com.dropwatchhq/patent-gap
Official4 toolsOff-patent opportunity feed: expiring design patents, recall + supplier screened, for sellers.
Identify expiring design patents and supplier opportunities for sellers.
Captured live from the server via tools/list.
list_categories
List the private-label product categories Patent-Gap tracks for expiring design patents.
No parameters.
newly_expirable
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.
Parameters (1)
- limitnumber
Max items (default 30).
screen_patent
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).
Parameters (2)
- publication_numberstringrequired
US patent publication number, e.g. USD689332S1 or US8935905B2.
- categorystring
Optional category label to sharpen the recall match.
category_opportunity_report
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.
Parameters (2)
- categorystringrequired
Category slug, e.g. 'kitchen-gadgets' (from list_categories).
- limitnumber
Max candidates (default 25, max 60).
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Install
claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"patent-gap": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"
]
}
}
}Desktop config is stdio-only; this bridges via mcp-remote. Native remote: Settings > Connectors.