---
title: "Patent Search"
method: GET
path: "/companies/{pbId}/patents/search"
tags: ["Patents"]
---

# Patent Search

`GET /companies/{pbId}/patents/search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.pitchbook.com`
- URL: `https://api.pitchbook.com/companies/{pbId}/patents/search`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Retrieves patents matching the specified criteria

## Path parameters

- `pbId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `status` string
- `publicationDate` string
- `firstFilingDate` string
- `filingAuthorityLocation` string
- `cpcSectionCode` string
- `cpcClassCode` string
- `page` string
- `perPage` string

## Response `200`

OK

- PatentsPageDto
  - `companyId` string
  - `stats` SearchPageStatsDto
    - `total` integer
    - `perPage` integer
    - `page` integer
    - `lastPage` integer
  - `items` PatentDto[]
    - `patentId` string
    - `patentTitle` string
    - `status` string
    - `publicationDate` string, date
    - `firstFilingDate` string, date
    - `expirationDate` string, date
    - `filingAuthorityLocation` string
    - `cpcSection` DictionaryDto
      - `code` string
      - `description` string
    - `cpcClass` DictionaryDto
      - `code` string
      - `description` string
    - `cpcSubclass` DictionaryDto
      - `code` string
      - `description` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `402`: Payment Required
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable
- `504`: Gateway Timeout

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/pitchbook/apis/pitchbook-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/pitchbook/apis/pitchbook-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/pitchbook/apis/pitchbook-api/revisions/a4e8c243ea73?raw)