How do I actually find prior art online for my utility patent application because the patent office examiner just rejected my initial claims and I have days to respond?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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How do I actually find prior art online for my utility patent application because the patent office examiner just rejected my initial claims and I have days to respond?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
USPTO respond to non-final office action three months extension six months patent application examiner rejection MPEP 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
USPTO Patent Center file wrapper cited references office action patent search Google Patents WIPO PATENTSCOPE Espacenet prior art search guidanceGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
USPTO MPEP 35 USC 102 103 rejection claim chart response office action amendments patent applicationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
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 respond to non-final office action three months extension six months patent application examiner rejection MPEP 2026 Google ↗
USPTO Patent Center file wrapper cited references office action patent search Google Patents WIPO PATENTSCOPE Espacenet prior art search guidance Google ↗
USPTO MPEP 35 USC 102 103 rejection claim chart response office action amendments patent application Google ↗
- USPTO Patent Center · patentcenter.uspto.gov
- USPTO Patent Search · uspto.gov
- USPTO Patent Public Search · ppubs.uspto.gov
- Google Patents · patents.google.com
- Espacenet · worldwide.espacenet.com
- WIPO PATENTSCOPE · patentscope.wipo.int
- Google Scholar · scholar.google.com
- 904-How to Search · uspto.gov
- Multi-Step U.S. Patent Search Strategy · uspto.gov
- Applying for Patents · uspto.gov
- 706-Rejection of Claims · uspto.gov
- 2262-Form and Content of Office Action · uspto.gov
- USPTO — Responding to Office Actions · uspto.gov
- 710-Period for Reply · uspto.gov
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USPTO respond to non-final office action three months extension six months patent application examiner rejection MPEP 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
USPTO Patent Center file wrapper cited references office action patent search Google Patents WIPO PATENTSCOPE Espacenet prior art search guidance OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
USPTO MPEP 35 USC 102 103 rejection claim chart response office action amendments patent application OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 |