Patent Mining
Systematic patent intelligence campaign. Analyzes patent landscapes, traces prior art, identifies white spaces, profiles competitor portfolios, and decomposes claim scope.
Strategy Routing
| Signal |
Strategy |
| "map the patent landscape for X" / "who are the key players in X" / "filing trends" |
landscape-survey |
| "is X novel" / "find prior art for X" / "freedom to operate" |
prior-art-search |
| "where are the gaps" / "uncovered areas" / "opportunity mapping" |
white-space-analysis |
| "what is competitor Y doing" / "portfolio comparison" / "IP strategy" |
competitive-intelligence |
| "analyze these claims" / "claim scope" / "protection breadth" |
claim-analysis |
Manifest
Strategies (5)
| Strategy |
Budget Summary |
| landscape-survey |
200 families, 0 claim parses, 80 web searches |
| prior-art-search |
80 families, 20 claim parses, 50 web searches |
| white-space-analysis |
150 families, 10 claim parses, 60 web searches |
| competitive-intelligence |
120 families, 15 claim parses, 40 web searches |
| claim-analysis |
30 families, 30 claim parses, 20 web searches |
Tactics (3)
| Tactic |
Purpose |
| patent-family-tracing |
Forward/backward citation and priority chain tracing |
| classification-navigation |
IPC/CPC hierarchy drill-down and lateral expansion |
| claim-decomposition |
Independent/dependent claim parsing and feature mapping |
Subagent SOPs (11)
| SOP |
Purpose |
| patent-query-formulation |
Construct multi-faceted patent search strategies |
| patent-categorization |
Classify patents by subdomain and value chain |
| assignee-normalization |
Standardize assignee names and corporate groups |
| citation-network-analysis |
Build citation graphs, compute main path and PageRank |
| trend-analysis |
Filing volume time-series and S-curve lifecycle |
| white-space-mapping |
Feature cross-matrix and blank area identification |
| claim-parsing |
Claim syntax parsing and element extraction |
| legal-status-assessment |
Determine patent legal status (active/expired/pending) |
| quality-scoring |
Multi-dimensional patent quality assessment |
| patent-synthesis |
Produce final structured intelligence report |
| saturation-detection |
(shared) Determine when search expansion has saturated |
Budget Table
| Strategy |
Patent Families |
Claim Parses |
Web Searches |
| landscape-survey |
200 |
0 |
80 |
| prior-art-search |
80 |
20 |
50 |
| white-space-analysis |
150 |
10 |
60 |
| competitive-intelligence |
120 |
15 |
40 |
| claim-analysis |
30 |
30 |
20 |
MCP Tools
| Server |
Tools Used |
Purpose |
| brave-search |
brave_web_search, brave_llm_context |
Patent database web search, patent office queries |
| apify |
google_scholar_scraper |
Academic patent literature discovery |
| alphaxiv |
full_text_papers_search, get_paper_content |
Patent-related academic papers |
| semantic-scholar |
ss_relevance_search, ss_citations, ss_references |
Citation network for patent-adjacent literature |
Context Management
- State file: Each strategy maintains a state ledger tracking progress against budget
- Deduplication: Patent families are deduplicated by priority number across strategies
- Saturation: Uses shared
saturation-detection SOP to determine when citation/classification expansion has converged
- Output: Final deliverable is a structured patent intelligence report produced by
patent-synthesis SOP
Available Strategies
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| Strategy |
When to use |
| claim-analysis |
Deep claim scope analysis — decompose independent/dependent claims and assess protection scope breadth. Budget: 30 patent families, 30 claim parses, 20 web searches. |
| competitive-intelligence |
Analyze competitor IP portfolios — comparative patent portfolio reports with strategy inference. Budget: 120 patent families, 15 claim parses, 40 web searches. |
| landscape-survey |
Patent landscape full-scan — maps technology domain via assignee ranking, IPC/CPC classification, filing trends. Budget: 200 patent families, 0 claim parses, 80 web searches. |
| prior-art-search |
Evaluate novelty of specific invention — find relevant prior art across patents, publications, and products. Budget: 80 patent families, 20 claim parses, 50 web searches. |
| white-space-analysis |
Identify patent coverage gaps — feature cross-matrix blank areas revealing unprotected technology combinations. Budget: 150 patent families, 10 claim parses, 60 web searches. |
Available SOPs
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| SOP |
When to use |
| context-checkpoint |
Append research process and results to the current Phase's context file. Covers both process and results with genuine substance. Use this skill at plan-designated checkpoint points — typically after each strategy completes or at key decision nodes within a research Phase. |
| context-init |
Create a new context file for a research Phase. Called once at Phase start to initialize the file that subsequent context-checkpoint calls will append to. Use this skill whenever a new research Phase begins and a fresh context file is needed. |
