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Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) API (Version 2.0)

Metadata Updated: September 30, 2025

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) API is a RESTful API with an easy to use search interface. You can easily browse USPTO PTAB public documents, search for specific content, and request a bulk download of PTAB content. The PTAB API synchronizes close to real time with the PTAB E2E (End-to-End) system making the latest public America Invents Action (AIA) Trial information and documents available. PTAB API v2 has text search capabilities for decision documents.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

Downloads & Resources

References

https://www.uspto.gov/patents/ptab
https://developer.uspto.gov/ptab-api/swagger-ui.html

Dates

Metadata Created Date July 15, 2022
Metadata Updated Date September 30, 2025
Data Update Frequency R/P1D

Metadata Source

Harvested from Commerce Non Spatial Data.json Harvest Source

Additional Metadata

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Metadata Created Date July 15, 2022
Metadata Updated Date September 30, 2025
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Maintainer
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Data First Published 2019-09-25
Language en-US
Data Last Modified 2025-08-28
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License https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0
Mbox data@uspto.gov
Old Spatial
Program Code 006:070
Publisher Hierarchy U.S. Federal Government > Department of Commerce (DOC) > U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) > Open Data Portal Team
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Temporal 1997-01-01/2025-12-31
Webservice https://developer.uspto.gov/api-catalog/ptab-api-v2

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