This connects you to the USPTO's patent and trademark APIs, giving you programmatic access to search patents, pull examination history through PEDS, check trademark status via TSDR, and dig into citations and office actions. The skill includes Python helper scripts for the most common operations like searching by inventor or assignee, retrieving prosecution timelines, and analyzing portfolios. You'll need an API key from the USPTO's developer portal. The PatentSearch API replaced the legacy PatentsView system in 2025 and uses ElasticSearch query syntax, which takes some getting used to but is flexible once you learn the operators. Rate limits are reasonable at 45 requests per minute. Worth noting that PEDS uses a separate Python library rather than direct REST calls.
npx skills add https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates --skill uspto-database