Search with a Patent Number
If you already have a relevant patent, you can use it as a search seed. Amplified will find other patents that are similar to it — even if they use completely different terminology.
In the search input area, enter a patent number (e.g., US10589855). You can add it alongside a text description, or on its own.
Click Update results. Now other patents with similar technology, problems, and solutions will rank higher in your results. This is a very powerful way to find patents that traditional approaches miss.
This works the exact same way as saving Relevant patents. The only difference is that the target patent will live in your input panel for fast reference.
When to use a patent number vs. text
Use a patent number when you are starting a search and want to identify conceptually similar patents. This will allow you to broadly explore the prior art space that is similar to the target patent, including other patents solving similar problems.
Use text only when you want more precise results. For example, patents with particular technical solutions disclosed. Using description or claims text fields will focus the results on this aspect. This is often the fastest way to find one or two great results quickly. You will notice that highly relevant patents are ranked highly with great accuracy but then quickly become noisy.
Use both together to get densely packed lists of relevant documents. This blends the precision of text searching with the conceptual matching from the patent numbers. For invalidity searching, we recommend reviewing the first page of results with text only inputs first and then adding the target patent.
Use the Claims field to focus specifically on claim-to-claim comparison. You do not need to write your query in claim language, but you should describe very specific technical features here. Useful when you need to find patents that claim a particular element.
Next steps
→ Highlight keywords in your results — add keywords to focus on specific aspects of the similar patents
→ Write a great search description — tips for combining text with patent numbers effectively
→ Going deeper: Tips for better search results — advanced strategies including iterating with Relevant results