uspto-database
Access USPTO patent data via PatentsView REST API and Google Patents Public Data (BigQuery). Search by inventor, assignee, CPC, or keywords; download metadata and claims; analyze portfolios; track tech trends. For IP landscape analysis, competitor monitoring, prior art search, and tech forecasting in life sciences and biotech.
npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill uspto-database --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# uspto-database ## Overview The USPTO provides two primary programmatic access points for patent data: the **PatentsView API** (REST, free, no key required for basic use) for structured queries by inventor, assignee, CPC classification, and keywords; and **Google Patents Public Data** (BigQuery public dataset) for large-scale analytics across the full patent corpus. Both expose data under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication. This skill covers Python-based access patterns for both, plus basic patent portfolio analytics. ## When to Use - **Prior art search**: Finding existing patents relevant to a technology before filing or to assess freedom-to-operate. - **Competitor IP landscape analysis**: Querying all patents from a specific assignee (company or institution) to map their technology portfolio. - **CPC classification search**: Finding patents in a specific technology area using Cooperative Patent Classification codes (e.g., C12N for nucleotides/genetic engineering). - **Inventor network analysis**: Identifying prolific inventors in a field and their institutional affiliations. - **Technology trend tracking**: Counting patent filings by year and technology category to identify emergi
- Overview
- When to Use
- Prerequisites
- Quick Start
- Core API
- Query Type 1: Search by Assignee (Company / Institution)
- Query Type 2: Search by CPC Classification
- Query Type 3: Full-Text Keyword Search
- Query Type 4: Inventor Search
- Query Type 5: Date Range and Combined Filters
- Query Type 6: Google Patents BigQuery
- Key Parameters
- Best Practices
- Common Workflows
pip install requests pandas matplotlib pip install google-cloud-bigquery # optional: for BigQuery access
What does the uspto-database skill do?
Access USPTO patent data via PatentsView REST API and Google Patents Public Data (BigQuery). Search by inventor, assignee, CPC, or keywords; download metadata and claims; analyze portfolios; track tech trends. For IP landscape analysis, competitor monitoring, prior art search, and tech forecasting in life sciences and biotech.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill 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 BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills, a repository with 135 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.