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get_patent

Retrieve detailed information about a specific patent

get_patent

Get full details for a specific US patent by ID.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
patent_idstringYesUSPTO patent number
include_claimsbooleanNoInclude patent claims (default: false)
include_citationsbooleanNoInclude citation counts (default: false)

Example Request

{
  "patent_id": "7654321",
  "include_claims": true,
  "include_citations": true
}

Example Response

{
  "patent_id": "7654321",
  "patent_type": "utility",
  "patent_date": "2010-02-02",
  "patent_title": "Method for data compression",
  "patent_abstract": "A method for efficiently compressing...",
  "wipo_kind": "B2",
  "num_claims": 15,
  "assignees": [
    {
      "assignee_id": "12345",
      "organization": "Example Corp"
    }
  ],
  "inventors": [
    {
      "inventor_id": "67890",
      "name_first": "John",
      "name_last": "Smith"
    }
  ],
  "cites_count": 45,
  "cited_by_count": 120,
  "source": "PatentsView (USPTO)"
}

Patent ID Formats

All these formats are accepted and normalized:

InputNormalized
76543217654321
US76543217654321
US7654321B27654321
D654321D654321
RE50614RE50614

Error Responses

ErrorDescription
Invalid patent_id formatPatent number doesn't match expected format
Patent not foundNo patent exists with this ID

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