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Office Action Text Retrieval API (Version 1)
Contains detailed information derived from the Office actions issued by patent examiners to applicants during the patent examination process. The Office Action is a written notification to the applicant of the examiners decision on patentability. It generally discloses the reasons for any rejections, objections, or requirements and includes relevant information or references that the applicant may find useful for responding to the examiner and deciding whether to continue prosecuting the application. This api refreshes daily and contains publicly available Office Actions starting with 12 series applications.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| accessLevelComment | |
| accessURL | https://developer.uspto.gov/api-catalog/uspto-office-action-text-retrieval-api |
| accrualPeriodicity | R/P1D |
| bureauCode |
[
"006:51"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Fernando Boccanera",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:Fernando.Boccanera@uspto.gov"
}
|
| dataDictionary | https://developer.uspto.gov/ds-api-docs/index.html?url=https%3A//developer.uspto.gov/ds-api/swagger/docs/oa_actions.json |
| dataQuality |
true
|
| description | Contains detailed information derived from the Office actions issued by patent examiners to applicants during the patent examination process. The Office Action is a written notification to the applicant of the examiners decision on patentability. It generally discloses the reasons for any rejections, objections, or requirements and includes relevant information or references that the applicant may find useful for responding to the examiner and deciding whether to continue prosecuting the application. This api refreshes daily and contains publicly available Office Actions starting with 12 series applications. |
| distribution |
[
{
"format": "api",
"accessURL": "https://developer.uspto.gov/api-catalog/uspto-office-action-text-retrieval-api"
}
]
|
| format | api |
| identifier | ODP-OATR-API |
| issued | 2020-03-12 |
| keyword |
[
"api",
"office actions",
"patent",
"patent application",
"retrieval",
"text",
"uspto"
]
|
| landingPage | https://developer.uspto.gov/api-catalog |
| language |
[
"en-US"
]
|
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0 |
| mbox | data@uspto.gov |
| modified | 2025-08-28 |
| PrimaryITInvestmentUII | |
| programCode |
[
"006:070"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Open Data Portal Team",
"@type": "org:Organization",
"subOrganizationOf": {
"name": "U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)",
"@type": "org:Organization",
"subOrganizationOf": {
"name": "Department of Commerce (DOC)",
"@type": "org:Organization",
"subOrganizationOf": {
"name": "U.S. Federal Government",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
}
}
}
|
| references |
[
"https://developer.uspto.gov/ds-api-docs/index.html?url=https%3A//developer.uspto.gov/ds-api/swagger/docs/oa_actions.json"
]
|
| spatial | |
| systemOfRecords | |
| temporal | 2007-12-06/2025-12-31 |
| theme |
[
"api",
"office actions",
"patent",
"patent application",
"retrieval",
"text",
"uspto"
]
|
| title | Office Action Text Retrieval API (Version 1) |
| webService | https://developer.uspto.gov/api-catalog/uspto-office-action-text-retrieval-api |
