — Expiring Marks only
endDate	string	Conditional	YYYY-MM-DD window end (≤ 7 days from start) — Expiring Marks only
maxPages	integer	No	Pages to drain for paginated operations (1–50, ~250 records/page)

Example — search for a brand:

{
  "operation": "search",
  "queries": ["apple", "tesla"],
  "searchType": "active",
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 100
}

Example — check if a name is available:

{
  "operation": "availability",
  "queries": ["zillowmatic", "brandcraft"]
}

Example — map an owner's entire portfolio:

{
  "operation": "ownerSearch",
  "queries": ["Apple Inc."],
  "maxPages": 5
}

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📤 Output

Results are saved to the Apify dataset as flat rows. Filter by _operation to split modes. Key fields:

Field	Type	Description
keyword	string	The trademark wordmark / searched term
serialNumber	string	USPTO serial number
registrationNumber	string	USPTO registration number (null for pending)
statusLabel	string	e.g. "Live/Registered"
filingDate	string	Application filing date
registrationDate	string	Registration date
expirationDate	string	Registration expiration date
description	string	Goods & services description
classification	array	International/US class details
owners	array	Owner/applicant records
ownerName	string	Owner name (Owner Search)
available	string	yes / no (Availability Check)
availableClasses	array	Free Nice classes (Availability Check)
classCode	string	Recommended class (Class Suggestion)
markPageUrl	string	Direct link to the USPTO TSDR status page

Example row:

{
  "_operation": "search",
  "keyword": "APPLE",
  "serialNumber": "77428980",
  "registrationNumber": "4088195",
  "statusLabel": "Live/Registered",
  "filingDate": "2008-03-24",
  "expirationDate": "2031-12-27",
  "description": "Computers; computer software ...",
  "owners": [{ "name": "Apple Inc.", "city": "Cupertino", "state": "CA" }],
  "markPageUrl": "https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=77428980&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch"
}

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💼 Use Cases & Examples

1. Brand Clearance Before Filing

Founders and brand teams checking whether a name is free before investing in it. Input: availability with your candidate names · Output: available/taken verdict + class breakdown · Use: avoid filing fees and rebrands on names that are already taken.

2. Trademark Watch & Monitoring

Agencies and legal teams tracking new filings over time. Input: scheduled search or ownerSearch runs · Output: fresh marks each run · Use: catch competitor filings and potential infringements early.

3. IP Due Diligence

M&A and licensing teams validating a target's trademark assets. Input: details with serial numbers · Output: full records with owners and status history · Use: verify ownership and status before a deal closes.

4. Competitor Portfolio Mapping

Analysts mapping a company's entire brand footprint. Input: ownerSearch with a company name · Output: one row per mark, with owner identity · Use: size up a competitor's IP estate in one run.

5. Class Research for New Filings

Applicants choosing the right Nice classes before filing. Input: suggestClass with a product/service description · Output: ranked class recommendations · Use: file in the correct classes the first time.

6. Renewal Lead Generation

Trademark attorneys and brand-protection services sourcing leads. Input: expiring with a date window · Output: marks expiring soon · Use: reach owners before their marks lapse.

7. Goods & Services Research

Researchers searching descriptions, not just mark names. Input: fullText with a keyword · Output: marks whose descriptions mention your term · Use: find marks in a product category regardless of the wordmark.

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🔗 Integration Examples

JavaScript/Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('sian.agency/uspto-trademark-scraper').call({
  operation: 'search',
  queries: ['apple'],
  searchType: 'active'
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items[0]);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient('YOUR_TOKEN')

run = client.actor('sian.agency/uspto-trademark-scraper').call(
    run_input={'operation': 'availability', 'queries': ['brandcraft']}
)

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

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sian.agency~uspto-trademark-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"operation": "ownerSearch", "queries": ["Apple Inc."], "maxPages": 3}'

Automation Workflows (N8N / Zapier / Make)

1. Trigger: Schedule (e.g. weekly trademark watch) or webhook
2. HTTP Request: Call the actor API with your operation + queries
3. Process: Handle the JSON dataset
4. Action: Alert on new filings, append to a CRM, or build a report

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📊 Performance & Pricing

FREE Tier (Try It Now)

• Full feature access — every operation, same data quality
• No credit card required
• Perfect for testing a few lookups before scaling

PAID Tier (Production Ready)

• Unlimited records and pages per run
• Pay-per-record: only charged for the marks you actually receive
• A fixed, low run-start fee plus a transparent per-record rate

💰 Cheaper than premium single-purpose trademark actors — and you get all seven tools in one.

🔗 View current pricing

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Which operation should I use to check if my brand name is free? A: Use Availability Check — it returns an instant yes/no plus the list of classes where the name is free or taken.

Q: How many records can I get per run? A: FREE tier is capped to a small sample; PAID is unlimited. Keyword search returns up to 250 records per term; owner and full-text searches paginate further.

Q: Do I need a USPTO account or API key? A: No. The actor is fully zero-config — just pick an operation and run.

Q: What output formats are available? A: JSON, CSV, and Excel — export directly from the Apify dataset.

Q: How fresh is the data? A: It reflects the USPTO register and is updated daily at the source.

Q: Can I monitor trademarks automatically? A: Yes — schedule the actor (e.g. a weekly owner or keyword search) and connect it to N8N, Zapier, or Make for alerts.

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🐛 Troubleshooting

Owner Search returns no rows

• Use the exact registered owner name, including suffixes (e.g. Apple Inc. not Apple). Try variations.

Expiring Marks returns an error

• The date window must be 7 days or fewer, and both dates must be YYYY-MM-DD.

Search returns fewer rows than expected

• Increase maxResultsPerQuery, or set searchType to all to include dead/abandoned marks.

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⚖️ Is it legal to scrape data?

This actor returns U.S. trademark records from the public USPTO register — information the government publishes for exactly this kind of lookup. It does not extract private personal data.

However, you should be aware that results may contain personal data (e.g. an individual applicant's name or address as filed publicly with the USPTO). Personal data is protected by the GDPR in the European Union and by other regulations around the world. You should not use personal data unless you have a legitimate reason to do so. If you're unsure whether your reason is legitimate, consult your lawyers.

You can also read Apify's blog post on the legality of web scraping.

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🤝 Support

Join our active support community

• For issues or questions, open an issue in the actor's Issues tab
• Check the SIÁN Agency Store for more automation tools
• 📧 apify@sian-agency.online

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