ptab_search_proceedings
Pack: uspto-ptab · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uspto-ptab/mcp
Search USPTO PTAB trial proceedings — patent litigation before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (inter partes review / IPR, post-grant review / PGR, covered-business-method / CBM, derivation). Returns trial number, type, status, the challenged patent, petitioner, patent owner, and key dates (petition filing, institution decision, latest decision, termination). Filter by free-text query, patent_number (the patent being challenged), party (petitioner or patent-owner real-party name), trial_type (IPR/PGR/CBM/DER), and/or status. Powered by the USPTO Open Data Portal (data.uspto.gov).
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | no | Optional free-text keyword search across the proceeding record (e.g. a technology term or company name). Combined with the structured filters below via AND. |
patent_number | string | no | Optional. Patent number under challenge, e.g. “11809431” or “US9876543B2”. Matches patentOwnerData.patentNumber. |
party | string | no | Optional. Petitioner or patent-owner real-party-in-interest name, e.g. “Apple” or “Zydus Lifesciences”. Matches either regularPetitionerData or patentOwnerData real-party name. |
trial_type | string | no | Optional. Trial type code: IPR (inter partes review), PGR (post-grant review), CBM (covered business method), DER (derivation). Matches trialMetaData.trialTypeCode. |
status | string | no | Optional. Trial status category, e.g. “Pending”, “Terminated”, “Final Written Decision”, “Instituted”. Matches trialMetaData.trialStatusCategory. |
limit | number | no | Number of results (1-100, default 10). |
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. Falls back to platform key if configured. |
Example call
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_proceedings","arguments":{}}}'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.