ptab_search_proceedings
Search Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings (IPR, PGR, CBM, DER) by trial type, patent number, party, filing date, or status to find patent validity challenges.
Instructions
Search PTAB trial proceedings (IPR, PGR, CBM, derivation).
USE THIS TOOL WHEN: You need to find patent validity challenges at
the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Live via USPTO ODP v3.0.
Trial types:
- IPR: Inter Partes Review (most common, based on patents/publications)
- PGR: Post-Grant Review (broader grounds, within 9 months of grant)
- CBM: Covered Business Method (for financial method patents, sunsetted)
- DER: Derivation proceedings
Args:
query: Full-text search query
trial_type: Type of trial (IPR, PGR, CBM, DER)
patent_number: Patent number being challenged
party_name: Petitioner or patent owner name
filing_date_from: Filing date range start (YYYY-MM-DD)
filing_date_to: Filing date range end (YYYY-MM-DD)
status: Proceeding status (Pending, Instituted, Terminated, FWD Entered)
offset: Starting position (default: 0)
limit: Max results (default: 25)
Returns:
Normalized response with matching proceedings.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | No | ||
| query | No | ||
| offset | No | ||
| status | No | ||
| party_name | No | ||
| trial_type | No | ||
| patent_number | No | ||
| filing_date_to | No | ||
| filing_date_from | No |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |