Patent Search for OpenClaw — Review, Trust Score & Install Guide

Short answer: Patent Search is a verified OpenClaw skill for search & research. Trust Score 88/100 based on source transparency, permission scope, install safety, update recency, community signal, and documentation quality.

Trust Score: 88/100

Security tier: Verified
Risk level: Low
Last reviewed: 2026-02-11
Reviewer: OpenClaw Skills Hub editorial team
Version: 1.8.0
Author: ip-tools
Install command: npx clawhub@latest install patent-search

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What Patent Search does

Patent Search provides comprehensive patent intelligence. Search across USPTO, EPO, WIPO, and national patent offices. Analyze claims, map prior art, track competitor filings, and generate freedom-to-operate reports. Uses AI to understand patent language and find semantically similar patents that keyword search would miss.

How to install Patent Search

Install the OpenClaw CLI: npm install -g clawhub@latest
Install this skill: npx clawhub@latest install patent-search
Verify the install: openclaw skills list

Security review

This skill is currently classified as Verified with a low risk profile. Our reviewers inspected the SKILL.md manifest, dependency tree, declared permissions, network calls, and shell commands before publishing this score. See our editorial policy and Trust Score methodology for the full rubric.

Best for

Find prior art for patent applications
Monitor competitor patent filings
Analyze patent claims and identify infringement risks
Generate freedom-to-operate landscape reports

Avoid if

You need a fully air-gapped install with no network calls.
Your environment forbids skills with third-party dependencies.
You require a formally audited SBOM that this version does not yet provide.

Alternatives & related skills

Deep Research — Conduct multi-source research with automatic synthesis, citation tracking, and fact verification.
Academic Search — Search academic papers across Google Scholar, arXiv, PubMed, and Semantic Scholar with citation graph exploration.
Knowledge Graph — Build and query knowledge graphs from unstructured data — extract entities, relationships, and insights automatically.

Frequently asked questions

Which patent offices does it cover?

USPTO, EPO, WIPO, JPO, KIPO, and CNIPA — covering over 100 million patent documents.

Can it analyze patent claims?

Yes — it breaks down claims into elements, maps them against prior art, and highlights potential overlaps.

How do I install Patent Search?

Run `npx clawhub@latest install patent-search` from any directory with Claude Code or OpenClaw installed. The skill is added to your local SKILL.md registry and is available to your agent immediately — no restart required.