patent-search-mcp

Run a structured prior art search for an invention and produce a report.

Guides Claude through building a patent citation network and technology genealogy using the Espacenet patent tools. Teaches backward citation retrieval, forward citation search via CQL, seminal patent identification, and technology evolution mapping. Produces a citation tree and technology timeline. Triggers on: citation network, patent citations, citation analysis, technology genealogy, citation tree, seminal patents, key patents in field, who cites this patent, prior art tree, patent influence, technology evolution, citation mapping.

Guides Claude through a Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) patent claim analysis using the Espacenet patent tools. Teaches how to identify relevant in-force patents, read and map claims against product features, check legal status as a gatekeeper, and assess jurisdictional coverage via patent families. Produces a structured FTO risk assessment. Triggers on: freedom to operate, FTO analysis, patent infringement risk, claim analysis, patent clearance, design around, patent risk assessment, do we infringe, is this patented.

Guides Claude through a Loss-of-Exclusivity (LOE) patent analysis using the Espacenet patent tools. Teaches how to identify all relevant patents protecting a drug (compound, formulation, method-of-use), check legal status and expiry across target jurisdictions, detect patent term extensions (PTE/SPC), and produce an LOE timeline. Triggers on: loss of exclusivity, LOE analysis, patent expiry, generic entry, biosimilar entry, when does patent expire, patent cliff, SPC, supplementary protection certificate, patent term extension, drug patent expiry, orange book, patent life cycle.

Guides Claude through a patent landscape analysis using the Espacenet patent tools. Teaches exhaustive retrieval with auto_paginate and year decomposition, landscape statistics (top applicants, filing trends, classification clusters), and progressive drill-down from summary to detail. Produces a structured landscape report with quantitative analytics. Triggers on: patent landscape, landscape analysis, patent map, technology landscape, competitive landscape, who is filing in, patent trends, filing trends, top applicants, patent analytics, technology mapping, white space analysis, patent portfolio analysis.

Guides Claude through a structured prior art search workflow using the Espacenet patent tools. Teaches progressive drill-down: CQL query construction, result triage by abstract, keyword search in full text, paginated claim/description reading, and family expansion. Produces a structured prior art report. Triggers on: prior art search, patent novelty search, patentability search, find prior art, search patents for prior art, invalidate patent, anticipation search.