search-prior-art

Conduct a structured prior art search to find publications, patents, products, or disclosures that predate a specific invention. Used to assess patentability (can this be patented?), challenge validity (should this patent have been granted?), or establish freedom-to-operate (is this design covered by existing rights?).

Expected: A complete decomposition with search terms for each element. The novel combination is identified — this is what the search must either find (to invalidate) or confirm is absent (to support novelty).

On failure: If the invention is too abstract to decompose, ask for a more specific description. If the claims are unclear, focus on the broadest reasonable interpretation of each claim element.

搜尋與特定發明或專利權利要求相關的現有技術。涵蓋專利文獻、非專利文獻（學術論文、產品、開源）、防禦性出版品和標準必要專利。用於在提交前評估一項發明是否新穎且非顯而易見、質疑現有專利的有效性、支持自由操作分析、記錄防禦性出版物或回應專利局質疑新穎性或顯而易見性的行動。 來源：pjt222/development-guides。