Introducing Perplexity Patents: AI-powered patent search for everyone

Perplexity has launched Perplexity Patents, a beta AI-powered patent research agent designed to make patent intelligence more accessible than conventional search systems that depend on specialized keywords, syntax, training, and costly professional platforms. Users can ask patent-related questions in natural language, receive cited answers with relevant patent collections, view original documents, and continue research through conversational follow-up questions without restarting their searches. The system aims to identify semantically related prior art beyond exact terminology, using an agentic research process that decomposes queries, searches a large patent knowledge index, and assembles answers supported by potentially hundreds of documents. In addition to patent records, it can consult academic papers, public software repositories, and other sources to provide a broader view of technological developments and innovation trends. Perplexity Patents is available worldwide for free during beta, with Pro and Max subscribers receiving higher usage limits and additional model configuration options.

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