See where your invention stands against prior art.

Describe your invention. The Novelty Search Agent extracts its technical features, runs multiple search strategies, and maps each finding to source evidence so you can decide what to file.

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81%
X-Citation
Recall
190M+
Patents
Indexed
174
Jurisdictions
SOC 2
Type II
Certified

Find the prior art
before it becomes expensive rework.

01

Early-stage R&D

Stop weak ideas before months of development and testing compound.

02

Before filing

Refine the invention before drafting and filing costs are committed.

03

During prosecution

Reduce avoidable rejections, claim changes, and additional Office Action cycles.

04

After grant

Lower late prior art risks to patent validity, exclusivity and underlying investment.

The patent-search know-how
built into every search.

Examiner search practice

Search reports and queries

Learn how expert searchers frame, expand, and refine search strategies, not just which documents they find.

Structured prosecution context

Office-action evidence

Learn how examiners map technical features against prior art and identify the points that affect novelty.

Relevance signals

Citation and invalidity data

Learn which references examiners, invalidity proceedings deem material—not just semantically similar patents.

Five steps. Three expert checkpoints.
Every finding traceable to source.

The agent runs the full prior-art workflow autonomously — but you stay in control at every critical decision point.

01

Submit an invention disclosure

Enter the technical problem, solution, advantages, and implementation details in plain language — or upload a PDF, image, or Office document. The agent accepts 200-500 words with automatic figure extraction.

Submit an invention disclosure
02

Extract core technical features

The agent identifies claim-like features, dependencies, and inventive concepts — then maps them to patent claim dimensions for structured searching.

YOU STAY IN CONTROL: Review or edit the extracted features so the search matches your invention
Extract core technical features
03

Build & run search strategies

The agent expands keywords, synonyms, semantic concepts, patent classifications, and jurisdictions — then iterates across 40+ search strategies in parallel. The same multi-strategy coverage a senior searcher would run — executed in parallel.

  • Semantic Search: Matches highly relevant patents by meaning
  • Keyword x4: Synonyms, hypernyms, hyponyms & AI field search
  • Classification & Boolean: Expands scope via IPC/CPC codes
  • Family & Citation Tracing: Tracks citation chains of key prior art
YOU STAY IN CONTROL: Adjust terms or classifications with your domain knowledge
Build & run search strategies
04

Compare against relevant references

The agent ranks prior art and maps each reference against your invention’s features in a comparison table. Every cell links to the source patent text — no black box.

YOU STAY IN CONTROL: Confirm whether each feature is disclosed, partially disclosed, or still novel
Compare against relevant references
05

Generate a novelty assessment report

The report summarizes closest prior art, novelty risks, evidence gaps, and patentability considerations — so your team can decide whether to file, refine, or stop. Every conclusion traces to source, meeting due diligence defense requirements.

Generate a novelty assessment report

Why you can trust the Novelty Search results.

Built for examiner-style prior art retrieval, feature comparison, and human review before filing.

Purpose-built for patent search.

Novelty search needs source-backed retrieval, comparison, and review workflows beyond a general chat response.

DimensionGeneral AIEureka Novelty Search Agent
Patent retrieval
Scans the product context or broad web knowledge
Searches specific patent data and prior-art references
Citation traceability
Easy summarized without verifiable source links
Links findings back to source documents with references
Search workflow
Constrained knowledge, limited strategy options
Runs semantic, keyword, classification, and citation strategies
Review-ready output
Narrative answer that will rarely instruct structuring
Produces a structured feature comparison for expert review
Zero retention Not used for training SOC 2 Trust Center →

Built for your team.

IP Counsel / Patent Attorney

TASK

Pre-screen inventions before engaging outside counsel

USE

Run a preliminary novelty assessment in-house, review cited findings at checkpoints, then hand the report to prosecution teams for deeper legal judgment.

"It doesn't just return a list of links; it acts like a seasoned examiner. What truly sets it apart is the Intelligent Feature Extraction, it breaks down our complex inventions into core technical points that we can actually verify and tweak. We used to spend days on manual searches, but now we get a comprehensive, expert-level report in under 15 minutes."

