Alterlab Uspto
Skill Verified ActiveAccess USPTO APIs for patent/trademark searches, examination history (PEDS), assignments, citations, office actions, TSDR, for IP analysis and prior art searches. Part of the AlterLab Academic Skills suite.
Access USPTO APIs for comprehensive patent and trademark searches, examination history, assignments, and related IP intelligence.
Features
- Search patents by keywords, inventors, assignees, dates, and classifications
- Retrieve patent examination history (PEDS) and status
- Search trademark status, ownership, and prosecution history (TSDR)
- Track patent and trademark assignment records
- Access office action text, citations, and litigation data
Use Cases
- Performing prior art searches for new patent applications
- Analyzing competitor patent portfolios
- Monitoring trademark status and ownership changes
- Researching examination history and office actions for patent applications
Non-Goals
- Providing legal advice or interpretation of USPTO data
- Conducting administrative tasks within USPTO systems
- Replacing a full-fledged IP management software
Trust
- info:Issues Attention2 issues were opened and 0 closed in the last 90 days, indicating maintainers may respond slowly or have fewer open issues.
Scope
- info:Tool surface sizeThe skill exposes multiple specific functions through its helper scripts and direct API interactions, covering a range of USPTO data access needs.
Execution
- info:Pinned dependenciesInstallation instructions recommend `pip install uspto-opendata-python`, but do not specify version pinning or lockfiles.
Installation
npx skills add AlterLab-IEU/AlterLab-Academic-SkillsRuns the Vercel skills CLI (skills.sh) via npx — needs Node.js locally and at least one installed skills-compatible agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, …). Assumes the repo follows the agentskills.io format.
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