1---2name: patent-mining3description: Systematic Patent Analysis Campaign — 5 strategies for patent landscape analysis, prior art search, white space identification, competitive intelligence, and claim analysis. Produces structured patent intelligence reports.4---56# Patent Mining78Systematic patent intelligence campaign. Analyzes patent landscapes, traces prior art, identifies white spaces, profiles competitor portfolios, and decomposes claim scope.910## Strategy Routing1112| Signal | Strategy |13|--------|----------|14| "map the patent landscape for X" / "who are the key players in X" / "filing trends" | landscape-survey |15| "is X novel" / "find prior art for X" / "freedom to operate" | prior-art-search |16| "where are the gaps" / "uncovered areas" / "opportunity mapping" | white-space-analysis |17| "what is competitor Y doing" / "portfolio comparison" / "IP strategy" | competitive-intelligence |18| "analyze these claims" / "claim scope" / "protection breadth" | claim-analysis |1920## Manifest2122### Strategies (5)2324| Strategy | Budget Summary |25|----------|---------------|26| landscape-survey | 200 families, 0 claim parses, 80 web searches |27| prior-art-search | 80 families, 20 claim parses, 50 web searches |28| white-space-analysis | 150 families, 10 claim parses, 60 web searches |29| competitive-intelligence | 120 families, 15 claim parses, 40 web searches |30| claim-analysis | 30 families, 30 claim parses, 20 web searches |3132### Tactics (3)3334| Tactic | Purpose |35|--------|---------|36| patent-family-tracing | Forward/backward citation and priority chain tracing |37| classification-navigation | IPC/CPC hierarchy drill-down and lateral expansion |38| claim-decomposition | Independent/dependent claim parsing and feature mapping |3940### Subagent SOPs (11)4142| SOP | Purpose |43|-----|---------|44| patent-query-formulation | Construct multi-faceted patent search strategies |45| patent-categorization | Classify patents by subdomain and value chain |46| assignee-normalization | Standardize assignee names and corporate groups |47| citation-network-analysis | Build citation graphs, compute main path and PageRank |48| trend-analysis | Filing volume time-series and S-curve lifecycle |49| white-space-mapping | Feature cross-matrix and blank area identification |50| claim-parsing | Claim syntax parsing and element extraction |51| legal-status-assessment | Determine patent legal status (active/expired/pending) |52| quality-scoring | Multi-dimensional patent quality assessment |53| patent-synthesis | Produce final structured intelligence report |54| saturation-detection | (shared) Determine when search expansion has saturated |5556## Budget Table5758| Strategy | Patent Families | Claim Parses | Web Searches |59|----------|----------------|--------------|--------------|60| landscape-survey | 200 | 0 | 80 |61| prior-art-search | 80 | 20 | 50 |62| white-space-analysis | 150 | 10 | 60 |63| competitive-intelligence | 120 | 15 | 40 |64| claim-analysis | 30 | 30 | 20 |6566## MCP Tools6768| Server | Tools Used | Purpose |69|--------|-----------|---------|70| brave-search | brave_web_search, brave_llm_context | Patent database web search, patent office queries |71| apify | google_scholar_scraper | Academic patent literature discovery |72| alphaxiv | full_text_papers_search, get_paper_content | Patent-related academic papers |73| semantic-scholar | ss_relevance_search, ss_citations, ss_references | Citation network for patent-adjacent literature |7475## Context Management7677- **State file**: Each strategy maintains a state ledger tracking progress against budget78- **Deduplication**: Patent families are deduplicated by priority number across strategies79- **Saturation**: Uses shared `saturation-detection` SOP to determine when citation/classification expansion has converged80- **Output**: Final deliverable is a structured patent intelligence report produced by `patent-synthesis` SOP8182<!-- BEGIN available-tables (generated) -->8384## Available Strategies8586Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.8788| Strategy | When to use |89| --- | --- |90| claim-analysis | Deep claim scope analysis — decompose independent/dependent claims and assess protection scope breadth. Budget: 30 patent families, 30 claim parses, 20 web searches. |91| competitive-intelligence | Analyze competitor IP portfolios — comparative patent portfolio reports with strategy inference. Budget: 120 patent families, 15 claim parses, 40 web searches. |92| landscape-survey | Patent landscape full-scan — maps technology domain via assignee ranking, IPC/CPC classification, filing trends. Budget: 200 patent families, 0 claim parses, 80 web searches. |93| prior-art-search | Evaluate novelty of specific invention — find relevant prior art across patents, publications, and products. Budget: 80 patent families, 20 claim parses, 50 web searches. |94| white-space-analysis | Identify patent coverage gaps — feature cross-matrix blank areas revealing unprotected technology combinations. Budget: 150 patent families, 10 claim parses, 60 web searches. |9596## Available SOPs9798Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.99100| SOP | When to use |101| --- | --- |102| context-checkpoint | Append research process and results to the current Phase's context file. Covers both process and results with genuine substance. Use this skill at plan-designated checkpoint points — typically after each strategy completes or at key decision nodes within a research Phase. |103| context-init | Create a new context file for a research Phase. Called once at Phase start to initialize the file that subsequent context-checkpoint calls will append to. Use this skill whenever a new research Phase begins and a fresh context file is needed. |104105<!-- END available-tables (generated) -->
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