# Invention Village

> AI patent-intelligence R&D assistant grounded in a real, searchable patent database. Helps R&D teams do real research with patent intelligence; not a replacement for a patent attorney.

## Core
- [Home](https://thesmartpatent.com/en)
- [Pricing](https://thesmartpatent.com/en/pricing)
- [About](https://thesmartpatent.com/en/about)
- [Founder](https://thesmartpatent.com/en/founder)
- [Blog](https://thesmartpatent.com/en/blog)

## Facts (verifiable)
- ~51M+ US and Chinese patent vectors: 21.8M CN inventions + 22.8M CN utility models + 6.4M US patents.
- Invalidation backtest (N≈268): two-library search hits an examiner-cited prior-art reference for 55.6% of targets at top-100.
- Every result is a real, verifiable patent; values the AI can't derive are marked "verify-in-R&D", never fabricated.

## Tools for AI agents
- MCP server: https://thesmartpatent.com/api/mcp (streamable HTTP, anonymous access, no signup)
- Setup guide: https://thesmartpatent.com/en/mcp
- Tools: verify_patent_number (does this patent number exist?), check_patent_text_fabrication (list items in patent text a human must verify), search_prior_art (semantic search over CN/US patents)
- These return database facts, never a pass/fail verdict on a text.