⚠️ This Project Has Been Archived

patent_client_examples has been archived and is no longer actively maintained.

Why?

The patent_client library was originally designed for human developers writing Python scripts. The landscape has changed—AI coding assistants are now the primary consumers of IP data libraries. The new ip_tools library is purpose-built for this new paradigm:

• AI-First Design: Optimized for use by AI agents like Claude Code
• Simplified API: Async-first with straightforward function calls instead of ORM-style queries
• Modern Stack: Built on Python 3.12+ with native type parameters
• Structured Responses: Pydantic models designed for agent consumption

For new projects, use ip_tools:

pip install ip_tools

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Patent Client Examples

This is a collection of jupyter notebooks showing some examples of how to use the patent_client library. Each walks through solving a particular problem using nothing more than patent_client and standard python data science tools.

Current examples are:

• Introduction - a general introduction to the library
• Patent Expiration Dates - How to calculate patent expiration dates
• Company Ownership - For a company, view its US and international patent portfolio
• Examiner Monitor - Get detailed information on a particular US Patent Examiner
• Continuity Graphs - How to generate continuity graphs for related patent applications