general-patent-search

Goal

To retrieve patent information (titles, assignees, dates, and snippets) for specific materials, chemicals, or technologies to assess novelty, freedom-to-operate, and existing intellectual property landscapes. This skill uses Google Patents for free, global, no-key-required patent querying.

Instructions

1. Identify Target and Scope

Determine exactly what you are searching for.

• Are you looking for a specific chemical? (e.g., "tetrafluoropropene")
• Are you looking for a specific company's IP? (e.g., assignee "SK Innovation")

2. Search Strategy (Google Patents)

Use the python script to query Google Patents. It will return global patents matching your query string.

# Env: base-agent
python .agents/skills/general-patent-search/scripts/query_google_patents.py "query string" --limit 10

Examples

Searching for recent global patents on a novel refrigerant by chemical name:

# Env: base-agent
python .agents/skills/general-patent-search/scripts/query_google_patents.py "tetrafluoropropene OR HFO-1234yf" --limit 5

Searching for global patents assigned to SK Innovation regarding electrolytes:

# Env: base-agent
python .agents/skills/general-patent-search/scripts/query_google_patents.py "assignee:(SK Innovation) AND electrolyte" --limit 5

Constraints

• Environments: The script requires the base-agent Conda environment.
• Google Patents Limits: The scraping script is sensitive to IP rate-limiting. Do not set --limit excessively high (keep under 50).
• Chemical Structures: This tool performs text-based searches. It does not perform exact Substructure or Tanimoto similarity searches natively. You must provide textual synonyms (e.g., IUPAC names, trade names) for accurate chemical retrieval.

References

• Google Patents: https://patents.google.com/

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Author: Sathya Edamadaka Contact: GitHub @snme