Prior Art Search in any language.
Search 96M global patents in 10 to 20 minutes. Each result is scored by claim overlap, classification proximity, and citation depth across patents, indexed web publications, and the FDA Orange Book and Purple Book. Foreign references surface in English. Your queries are never used to train a model.
Features
Global by default
96M+ patents and applications across all major offices (USPTO, EPO, JPO, KIPO, CNIPA, WIPO, and more). One search covers them all.
Hybrid search
Semantic ranking catches synonyms and adjacent disclosures. Keyword matching anchors the exact terms that matter: model numbers, defined terms, chemical names. CPC classifications factor into relevance.
Cross-lingual surfacing
If the strongest prior art is in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, or German, you’ll see it. Foreign references appear in English alongside everything else, with the original document one click away.
Beyond the patent corpus
Searches extend to publicly indexed web publications (academic papers, technical disclosures, product documentation). Prior art that never made it into a patent filing still surfaces.
FDA Orange and Purple Book
Pharma and biologics searches reach beyond patents. Prior Art Search now covers the FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, so listed drug and biologic references surface alongside everything else.
Your inputs stay yours
Searches run on enterprise model endpoints, not consumer AI. Your queries, draft claims, and uploaded references are never used to train a model. Confidentiality is the default, not an enterprise upsell.
Family-aware results
Patent families collapse to a single result so you don’t review the same disclosure across five jurisdictions. All family members are one click away.
Date-anchored
Set a priority date and the engine excludes anything published after, so patentability searches stay anchored to the right cutoff without manual filtering.
Prior art that doesn’t stop at the language barrier
Complete a prior art search in minutes. Boundly’s AI ranks the results and helps you analyze what matters.
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無線メッシュネットワークを用いたRFID在庫追跡システム
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基于低功耗网状无线电的无线库存追踪系统
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Pre-filing
Novelty and non-obviousness search before drafting begins
Drafting
Survey adjacent prior art to inform claim strategy and scope
Office actions
Find supporting references when responding to examiner rejections
How it works
Describe the invention in plain English, paste claim language, or upload a draft.
Boundly searches 96M+ global patents, indexed web publications, and the FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, in every major language.
Review ranked results with relevance highlights, jurisdiction badges, and translated foreign references.
Run searches from inside AI Studio without leaving your draft. Export findings as a search report when ready.
Inside AI Studio
Prior Art Search is one of the capabilities inside AI Studio. You search without leaving the matter you are working on. Prior art is what you use to assess patentability before filing, run freedom to operate (FTO) analysis, support invalidity and validity assessment, shape claim strategy, and carry out competitive and due-diligence research. Your project context stays with the matter so collaborators pick up exactly where you left off.
Simple pricing. No surprises.
Choose monthly or yearly billing. Full access to all tools on every plan.