CPC MCF for U.S. patent applications

Contains Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) classification information for all Utility patent applications published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from March 15, 2001 to present. It is available as XML with schemas or text monthly (usually by the 15th of the month).
Updated: 2021-04-01

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Dates Available Jul 26, 2018 – Apr 01, 2021

Patent assignment daily XML (front file)

Contains daily (front file) patent assignment text (no drawings/images) for CY2025 derived from patent assignment recordations made at the USPTO. The file format is eXtensible Markup Language (XML) in accordance with the Patent Assignment Daily XML (PADX) Version 0.3 Document Type Definition (DTD).
Updated: 2025-03-30

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Dates Available Jan 01, 2025 – Mar 30, 2025

Rescans

Bnnnnn.tar: Rescans of miscellaneous documents from miscellaneous years (1790 - present). The filename relates to the Digital Linear Tape (DLT) cartridge.
Updated: 2023-12-19

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Dates Available May 09, 2014 – Dec 19, 2023

Patent grant full text data/SGML

Contains (JAN 2001 - DEC 2001) the full text of each patent grant issued weekly (Tuesdays) in CY2001 (excludes images/drawings and reexaminations). The file format is Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) in accordance with the U.S. Patent Grant Version 2.4 Document Type Definition (DTD).
Updated: 2001-12-25

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Dates Available Jan 02, 2001 – Dec 25, 2001

Patent grant multi-page PDF images

Contains the images of each patent grant issued weekly (Tuesdays) from July 31, 1790 to present in Portable Document Format (PDF) created from the Patent Grant Single-Page TIFF Images. Also included are older grants that have new Certificates-of-Correction (C-of-C) and rescanned images of older patent grants. Each weekly file contains approx. 6,000 patent grants. Approx. 9 GB (compressed) per week.
Updated: 2025-03-25

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Dates Available Jul 31, 1790 – Mar 25, 2025

Patent application data/XML

Contains (MAR 15, 2001 - present) the full text, images/drawings, and complex work units (tables, mathematical expressions, chemical structures, and genetic sequence data) of each patent application (non-provisional utility and plant) published weekly (Thursdays). The file format is eXtensible Markup Language (XML) in accordance with the Patent Application International Common Element (ICE) Document Type Definition (DTD).
Updated: 2025-03-27

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Dates Available Mar 15, 2001 – Mar 27, 2025

Patent application bibliographic data/XML

Contains (MAR 15, 2001 - present) the bibliographic text (front page) of each patent application (non-provisional utility and plant) published weekly (Thursdays) (excludes images/drawings). The file format is eXtensible Markup Language (XML) in accordance with the Patent Application International Common Element (ICE) Document Type Definition (DTD).
Updated: 2025-03-27

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Dates Available Mar 15, 2001 – Mar 27, 2025

Patent official gazettes listing

Published each Tuesday, the Patent Official Gazette contains bibliographic (front page) information, a representative claim, and a drawing (if applicable) of each patent grant issued that week. Includes U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Notices which provide important information and changes in rules concerning both patents and trademarks.
Updated: 2025-03-25

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Dates Available Jul 02, 2002 – Mar 25, 2025

Patent application Office actions data (stata (.dta) and MS Excel (.csv))

Contains detailed information on 4.4 million Office actions mailed from 2008 through June 2017 for 2.2 million publicly viewable patent applications. The data are sourced from the text of Non-Final Rejection and Final Rejection Office actions issued by patent examiners to applicants during the patent examination process. The data files include information on grounds for rejection raised, the claims in question, and pertinent prior art.
Updated: 2017-11-29

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Dates Available Nov 29, 2017 – Nov 29, 2017