Patsnap Patent & Literature Search MCP server

This is a helper that connects your AI to Patsnap, a large database of patents and scientific papers from around the world. Once it is connected, you can describe what you are looking for in normal words and your AI will search that database for you. It is handy for anyone who needs to check what has already been invented or published, without learning a search system.

What this MCP server does

You type a research question in plain English, for example about a technology or a company. Your AI sends that request to this helper, which builds a search across Patsnap's patent and paper collections. The helper can search by topic, by company or inventor, by classification, by date, by legal status, or by citations. It then brings back a list of matching records, and you can ask it to open any of them to see the details. Everything shows up in your chat as text you can read and copy.

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What you can do with it

• Search patents by keyword, company, inventor, classification, date, or legal status
• Search scientific papers by topic using meaning-based or keyword search
• Combine patent and paper results in one research request
• Filter results by jurisdiction, filing or publication date, and citation count
• Open a patent or paper record and read its title, abstract, claims, and details
• Retrieve citation information and legal events for a patent
• Get patent family information and drawing links where available

Try asking your AI

• “What is Tesla working on in battery technology? Show me recent patent filings and group them by technology area.”
• “Which GLP-1 receptor agonist patents expire before 2028, and what does recent literature say about next-generation mechanisms?”
• “My EV battery loses 40% range in cold weather. What technical solutions exist in patents and academic papers?”
• “Find recent papers on solid-state electrolytes and list the main authors and journals.”

What it gives back to you

You get back a list of matching patents or papers, usually with titles, dates, and short details so you can pick the ones you want. If you ask it to open a record, it returns the full text as readable Markdown, including things like abstract, claims, description, citations, and legal events for patents. For papers, you get bibliographic details and the abstract. All of this appears right in your chat as normal text.

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Who it's for

Researchers, patent analysts, R&D staff, students, and anyone who needs to look up patents or scientific literature without learning a search system.