Zac Zuo

Perplexity Patents - AI-powered patent search for everyone

Perplexity Patents is a new AI agent that makes IP intelligence accessible. Use natural language to search patents, academic papers, and code repositories. It understands complex queries, finds prior art, and provides cited answers, just like the core Perplexity experience.

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Zac Zuo
Hi everyone! This is a really important niche Perplexity is tackling. I used to be responsible for patent applications in a previous role, and I know how critical patent research is for business strategy. It often decides what tech you build or what you have to avoid. I was surprised to see Perplexity enter this space, but it makes perfect sense. The problem with old patent databases isn't a lack of information, it's that they're hard to search and don't provide insights. This is a perfect job for an agentic AI to solve. Instead of just matching keywords, it can understand what you're looking for and even find prior art in blogs and code repos.
Mingxuan Du
I’ve been using Perplexity’s Deep Research / Research for ~6 months. To me, PPLX was among the first mainstream “AI search engine / browser” experiences. After trying ChatGPT’s new Atlas browser, I found its interaction model closer to my usual web workflow. Do you plan to push more aggressively on the core AI search/browser experience?
Nika

Imagine how easy it will be to complete an academic thesis. I dunno whether it is good or bad for students. If you know what I mean :D

Sanskar Yadav

Bringing AI to patent research is brilliant - this will save so much time for engineers and researchers!

Maklyen May

Great timing__been looking for something exactly like this!

Lilou Lane

This is brilliant! Patent research finally feels approachable. Excited to try it out. 🙌

Lilou Lane

Congrats team! 👏 Love seeing Perplexity move into patents — such a powerful use case for AI search.

Cruise Chen

A bit step advancing... How does Perplexity research differ from other general Agents btw?

William
very useful for IP lawyer