Patent & Trademark Search Search and extract data from US patent and trademark databases. The only IP search tool on Apify. ## Why Use This Actor? Professional IP search tools like PatSnap and Orbit Intelligence cost $10,000-50,000/year. This actor gives you access to the same patent and trademark data for pennies per search. ### Who This Is For - Law Firms & IP Attorneys - Research prior art, check trademark conflicts, monitor client portfolios. Save hours of manual searching. - Startups & Tech Companies - Check if patents exist before launching products. Verify trademark availability before naming your brand. - Investors & VCs - Due diligence on acquisitions. Analyze IP portfolios quickly. - Brand Protection Teams - Monitor for trademark infringement. Find similar marks to yours. - Competitive Intelligence - Track competitors' patent filings. See what technology they're developing. ## Features - Patent Search: Search Google Patents for US and international patents by keyword, inventor, company, or technology - Trademark Search: Search Trademarkia for US trademarks by name, brand, or company - Structured Output: Clean JSON data with patent IDs, titles, abstracts, and direct URLs - Fast: ~5 seconds per search ## Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | searchType | string | patents or trademarks | | query | string | Search term (keyword, company name, technology, brand) | | maxResults | integer | Maximum results to return (1-500, default: 50) | | dateFrom | string | Optional: Filter from date (YYYY-MM-DD) | | dateTo | string | Optional: Filter to date (YYYY-MM-DD) | ## Output ### Patent Results json { "type": "patent", "patentId": "US8825132B2", "title": "Method for magnetic resonance imaging", "abstract": "An NMR experiment on hyperpolarizable magnetic nuclei...", "assignee": "Bruker Biospin Gmbh", "date": "2014", "url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US8825132B2", "source": "Google Patents" } ### Trademark Results json { "type": "trademark", "serialNumber": "86048388", "url": "https://www.trademarkia.com/serial-86048388.htm", "source": "Trademarkia" } ## Example Usage ### Search for AI Patents json { "searchType": "patents", "query": "artificial intelligence machine learning", "maxResults": 100 } ### Search for Tech Company Patents json { "searchType": "patents", "query": "Tesla Motors", "maxResults": 50 } ### Search for Trademarks json { "searchType": "trademarks", "query": "nike", "maxResults": 25 } ## Data Sources - Patents: Google Patents (covers USPTO, EPO, WIPO, and 100+ patent offices worldwide) - Trademarks: Trademarkia (covers USPTO trademark database) ## Pricing Pay per result - only pay for what you get: - Actor start: $0.00005 per run - Per result: $0.004 per patent or trademark Examples: | Search | Results | Cost | |--------|---------|------| | 10 patents | 10 | $0.04 | | 50 patents | 50 | $0.20 | | 100 trademarks | 100 | $0.40 | Compare to professional IP tools (PatSnap, Orbit) at $10,000-50,000/year. ## Support For issues or feature requests, please open an issue on the Actor's GitHub repository.