# USPTO API: Get trademark status > Gets the current status and prosecution history of one U.S. trademark by name, serial number or registration number. For a name, it picks the newest live matching mark (or the one matching the owner) and lists the other matches. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by USPTO. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/uspto.gov/get-trademark-status - Method: `uspto.gov/get_trademark_status`, version 1 - Website: uspto.gov - Returns: mark text, status, owner, dates, goods and services, attorney, prosecution history, image link, TSDR link, other matches - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `owner` | string | no | `"Sunbeam Products, Inc."` | Optional owner name to disambiguate a name search; for example, Sunbeam Products, Inc. Default "". | | `trademark` | string | yes | `"Sunbeam"` | Brand name, 8-digit serial number, or 7-digit registration number; for example, Sunbeam or 90768648. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "owner": "Sunbeam Products, Inc.", "trademark": "Sunbeam" } ``` Its output: ```json { "status": "Registered. The registration date is used to determine when post-registration maintenance documents are due.", "mark_text": "SUNBEAM", "tsdr_link": "https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=97438443&caseType=SERIAL_NO&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&searchType=statusSearch", "owner_name": "Sunbeam Products, Inc.", "filing_date": "2022-06-01", "status_date": "2022-12-06", "other_matches": [ { "is_live": true, "mark_text": "SUNBEAM", "tsdr_link": "https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=97164409&caseType=SERIAL_NO&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&searchType=statusSearch", "owner_name": "Sunbeam Products, Inc.", "filing_date": "2021-12-09", "serial_number": "97164409", "registration_number": "7116610" }, { "is_live": true, "mark_text": "SUNBEAM", "tsdr_link": "https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=86649780&caseType=SERIAL_NO&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&searchType=statusSearch", "owner_name": "Sunbeam Products, Inc.", "filing_date": "2015-06-03", "serial_number": "86649780", "registration_number": "4877718" }, { "is_live": true, "mark_text": "SUNBEAM", "tsdr_link": "https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=86649823&caseType=SERIAL_NO&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&searchType=statusSearch", "owner_name": "Sunbeam Products, Inc.", "filing_date": "2015-06-03", "serial_number": "86649823", "registration_number": "4877719" } ], "owner_address": "6655 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, GEORGIA, 30328, UNITED STATES", "serial_number": "97438443", "mark_image_link": "https://tsdrsec.uspto.gov/ts/cd/standardimages/97438443/webcontent", "publication_date": "2022-09-20", "registration_date": "2022-12-06", "attorney_of_record": "Juhi K. Patel", "goods_and_services": [ { "class": "011", "description": "Portable fire pits and fire tables." } ], "prosecution_history": [ { "date": "2026-10-05", "event": "ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY" }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "event": "ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY" }, { "date": "2025-05-23", "event": "TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED" } ], "registration_number": "6918439", "abandonment_or_cancellation_date": null } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"uspto.gov/get_trademark_status","input":{"owner":"Sunbeam Products, Inc.","trademark":"Sunbeam"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What is the current status of the trademark Sunbeam owned by Sunbeam Products, Inc.? - Check the prosecution history for serial number 90768648 - Look up registration number 4567890 and tell me its owner and goods and services - Is the brand name Patagonia registered in the USTPO, and who is the attorney of record? - Find the newest live trademark filing for Zephyrline on uspto.gov and list any other matches with the same name ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "trademark" ], "properties": { "owner": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "Optional owner name to disambiguate a name search; for example, Sunbeam Products, Inc." }, "trademark": { "type": "string", "description": "Brand name, 8-digit serial number, or 7-digit registration number; for example, Sunbeam or 90768648." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "mark_text", "status", "serial_number", "tsdr_link", "goods_and_services", "prosecution_history", "other_matches" ], "properties": { "status": { "type": "string", "description": "Current status in plain words." }, "mark_text": { "type": "string", "description": "Trademark wording." }, "tsdr_link": { "type": "string", "description": "Link to the case in TSDR." }, "owner_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Current owner name; null when unknown." }, "filing_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Application filing date, YYYY-MM-DD; null when unknown." }, "status_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Date of current status, YYYY-MM-DD; null when unknown." }, "other_matches": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "is_live": { "type": "boolean", "description": "Whether the filing is live." }, "mark_text": { "type": "string", "description": "Trademark wording." }, "tsdr_link": { "type": "string", "description": "Link to this case in TSDR." }, "owner_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Owner name; null when unknown." }, "filing_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Filing date, YYYY-MM-DD; null when unknown." }, "serial_number": { "type": "string", "description": "USPTO serial number." }, "registration_number": { "type": "string", "description": "Registration number; null when not registered." } } }, "description": "Other marks matching the searched name and optional owner, ordered by live status then most recent filing." }, "owner_address": { "type": "string", "description": "Current owner mailing address; null when unknown." }, "serial_number": { "type": "string", "description": "USPTO serial number." }, "mark_image_link": { "type": "string", "description": "Link to mark image; null when unavailable." }, "publication_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Publication date, YYYY-MM-DD; null when unknown." }, "registration_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Registration date, YYYY-MM-DD; null when not registered." }, "attorney_of_record": { "type": "string", "description": "Attorney of record; null when none." }, "goods_and_services": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "class": { "type": "string", "description": "International class number; null when not stated." }, "description": { "type": "string", "description": "Goods or services for the class." } } } }, "prosecution_history": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "date": { "type": "string", "description": "Event date, YYYY-MM-DD." }, "event": { "type": "string", "description": "Prosecution event description." } } } }, "registration_number": { "type": "string", "description": "USPTO registration number; null when not registered." }, "abandonment_or_cancellation_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Abandonment or cancellation date, YYYY-MM-DD; null when none." } } } ``` ## See more - [USPTO API: Search US trademarks](https://fous.com/methods/uspto.gov/search-trademarks.md): Finds US trademark filings matching a brand name, optionally limited to likely goods or service classes. 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