USPTO Patent & Trademark API — PTAB

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: USPTO Patent & Trademark API — PTAB
  description: 'USPTO Patent & Trademark API — PTAB. 3 operations. Lead operation: Search PTAB decisions. Self-contained Naftiko
    capability covering one Uspto business surface.'
  tags:
  - Uspto
  - PTAB
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    USPTO_API_KEY: USPTO_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: patent-ptab
    baseUri: https://data.uspto.gov/api/v1
    description: USPTO Patent & Trademark API — PTAB business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: ptab-decisions-search
      path: /ptab/decisions/search
      operations:
      - name: searchptabdecisions
        method: GET
        description: Search PTAB decisions
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: searchText
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Full-text search in decision documents
        - name: proceedingType
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: decisionType
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: dateStart
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: dateEnd
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: offset
          in: query
          type: integer
        - name: limit
          in: query
          type: integer
    - name: ptab-trials
      path: /ptab/trials
      operations:
      - name: searchptabtrials
        method: GET
        description: Search PTAB trial proceedings
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: patentNumber
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Challenged patent number
        - name: petitionerName
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: patentOwnerName
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: proceedingType
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Type of PTAB proceeding
        - name: filingDateStart
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: filingDateEnd
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: status
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: offset
          in: query
          type: integer
        - name: limit
          in: query
          type: integer
    - name: ptab-trials-trialNumber
      path: /ptab/trials/{trialNumber}
      operations:
      - name: getptabtrial
        method: GET
        description: Get PTAB trial details
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: trialNumber
          in: path
          type: string
          description: PTAB trial number (e.g., IPR2023-00001)
          required: true
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      key: X-API-KEY
      value: '{{env.USPTO_API_KEY}}'
      placement: header
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: patent-ptab-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for USPTO Patent & Trademark API — PTAB. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,
      prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/ptab/decisions/search
      name: ptab-decisions-search
      description: REST surface for ptab-decisions-search.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: searchptabdecisions
        description: Search PTAB decisions
        call: patent-ptab.searchptabdecisions
        with:
          searchText: rest.searchText
          proceedingType: rest.proceedingType
          decisionType: rest.decisionType
          dateStart: rest.dateStart
          dateEnd: rest.dateEnd
          offset: rest.offset
          limit: rest.limit
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/ptab/trials
      name: ptab-trials
      description: REST surface for ptab-trials.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: searchptabtrials
        description: Search PTAB trial proceedings
        call: patent-ptab.searchptabtrials
        with:
          patentNumber: rest.patentNumber
          petitionerName: rest.petitionerName
          patentOwnerName: rest.patentOwnerName
          proceedingType: rest.proceedingType
          filingDateStart: rest.filingDateStart
          filingDateEnd: rest.filingDateEnd
          status: rest.status
          offset: rest.offset
          limit: rest.limit
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/ptab/trials/{trialnumber}
      name: ptab-trials-trialnumber
      description: REST surface for ptab-trials-trialNumber.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getptabtrial
        description: Get PTAB trial details
        call: patent-ptab.getptabtrial
        with:
          trialNumber: rest.trialNumber
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: patent-ptab-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for USPTO Patent & Trademark API — PTAB. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through
      this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: search-ptab-decisions
      description: Search PTAB decisions
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: patent-ptab.searchptabdecisions
      with:
        searchText: tools.searchText
        proceedingType: tools.proceedingType
        decisionType: tools.decisionType
        dateStart: tools.dateStart
        dateEnd: tools.dateEnd
        offset: tools.offset
        limit: tools.limit
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: search-ptab-trial-proceedings
      description: Search PTAB trial proceedings
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: patent-ptab.searchptabtrials
      with:
        patentNumber: tools.patentNumber
        petitionerName: tools.petitionerName
        patentOwnerName: tools.patentOwnerName
        proceedingType: tools.proceedingType
        filingDateStart: tools.filingDateStart
        filingDateEnd: tools.filingDateEnd
        status: tools.status
        offset: tools.offset
        limit: tools.limit
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: get-ptab-trial-details
      description: Get PTAB trial details
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: patent-ptab.getptabtrial
      with:
        trialNumber: tools.trialNumber
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.