MCP server exposing 10 tools for uspto-ptab.
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{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}ptab_search_proceedings — Search USPTO PTAB trial proceedings — patent litigation before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (inter partes review / IPR, post-grant review / PGR, covered-business-method / CBM, derivation). Returns trial number, type, status, the challenged patent, petitioner, patent owner, and key dates (petition filing, institution decision, latest decision, termination). Filter by free-text `query`, `patent_number` (the patent being challenged), `party` (petitioner or patent-owner real-party name), `trial_type` (IPR/PGR/CBM/DER), and/or `status`. Powered by the USPTO Open Data Portal (data.uspto.gov).ptab_search_decisions — Search USPTO PTAB decision documents — institution decisions and final written decisions issued in IPR/PGR/CBM trials, plus appeal outcomes. Returns the trial number, decision type, issue date, trial/appeal outcome, the issue types and statutes/rules at play, and the decision document title + download URI. Filter by free-text `query`, `patent_number`, `trial_type`, and a `decided_after`/`decided_before` date range. Powered by the USPTO Open Data Portal (data.uspto.gov).ptab_search_documents — Search USPTO PTAB filings and documents within trial proceedings — petitions, patent-owner responses, expert declarations, exhibits, motions, and briefs. Pass `proceeding_number` (the trial number, e.g. "IPR2024-00001") to list every document filed in a proceeding, and/or `query` for free-text search. Returns document name/title, type, filing date, filing party, size, and download URI. Powered by the USPTO Open Data Portal (data.uspto.gov).ptab_proceeding_timeline — Build a chronological PTAB proceeding timeline from the proceeding record and its public decision documents. Returns institution, final-written-decision, rehearing, settlement, dismissal, and other recorded decision events; absence of an event is not proof that it never occurred.ptab_patent_risk_profile — Summarize PTAB proceedings and recorded decision outcomes for one challenged patent. Reports status/outcome counts and recent matters for review routing; it is not a validity opinion, litigation forecast, freedom-to-operate analysis, or claim-level legal conclusion.ptab_party_exposure — Summarize PTAB proceeding exposure for a petitioner or patent owner, including roles, challenged patents, statuses, trial types, and recorded outcomes. Party matching follows USPTO indexed names and may combine similarly named entities; verify identity before relying on totals.ptab_recent_decisions — Return and summarize recently issued public PTAB trial decisions, optionally filtered by trial type, patent, or party. Outcome labels describe the document-level USPTO record and require review in proceeding context; they are not claim-by-claim legal conclusions.ptab_search_appeals — Search USPTO ex parte Appeals decisions — an applicant's appeal of a patent examiner's rejection to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. This is a SEPARATE docket from AIA trials (IPR/PGR/CBM/derivation): an appeal number looks like "2024-001234", not "IPR2024-00001". Returns an outcome-count summary first (affirmed / reversed / affirmed-in-part / other), then the matching decision records, each with the applicant/real-party-in-interest, application and patent number, counsel, art unit, appeal filing date, decision type/date, and the decision document link. Filter by `appeal_number`, `application_number` (the rejected application under appeal), free-text `query`, and/or a `decided_after`/`decided_before` date range. Powered by the USPTO Open Data Portal (data.uspto.gov).ptab_appeal — Get one USPTO ex parte Appeal decision by its appeal number (e.g. "2024-001234") — the Board's decision on an applicant's appeal of an examiner rejection. Returns the decision type, issue date, outcome (affirmed / reversed / affirmed-in-part), issues and rules at play, and the decision document title + download link. Powered by the USPTO Open Data Portal (data.uspto.gov).ptab_search_interferences — Search USPTO patent Interference decisions — pre-AIA priority contests between competing applicants/patentees over who invented first. A SEPARATE docket from AIA trials and ex parte Appeals. Filter by `patent_number` (a patent or application involved in the contest), `party` (junior- or senior-party name, or either party's real party in interest), and/or free-text `query`. Returns the interference number, style ("A v. B"), declaration date, the junior and senior party (each with name, real party in interest, inventor, counsel, application/patent number, grant date), any additional parties, decision type/date and outcome, and the decision document link. Powered by the USPTO Open Data Portal (data.uspto.gov).Code samples (curl / TypeScript / one-click client install), schemas, and the live playground are on the pack page:
https://pipeworx.io/packs/uspto-ptab/
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