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Significantly improved similarity search
New AI processes and the inclusion of descriptive texts ensure significantly more precise results when searching for similar patents.
Release date
June 1, 2026
Version
26.5.1
Feature type
Improvement
Type of User
Advanced User
Find similar patents even more precisely now
The Search for similar Patents in IP7 compass has been significantly improved and now delivers much more targeted and higher quality results.
Before the neural search is started, IP7 compass analyzes the selected patent and automatically extracts the key technical features. On this basis, the subsequent search is much more focused. Relevant patent documents can thus be recognized more precisely and evaluated better.

Extended analysis through descriptive texts
Another important advance is the expansion of the search basis: the neural search now also takes into account the Description text of the patent documents. As a result, significantly more technical details are included in the similarity search, which leads to a better hit quality, especially for complex inventions.
In addition, the underlying AI search methods have been modernized and expanded. In addition to the improved content analysis, additional technical terms are now also used to further optimize the ranking of results.
These enhancements make the search for similar patents in IP7 compass significantly more powerful. Users benefit from a more targeted search, a more comprehensive evaluation of the content and a noticeable improvement in the quality of the results.