uspto-database
USPTO patent and trademark data workflow for official record lookup, PatentSearch queries, TSDR checks, assignment data, and reproducible IP research logs.
npx skills add mturac/everything-openai-codex --skill scientific-db-uspto-database --agent codex
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for claude-code, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# USPTO Database Use this skill when a task needs official United States patent or trademark records from USPTO systems. ## When to Use - Searching granted patents or pre-grant publications. - Checking patent application status, file-wrapper data, assignments, or public prosecution history. - Looking up trademark status, documents, or assignment history. - Building reproducible prior-art, portfolio, or IP landscape research logs. - Comparing USPTO records with secondary tools such as Google Patents, Lens.org, Semantic Scholar, or company patent pages. Do not use this skill to give legal advice. Treat it as a data-gathering and record-verification workflow. ## Source Selection Prefer official USPTO or USPTO-supported surfaces first: - Open Data Portal (ODP): current home for migrated USPTO datasets and APIs. - Patent File Wrapper: public patent application bibliographic data and file wrapper records. - PatentSearch API: PatentsView search API for granted patents and pre-grant publication datasets. - TSDR Data API: trademark status and document retrieval. - Patent and Trademark Assignment Search: ownership transfer records. - PTAB data in ODP: Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceeding
- When to Use
- Source Selection
- Authentication and Secrets
- PatentSearch Workflow
- Trademark/TSDR Workflow
- File Wrapper and Prosecution History
- Assignment Workflow
- Reproducible Output
- Review Checklist
- References
export USPTO_API_KEY="..." export PATENTSVIEW_API_KEY="..."
What does the uspto-database skill do?
USPTO patent and trademark data workflow for official record lookup, PatentSearch queries, TSDR checks, assignment data, and reproducible IP research logs.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mturac/everything-openai-codex --skill scientific-db-uspto-database --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mturac/everything-openai-codex, a repository with 84 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.