USPTO Patent & Trademark API — Patents

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: USPTO Patent & Trademark API — Patents
  description: 'USPTO Patent & Trademark API — Patents. 3 operations. Lead operation: Search patent applications. Self-contained
    Naftiko capability covering one Uspto business surface.'
  tags:
  - Uspto
  - Patents
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    USPTO_API_KEY: USPTO_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: patent-patents
    baseUri: https://data.uspto.gov/api/v1
    description: USPTO Patent & Trademark API — Patents business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: patent-applications-search
      path: /patent/applications/search
      operations:
      - name: searchpatentapplications
        method: GET
        description: Search patent applications
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: query
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Keyword search query
        - name: inventor
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Inventor name (last name, first name)
        - name: assignee
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Assignee/applicant company name
        - name: filingDateStart
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filing date range start
        - name: filingDateEnd
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filing date range end
        - name: cpcClassification
          in: query
          type: string
          description: CPC (Cooperative Patent Classification) code
        - name: patentType
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: status
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: offset
          in: query
          type: integer
        - name: limit
          in: query
          type: integer
    - name: patent-applications-applicationNumber
      path: /patent/applications/{applicationNumber}
      operations:
      - name: getpatentapplication
        method: GET
        description: Get patent application details
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: applicationNumber
          in: path
          type: string
          description: USPTO application number (e.g., 16123456)
          required: true
    - name: patent-grants-patentNumber
      path: /patent/grants/{patentNumber}
      operations:
      - name: getgrantedpatent
        method: GET
        description: Get a granted patent
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: patentNumber
          in: path
          type: string
          description: USPTO patent number (without US prefix)
          required: true
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      key: X-API-KEY
      value: '{{env.USPTO_API_KEY}}'
      placement: header
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: patent-patents-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for USPTO Patent & Trademark API — Patents. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,
      prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/patent/applications/search
      name: patent-applications-search
      description: REST surface for patent-applications-search.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: searchpatentapplications
        description: Search patent applications
        call: patent-patents.searchpatentapplications
        with:
          query: rest.query
          inventor: rest.inventor
          assignee: rest.assignee
          filingDateStart: rest.filingDateStart
          filingDateEnd: rest.filingDateEnd
          cpcClassification: rest.cpcClassification
          patentType: rest.patentType
          status: rest.status
          offset: rest.offset
          limit: rest.limit
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/patent/applications/{applicationnumber}
      name: patent-applications-applicationnumber
      description: REST surface for patent-applications-applicationNumber.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getpatentapplication
        description: Get patent application details
        call: patent-patents.getpatentapplication
        with:
          applicationNumber: rest.applicationNumber
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/patent/grants/{patentnumber}
      name: patent-grants-patentnumber
      description: REST surface for patent-grants-patentNumber.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getgrantedpatent
        description: Get a granted patent
        call: patent-patents.getgrantedpatent
        with:
          patentNumber: rest.patentNumber
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: patent-patents-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for USPTO Patent & Trademark API — Patents. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through
      this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: search-patent-applications
      description: Search patent applications
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: patent-patents.searchpatentapplications
      with:
        query: tools.query
        inventor: tools.inventor
        assignee: tools.assignee
        filingDateStart: tools.filingDateStart
        filingDateEnd: tools.filingDateEnd
        cpcClassification: tools.cpcClassification
        patentType: tools.patentType
        status: tools.status
        offset: tools.offset
        limit: tools.limit
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: get-patent-application-details
      description: Get patent application details
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: patent-patents.getpatentapplication
      with:
        applicationNumber: tools.applicationNumber
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: get-granted-patent
      description: Get a granted patent
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: patent-patents.getgrantedpatent
      with:
        patentNumber: tools.patentNumber
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.