Patent & IP Risk

Utility Patent Detector MCP Tool

Detect and search for similar utility/invention patents based on product information.

MCP tool name

nexscope_utility_patent_detector

Legacy MCP endpoint

/api/skill-api/v1/mcp

JSON-RPC method

tools/call

Authentication

Send the user API key as a bearer token on every MCP JSON-RPC request.

Authorization: Bearer nk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

If authentication is missing or invalid, ask the user to open API Access and copy a valid key before calling this tool.

Call this MCP tool

Use tools/call with the MCP tool name below. The arguments object should match the table on this page.

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

Legacy endpoint

POST /api/skill-api/v1/mcp

Canonical detail URL

https://www.nexscope.ai/mcp-map/utility-patent-detector

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Meaning
`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

Response fields

Treat structuredContent as the programmatic API response payload.

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.

Examples

Example arguments

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

Example structuredContent

{
  "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
}