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Search and analyze 170M+ patents from 100+ jurisdictions and 320M+ scholarly works on Lens.org, with the citation links between them: patents citing papers, papers cited by patents, families, and landscape aggregations.
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Tools (9)
- searchPatentsSearch the Lens global patent database with full-text queries and optional filters for applicant, owner, inventor, sequence organism, jurisdiction, date range, legal status, classification, and publication type. Also supports batch patent lookup by Lens IDs or document numbers. Use getPatent for full details on a specific patent, and searchScholarlyWorks for the related scientific literature.4 credits
- aggregateScholarlyWorksRun statistical aggregations over scholarly works matching a query or filters: publications per year, top authors, institutions, journals, publishers, funders, fields of study, countries, MeSH terms, open access and publication type breakdowns, and citation metrics including patent citations. Use for research landscape and science-to-patent impact analysis; pair with aggregatePatents for the patent side.Free
- getPatentCitationsRetrieve citation data for a patent — forward citations (patents citing this one) and/or backward citations (patents/literature this one cites). Backward results include the Lens IDs of cited scholarly works for getScholarlyWork or searchScholarlyWorks. Use for prior art analysis and patent valuation.4 credits
- getPatentFamilyRetrieve all members of a patent's simple (DOCDB) or extended (INPADOC) family, showing how an invention is protected across jurisdictions. Returns family member Lens IDs that can be used with searchPatents or getPatent.4 credits
- getScholarlyWorkRetrieve the full record of one scholarly work by Lens ID, DOI, PMID or PMCID: abstract, authors with affiliations, journal, open access, MeSH terms, funding, clinical trials, retractions and citation counts. Returns the Lens IDs of patents citing it (usable with getPatent or searchPatents lensIds). Scholarly Lens IDs come from searchScholarlyWorks or getPatent citedScholarlyLensIds. Use getScholarlyCitations for citing works and the full reference list.Free
- searchScholarlyWorksSearch scholarly works (articles, preprints, books, conference papers) on Lens with full-text queries and filters for author, institution, journal, funder, field of study, MeSH term, year, open access, retraction and patent citation status. Also supports batch lookup by Lens IDs, DOIs or PMIDs, e.g., the citedScholarlyLensIds returned by getPatent. Use getScholarlyWork for the full record and getScholarlyCitations for citation links.Free
- getPatentRetrieve the full detailed record for a single patent by its Lens ID. Returns title, abstract, claims, description, inventors, applicants, owners, classifications, legal status, family info, and citations, including the scholarly works it cites (usable with getScholarlyWork). Use searchPatents first to find Lens IDs.4 credits
- aggregatePatentsRun statistical aggregations over the global patent dataset — counts by publication or priority year, top applicants/owners/inventors, jurisdiction and applicant country distribution, CPC/IPC and kind breakdowns, legal status, citation metrics, and year-by-jurisdiction/applicant breakdowns. Use for patent landscape analytics and competitive intelligence. Year breakdowns return the most recent 30 years with data. Use searchScholarlyWorks for the matching scientific literature.Free
- getScholarlyCitationsRetrieve citation links for a scholarly work: forward (works and patents citing it) and/or backward (its reference list). size and from paginate each list. Citing patent Lens IDs work with getPatent or searchPatents lensIds. Use for impact analysis, literature mapping and science-to-patent linkage.Free