Uspto Database
jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills
Access USPTO patent data via PatentsView REST API and Google Patents Public Data (BigQuery).
Search European patents using EPO OPS API (full-text, legal status, families) and BigQuery (100M+ patents, EP filter) for prior art, competitive intelligence, and freedom-to-operate analysis
$ npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill epo-patent-search -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator epo-patent-search --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/epo-patent-search .claude/skills/epo-patent-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "epo-patent-search" agent skill from https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/epo-patent-search into .claude/skills/epo-patent-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "epo-patent-search", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/epo-patent-searchType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill epo-patent-search -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator epo-patent-search --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/epo-patent-search .agents/skills/epo-patent-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "epo-patent-search" agent skill from https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/epo-patent-search into .agents/skills/epo-patent-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "epo-patent-search", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill epo-patent-search -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator epo-patent-search --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/epo-patent-search .cursor/skills/epo-patent-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "epo-patent-search" agent skill from https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/epo-patent-search into .cursor/skills/epo-patent-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "epo-patent-search", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git --path skills/epo-patent-search--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill epo-patent-search -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator epo-patent-search --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/epo-patent-search .gemini/skills/epo-patent-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "epo-patent-search" agent skill from https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/epo-patent-search into .gemini/skills/epo-patent-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "epo-patent-search", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator epo-patent-searchInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill epo-patent-search -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/epo-patent-search .github/skills/epo-patent-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "epo-patent-search" agent skill from https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/epo-patent-search into .github/skills/epo-patent-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "epo-patent-search", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill epo-patent-search -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator epo-patent-search --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/epo-patent-search .opencode/skills/epo-patent-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "epo-patent-search" agent skill from https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/epo-patent-search into .opencode/skills/epo-patent-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "epo-patent-search", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
epo-patent-searchSearch European patents using EPO OPS API (full-text, legal status, families) and BigQuery (100M+ patents, EP filter) for prior art, competitive intelligence, and freedom-to-operate analysis
Epo Patent Search is an agent skill from RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator. Search European patents using EPO OPS API (full-text, legal status, families) and BigQuery (100M+ patents, EP filter) for prior art, competitive intelligence, and freedom-to-operate analysis
Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Legal & Compliance, covering Intellectual property. It works with Google BigQuery. The repository describes itself as: USPTO patent creation system with MCP server + Claude Code plugin. Hybrid RAG search over MPEP/USC/CFR, BigQuery access to 76M+ patents, automated 35 USC 112 compliance checks… The licence is MIT.
2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a089731. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
gcloudFrom the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
worldwide.espacenet.comAlso links to:
developers.epo.orgFrom URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
EPO_OPS_CONSUMER_KEYEPO_OPS_CONSUMER_SECRETFrom names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Epo Patent Search loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 52 tokens; SKILL.md has 606 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
The full file from RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator at commit a089731, republished under its MIT licence (© RobThePCGuy). 606 words, ~1,857 tokens.
.claude/skills/epo-patent-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).Search European patents using the EPO Open Patent Services (OPS) API and Google BigQuery with EP country filtering.
Invoke this skill when users ask to:
Provides access to European patent data through two methods:
EPO OPS API (European Patent Data):
BigQuery (Worldwide Patents, EP Filter):
Prerequisites:
Setup:
gcloud auth application-default login
export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=your-project-idPrerequisites:
Setup:
export EPO_OPS_CONSUMER_KEY=your-key
export EPO_OPS_CONSUMER_SECRET=your-secretWhen this skill is invoked:
Determine search type:
Execute search:
Full-text keyword search (EP patents), falling back to
search_patents_bigquery with the same arguments if not configured:
results = search_patents_google(
query="blockchain authentication",
country="EP",
limit=20,
start_year=2020
)BigQuery CPC search (EP patents):
results = search_patents_by_cpc_bigquery(
cpc_code="H04L9/32",
country="EP",
limit=30
)EPO OPS full-text retrieval:
results = search_epo_patents(
query="EP3456789",
search_type="full_text"
)EPO OPS family search:
results = search_epo_patents(
query="EP3456789",
search_type="family"
)Present results:
{
"publication_number": "EP3456789A1",
"title": "Authentication system using distributed ledger",
"abstract": "A system for authenticating...",
"applicant": "Example GmbH",
"inventors": ["Hans Mueller", "Maria Schmidt"],
"filing_date": "2019-03-15",
"publication_date": "2020-01-22",
"grant_date": null,
"ipc_codes": ["H04L9/32", "G06F21/31"],
"cpc_codes": ["H04L9/32", "G06F21/31"],
"designated_states": ["DE", "FR", "GB", "NL", "IT"],
