What is the exact step by step process to find prior art online right now because a competitor is trying to patent something I released last year?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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What is the exact step by step process to find prior art online right now because a competitor is trying to patent something I released last year?
4 real searches · 1 real-search pass
USPTO patent prior art search Patent Public Search submit prior art third party preissuance submission 37 CFR 1.290 officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
USPTO patent public search guide search patents applications officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
WIPO PATENTSCOPE search patent applications officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
USPTO prior art public disclosure one year grace period patent filing date officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
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 (4)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 4 of 4 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT4 real searches · gpt-6
USPTO patent prior art search Patent Public Search submit prior art third party preissuance submission 37 CFR 1.290 official Google ↗
USPTO patent public search guide search patents applications official Google ↗
WIPO PATENTSCOPE search patent applications official Google ↗
USPTO prior art public disclosure one year grace period patent filing date official Google ↗
- Internet Archive – Wayback Machine · web.archive.org
- Open Google Patents · patents.google.com
- Open Patent Public Search · ppubs.uspto.gov
- Open PATENTSCOPE · patentscope.wipo.int
- Open Espacenet · worldwide.espacenet.com
- Google Scholar · scholar.google.com
- arXiv · arxiv.org
- Semantic Scholar · semanticscholar.org
- GitHub · github.com
- Internet Archive · archive.org
- 35 U.S.C. §102 – Novelty and prior art · uscode.house.gov
- 35 U.S.C. § 102: Conditions for patentability; novelty · uscode.house.gov
- 2153-Prior Art Exceptions Under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(1) to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) · uspto.gov
- Provisional Application for Patent · uspto.gov
- USPTO – Third-Party Preissuance Submissions · uspto.gov
- USPTO Patent Center · patentcenter.uspto.gov
- Third-party preissuance submissions · uspto.gov
- 1134-Third Party Inquiries and Correspondence in a Published Application · uspto.gov
- USPTO practitioner directory · oedci.uspto.gov
Queries
4 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USPTO patent prior art search Patent Public Search submit prior art third party preissuance submission 37 CFR 1.290 official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
USPTO patent public search guide search patents applications official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
WIPO PATENTSCOPE search patent applications official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
USPTO prior art public disclosure one year grace period patent filing date official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |