search_attorneys
Search for trademark attorneys or law firms. Returns prosecution statistics, TTAB proceeding counts (as plaintiff/defendant), and contact information.
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What search_attorneys does on GleanMark Trademark Search
AI agents call search_attorneys to retrieve information from GleanMark Trademark Search without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Maximum number of results to return |
search_term | string | Yes | Attorney name or law firm name to search for |
search_type | string | — | Search for individual attorneys or law firms |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why search_attorneys is rated Low
This is a straightforward directory/search tool that queries and retrieves professional contact and statistical information about trademark attorneys and law firms. There are no side effects, modifications to data, code execution, financial transactions, or destructive operations.
From the tool's definition Tool performs a search that 'returns prosecution statistics, TTAB proceeding counts, and contact information' — all read-only retrieval of existing data with no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.
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The rule that runs search_attorneys safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and GleanMark Trademark Search, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search_attorneys, this is the rule to start with:
search_attorneys is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect GleanMark Trademark Search, apply this rule, and every search_attorneys call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search_attorneys
Search for trademark attorneys or law firms. Returns prosecution statistics, TTAB proceeding counts (as plaintiff/defendant), and contact information. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GleanMark Trademark Search MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
search_attorneys accepts 3 parameters: limit, search_term, search_type. Required: search_term. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the GleanMark Trademark Search MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_attorneys: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches GleanMark Trademark Search. Nothing to install.
search_attorneys is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_attorneys rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_attorneys. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
search_attorneys is provided by the GleanMark Trademark Search MCP server (https://gleanmark.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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