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Patent and Inventor Footprint
Find public patents and disambiguate inventors, applicants, and assignees.
When to use it
Use this to research patents associated with an inventor or company while distinguishing people with the same name. Known context is required: include a technical field, jurisdiction, employer, or another fact that helps identify the intended inventor.
Before you start
Available on Pro and Agency. Fill every required field. Example values below illustrate the form; replace them with your intended subject.
| Field | Required | What to enter |
|---|---|---|
| Inventor or company | Required | Inventor or company name, with context below. |
| Known context | Required | Relevant topic, organization, location, or other context. |
Run the Skill
- In Skill library, find Patent and Inventor Footprint and select Use template.
- Fill in the template fields using your subject’s details, then check the Preview.
- Select Insert into chat to load the prepared request into the investigation composer.
- Check the intended case and send the unchanged request to run this Skill. To change its inputs, return to the template and insert it again.
Inventor or company: Alex Morgan Known context: battery recycling, Switzerland
Read the results
Review inventors, applicants, assignees, dates, jurisdictions, and related patent references separately. These roles can differ, and the same invention may appear in several related records. Compare the technical subject and organizational context before assigning a patent to your target. An exact name match is insufficient, while publication delays and uneven indexing mean a missing result is not proof that no patent exists.