Utility Patent Detector API

REST API and MCP service documentation generated from server-side API definitions. Responses use the shared code, msg, and data envelope.

API selector

Patent & IP Risk

API overview

Search for similar utility and invention patents from product information. Review request parameters, response fields, and MCP usage.

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Endpoint

https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/utility-patent-detector/run

MCP method

nexscope_utility_patent_detector

Authentication

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POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/utility-patent-detector/run

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Request parameters documented by ecommerce.utility-patent-detector.

Slug	`utility-patent-detector`
Headers	`Authorization: Bearer nk-...` `Content-Type: application/json`
Request body	API-specific JSON object.
Response body	Platform envelope: code, msg, data, ts, time, cost, traceId. Inspect data.status for asynchronous completion.

Status codes

Code	Description
200	HTTP request completed. Check JSON code; only 0 indicates business success or acceptance.
400	Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401	API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xx	API execution or upstream service failed.

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/utility-patent-detector/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{   "productTitle": "Magnetic phone case with ring stand",   "region": "US",   "productDescription": "A protective smartphone case with a magnetic ring stand and shockproof corners.",   "topNumber": 10 }'

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POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/utility-patent-detector/run

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Endpoint

Method	`POST`
Path	`https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/utility-patent-detector/run`
Auth	`Bearer API key`
Content-Type	`application/json`

Request body

Name	Type	Required	Description
`productTitle`	`string`	required	Product title, max 1000 characters Example: Magnetic phone case with ring stand
`productDescription`	`string`	required	Product description, max 1000 characters Example: A protective smartphone case with a magnetic ring stand and shockproof corners.
`region`	`string`	required	Country/region code(s) where the product is intended for sale, multiple separated by commas. Currently supports US. Default US Example: US
`topNumber`	`integer`	required	Number of results to recall, range: 10--200, default 100 Example: 10

Request example

{
  "productTitle": "Magnetic phone case with ring stand",
  "region": "US",
  "productDescription": "A protective smartphone case with a magnetic ring stand and shockproof corners.",
  "topNumber": 10
}

Response body

Name	Type	Required	Description
`data`	`any`	required	Data value used by this API operation.
`code`	`integer`	required	0 means accepted or successful; nonzero is a platform error.
`msg`	`string \| null`	required	Msg value used by this API operation.
`ts`	`string`	required	Epoch milliseconds.
`time`	`string`	required	Server local time: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.
`cost`	`string`	required	Elapsed milliseconds, never credits; -1 outside web requests.
`traceId`	`string \| null`	required	Trace id value used by this API operation.

