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Search Prior Art 3

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Search Prior Art 3 skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Search Prior Art 3 is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: research-methods · Last updated: 2026-06-06

Search for prior art relevant to a specific invention or patent claim. Covers patent literature, non-patent literature (academic papers, products, open source), defensive — from ThomasMoreAI/legal-skills-open

From the source SKILL.md

執行結構化先前技術搜尋以找出先於特定發明之出版物、專利、產品或揭露。用以評估可專利性（此能否申請專利？）、挑戰有效性（此專利應否核准？）或建立操作自由（此設計是否落於既有權利覆蓋？）。

What this skill does

Search Prior Art 3 is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/search-prior-art-3/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Search Prior Art 3 Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 93,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/search-prior-art-3
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/search-prior-art-3/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/search-prior-art-3/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/search-prior-art-3/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/search-prior-art-3/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\search-prior-art-3\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Search Prior Art 3 Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/search-prior-art-3/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Search Prior Art 3 skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Search Prior Art 3 skill?

Use Search Prior Art 3 when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the research methods area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Search Prior Art 3" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Search Prior Art 3 skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Search Prior Art 3 is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/ThomasMoreAI/legal-skills-open/blob/HEAD/general/ip/skills/search-prior-art-3/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: pjt222

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

pjt222. (2026). Search Prior Art 3 [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/search-prior-art-3/

BibTeX

@misc{search-prior-art-3-2026,
  author    = {pjt222},
  title     = {Search Prior Art 3 [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/search-prior-art-3/}
}

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