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PatentSearch API 2.2.0

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Data Update: 11/6/2024​

The PatentSearch API is updated to contain data through 09/30/2024.

Updated Text Endponts​

For clarity and efficiency, granted and pre-grant text endpoints have been separated.
Granted text data can be retrieved at /api/v1/g_brf_sum_text/, etc.
Pre-grant text data can be retrieved at /api/v1/pg_brf_sum_text/, etc.
The json keys for these endpoints' responses have been updated correspondingly to g_brf_sum_texts, etc.

For consistentcy with other endpoints, responses from the /api/v1/publication/rel_app_text endpoint will now be delivered under the json key "rel_app_texts" instead of "rel_app_text_publications".

Bug Fixes​

  • An internal sorting field "patent_id_zero_prefix" that was previously available in the public endpoints has been removed.
  • Sorting behavior for patents whith inconsistently zero-padded IDs has been fixed.
  • The endpoint for "other references", previously inaccessible, has been fixed. The endpoint address has been corrected from "api/v1/patent/otherreference" to "api/v1/patent/other_reference" for consistency with other endpoints.
  • A bug preventing successful GET requests to the "ipc" endpoint has been corrected. Some POST requests may still produce internal errors.
  • The fields location_latitude and location_longitude in the "locations" endpoint, which were previously inaccessible, have been fixed.

Documentation Updates​

  • Documentation has been added for the updated text endpoints.
  • The expected json key for each endpoint has been added to the field list documentation on the reference page.
  • Several typos have been corrected.
  • Minor section ordering adjustments.
  • A social media preview image has been added to the documentation pages.