Application Citations
Prosecution (US applications only)
Returns the structured list of prior-art references associated with a US application, including those submitted by the applicant and those cited by the examiner.
| Argument | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
application_number | text | One of: application_number, patent | A US application serial, e.g. 18/169,576. Provide exactly one of application number or patent number |
patent | text | One of: application_number, patent | A US patent number or publication identifier, e.g. 11355438 or US-11355438-B2. The tool finds its application for you |
only_pcs_verified | true or false | No | Keep only citations verified against the patent corpus |
cited_by_filter | list of: applicant, examiner, third_party | No | Restrict to citations from these sources |
document_codes | list of text | No | Restrict to specific source-form types (e.g. IDS, 892) |