—— Sarah J., IP Director, Leading Consumer Electronics Company

R&D Engineer / Inventor

TASK

Validate ideas before investing development resources

USE

Submit a technical solution in plain language and see the blocking references explained early, before the team commits more development time.

"As an engineer, waiting two weeks for a novelty report was a major bottleneck that killed our momentum. With this AI agent, I can run a search the moment an idea strikes during our brainstorming sessions. It allows us to validate technical directions immediately and kill non-viable ideas before we waste budget on them."

—— Dr. Alan M., R&D Lead, Global Automotive Manufacturer

Researcher / Patent Analyst

TASK

Augment manual search with blind-spot coverage

USE

Use agent as second-pass layer across semantic, keyword, classification, citation strategies, verify each match with professional judgment.

"It finds prior art that uses completely different language but describes the same underlying technology which traditional tools constantly missed. It’s like having a dedicated patent expert embedded in our lab who works at lightning speed. It has saved us from filing at least two patents that would have certainly been rejected."

——Dr. Kevin L., Senior Scientist, BioPharma

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Plans & Pricing

Autonomy for all. Choose the best plan for you.

Basic

Start AI-assisted patent search with our professional agents now

Free
5,000 credits/month
  • Access to core Patent searching AI-agents: Novelty Search, FTO Search, Design FTO Search
  • Use built-in skills and connectors for ready-made IP workflows

Enterprise

Scale patent operations across your entire team or organization

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Everything in Pro, plus:

Team usage & administration

  • Tailored access for your team's needs
  • Team-pooled credits with custom allocation
  • Admin console for billing, usage, and user management

Collaboration

  • Shared workspaces and team projects
  • Team-wide intelligence distribution

Governance & Security

  • SSO and enterprise security controls
  • Role-based permissions for users and workspaces
  • File upload controls
  • Private incognito mode

Service & Success

  • Dedicated customer support
  • 99.9% SLA and proactive monitoring

Open Platform

Embed Eureka IP AI-agents and workflows into your own product

Custom

APIs for custom workflows

  • 300+ data APIs and 60+ AI agent APIs across patents, life sciences, R&D, and market intelligence

Drop-in UI Widgets

  • Embed charts, insights, and AI workflows into your product — no rebuild required

MCP Servers for enterprise AI

  • Connect trusted Patsnap tools through any MCP-compatible client, including Claude Desktop and Cursor

Agent Skills & SDKs

  • Build and orchestrate workflows with LangChain, OpenClaw, CrewAI, and other frameworks

Interactive Developer Playground

  • Explore scenario demos, test APIs, build widgets, and generate code in one place

Frequently asked questions.

Can't find what you're looking for? Reach out to our team.

Patent novelty search is the process of checking whether an invention is new before filing a patent application. It compares an invention disclosure against published patents, applications, and technical literature to find prior art that may disclose the same or similar technical features. A strong novelty search helps R&D and IP teams understand patentability risk early, refine claims, decide whether to file, and avoid spending budget on ideas that are already known. Patsnap Novelty Search AI Agent turns this workflow into an interactive prior art search and feature comparison report.

We employ Enterprise- Grade Security measures. We use PatsnapGPT, purpose-buit and trained on IP -specific data, combined with strict confidentiality protocols to ensure your senstive innovation data is protected and never used to train the model over your input.

No. We advocate for a Human-in-the-Loop (Hybrid) model. The Agent handles the high-volume, time-consuming searching and analysis, delivering resuts that your IP experts can audit and use to make the final strategic decision, focusing their efforts on high-value work.

Unlike single-shot search tools, the Agent uses a Multi-Round Search Strategy. It combines semantic search, four types of keyword searches, classification code extensions, and citation tracing to replicate expert searching and achieve high recall and precision.

We recommend providing clear, structured input (under 1,000 words). The workfiow includes user checkpoints after feature extraction, allowing you to quickly review, edit, or mark core features to ensure the search is accurately aligned with your specific technical domain before execution.

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