USPTO Application API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: USPTO Bulk Data Storage System (BDSS) Appeals Application API
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'USPTO ODP Bulk Data API. Exposes the Bulk Data Storage System (BDSS) — search and download

    patent and trademark bulk datasets (bibliographic, assignment, classification, office-action

    weekly archives) as Entire Datasets (10-year increments) or Delta Datasets (daily increments)

    in XML/JSON. Does not support general filter/limit/offset/order_by database queries.

    '
  contact:
    name: USPTO API Help
    email: APIhelp@uspto.gov
servers:
- url: https://api.uspto.gov
  description: USPTO Open Data Portal
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Application
  description: Retrieve patent application data
paths:
  /api/v1/patent/applications/{applicationNumberText}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Application
      summary: Get Patent Application
      operationId: getPatentApplication
      parameters:
      - name: applicationNumberText
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Patent application file wrapper.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PatentApplication'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /api/v1/patent/applications/{applicationNumberText}/meta-data:
    get:
      tags:
      - Application
      summary: Get Patent Application Metadata
      operationId: getPatentApplicationMetadata
      parameters:
      - name: applicationNumberText
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Application metadata.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PatentApplication'
  /api/v1/patent/applications/{applicationNumberText}/adjustment:
    get:
      tags:
      - Application
      summary: Get Patent Term Adjustment
      operationId: getPatentTermAdjustment
      parameters:
      - name: applicationNumberText
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Patent term adjustment data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /api/v1/patent/applications/{applicationNumberText}/attorney:
    get:
      tags:
      - Application
      summary: Get Application Attorney/Agent
      operationId: getApplicationAttorney
      parameters:
      - name: applicationNumberText
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Attorney/agent information.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /api/v1/patent/applications/{applicationNumberText}/continuity:
    get:
      tags:
      - Application
      summary: Get Application Continuity
      operationId: getApplicationContinuity
      parameters:
      - name: applicationNumberText
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Parent/child continuity relationships.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /api/v1/patent/applications/{applicationNumberText}/foreign-priority:
    get:
      tags:
      - Application
      summary: Get Application Foreign Priority
      operationId: getApplicationForeignPriority
      parameters:
      - name: applicationNumberText
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Foreign priority claims.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /api/v1/patent/applications/{applicationNumberText}/transactions:
    get:
      tags:
      - Application
      summary: Get Application Transactions
      operationId: getApplicationTransactions
      parameters:
      - name: applicationNumberText
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Prosecution transaction history.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  schemas:
    Party:
      type: object
      properties:
        firstName:
          type: string
        lastName:
          type: string
        nameLineOneText:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        cityName:
          type: string
        geographicRegionName:
          type: string
    PatentApplication:
      type: object
      properties:
        applicationNumberText:
          type: string
        patentNumber:
          type: string
        filingDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        grantDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        publicationDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        publicationNumber:
          type: string
        applicationTypeCategory:
          type: string
        applicationStatusCode:
          type: string
        applicationStatusDescriptionText:
          type: string
        applicationStatusDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        inventionTitle:
          type: string
        firstInventorToFileIndicator:
          type: string
        examinerNameText:
          type: string
        groupArtUnitNumber:
          type: string
        classSubclass:
          type: string
        cpcClassificationBag:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        applicantBag:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Party'
        inventorBag:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Party'
        correspondenceAddressBag:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-KEY