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SKILL.md

name ip_research
description IP data research tools for patents, trademarks, and applications. Use when: - Looking up patents by number (US, EP, WO, JP, etc.) - Searching patent databases by keyword, assignee, inventor, or classification - Getting patent family, citation, or legal status information - Checking USPTO application status, file wrapper, or PTAB proceedings - Downloading bulk USPTO data products - Finding patent assignments or ownership history

IP Research

Async Python clients for patent data. All clients use async with context managers.

Routing

Task Client Reference
Patent lookup/search GooglePatentsClient google_patents.md
USPTO application status ApplicationsClient uspto_odp.md
USPTO PTAB (IPR/PGR) PtabTrialsClient uspto_odp.md
USPTO bulk data BulkDataClient uspto_odp.md
USPTO assignments UsptoAssignmentsClient uspto_assignments.md
EPO bibliographic/family EpoOpsClient epo_ops.md
JPO application status JpoClient jpo.md

Quick Examples

Lookup patent by number

from ip_tools.google_patents import GooglePatentsClient

async with GooglePatentsClient() as client:
    patent = await client.get_patent_data("US10123456B2")

Search patents

from ip_tools.google_patents import GooglePatentsClient

async with GooglePatentsClient() as client:
    results = await client.search_patents(
        keywords="machine learning",
        assignee="Google",
        limit=25
    )

Check application status

from ip_tools.uspto_odp import ApplicationsClient

async with ApplicationsClient() as client:  # Requires USPTO_ODP_API_KEY
    app = await client.get("16123456")
    docs = await client.get_documents("16123456")

Find PTAB proceedings

from ip_tools.uspto_odp import PtabTrialsClient

async with PtabTrialsClient() as client:
    results = await client.search_proceedings(query="patent:US10123456")

Environment Variables

Variable Required For
USPTO_ODP_API_KEY All ODP clients (Applications, PTAB, BulkData, Petitions)
EPO_OPS_API_KEY EPO OPS client
EPO_OPS_API_SECRET EPO OPS client
JPO_API_USERNAME JPO client
JPO_API_PASSWORD JPO client

Cache Management

All clients cache to ~/.cache/ip_tools/. See cache.md for TTL, invalidation, and statistics APIs.

Issue Reporting

Source: parkerhancock/ip_tools

Report bugs with: version, minimal reproduction code, and API response if applicable.

References