"priority_claims": ["US16/234567 (2018-12-28)"],
"family_id": "67890123",
"legal_status": "Examination in progress",
"publication_type": "A1"
}| Code | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Application + search | Published EP application with search report |
| A2 | Application only | Published without search report |
| A3 | Search report | Search report published separately |
| B1 | Granted patent | Patent specification as granted |
| B2 | Amended patent | Amended specification after opposition |
| B3 | Limited patent | Patent after limitation proceedings |
Use family_id to find related patents across jurisdictions:
EP3456789A1 (European application)
├── US10123456B2 (US counterpart)
├── CN112345678A (Chinese counterpart)
├── JP2020-123456A (Japanese counterpart)
└── WO2019/123456A1 (PCT application)This is essential for:
Present search results as:
EP PATENT SEARCH RESULTS
=========================
Query: "blockchain authentication"
Source: BigQuery (EP filter) + EPO OPS
Found: 89 EP patents
Date Range: 2020-2025
[1] EP3456789B1 - Authentication system using distributed ledger
Applicant: Example GmbH (DE)
Filed: 2019-03-15 | Granted: 2022-08-10
IPC: H04L9/32, G06F21/31
Status: Patent in force (validated in DE, FR, GB)
Family: US10123456B2, CN112345678B, WO2019/123456A1
Espacenet: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=EP3456789
[2] EP3567890A1 - Blockchain-based identity verification method
Applicant: Tech Corp (US)
Filed: 2020-01-10 | Published: 2021-06-16
IPC: H04L9/00, G06Q20/38
Status: Examination in progress
Family: US20210203456A1, WO2020/234567A1
---
Top CPC Codes in Results:
- H04L9/32 (15 patents): Authentication/verification
- G06F21/31 (12 patents): User authentication
- H04L9/00 (8 patents): Cryptographic mechanisms| Method | Patents | Coverage | Speed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BigQuery (EP) | ~5M EP | EP applications + grants | 3-4s | Free* |
| EPO OPS | All EP | Full text + legal status | 1-3s | Free** |
*BigQuery free tier: 1TB queries/month (~20,000 searches) **EPO OPS: Fair use (2.5GB data traffic per week)
© RobThePCGuy, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Just SKILL.md in skills/epo-patent-search of RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a089731
Epo Patent Search next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epo Patent Search this skillRobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator | 196 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Uspto Databasejaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills | 374 | 1 repos | ~4.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC0-1.0 | |
| Paper to Chinese Patent DrafterYuan1z0825/nature-skills | 47k | 1 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Paper To Cn Patentsnipp-zha/Paper-to-patent-Skill | 107 | 1 repos | ~959 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Patent Examinegfodor/legal-skills | 393 | — | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Patent Auditgfodor/legal-skills | 393 | — | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 |
jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills
Access USPTO patent data via PatentsView REST API and Google Patents Public Data (BigQuery).
Yuan1z0825/nature-skills
Drafts Chinese invention patent applications and technical disclosures from research papers or inventor materials, tying each claim feature to source evidence.
snipp-zha/Paper-to-patent-Skill
Convert scientific papers, theses, technical reports, source code, figures, or research manuscripts into evidence-grounded Chinese invention patent drafts.
gfodor/legal-skills
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RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator
Fast, cloud-based patent searching across 100 million+ worldwide patents using Google BigQuery - keyword search, CPC classification, patent details retrieval
RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator
Guides through adding new features, MCP tools, analyzers, and extending the patent creator system.
RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator
RAG search across EPC provisions, EPO Guidelines for Examination, and PCT rules for European and international patent law research
RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator
Automated analysis of patent applications for EPO compliance with Art.
RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator
Manages MPEP index lifecycle including downloads, building, maintenance, and optimization.
RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator
Expert system for searching USPTO MPEP, 35 USC statutes, 37 CFR regulations, and post-Jan 2024 updates.
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Search European patents using EPO OPS API (full-text, legal status, families) and BigQuery (100M+ patents, EP filter) for prior art, competitive intelligence, and freedom-to-operate analysis. Epo Patent Search is an agent skill from RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.
Epo Patent Search fits situations like: tasks that involve Intellectual property.
Run `npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill epo-patent-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/epo-patent-search in RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator) into .claude/skills/epo-patent-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill epo-patent-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/epo-patent-search in RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator) into .agents/skills/epo-patent-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill epo-patent-search -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/epo-patent-search, .gemini/skills/epo-patent-search, .github/skills/epo-patent-search and .opencode/skills/epo-patent-search in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Epo Patent Search needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gcloud) and credentials named EPO_OPS_CONSUMER_KEY and EPO_OPS_CONSUMER_SECRET. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in EPO_OPS_CONSUMER_KEY; A credential in EPO_OPS_CONSUMER_SECRET.
SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: worldwide.espacenet.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: developers.epo.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
Epo Patent Search is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Epo Patent Search: Uspto Database (jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills, 374 stars), Paper to Chinese Patent Drafter (Yuan1z0825/nature-skills, 47k stars), Paper To Cn Patent (snipp-zha/Paper-to-patent-Skill, 107 stars) and Patent Examine (gfodor/legal-skills, 393 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
RobThePCGuy (a GitHub user) maintains it in RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator, which has 196 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.