International patent search with IP7 Compass
Find relevant patent documents from around the world in seconds – using classic Boolean search, AI-based search, or both
For FTO searches, prior art searches, overview searches, or patent monitoring
For anyone who wants to find, evaluate and share international patent documents
Patent search – flexible and efficient
Search one of the largest patent databases in the world – rank, filter, and analyze results. Classic Boolean, with AI, or combined. Worldwide and without restrictions.
Manage your own research projects
Create projects, evaluate patent documents, and supplement them with your own information. This allows you to maintain an overview at all times, even years later. Your FTO project can be updated with just a few clicks of the mouse.
Present research results
Share results with freely definable exports, e.g. Excel, Word, PDF, or send them directly to other IP7 users.
Different patent strategies at the same time? No problem
IP7 Compass is based on a powerful, sophisticated software architecture that allows even the most complex patent searches. Easily track multiple search projects and patent strategies in parallel – without losing track.
- Efficient analysis and filter functions
- Identify, switch, and combine strategies
Recognize what is important with our AI
Our AI provides you with a brief summary, makes the claims available to you in a readable format, creates a reference table for figures, determines the essential features of a patent, and much more—in your language and in an easy-to-understand format.
Patent search with IP7 Compass: More highlights
Search
Professional search in one of the largest patent databases worldwide, including machine translations.
For FTO searches, prior art searches, overview searches, or patent monitoring.
Classic full-text search with word distance, regular expressions, simultaneous left/right truncation, boost operators, etc.
AI similarity search based on a text or patent.
AI search and classic Boolean search in combination.
Reusable search modules.
Unlimited search history including all results.
Citation searches, both direct and indirect, without limitations – can also be used in the search profile.
Synonym highlighting/automatic synonym recognition
Search for currently granted, expired, or only published patents
Search assistants and automatic syntax check
Multibase database – search possible in the document, the application, the simple family, and the extended family
Analysis
Automatic analysis of results with ad hoc filter function without quantity restrictions
AI ranking of a hit list based on text, patent number, or selected patent
Reference ranking, full-text ranking
Key term analysis
AI feature analysis
AI summary
AI claim explanation
AI reference number table
Export in various formats such as Excel, Word, PDF, or XML (up to 50,000 documents)
Quick read/mark as “not relevant”
Multi-screen support
Graphical analyses with template creation
Quick scrolling functions with keyboard shortcuts
Flexible export and workflow functions
Export your search results in various formats such as Excel, Word, PDF or XML (up to 50,000 documents) – or share data and findings directly in the web view.
- Easy export for data transfer, data processing, data backup
- Smart web view for sharing with colleagues
International patent data with machine translations
IP7 Compass is based on our self-developed patent database with documents from over 100 countries – including access to original documents, machine translations, bibliographic data, drawings, full texts, legal status data and more.
- Full text from over 100 countries worldwide, including machine translations
- Weekly update
From patent search to patent monitoring
Turn your search projects into monitoring tasks – for automated monitoring of patents worldwide.
One software for all company sizes: Search patents worldwide - with IP7 Compass
Functions
that simplify your work

AI, Boolean, or both
Combine AI searches with IPC classes, applicants, keywords, and more—AI ranked for optimal results.
Project overview
Read/not relevant, search history, and more. Everything combined in one project. This allows you to keep track of your searches.
Restore last session
Open your projects and pick up exactly where you left off.
AI ranking
Found an interesting patent? Looking for a technical description? AI sorts your search results according to your needs.

Analyze and filter
Applicants, classes, inventors, and much more—with just one click, you can get an overview of your results list and filter out what’s important.
Similarity search
Forward/backward citations or AI similarity search—get to your goal faster.
Understanding patents easily
AI summaries, AI simplification of claims, reference sign tables, and AI feature analysis – so anyone can read patents.
Keyword tagging and/or classification
Assign keywords to your patent documents and/or sort them into a folder tree. AI is also available.

Rate & comment
Rate and comment on documents in your projects – for yourself and your team.
Automatic search processes
Receive automatic notifications about new or modified patents.
Work on multiple screens
Flexibly arrange the software’s windows and fields across multiple monitors.
Data security
Play it safe – with our ISO-certified data center.
International patent search with IP7 Compass - find out more now
IP7 Compass is as flexible and powerful as you need it to be. Talk to us about the right solution for your company.