Get patent assignment/ownership records.
AI agents call odp_get_assignment to retrieve information from USPTO Patent MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves patent assignment and ownership records from the USPTO database. It performs no side effects, creates no new data, executes no code, deletes nothing, and moves no money. It is purely informational retrieval. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if misused—returning public patent ownership data causes no harm to systems or data integrity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'odp_get_assignment' and description 'Get patent assignment/ownership records' indicate retrieval of existing patent data without modification or deletion.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access odp_get_assignment gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and USPTO Patent MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for odp_get_assignment:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"odp_get_assignment": {}
}
}odp_get_assignment is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get patent assignment/ownership records. It is categorised as a Read tool in the USPTO Patent MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the USPTO Patent MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for odp_get_assignment: 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 USPTO Patent MCP Server. Nothing to install.
odp_get_assignment 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 odp_get_assignment 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 odp_get_assignment. 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.
odp_get_assignment is provided by the USPTO Patent MCP Server MCP server (riemannzeta/patent_mcp_server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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