Search, analyze and map patent landscapes across major jurisdictions (US, EP, WO, CN, JP, KR). Three modes: (1) search — find patents by keywords, company name or inventor name; (2) landscape — aggregate distributions: top assignees, top inventors, CPC class breakdown, filings by year, citation l...
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AI agents call patent_landscape to retrieve information from Gapup Mcp without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though patent_landscape only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
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}See the full Gapup Mcp policy for all 271 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access patent_landscape gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Search, analyze and map patent landscapes across major jurisdictions (US, EP, WO, CN, JP, KR). Three modes: (1) search — find patents by keywords, company name or inventor name; (2) landscape — aggregate distributions: top assignees, top inventors, CPC class breakdown, filings by year, citation leaders, white-space innovation opportunities; (3) lookup — retrieve a specific patent by number (e.g. US10000000B2, EP3456789A1, WO2023/123456). Primary source: WIPO PatentScope (WO PCT, keyless). Optional sources: USPTO PatentsView (US, env PATENTSVIEW_API_KEY), EPO OPS (EP/WO, env EPO_OPS_CONSUMER_KEY + EPO_OPS_CONSUMER_SECRET), Lens.org (global, env LENS_API_TOKEN). Use cases: freedom-to-operate (FTO) analysis, R&D gap identification, VC due diligence IP audit, competitor patent portfolio mapping, inventor network analysis. SLA: <=24s p95 (parallel fetches, 8s per source). Cache: 24h TTL (patent data stable). Quality score: 30 pts per retrieved source (max 90), +10 if >=10 patents, +10 bonus for landscape mode with non-empty top_assignees.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Gapup Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Gapup MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for patent_landscape: 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 Gapup Mcp. Nothing to install.
patent_landscape 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 patent_landscape 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 patent_landscape. 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.
patent_landscape is provided by the Gapup MCP server (https://mcp.gapup.io/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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