Patent Trial & Appeal Board¶
Patent Client provides an interface to the PTAB Public API.
>>> from patent_client import PtabTrial
>>> trial = PtabTrial.objects.get('IPR2012-00027')
>>> trial
<PtabTrial(trial_number=IPR2012-00027)>
>>> trial.petitioner_party_name
'Idle Free Systems, Inc.'
>>> trial.patent_number
'7591303'
Patent Client also provides individual documents as related objects.
>>> doc = trial.documents[0]
>>> doc
<PtabDocument(title=303' Patent File History)>
>>> doc.title
"303' Patent File History"
>>> doc.download()
# Downloads pdf entitled "303' Patent File History.pdf" to current directory
Supported Fields - PtabTrial¶
Field Name | Examples | Filterable | Sortable |
---|---|---|---|
trial_number | IPR2012-00027; CBM2012-00001; DER2017-00001 | YES | YES |
patent_number | 9345123; 10123456; | YES | YES |
application_number | 11322006; 15123456 | YES | YES |
patent_owner_name | Google LLC; Bergstrom, Inc. | YES | YES |
petitioner_party_name | (Same) | YES | YES |
prosecution_status | FWD Entered; Terminated-Settled; Instituted | YES | YES |
filing_date | YYYY-mm-dd | YES | YES |
accorded_filing_date | YYYY-mm-dd | YES | YES |
institution_decision_date | YYYY-mm-dd | YES | YES |
last_modified_datetime | YYYY-mm-dd | YES | YES |
Supported Fields - PtabDocument¶
Field Name | Examples | Filterable | Sortable |
---|---|---|---|
title | Petition; ‘303 File History | YES | YES |
trial_number | IPR2012-00027; CBM2012-00001; DER2017-00001 | YES | YES |
document_number | 1001, 2024, 4001 | YES | YES |
type | exhibit, motion, reply, notice | YES | YES |
filing_party | petitioner, patent_owner, board | YES | YES |
filing_datetime | YYYY-mm-dd | YES | YES |
last_modified_datetime | YYYY-mm-dd | YES | YES |
NOTE Only publicly accessible documents are available. Any document that is marked confidential is not accessible.
Original API URL: https://developer.uspto.gov/api-catalog/ptab-api