Search Attorneys
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"object": "list",
"data": [
{
"id": "att_3kPq9X",
"object": "attorney",
"name": "Jane R. Smith",
"canonical_name": "JANE R SMITH",
"firm_name": "Smith & Associates LLP",
"country_code": "US",
"trademark_count": 1284,
"active_count": 1097
}
],
"has_more": true,
"pagination": { "cursor": "eyJpZCI6Imp..." },
"request_id": "req_xyz"
}
Attorneys
Search Attorneys
Search attorneys representing trademark owners across all offices
GET
/
v1
/
attorneys
Search Attorneys
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"object": "list",
"data": [
{
"id": "att_3kPq9X",
"object": "attorney",
"name": "Jane R. Smith",
"canonical_name": "JANE R SMITH",
"firm_name": "Smith & Associates LLP",
"country_code": "US",
"trademark_count": 1284,
"active_count": 1097
}
],
"has_more": true,
"pagination": { "cursor": "eyJpZCI6Imp..." },
"request_id": "req_xyz"
}
Overview
Returns a paginated list of attorneys derived from the trademark records Signa has ingested. Use this for attorney lookup, prosecution counsel discovery, or building a competitive view of who is filing for whom. Search supports trigram-based fuzzy name matching.Query Parameters
string
Fuzzy attorney name search.
string
Restrict to attorneys at a specific firm (
firm_...).string
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code filter.
string
default:"-trademark_count"
Sort field. One of
-trademark_count, trademark_count, -grant_rate, grant_rate, -avg_prosecution_days, avg_prosecution_days, -latest_filing, latest_filing, -name, name.integer
default:"20"
Page size (1-50).
string
Pagination cursor from a previous response.
Response
object[]
Array of attorney summary records.
string
Attorney ID (
att_...).string
Display name of the attorney.
string
Normalized name used for entity resolution.
string
Affiliated firm name when known.
string
Two-letter country code.
integer
Total trademarks attributed to this attorney. Counts marks: a Madrid IR family counts once, matching the default grouped
GET /v1/trademarks listings.integer
Count of active trademarks (registered + pending). Always present; 0 when stats not yet computed.
{
"object": "list",
"data": [
{
"id": "att_3kPq9X",
"object": "attorney",
"name": "Jane R. Smith",
"canonical_name": "JANE R SMITH",
"firm_name": "Smith & Associates LLP",
"country_code": "US",
"trademark_count": 1284,
"active_count": 1097
}
],
"has_more": true,
"pagination": { "cursor": "eyJpZCI6Imp..." },
"request_id": "req_xyz"
}
Code Examples
curl "https://api.signa.so/v1/attorneys?q=smith&country_code=US&sort=-trademark_count&limit=20" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sig_YOUR_KEY"
import { Signa } from "@signa-so/sdk";
const signa = new Signa({ api_key: process.env.SIGNA_API_KEY });
const page = await signa.attorneys.list({
q: "smith",
country_code: "US",
sort: "-trademark_count",
limit: 20,
});
Errors
| Status | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | validation_error | Invalid query parameter |
| 401 | unauthorized | Missing or invalid API key |
| 403 | forbidden | API key lacks the trademarks:read scope |
| 429 | rate_limited | Too many requests |
| 503 | service_unavailable | Attorney search is temporarily unavailable; retry after Retry-After |
Related Endpoints
- Retrieve Attorney: full attorney detail
- Attorney Trademarks: marks handled by an attorney
- Attorney Clients: owners represented by an attorney
- Search Firms: search firms instead