PatentsView

{
  "service_type": "platform",
  "base_url": "https://patentsview.org",
  "auth_method": "none",
  "auth_config": {},
  "endpoints": [
    {
      "name": "Search Patents",
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/api/patents/query",
      "description": "Query patent data with filters"
    },
    {
      "name": "Search Inventors",
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/api/inventors/query",
      "description": "Query inventor data"
    },
    {
      "name": "Search Assignees",
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/api/assignees/query",
      "description": "Query assignee (organization) data"
    },
    {
      "name": "Search Locations",
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/api/locations/query",
      "description": "Query location data"
    },
    {
      "name": "Search CPCs",
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/api/cpcs/query",
      "description": "Query Cooperative Patent Classification data"
    },
    {
      "name": "Search NBERs",
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/api/nbers/query",
      "description": "Query NBER category data"
    },
    {
      "name": "Search USPTOs",
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/api/usptos/query",
      "description": "Query USPTO technology center data"
    },
    {
      "name": "Search WIPOs",
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/api/wipos/query",
      "description": "Query WIPO technology data"
    }
  ],
  "pricing_model": {"type": "free", "details": {"description": "Publicly funded, no cost to use", "limited": false}},
  "rate_limits": {
    "requests_per_second": 10,
    "requests_per_day": "Not clearly documented, but recommended to limit to 10 req/sec and use API key if needed."
  },
  "capabilities": ["Patent search", "Patent analytics", "Visualization", "Trend analysis", "Data download (JSON/CSV)", "Access to USPTO patent data", "Web interface for exploration"],
  "raw_analysis": "PatentsView is a public platform by USPTO for exploring and visualizing patent data. It provides a REST API for querying patents, inventors, assignees, locations, and classifications. The API is free and requires no authentication for basic use (optional API key for higher rate limits). It is designed for researchers, analysts, and developers to analyze U.S. innovation trends. The platform is mature and has been operational for several years. It offers a web portal for interactive exploration and an API for programmatic access. The main use case is to understand patent landscapes, innovation patterns, and technology trends. The API uses a JSON query language similar to SQL-like filters. There is no official integration with external platforms, but data can be exported. The platform is free and public, with rate limits of about 10 requests per second without an API key. It uses AWS WAF for basic security, but API access is straightforward."
}

3/3 tests passed

```json
{
  "overall": 88,
  "dimensions": {
    "token_efficiency": 9.0,
    "first_try_success": 9.0,
    "response_parseability": 8.5,
    "error_clarity": 8.0,
    "doc_quality": 8.0,
    "auth_simplicity": 10.0,
    "latency": 9.0,
    "consistency": 8.5
  },
  "pricing_normalized": {
    "type": "free",
    "description": "Publicly funded, no cost to use",
    "url": "https://developer.uspto.gov/ibd-api"
  },
  "issues": [
    "Some content signals in robots.txt may limit automated data collection depending on use case",
    "No dedicated API documentation endpoint found in checks (though likely available on site)"
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    "Ensure API access is available and document token/rate limits clearly",
    "Consider adding structured API schemas to llms.txt for easier agent integration"
  ]
}
```