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PTAB Appeals - Decisions Endpoints

Overview

The PTAB Appeals Decisions endpoints provide access to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) appeal decision documents. These endpoints allow you to search for appeal decisions, download results, retrieve specific decisions, and get all decisions for an appeal.

All endpoints in this category begin with /api/v1/patent/appeals/decisions.

Available Endpoints

Endpoint Methods Description Documentation
/search GET, POST Search for appeal decisions using query parameters or JSON payload Search
/search/download GET, POST Download search results as a file Search/Download
/{documentIdentifier} GET Get a specific appeal decision document Get Decision
/{appealNumber}/decisions GET Get all decisions for a specific appeal Get Decisions by Appeal

Quick Start

import asyncio
from uspto_odp.controller.uspto_odp_client import USPTOClient

async def main():
    client = USPTOClient(api_key="your-api-key-here")

    # Search for appeal decisions
    results = await client.search_appeal_decisions_get(
        q="appealNumber:2020-00001"
    )

    # Get specific decision
    decision = await client.get_appeal_decision("document-id")

    # Get all decisions for an appeal
    decisions = await client.get_appeal_decisions_by_appeal("2020-00001")

    await client.session.close()

asyncio.run(main())

Common Use Cases

Searching Appeal Decisions

Use the Search endpoint to find decisions by: - Appeal number - Document identifier - Decision type - Decision date - Application number - And other criteria

Downloading Results

Use the Search/Download endpoint to: - Download large result sets as files - Export search results for analysis

Retrieving Decisions