Office Action Citations API (beta)
type: Dataset
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 allows for retrieval of citation data from 4.4 million Office actions mailed during the 2008 to mid-2017 period from USPTO examiners to the applicants of 2.2 million unique patent applications. It uses information derived from citations referenced on the Form PTO-892, Form PTO-1449, and text of Office Actions.
issued: 2018-03-01
language: {en-US}
modified: 2021-12-10
contact point: Organization
  fn: Scott Beliveau
keyword: AmeriGEO
keyword: AmeriGEOSS
keyword: CKAN
keyword: GEO
keyword: GEOSS
keyword: National
keyword: North America
keyword: United States
keyword: api
keyword: citations
keyword: office-actions
keyword: patent
keyword: patent-application
keyword: uspto
theme: "office actions"
theme: "patent application"
theme: {uspto
theme: api}
theme: citations
theme: patent

Web Resource
type: Distribution
format: api
issued: 2022-07-15T13:50:24.752558
modified: 2025-09-25T00:47:53.048397
access URL: https://developer.uspto.gov/api-catalog/uspto-office-action-citations-api-beta

US Migrating
type: Agent