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PTAB Trials - Decisions Endpoints

Overview

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

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

Available Endpoints

Endpoint Methods Description Documentation
/search GET, POST Search for trial 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 trial decision document Get Decision
/{trialNumber}/decisions GET Get all decisions for a specific trial Get Decisions by Trial

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 trial decisions
    results = await client.search_trial_decisions_get(
        q="trialNumber:IPR2020-00001"
    )

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

    # Get all decisions for a trial
    decisions = await client.get_trial_decisions_by_trial("IPR2020-00001")

    await client.session.close()

asyncio.run(main())

Common Use Cases

Searching Trial Decisions

Use the Search endpoint to find decisions by: - Trial 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