patent-gap
Off-patent opportunity feed: expiring design patents, recall + supplier screened, for sellers.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"patent-gap": {
"url": "https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (4)
🟢list_categories
List the private-label product categories Patent-Gap tracks for expiring design patents.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {}
}⚪newly_expirable(limit)
Cross-category feed of design patents that just became (or are about to become) free to make — i.e. fresh off-patent private-label opportunities, soonest-expiry first, already recall- and supplier-screened.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Max items (default 30)."
}
}
}🟢screen_patent(publication_number, category)
Screen ONE US patent by publication number (e.g. USD689332S1): compute its statutory expiry/status, join CPSC recall-safety for its category, and run an OFAC/OIG screen on the assignee. Returns the freedom-to-operate read (design-patent scope; not legal advice).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"publication_number": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US patent publication number, e.g. USD689332S1 or US8935905B2."
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional category label to sharpen the recall match."
}
},
"required": [
"publication_number"
]
}🟢category_opportunity_report(category, limit)
PAID (x402, $0.03 USDC on Base). Full off-patent opportunity report for a category slug (see list_categories): every newly-expirable design patent with computed expiry, CPSC recall-safety band, and OFAC/OIG supplier screen, ranked by actionability. Free callers get a preview + x402 challenge.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"category": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Category slug, e.g. 'kitchen-gadgets' (from list_categories)."
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Max candidates (default 25, max 60)."
}
},
"required": [
"category"
]
}Community
Evidence