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Uspto Database

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jimmc414·vlatest·database

Searches and analyzes US patent records within the USPTO database for relevant prior art and invention status.

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    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add jimmc414/kosmos --skill uspto-database -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

jimmc414

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Install target

Live repository

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No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill failed 1 of 6 checks. A failure is not proof of bad intent; it means something in the code needs a human to look at it before you run it.

  • No undeclared network calls: failed

    Contacts 4 hosts that are neither well-known infrastructure nor declared in the skill's frontmatter: account.uspto.gov, assignment-api.uspto.gov, search.patentsview.org, tsdrapi.uspto.gov.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

    Hosts contacted

    search.patentsview.orgundeclaredaccount.uspto.govundeclaredtsdrapi.uspto.govundeclaredassignment-api.uspto.govundeclared

    What it found (3 of 6)

    • kosmos-claude-scientific-skills/scientific-skills/uspto-database/references/patentsearch_api.md:176contacts search.patentsview.org
      curl -X POST "https://search.patentsview.org/api/v1/patent" \
    • kosmos-claude-scientific-skills/scientific-skills/uspto-database/scripts/patent_search.py:27contacts search.patentsview.org
      BASE_URL = "https://search.patentsview.org/api/v1"
    • kosmos-claude-scientific-skills/scientific-skills/uspto-database/scripts/patent_search.py:10contacts account.uspto.gov
      - USPTO API key from https://account.uspto.gov/api-manager/

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned jimmc414/kosmos at 6cfe7f690d.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
6cfe7f690d
Manifest
kosmos-claude-scientific-skills/scientific-skills/uspto-database/SKILL.md
Scanned
8 files, 2,523 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill allows you to query the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database. It can retrieve information about patents, trademarks, and related legal documents. You can use it to search for specific inventions, brands, or track the status of applications.

When to use it

  • Patent Research: Investigate existing patents to determine novelty and potential infringement risks before filing your own application.
  • Trademark Clearance: Search for similar trademarks to assess the availability of a brand name.
  • Competitive Analysis: Identify competitors' patent filings and trademark registrations.
  • Due Diligence: Verify ownership and status of intellectual property assets during mergers or acquisitions.

Key capabilities

  • Patent search by keywords, inventor, or application number.
  • Trademark search by word mark, owner, or serial number.
  • Retrieval of patent/trademark details including filing dates, classifications, and legal statuses.

Example prompts

  • "Find patents related to 'electric vehicle charging'."
  • "Search for trademarks containing the phrase 'Cosmic Coffee'."
  • "What is the status of US Patent number 12345678?"

Tips & gotchas

The USPTO database contains a vast amount of information. Be as specific as possible in your prompts to narrow down results and improve accuracy.