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Data files providing patent and trademark data in a variety of formats are available on a subscription basis. These files are available on Digital Linear Tape (DLT), via File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and via Secure Hyper-text Transfer Protocol (HTTPS).

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A number of patent bibliographic data files are available for downloading free of charge via HTTPS. These files are:

Patent Grant Bibliographic Data/APS (Text Only) - Retrospective 09/1996 to 12/2000
Patent Grant Bibliographic Data/SGML (Text Only) - Retrospective 2001
Patent Grant Bibliographic Data/XML (Text Only) - Retrospective 2002
Patent Grant Bibliographic Data/XML (Text Only) - Retrospective 2003
Patent Grant Bibliographic Data/XML ICE (Text Only) - Retrospective 2004
Patent Grant Bibliographic Data/XML ICE (Text Only) - Retrospective 2005
Patent Grant Bibliographic Data/XML ICE (Text Only) - Retrospective 2006
Patent Grant Bibliographic Data/XML ICE (Text Only) - Calendar Year 2007
Patent Grant Bibliographic Data/XML ICE (Text Only) - Calendar Year 2008
Patent Grant Bibliographic Data/XML ICE (Text Only) - Calendar Year 2009

Patent Application Bibliographic Data/XML (Text Only) - Retrospective 2001
Patent Application Bibliographic Data/XML (Text Only) - Retrospective 2002
Patent Application Bibliographic Data/XML (Text Only) - Retrospective 2003
Patent Application Bibliographic Data/XML ICE (Text Only) - Retrospective 2004
Patent Application Bibliographic Data/XML ICE (Text Only) - Retrospective 2005
Patent Application Bibliographic Data/XML ICE (Text Only) - Retrospective 2006
Patent Application Bibliographic Data/XML ICE (Text Only) - Calendar Year 2007
Patent Application Bibliographic Data/XML ICE (Text Only) - Calendar Year 2008
Patent Application Bibliographic Data/XML ICE (Text Only) - Calendar Year 2009

To download these files, use the link below.

Download free patent bibliographic data files via Secure Hyper-text Transfer Protocol (HTTPS)

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