patent_ownership_audit
ActiveTool of @gapup/mcp-knowledge
Audits patent ownership for employees or contractors, identifying gaps where inventors may not have properly assigned patent rights to the company. Designed for CHROs to ensure IP compliance and mitigate legal risks. Inputs: employee/contractor names or IDs, optional date range. Outputs: list of patents, ownership status, flagged gaps, and assignment details. Sources: USPTO PatFT and EPO Espacenet public records. Keywords: patent audit, IP compliance, employee inventions, contractor agreements, CHRO.
Parameters schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"employeeNames"
],
"properties": {
"async": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "If true, returns a job_id immediately (<200ms) instead of waiting for the result. Poll the result with job_result(job_id). Use for slow tools to avoid client timeouts."
},
"dateRange": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"end": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date"
},
"start": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date"
}
},
"description": "Optional date range for patent filings"
},
"employeeIds": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "List of employee or contractor IDs (optional if names provided)"
},
"employeeNames": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "List of employee or contractor full names to audit"
}
}
}No endpoints wrapped at confidence ≥ 0.70.
Parent server
@gapup/mcp-knowledge
https://github.com/getgapup/gapup-mcp
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