No Switching Between Patent Portals. No Juggling Multiple Logins.
Get All the Patent Data You Need in One Place.
With Triangle IP’s Patent Lookup, get publicly available U.S. and international patent information, including application details, important documents, family trees, fee records, and more.
Spend less time searching and more time making informed patent portfolio decisions.
Get 1 lookup/month free. Pay to get up to 10 lookups
Why Is It So Hard to Find a Complete Patent Record?
USPTO Patent Center Requires a Verified Account
You need a government-issued photo ID for online ID.me verification. Without one, you may have to use the slower paper verification process to get access.
Patent Records Are Spread Across Portals
Even after logging in to USPTO, you have to switch between different portals to find application details, prosecution documents, and maintenance fee records.
Some Patent Details Are Hard to Find and Understand
Finding examiner and patent prosecutor case histories, allowance rates, and prosecution track records often requires specialized analytics tools.
Triangle IP brings hard-to-find public patent data right inside the tool that manages your patents, so you have the information you need to make informed portfolio decisions.
Why Use Triangle IP’s Patent Lookup?
Know Where Your Patent Stands
Check application details, filing dates, current status, and prosecution history to see how a patent application has progressed.
Review Patents Filed Across Jurisdictions
Look up publicly available US and international patent records by patent, application, or publication number to examine filings and related information across jurisdictions.
Plan Your Continuation Strategy
Trace parent and child applications, continuations, and divisionals through patent family trees to understand related filings before planning your next application.
Make More Informed Prosecution Decisions
Access linked Prosecutor Analysis to evaluate counsel’s past cases, allowance rates, and grant times. Review Examiner Analysis to understand examination patterns and prepare your prosecution strategy.
Stay on Top of Your Patent Portfolio
Add patents directly to TIP Tool™, a patent portfolio management software, to track their status alongside existing matters and manage your portfolio in one place.
Plan Ahead for Patent Maintenance
Review maintenance fee payment history to see which fees have been paid and help plan future payments.
Keep Critical Patent Documents Accessible Offline
Download prosecution documents and digitally signed patent eGrants as PDFs for offline case reviews, due diligence, and future reference.
Make Sharing Patent Records Effortless
Share patent records through direct links so colleagues and clients can review them without creating a TIP Tool™ account.
Find Complete Patent Information in Just a Few Steps
Here’s How to Use Triangle IP’s Patent Lookup
1. Sign Up for Free
Create your free TIP Tool™ account and open the Patent Lookup module.
2. Enter a Patent Number
Enter a patent, application, or publication number and hit Search.
3. Explore Patent Records
Review application status, prosecution history, patent families, examiner details, maintenance fees, and more, all in easy-to-navigate tabs.
4. Save, Download, or Share
Add patents to your portfolio, download documents as PDFs, or share reports through a direct link without requiring recipients to sign up.
Make Most of the Patent Lookup Tool
Pricing
Patent Lookup comes as part of Triangle IP’s TIP Tool™, so you don’t need to pay for it separately.
You can start with a one-month free trial that includes 1 patent lookup.
Need more lookups? Upgrade to the TIP Tool Premium plan for $50/month and get 10 lookups per month. You can also contact us for a custom plan.
To see the complete pricing details for TIP Tool™ and all the standalone tools we offer, check out Triangle IP’s pricing plans here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a USPTO account or ID.me verification to use Patent Lookup?
No. You don’t need a USPTO account, or ID.me verification. Simply create a TIP Tool™ account to access publicly available patent records.
What patent information can I view for international patents?
You can look up publicly available international patent records, including bibliographic details, claims, descriptions, drawings, citations, legal events, and patent family information, where available. The information varies by jurisdiction.
Is Patent Lookup the same as a patent search tool?
No. Patent Lookup retrieves information about known patents and applications using a patent, application, or publication number. Unlike prior art search tools, it isn’t designed to discover patents through keywords or invention descriptions.
Can I look up unpublished patent applications?
No. Patent Lookup only provides publicly available patent records, including published patent applications and granted patents.