# ip_employee_invention_tracker

For CHROs: tracks employee patent filings and flags unassigned inventions. Input employee name or ID to retrieve their patent applications from USPTO and WIPO databases. Returns list of inventions with assignment status, filing dates, and potential ownership gaps. Useful for IP audits, inventor onboarding, and compliance checks. Keywords: patents, IP ownership, employee inventions, USPTO, WIPO.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `ip_employee_invention_tracker`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-getgapup-mcp-knowledge/ip-employee-invention-tracker

## Facts

- Tool: `ip_employee_invention_tracker`
- Server: Mcp Knowledge (`https://mcp.gapup.io`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-getgapup-mcp-knowledge.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/getgapup/gapup-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 6 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `async` | boolean | no | If true, returns a job_id immediately (<200ms) instead of waiting for the result. Poll the result with job_result(job_id). Use for slow tools to avoid client ti |
| `endDate` | string | no | Filter patents filed before this date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `startDate` | string | no | Filter patents filed after this date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `employeeId` | string | no | Internal employee ID (optional if name provided) |
| `companyName` | string | yes | Exact legal name of company for assignment check |
| `employeeName` | string | yes | Full name of employee to track (e.g., 'John Doe') |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "ip_employee_invention_tracker",
    "arguments": {
      "companyName": "<companyName>",
      "employeeName": "<employeeName>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why ip_employee_invention_tracker is rated Low

This is a data retrieval tool that queries patent databases (USPTO, WIPO) to fetch patent filing information and assignment status for employees. It is read-only with no side effects—it does not modify patent records, execute code, or trigger external actions. The intended use for 'IP audits, inventor onboarding, and compliance checks' confirms it is informational.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool performs retrieval operations: 'retrieve their patent applications from USPTO and WIPO databases', 'returns list of inventions with assignment status, filing dates'. No modification, deletion, or execution of external systems described."

## Use case

AI agents call ip_employee_invention_tracker to retrieve information from Mcp Knowledge without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp Knowledge:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "ip_employee_invention_tracker": {}
  }
}
```

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