What specific prior art search databases do patent examiners rely on most heavily for software architecture claims in 2026?
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What specific prior art search databases do patent examiners rely on most heavily for software architecture claims in 2026?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
USPTO patent examiner prior art search tools PE2E Search non patent literature STIC 2026 software patentsGoogle ↗
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USPTO examiner search databases foreign patent non-patent literature IEEE ACM search tools patent examinationGoogle ↗
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EPO patent examiner search tools EPOQUE databases non patent literature 2026Google ↗
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USPTO patent examiner prior art search tools PE2E Search non patent literature STIC 2026 software patents Google ↗
USPTO examiner search databases foreign patent non-patent literature IEEE ACM search tools patent examination Google ↗
EPO patent examiner search tools EPOQUE databases non patent literature 2026 Google ↗
- 904-How to Search · uspto.gov
- 901-Prior Art · uspto.gov
- EPO’s next-generation search tool for examiners now used in over 40 national patent offices worldwide · epo.org
- Search · epo.org
- Electronic Non-Patent Literature Available at the USPTO · uspto.gov
- Patents and standards for accelerating technology innovation · epo.org
- WIPO PATENTSCOPE · patentscope.wipo.int
- EPO Espacenet · worldwide.espacenet.com
- IEEE Xplore · ieeexplore.ieee.org
- ACM Digital Library · dl.acm.org
Queries
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| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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USPTO patent examiner prior art search tools PE2E Search non patent literature STIC 2026 software patents OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
USPTO examiner search databases foreign patent non-patent literature IEEE ACM search tools patent examination OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
EPO patent examiner search tools EPOQUE databases non patent literature 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |