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PTAB Interferences - Decisions Endpoints

Overview

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

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

Available Endpoints

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

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 interference decisions
    results = await client.search_interference_decisions_get(
        q="interferenceNumber:106000"
    )

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

    # Get all decisions for an interference
    decisions = await client.get_interference_decisions_by_interference("106000")

    await client.session.close()

asyncio.run(main())

Common Use Cases

Searching Interference Decisions

Use the Search endpoint to find decisions by: - Interference number - Document identifier - Decision type - Decision date - Patent 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