lens_patent_search

Search the Lens.org patent collection using full-text queries across title, abstract, claims, and description. Covers 130M+ patent documents from 100+ jurisdictions worldwide. Supports filtering by jurisdiction, date range, and IPC classification. Requires a Lens.org API token.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Search query — keywords searched across title, abstract, claims, and description.
jurisdiction	string	No	Filter by jurisdiction code (e.g., US, EP, WO, AU, JP, CN). 2-4 characters.
dateFrom	string	No	Filter patents published on or after this date (ISO 8601, e.g., 2020-01-01).
dateTo	string	No	Filter patents published on or before this date (ISO 8601, e.g., 2024-12-31).
classification	string	No	Filter by IPC classification code (e.g., H04L, C12Q 1/68).
limit	number	No	Maximum results to return (default: 20, max: 50).
offset	number	No	Result offset for pagination (default: 0).

Example

Request

{
  "name": "lens_patent_search",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "CRISPR gene editing delivery",
    "jurisdiction": "US",
    "dateFrom": "2022-01-01",
    "limit": 5
  }
}

Response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "US-20230140940",
      "applicationNumber": "17894523",
      "jurisdiction": "US",
      "title": "Lipid Nanoparticle Compositions for CRISPR-Cas9 Delivery",
      "status": "filed",
      "applicants": [
        { "name": "Moderna Therapeutics Inc" }
      ],
      "inventors": [
        { "name": "SMITH, Rebecca L." },
        { "name": "PATEL, Anil K." }
      ],
      "ipcClassification": [
        { "code": "C12N 15/87" },
        { "code": "A61K 48/00" }
      ],
      "cpcClassification": [
        { "code": "C12N 15/8731" }
      ],
      "filingDate": "2022-06-14",
      "priorityDate": "2021-11-03"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "totalResults": 312,
    "offset": 0,
    "limit": 5,
    "hasMore": true
  },
  "metadata": {
    "query": "CRISPR gene editing delivery",
    "totalResults": 312,
    "executionTimeMs": 840
  }
}

Notes

• The query performs full-text matching across all patent fields (title, abstract, claims, description) — no special query syntax required.
• Jurisdiction codes follow standard two-letter country codes. Use WO for PCT international applications and EP for European Patent Office publications.
• IPC classification filters support both section-level (H04L) and detailed subclass queries (C12Q 1/68).
• Pagination uses offset (not cursor). The next page offset is offset + limit. Check pagination.hasMore to determine if more pages exist.
• Results are cached. Subsequent identical queries return cached data.
• When no results are found, a suggestion field is returned with guidance on broadening the search.

Related Tools

• lens_patent_status — get full details for a specific Lens.org patent
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• ep_patent_search — search patents via the European Patent Office
• au_patent_search — search Australian patents