title: Python module for searching patent databases, ie USPTO or EPO
body: <p>For my work i have to find potential customers in biomedical research and industry. </p>
  
  <p>I wrote some pretty handy programs using the module biopython, which has a nice interface for searching NCBI. I have also used the clinical_trials module, to search clinicaltrials.gov.</p>
  
  <p>I now want to search patent databases, like EPO or USPTO, but i haven't been able to find even the slightest trace of python module. But maybe i'm missing something obvious?</p>
  
  <p>Since google has a patent search option, i was wondering if there might be a python module for searching google which could be adapted to only searching patents?</p>