patent-assistant

What This Skill Does

The Patent Assistant skill is an advanced OpenClaw agent tool designed to bridge the gap between technical innovation and legal documentation. It empowers R&D personnel to transform raw, colloquial descriptions of inventions into structured, professional patent disclosure documents. Beyond drafting, the skill integrates powerful search capabilities to perform preliminary novelty assessments by querying major global patent databases like Google Patents, Lens.org, and CNIPA. It streamlines the R&D workflow, allowing developers to identify potential patentability hurdles early in the project lifecycle.

Installation

You can install the Patent Assistant directly into your OpenClaw environment using the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ty-teo/patent-assistant

Ensure that you have appropriate system permissions if you intend to utilize the automated script-based search features, as some functions may require external network connectivity or local file handling for data processing.

Use Cases

• Technical Documentation: Converting whiteboard sessions or Slack messages about new code architecture into formal patent disclosure templates.
• Pre-filing Search: Quickly scanning the landscape to see if a similar method or apparatus has already been patented, saving time on professional patent attorney fees.
• Strategic Brainstorming: Using the skill to analyze the 'Novelty' of a feature, helping teams decide whether to file for a patent or maintain the technology as a trade secret.
• Patent Landscape Analysis: Identifying current IPC classifications (e.g., G06F for software, H04L for communication) to align internal research with existing industry standards.

Example Prompts

1. "帮我写一份专利交底书：我开发了一个基于Transformer的分布式传感器网络异常检测算法，能实时在边缘侧进行推理。"
2. "帮我检索相关专利：分布式传感器网络 边缘侧异常检测 Transformer 实时推理"
3. "针对我提供的技术方案，如果我要申请专利，有哪些关键的创新点需要我补充说明？"

Tips & Limitations

• Professional Review: While this assistant provides a structured foundation, it is not a legal tool. Always have a qualified patent attorney review the final disclosure to ensure legal viability and enforceable claims.
• Novelty Disclaimer: The patent search feature serves as a preliminary heuristic. It cannot replace a comprehensive legal patentability search conducted by official intellectual property offices.
• Confidentiality: Please be cautious when sharing proprietary technical details. Ensure your company's information security policies allow for the use of AI agents for patent-related tasks.
• Optimizing Results: The accuracy of the disclosure increases significantly when you provide specific technical problems, the current state of the art, and your specific technical breakthroughs.