`get_family`

Pack: epo-ops · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/epo-ops/mcp

INPADOC family — every related patent publication worldwide covering the same underlying invention, which is how you find the Chinese, Japanese, US and European members of one filing. Give the publication number as printed on the document; a trailing kind code is handled for you.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`number`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "number": "EP1234567"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/epo-ops/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_family","arguments":{"number":"EP1234567"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_family', {
  "number": "EP1234567"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`family-information`	object	Family metadata and members

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "INPADOC patent family — related applications worldwide",
  "properties": {
    "family-information": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Family metadata and members",
      "properties": {
        "family-id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique family identifier"
        },
        "priority-claim": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Priority claim details"
        },
        "family-member": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "List of family member patents",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "publication-reference": {
                "type": "object",
                "description": "Publication details for family member"
              },
              "application-reference": {
                "type": "object",
                "description": "Application details for family member"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "epo-ops": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/epo-ops/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_family