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I need to know the exact steps to search for prior art online this afternoon because a competitor is trying to steal my patent

ChatGPTgpt-64 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
I need to know the exact steps to search for prior art online this afternoon because a competitor is trying to steal my patent
4 real searches · 1 real-search pass
USPTO Patent Public Search official help search patents applications CPC classification prior artGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Google Patents search syntax prior art patents official helpGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
WIPO PATENTSCOPE search guide patent applicationsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Espacenet patent search official help worldwide patent dataGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational

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)
Short factOther / navigational75%ComparisonConsequenceReason25%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

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 Public Search official help search patents applications CPC classification prior art Google ↗
Google Patents search syntax prior art patents official help Google ↗
WIPO PATENTSCOPE search guide patent applications Google ↗
Espacenet patent search official help worldwide patent data Google ↗

Queries

4 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
USPTO Patent Public Search official help search patents applications CPC classification prior art
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1
Google Patents search syntax prior art patents official help
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1
WIPO PATENTSCOPE search guide patent applications
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1
Espacenet patent search official help worldwide patent data
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1