Are cheap online patent search engines worth the money or should I stick to the free USPTO and Google Patents databases?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Are cheap online patent search engines worth the money or should I stick to the free USPTO and Google Patents databases?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
USPTO Patent Public Search official features advanced search Google Patents coverage patent search comparison paid patent search tools pricingGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Google Patents help coverage worldwide patents search features officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
low cost patent search software PatentOptimizer AcclaimIP pricing patent search tools comparisonGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
USPTO Patent Public Search official features advanced search Google Patents coverage patent search comparison paid patent search tools pricing Google ↗
Google Patents help coverage worldwide patents search features official Google ↗
low cost patent search software PatentOptimizer AcclaimIP pricing patent search tools comparison Google ↗
- Google Patents · patents.google.com
- USPTO Patent Public Search · ppubs.uspto.gov
- Espacenet · worldwide.espacenet.com
- WIPO PATENTSCOPE · patentscope.wipo.int
- Coverage · support.google.com
- Patent Public Search · uspto.gov
- Patent public search FAQs · uspto.gov
- Multi-Step U.S. Patent Search Strategy · uspto.gov
- Search for patents · uspto.gov
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USPTO Patent Public Search official features advanced search Google Patents coverage patent search comparison paid patent search tools pricing OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Patents help coverage worldwide patents search features official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
low cost patent search software PatentOptimizer AcclaimIP pricing patent search tools comparison OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |