AI Prior Art Search Tool

AI-Powered Prior Art Search

Skip the external search firm invoice—and the wait.

Find invalidating prior art across 60M+ patents, NPL, and product documentation—in minutes, not weeks. Search by specific limitations or images to build your §102 or §103 position faster.

Search 60M+ patent publications without leaving your workspace

Patent applications and publications across major jurisdictions—built to iterate fast and narrow down on key references.

Find the NPL your opponents will miss

Research papers, standards, clinical trials, and more across the entire public internet.

Surface product evidence others can't find

Current and archival product listings, specs, manuals, videos, and teardowns.

Search firm quality. In-house speed and control.

Outside prior art search firms cost thousands and take days to weeks. &AI prior art search gives the control to the expert, allowing fast iterations and key results delivered at a fraction of the cost.

Find relevant art even when the wording is different

Traditional searches depend on exact keywords and classification codes. &AI searches the underlying technical concept, ranks related references, and points to the supporting passage or figure so an attorney can verify each result.

Frequently asked questions

Does this replace a prior art search firm?
Yes. Teams use &AI to run comprehensive prior art searches in-house—often in a single afternoon. You get faster iteration, broader source coverage (patents, NPL, products, archived web), and results you can immediately chart or export.

What sources do you search?
Patents, non-patent literature, products, clinical trials, and archival web materials.

Can I search using images or figures from a patent?
Yes. Select a figure from a patent and &AI will find similar prior art across patents—useful for mechanical or design-focused claims.

What patent offices are included?
US, EP, JP, WO, KR, CN, GB, DE.

What NPL sources do you include?
Anything available on the internet, including archived web pages via the Wayback Machine.

How long does a typical search take?
Most users find strong candidate references within 30–60 minutes. Compare that to 1–3 weeks from an outside search firm.

How much does this cost compared to a search firm?
Outside firms typically charge $5K–$15K per search. With &AI, search is iterative and depends on the size of the patent, the number of results requested, and other factors. Searches typically cost around a few hundred dollars worth of credits ($100-$300).

What is prior art search?
Prior art search is the process of finding earlier patents, publications, products, or public disclosures that may anticipate or render obvious a patent’s claims. &AI runs prior art searches across 60M+ patents, non-patent literature, products, and archived web in minutes—then lets you chart the references you find.

Is AI prior art search accurate enough for invalidity work?
Yes, when the attorney stays in control. &AI returns results with citations to the exact passage or figure in each source, so you can verify relevance before relying on it. The AI accelerates discovery and ranking; the litigator decides what is material.

How is AI prior art search different from Google Patents or keyword search?
Traditional keyword search requires you to guess the exact words used in a reference. &AI searches by claim limitations, concepts, and even patent figures or images across patents, NPL, products, and archived web—so it surfaces relevant prior art that exact-match keyword tools and Google Patents miss.

Can &AI find prior art for an IPR or invalidity defense?
Yes. &AI helps you find §102 and §103 references for IPR petitions and district-court invalidity, then map each limitation with pinpoint citations you review and approve before export.

Can I search for prior art by patent number, claim, or image?
Yes. Start from a patent number, paste claim language, select specific limitations, or pick a figure from a patent, and &AI returns ranked references with the passages or images that map to each element.

What is the difference between §102 and §103 prior art?
Section 102 (anticipation) requires a single reference that discloses every claim limitation. Section 103 (obviousness) combines multiple references with a motivation to combine. &AI supports both—single-reference charts and multi-reference §103 combinations.

Invalidity Analysis
Build robust arguments for §101, §102, §103, and §112.

Claim Charts
Generate litigation-ready claim charts in minutes.

Infringement Detection
Find evidence of use faster with product search and analysis.

Scale your patent expertise

&AI is a platform for patent litigators to craft trial-ready work product—fast enough for pitches, strong enough for court.