Are there reliable AI-driven prior art search engines that patent examiners currently use, which I can run before submitting my utility application?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Are there reliable AI-driven prior art search engines that patent examiners currently use, which I can run before submitting my utility application?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
USPTO patent examiners AI prior art search tools artificial intelligence examiner use 2025 2026Google ↗
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USPTO AI search pilot patent examiners prior art search officialGoogle ↗
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AI patent prior art search tools PatSnap Derwent Innovation Orbit examiner useGoogle ↗
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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). 3 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 examiners AI prior art search tools artificial intelligence examiner use 2025 2026 Google ↗
USPTO AI search pilot patent examiners prior art search official Google ↗
AI patent prior art search tools PatSnap Derwent Innovation Orbit examiner use Google ↗
- Another USPTO AI-assisted examination tool ready for prime time · uspto.gov
- Quality U.S. patents drive our economy and solve world problems · prod-web-alb-tg.uspto.gov
- USPTO launches new AI Pilot for pre-examination utility application search · uspto.gov
- Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot Program - CLOSED · uspto.gov
- Visit Patsnap Eureka · eureka.patsnap.com
- Novelty Search · help.patsnap.com
- Run a PQAI search · search.projectpq.ai
- Open-source project · github.com
- pqai/README.md at master · pqaidevteam/pqai · github.com
- Visit Questel Orbit · questel.com
- Visit The Lens · lens.org
- Patent Search & Analysis · about.lens.org
- 904-How to Search · uspto.gov
- Search patents · patents.google.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USPTO patent examiners AI prior art search tools artificial intelligence examiner use 2025 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
USPTO AI search pilot patent examiners prior art search official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
AI patent prior art search tools PatSnap Derwent Innovation Orbit examiner use OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |