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USPTO Patents Scraper

US patent applications & grants via the official Open Data Portal

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$80 / 1,000 records
Status
State ● Live
Pricing PPE
Category Government
Overview

What it does

Query the official USPTO Open Data Portal for US patent applications and grants: invention title, status, filing/grant dates, patent number, full inventor and applicant lists, CPC classifications, and examiner name. Covers applications, not only granted patents. Requires your own free USPTO API key.

Features

Built in

  • Covers applications as well as granted patents
  • Full inventor and applicant lists, not just the first name
  • CPC classifications and examiner name per record
  • Filter by keyword, applicant, inventor, type, or date range
  • Bring your own free USPTO Open Data Portal API key
FAQ

Common questions

Is the old PatentsView-based version still available? +

No — retargeted 2026-08-01. search.patentsview.org no longer resolves at all; this version targets the live replacement, USPTO's Open Data Portal.

Do I need my own API key? +

Yes. As of June 18, 2026, requesting one requires a full USPTO.gov account with mandatory multi-factor authentication. It is sent only as the X-API-KEY header and never written to the dataset.

Does it only return granted patents? +

No. ODP covers applications too — one that hasn't granted yet still returns a full record, just with grant_date and patent_number unset.

What must I supply as a search filter? +

At least one of keyword, applicantName, inventorName, or applicationType.

What does it cost? +

Pay per record delivered. Empty results and failed runs are never charged.

Get Started

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