`jp_patent_status`

Pack: jpo-patent-info · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/jp_patent_status for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Look up a Japanese patent or utility model by number and get its legal status: current stage (filing, examination, grant, refused, ceased), the latest status event, application/publication/registration numbers and dates, title, applicant or right holder, and FI classifications. Source: Japan Patent Office public register. Examples: application number 2020-000001, registration number 6770223.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`number`	string	yes	Japanese number, e.g. “2020-000001” (application or publication, year-serial) or “6770223” (registration). Prefixes like 特願 are accepted.
`number_type`	string	no	What the number is. Default: application.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "number": "2020-000001",
  "number_type": "application"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jpo-patent-info/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"jp_patent_status","arguments":{"number":"2020-000001","number_type":"application"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('jp_patent_status', {
  "number": "2020-000001",
  "number_type": "application"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`found`	boolean
`query`	object
`hit_count`	number
`records`	array
`source`	string
`data_as_of`	string
`data_as_of_note`	string
`message`	string

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "found": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "number": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "number_type": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "hit_count": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "records": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "kind": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "application_number": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "publication_number": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "registration_number": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "examined_publication_number": {
            "type": "null"
          },
          "application_date": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "publication_date": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "applicants_or_holders": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "fi_classes": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "is_divisional": {
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          "stage": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "stage_code": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "latest_event": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "latest_event_code": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "data_as_of": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "data_as_of_note": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the jpo-patent-info pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jpo-patent-info": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jpo-patent-info/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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