Patent MCP Server

Natural language search across 220M+ global patents. Describe the technology or invention you’re looking for. Polls internally and returns final results in a single call (typically 5–15 seconds).

Returns: Search results with UCID, title, relevance score, and patent URL for each match.

Find patents similar to a known patent for prior art analysis. Returns a search_id — poll with get_search_status to get results. Typically takes 3–5 minutes.

Returns: search_id for polling with get_search_status.

Check whether a prior_art_search request has completed. When status is completed, the response includes the full results.

Returns: Status and results (when completed) with UCID, relevance score, and patent URL.

Look up CPC/IPC patent classification codes by keyword, technology description, or partial symbol. Useful for finding the right codes to pass into search_conditions for semantic_patent_search or prior_art_search.

Returns: A ranked list of classifications with symbol, title, type (cpc or ipc), level, and a relevance score.

Resolve a free-text company name (e.g., Qualcomm) to the canonical assignee name(s) actually stored on patent records. Required before using the assignees filter in search_conditions, because that filter is an exact-string match — Qualcomm, Qualcomm Inc., and QUALCOMM INCORPORATED are not interchangeable, and only one form exists in the index.

Set expand_hierarchy=true to also retrieve the ultimate corporate parent and all subsidiary names. Pass the full all_names list as the value of an assignees filter to cover an entire corporate group.

Returns: Up to 10 ranked results with name, all_names, relationship (owner, subsidiary, or former_name), ultimate_owner, and country.

Note: Assignee/company names only. Inventor names are not supported — names vary too widely (transliterations, name order, abbreviations) to resolve reliably, and the inventors filter is not available.

Fetch content of a specific patent. You can request specific sections or all of them. Auto-resolves publication number formats.

Returns: Patent content for the requested sections. Description and claims are truncated to 8,000 characters for AI context compatibility.

Fetch content for multiple patents in a single request. Same section options as get_patent. Returns partial results if some patents are not found.

Returns: Array of patent content objects. Unfound patents return error objects with the publication number.

Run a novelty and patentability assessment for an invention description. Returns a report_id — poll with get_report_status to track progress. Typically takes 5–15 minutes.

Returns: report_id for polling with get_report_status.

Check the progress of a novelty report. Returns stage information and patent analysis counts.

Returns: Progress with stage, total/processed/relevant patent counts, and elapsed time.

Stages: pending → searching → analyzing_query → analyzing_patents → analyzing_final → completed

Get the patentability assessment and a directory of analyzed patents from a completed report. Report status must be completed.

Returns: Patentability assessment, executive_summary (verdict explanation), relevant_prior_art (top threats deduped from most_concerning_patents + key_threats + relevance-ranked patents), and patent directory (up to 30 items sorted by relevance score).

Retrieve detailed per-patent analysis from a completed report. Report status must be completed.

Returns: Detailed analysis for each patent with relevance scores, sorted by relevance.

Returns your current credit balance and billing period details.

Returns: Total remaining credits, reserved credits (held for in-progress operations), and billing period details with expiry dates.

Activate a free trial for new users. Returns activation status or indicates if a trial is no longer available.

Returns: Activation status (activated, already_active, exhausted, or expired), trial duration, credit amount, and billing page URL.