Any of option 1

Name	Type	Required	Description
`data`	`object`	required	Data value used by this API operation.
`data.total`	`integer`	optional	Record count Example: 1
`data.detectId`	`string`	optional	Detection ID Example: example-id
`data.costToken`	`integer`	optional	Token cost Example: 1
`data.type`	`string`	optional	Render style Example: null
`data.columns`	`array`	optional	Render column definitions Example: []
`data.data`	`array`	optional	Patent list (see below) Example: []
`data.data[].globalUtilityId`	`string`	optional	Patent ID Example: example-id
`data.data[].title`	`string`	optional	Utility patent title Example: null
`data.data[].titleCn`	`string`	optional	Utility patent title (Chinese) Example: null
`data.data[].similarity`	`number`	optional	Similarity between the product and this patent (0--1) Example: 1
`data.data[].patentValidity`	`string`	optional	Patent validity: Active or Invalid Example: null
`data.data[].applicationNumber`	`string`	optional	Application number Example: null
`data.data[].applicationDate`	`string`	optional	Application date (yyyy-MM-dd) Example: 2026-01-01
`data.data[].publicationNumber`	`string`	optional	Publication number Example: null
`data.data[].publicationDate`	`string`	optional	Publication date (yyyy-MM-dd) Example: 2026-01-01
`data.data[].estimatedDueDate`	`string`	optional	Estimated expiration date (yyyy-MM-dd) Example: 2026-01-01
`data.data[].region`	`string`	optional	Receiving office Example: US
`data.data[].patentAbstract`	`string`	optional	Abstract Example: null
`data.data[].patentAbstractCn`	`string`	optional	Abstract (Chinese) Example: null
`data.data[].claims`	`string`	optional	Claims Example: null
`data.data[].claimsCn`	`string`	optional	Claims (Chinese) Example: null
`data.data[].specification`	`string`	optional	Specification Example: null
`data.data[].specificationCn`	`string`	optional	Specification (Chinese) Example: null
`data.data[].inventors`	`array`	optional	Inventors and countries concatenated, array format Example: []
`data.data[].inventorAddresses`	`array`	optional	Inventor addresses, array format Example: []
`data.data[].applicants`	`array`	optional	Applicants and countries concatenated, array format Example: []
`data.data[].applicantAddresses`	`array`	optional	Rights holder addresses, array format Example: []
`data.data[].priorityNumber`	`array`	optional	Priority numbers, array format Example: []
`data.data[].relatedPublicationDate`	`array`	optional	First publication dates (yyyy-MM-dd), array format Example: []
`data.data[].patentImageUrl`	`string`	optional	Patent cover image Example: https://example.com/image.jpg
`data.data[].images`	`array`	optional	Patent drawings Example: []
`data.data[].classNumList`	`array`	optional	Classification number path list, format: classNum1 > classNum2 > classNum3 Example: []
`data.data[].cpcKindRaw`	`array`	optional	CPC classification (raw JSONArray) Example: []
`data.data[].troCase`	`boolean`	optional	Whether there is a TRO enforcement history Example: false
`data.data[].troHolder`	`boolean`	optional	Whether it is a patent of a TRO rights holder Example: false
`data.title`	`string`	optional	Provider-specific response title. Example: null
`data.sourceType`	`string`	optional	Provider-specific source platform type. Example: null
`data.sourceTool`	`string`	optional	Provider-specific source tool name. Example: null
`data.costTime`	`integer`	optional	Execution time reported by the upstream provider. Example: null
`data.page`	`integer`	optional	Current page returned by the upstream provider. Example: null
`data.pageSize`	`integer`	optional	Page size returned by the upstream provider. Example: null
`data.pageItemCount`	`integer`	optional	Item count on the current page returned by the upstream provider. Example: null
`data.totalPage`	`integer`	optional	Total page count returned by the upstream provider. Example: null
`data.dataSnapshotMonth`	`string`	optional	Data snapshot month returned by the upstream provider. Example: null

Any of option 2

Name	Type	Required	Description
`data`	`null`	required	Data value used by this API operation.

Response example

Platform response envelope. code 0 indicates success or acceptance; data contains the business result.

{
  "data": {
    "total": 1,
    "detectId": "example-id",
    "costToken": 1,
    "columns": [],
    "data": [
      {
        "globalUtilityId": "example-id",
        "similarity": 1,
        "applicationDate": "2026-01-01",
        "publicationDate": "2026-01-01",
        "estimatedDueDate": "2026-01-01",
        "region": "US",
        "inventors": [],
        "inventorAddresses": [],
        "applicants": [],
        "applicantAddresses": [],
        "priorityNumber": [],
        "relatedPublicationDate": [],
        "patentImageUrl": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
        "images": [],
        "classNumList": [],
        "cpcKindRaw": [],
        "troCase": false,
        "troHolder": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "code": 0,
  "msg": null,
  "ts": "0",
  "time": "2026-01-01 00:00:00",
  "cost": "-1",
  "traceId": null
}

Responses

Code	Description
200	HTTP request completed. Check JSON code; only 0 indicates business success or acceptance.
400	Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401	API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xx	API execution or upstream service failed.

Data source, freshness, and limitations

Source, freshness, coverage, rate limits, and estimation notes are not specified in this API definition unless they appear in the request or response field documentation above. Do not assume official marketplace data or real-time freshness when it is not explicitly documented.

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MCP

Use the MCP endpoint when an agent needs to discover and call API tools with JSON-RPC.

GET /api/skill-api/v1/mcp

POST /api/skill-api/v1/mcp
Authorization: Bearer nk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Content-Type: application/json

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{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "tool-call-1",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "nexscope_utility_patent_detector",
    "arguments": {
      "productTitle": "Magnetic phone case with ring stand",
      "region": "US",
      "productDescription": "A protective smartphone case with a magnetic ring stand and shockproof corners.",
      "topNumber": 10
    }
  }
}

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Endpoint

https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/utility-patent-detector/run

MCP method

nexscope_utility_patent_detector

API key*

JSON payload*

cURL

curl -X POST \
  https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/utility-patent-detector/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "productTitle": "Magnetic phone case with ring stand", "region": "US", "productDescription": "A protective smartphone case with a magnetic ring stand and shockproof corners.", "topNumber": 10 }'

Response

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