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.

搜索与特定发明或专利权利要求相关的现有技术。涵盖专利文献、非专利文献（学术论文、产品、开源）、防御性出版物和标准必要专利。用于在提交前评估一项发明是否新颖且非显而易见、质疑现有专利的有效性、支持自由操作分析、记录防御性出版物或回应专利局质疑新颖性或显而易见性的行动。 来源：pjt222/development-guides。