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Map a patent citation network for prior art research

Trace linked patents around a known invention to study earlier and later citations from public patent records.

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Google Patents Scraper — Search, Citations, Family Graph
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Patent ID
Title
Assignee
Claims count
+7 fields
Text
Number
Boolean
List
Object

Input

Mode(required):citationNetwork
Patent IDs:US10000000B2
Citation direction (citationNetwork mode):both
Citation depth (citationNetwork mode):1
Max results:25
Enrichment depth:deep

Output fields

Patent ID
Title
Assignee
Claims count
CPC classifications
Family ID
Family members
Backward citations (cited by this patent)
Forward citations (cite this patent)
PDF URL
Google Patents URL

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Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as patent id, title, assignee, and more.

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The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "Map a patent citation network for prior art research" task via API.

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