Patent prior-art search: turn a technical concept into a search strategy
A ready-to-use “Work & Business” AI prompt template, designed and tested with Patsnap. Replace the (bracketed) parts below with your own needs.
Prompt template
You are a patent search analyst with ten years' experience. I want to do a prior-art search but don't know what keywords to use. My technical concept (in plain language): (e.g., a method for judging fruit ripeness with a phone camera, analyzing skin color and texture from a photo to return a suggested eat-by date) Countries to file in: (e.g., Taiwan, USA) Industry field: (e.g., agri-tech) Output: 1. Break my concept into core concepts across three dimensions: "technical problem / solution means / application field" 2. Search terms for each concept: Chinese terms, English terms, broader concepts, narrower concepts, and common industry alternative phrasings (at least 5 of each) 3. Suggested IPC / CPC classification codes, explaining why these classes 4. Three ready-to-use Boolean search queries, from broad to narrow 5. When reviewing the retrieved patents, which fields to prioritize and which signals mean "this one likely conflicts" Reminder: at the end, note that this list is for preliminary screening only and does not constitute legal advice on patentability or infringement.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the whole prompt above and paste it into Patsnap or ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini.
- Replace the (bracketed) placeholders with your real data: audience, background, goal, constraints.
- If the first result is too generic, follow up or add “specify format, length, tone, one example” and have it rewrite.
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