About Patent Space
Patent Space is an MCP server in the Browser category: analyze global patent data and technology landscapes to uncover strategic insights and competitive trends. Evaluate company portfolios and market signals to identify M&A targets, licensing opportunities, and technological synergies. Assess invention readiness and freedom-to-operate risks while discovering untapped whitespace for innovation.
Install
From source
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Tools (2)
patent_detailGet full patent record including CPC codes, assignees, inventors, and citations
Parameters not published.
patent_searchSearch patents by keyword, CPC code, applicant, or date range
Parameters not published.
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Patent Space MCP
Patent intelligence MCP server with 38 tools covering 13.6M+ Japanese patents, 607 technology clusters, and 4,300+ resolved entities.
Features
- 13.6M+ Japanese patents with full metadata, CPC codes, and citation data
- 607 technology clusters derived from CPC classification
- 4,300+ company entities with name resolution (Japanese/English/ticker)
- Startability engine — measures firm readiness to enter technology areas
- Patent finance tools — Black-Scholes option valuation, VaR, CAPM beta
- Network analysis — citation topology, knowledge flow, resilience testing
- GDELT integration — media sentiment signals for ~46 major firms
- NVMe-optimized — fast-path queries return in <1s
Quick Start
As Claude Desktop MCP Server
Add to your Claude Desktop config (claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"patent-space": {
"url": "https://patent-space.dev/mcp"
}
}
}
As Smithery MCP
Available on Smithery as patent-space-mcp.
Tools (38)
Patent Search & Detail (2)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
patent_search |
Search patents by keyword, CPC code, applicant, or date range |
patent_detail |
Get full patent record including CPC codes, assignees, inventors, and citations |
Company Analysis (5)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
firm_patent_portfolio |
Patent portfolio analysis — counts, CPC distribution, filing trends, co-applicants |
patent_compare |
Compare multiple firms by patent volume, CPC mix, and trend |
applicant_network |
Build co-applicant network for a target applicant |
similar_firms |
Discover firms with similar patent portfolios via cosine similarity |
firm_tech_vector |
Get a firm's precomputed technology vector and diversity metadata |
Startability — Market Entry Analysis (4)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
startability |
Compute startability score for a firm-technology pair |
startability_delta |
Compute change in startability scores over time |
startability_ranking |
Rank tech clusters or firms using precomputed startability surface |
tech_fit |
Compute phi_tech fit components for a firm and technology cluster |
Technology Analysis (7)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
tech_landscape |
Analyze filing trends and top applicants in a technology area |
tech_clusters_list |
List 607 technology clusters with optional CPC filtering |
tech_trend |
Analyze time-series technology trends with growth rates and new entrants |
tech_trend_alert |
Detect hot and cooling technology trends with market signals |
tech_entropy |
Technology maturity via Shannon entropy of applicant diversity |
tech_volatility |
Technology volatility analysis with decay curve and half-life |
tech_beta |
CAPM-style technology beta: market sensitivity analysis |
Network Analysis (4)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
citation_network |
Build a patent citation network around a patent or firm's top patents |
network_topology |
Citation network topology analysis (scale-free, small-world, clustering) |
network_resilience |
Patent network resilience via percolation theory |
knowledge_flow |
Cross-CPC knowledge flow analysis via citation patterns |
Strategy & M&A (4)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
adversarial_strategy |
Game-theoretic analysis of two firms' technology territories |
ma_target |
Recommend M&A acquisition targets based on patent portfolio analysis |
tech_gap |
Analyze technology gap and synergy between two firms |
sales_prospect |
Identify and rank patent licensing sales targets |
Invention & FTO Analysis (3)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
invention_intelligence |
Analyze technology description for prior art, FTO risk, and whitespace |
cross_domain_discovery |
Discover cross-domain technology clusters related to a query |
cross_border_similarity |
Detect similar patent filings across international jurisdictions |
Patent Finance & Valuation (4)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
patent_market_fusion |
Combine patent portfolio strength with market signals |
patent_valuation |
Score patent, portfolio, or technology area value with royalty rate reference |
patent_option_value |
Black-Scholes real option valuation for patents |
portfolio_var |
Portfolio Value-at-Risk for patent expiration risk |
Technology Fusion & Evolution (3)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
tech_fusion_detector |
Technology fusion detector via co-citation analysis |
portfolio_evolution |
Track how a firm's technology portfolio evolved over time |
bayesian_scenario |
Bayesian patent investment simulation with data-driven priors |
Utility (2)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
entity_resolve |
Resolve a company name to its canonical form |
gdelt_company_events |
Fetch GDELT events and cached five-axis features for a firm |
Data Sources
| Source | Coverage | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Google Patents Public Data (BigQuery) | 13.6M+ Japanese patents | 310GB+ |
| CPC Classification | 607 technology clusters | Pre-computed |
| GDELT Global Knowledge Graph | Media signals for ~46 major firms (2020-2024) | Cached |
| Entity Registry | TSE Prime/Standard/Growth + S&P500 + Global | 4,300+ firms |
Architecture
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Claude / MCP Client │
└─────────────┬───────────────────────────────┘
│ Streamable HTTP (/mcp)
┌─────────────▼───────────────────────────────┐
│ FastMCP 2.14.5 (Python 3.13) │
│ ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ 38 Tool Functions + Entity Resolver │ │
│ └──────────────┬───────────────────────┘ │
│ ┌──────────────▼───────────────────────┐ │
│ │ PatentStore (SQLite, WAL mode) │ │
│ │ - patents: 13.6M rows │ │
│ │ - patent_cpc: 44.8M rows │ │
│ │ - startability_surface: 10.2M rows │ │
│ │ - firm_tech_vectors: 27.8K rows │ │
│ │ - tech_clusters: 607 rows │ │
│ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ Docker (48GB mem limit) │
│ NVMe SSD (2TB) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Performance
| Query Type | Response Time | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-computed lookups | 3-40ms | entity_resolve, tech_fit, startability |
| Aggregation queries | 1-30s | tech_landscape, patent_compare |
| Full-text search | 100ms-5s | patent_search |
| Heavy analysis | 10-30s | invention_intelligence, network_topology |
Self-Hosting
Requirements
- 64GB+ RAM recommended
- 500GB+ NVMe SSD
- Docker + Docker Compose
Setup
git clone https://github.com/Rei02061986/patent-space-mcp.git
cd patent-space-mcp
cp .env.example .env
# Configure PATENT_DB_PATH in .env
docker compose up -d
curl http://localhost:8001/health
License
MIT
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