According to a June 2, 2010
press release, the USPTO has entered into a no-cost two year agreement with Google to provide patent and trademark data to the public in bulk form. This arrangement will serve as a bridge until the USPTO can set up an agreement with a contractor capable of providing the data.
Data provided through Google will include:
- Patent grants and published applications
- Trademark applications
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceedings
- Patent classification information
- Patent maintenance fee events
- Patent and Trademark assignments
In the future the USPTO and Google also plan to add patent and trademark file histories and related data.