Early Access Feature
Patent Research Knowledge Source
Run prior art searches, invalidity analysis, and competitive analysis against US patent literature directly in Harvey.
Interested in testing this feature?
Contact your Customer Success Manager for early access.
Overview
The Patent Research Knowledge Source brings official patent literature directly into Harvey, giving IP and patent litigation teams direct access to authoritative patent data. Official patent data is a critical requirement for these teams, and with this knowledge source they can complete core patent workflows in Harvey with insights grounded in authoritative sources.
Feature Highlights
- Search without uploads: Query US patent applications and granted patents from Google Patents and other sources directly in Harvey instead of uploading individual patents one by one.
- Prior art and invalidity: Ground prior art searches and invalidity assessments in official patent literature.
- Competitive analysis: Compare patent filings across companies and technologies.
How to Use
- Draft your query.
- Select Sources, then choose Patent Research.
- [Optional] Select Set filters to narrow the scope of your search.
- Run your query.
- Check the Sources panel to confirm that patent data was cited.
Tip: Use specific, well-scoped prompts return the strongest results. For example: "Summarize what US12562295B2 covers, with a focus on the claims.”
Notes & Limitations
- Coverage is limited to US patents. International and trademark data are not included, though you can reference worldwide applications to understand foreign counterpart cases.
- The Patent Research knowledge source is built for targeted research, not exhaustive retrieval. Avoid open-ended trend analysis (for example, "summarize every US patent related to glass phone displays") and exhaustive ranking queries (for example, "identify the most-cited food packaging patent across all US patent history").
FAQs
Q: What data is included in the Patent Research Knowledge Source?
At launch, this knowledge source includes U.S. patents and published patent applications, assignment, PTAB materials, Federal Circuit patent decisions, and patent litigation commentary.
Sources currently include Google Patents, as well as:
A future phase will add official office action documents and other prosecution materials directly from the USPTO.
Q: What time range does this knowledge source cover?
The Patent Research knowledge source spans Google Patents' full body of US patents, dating back to 1790.