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Which search platforms do patent professionals recommend for checking active patents held by major tech companies like Microsoft before filing a new claim?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Which search platforms do patent professionals recommend for checking active patents held by major tech companies like Microsoft before filing a new claim?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
patent attorneys recommended patent search databases Google Patents Patentscope Espacenet Derwent Orbit professional patent search tools Microsoft patentsGoogle ↗
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patent search platforms patent professionals recommendations commercial databases Derwent Innovation Orbit Intelligence PatBase Google PatentsGoogle ↗
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 (2)
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Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
patent attorneys recommended patent search databases Google Patents Patentscope Espacenet Derwent Orbit professional patent search tools Microsoft patents Google ↗
patent search platforms patent professionals recommendations commercial databases Derwent Innovation Orbit Intelligence PatBase Google Patents Google ↗
  1. Open USPTO Patent Public Search · ppubs.uspto.gov
  2. Open Google Patents · patents.google.com
  3. Open Espacenet · worldwide.espacenet.com
  4. Open WIPO PATENTSCOPE · patentscope.wipo.int
  5. Open The Lens · lens.org
  6. Search for patents · uspto.gov
  7. Patent Databases - Patents · infoguides.rit.edu
  8. Search Engines - Patent Searching · guides.lib.byu.edu
  9. Commercial Patent Database Vendors · ptrca.org
  10. Patent Search Tools · acc.com
  11. Enterprising Ideas: A Guide to Intellectual Property for Startups · tind.wipo.int
  12. USPTO Patent Center · patentcenter.uspto.gov
  13. USPTO Assignment Center · assignmentcenter.uspto.gov

Queries

2 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
patent attorneys recommended patent search databases Google Patents Patentscope Espacenet Derwent Orbit professional patent search tools Microsoft patents
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Reason——1x
of 1
patent search platforms patent professionals recommendations commercial databases Derwent Innovation Orbit Intelligence PatBase Google Patents
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1