`ptab_search_documents`

Pack: uspto-ptab · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uspto-ptab/mcp

Search USPTO PTAB filings and documents within trial proceedings — petitions, patent-owner responses, expert declarations, exhibits, motions, and briefs. Pass proceeding_number (the trial number, e.g. “IPR2024-00001”) to list every document filed in a proceeding, and/or query for free-text search. Returns document name/title, type, filing date, filing party, size, and download URI. Powered by the USPTO Open Data Portal (data.uspto.gov).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`proceeding_number`	string	no	Trial/proceeding number to list documents for, e.g. “IPR2024-00001”, “PGR2026-00039”. Matches trialNumber.
`query`	string	no	Optional free-text keyword search across document records (e.g. “declaration”, “petition”). Combined with proceeding_number via AND.
`limit`	number	no	Number of results (1-100, default 25).
`offset`	number	no	Pagination offset (default 0).
`_apiKey`	string	no	USPTO ODP API key (same key as the patents pack). Get free at https://data.uspto.gov/apis/getting-started.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "proceeding_number": "IPR2024-00001",
  "_apiKey": "your-uspto-ptab-api-key"
}

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_search_documents","arguments":{"proceeding_number":"IPR2024-00001","_apiKey":"your-uspto-ptab-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('ptab_search_documents', {
  "proceeding_number": "IPR2024-00001",
  "_apiKey": "your-uspto-ptab-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "proceeding_number": "PGR2026-00039",
  "query": "declaration",
  "limit": 50,
  "_apiKey": "your-uspto-ptab-api-key"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

ptab_search_documents