`ptab_appeal`

Pack: uspto-ptab · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/ptab_appeal for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Get one USPTO ex parte Appeal decision by its appeal number (e.g. “2024-001234”) — the Board’s decision on an applicant’s appeal of an examiner rejection. Returns the decision type, issue date, outcome (affirmed / reversed / affirmed-in-part), issues and rules at play, and the decision document title + download link. Powered by the USPTO Open Data Portal (data.uspto.gov).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`appeal_number`	string	yes	Ex parte appeal number, e.g. “2024-001234” (with or without an “Appeal” prefix).
`include_raw`	boolean	no	Optional, default false. When true, also return raw_sample: the UNMODIFIED raw record exactly as the upstream API returned it (no field renaming), to verify or correct this tool’s field mapping.
`_apiKey`	string	no	USPTO ODP API key.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "appeal_number": "2024-001234"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uspto-ptab/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"ptab_appeal","arguments":{"appeal_number":"2024-001234"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('ptab_appeal', {
  "appeal_number": "2024-001234"
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the uspto-ptab pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uspto-ptab": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uspto-ptab/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

ptab_appeal