The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12585711B2 to Topmarq, Inc. This patent covers a method for web scraping that involves receiving a client request, modifying instruction headers, forwarding the modified instruction to a target website, receiving a response, using a man-in-the-middle (MITM) proxy to modify the response, and sending the result to the client. The patent was granted on March 24, 2026, with a filing date of March 8, 2023.

This patent grant signifies a new intellectual property right related to web scraping technologies. While it does not impose direct compliance obligations on other entities, it may impact how companies develop or utilize web scraping tools, potentially requiring them to assess their practices against the patented methods. Companies involved in data extraction or web crawling should be aware of this patent and consider its implications for their technology stack and potential licensing needs.