# linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status

A skill that pulls patent legal status and event history from the PatSnap database, for one patent or a hundred at once.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 395 installs · ★ 111
- Author: linkfox-ai
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/linkfox-ai/linkfox-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status

## What it does

The skill calls `POST /zhihuiya/legalStatus` and returns three layers per patent: a simple status (Active, Inactive, Pending), a detailed lifecycle status (Published, Examining, Granted, Abandoned, Expired, Revoked), and the legal events on record — Transfer, License, Pledge, Opposition, Litigation, Re-examination. Lookups take either an internal patent ID or a publication number, comma-separated, up to 100 values per request. Supply both and `patentId` wins.

Under the hood there is a Python script, `scripts/zhihuiya_legal_status.py`, that takes JSON arguments. Every full response is written to `<cwd>/linkfox/<YYYY-MM-DD>/<session>/data/`; writing to `/tmp` is not allowed. Bodies up to 8 KB print to stdout in full, larger ones print as a summary, and `--inline` forces the whole thing out. The author suggests reading the saved file with `jq` instead of pulling the entire JSON into context.

You need an API key in `LINKFOX_AGENT_API_KEY` or `LINKFOXAGENT_API_KEY` before the first call. Queries are metered: cost is 81 × the number of rows returned, so a large batch of patents scales the bill accordingly. That is why the skill calls the same parameter set once per session and forbids silently retrying with other numbers after an empty result. Coverage follows the PatSnap database, so very recent filings may not show up yet.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add linkfox-ai/linkfox-skills --skill linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add linkfox-ai/linkfox-skills --skill linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add linkfox-ai/linkfox-skills --skill linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install linkfox-ai/linkfox-skills linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add linkfox-ai/linkfox-skills --skill linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/linkfox-ai/linkfox-skills --path skills/linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add linkfox-ai/linkfox-skills --skill linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/linkfox-ai/linkfox-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check whether a competitor's patent is still in force
- pull the legal event history for a publication number
- screen a batch of patents for expired or revoked ones
- find transfers, licences and pledges on a patent
- see when the legal status was last updated

## Example prompts
- Query the legal status for patent publication number CN115000000A.
- Look up the legal status for patents US11000000B2, EP3000000A1, and CN115000001A.
- Has patent CN115000000A been involved in any litigation, transfer, or pledge events?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status
description: 从智慧芽（PatSnap）数据库查询专利法律状态信息。当用户提到专利法律状态、专利有效性核查、专利状态查询、专利事件历史、简单法律状态、转让、许可、质押、异议、诉讼、复审等法律事件、patent legal status, patent validity, patent events, transfer/license/pledge, PatSnap, patent status lookup时触发此技能。当用户询问专利是否处于有效、无效、审中、过期、授权、撤回或撤销状态，或想通过专利ID或公开号查询法律状态时也应触发。
---

# Zhihuiya Patent Legal Status

This skill guides you on how to query patent legal status information via the Zhihuiya (PatSnap) platform, helping users quickly determine the current legal standing and event history of one or more patents.

## 调用方式

- **API 端点**：`POST /zhihuiya/legalStatus`（完整参数/响应/错误码见 `references/api.md`）
- **Python 脚本**：`python scripts/zhihuiya_legal_status.py '<JSON 参数>' [--inline]`
- **成本约束**：本工具会消耗算力；同一会话同一参数组合默认只调用一次，脚本带 24h 本地缓存。失败/空结果不得自动换关键词、翻页或改邮编连续试探；需要继续检索时先向用户说明会产生额外消耗。

**输出策略（脚本默认行为）**：
- **始终**将完整响应写入 `<cwd>/linkfox/<YYYY-MM-DD>/<session>/data/linkfox-zhihuiya-legal-status-<timestamp>.json`（`<cwd>` 为脚本执行时的工作目录，在 Claude Code 里即当前项目目录；`<session>` 取自环境变量 `SESSION_ID`，按用户任务自动聚合；**禁止写入 /tmp**，当前目录不可写则报错）
- 响应体 ≤ 8 KB：落盘后把完整 JSON 打印到 stdout
- 响应体 > 8 KB：落盘后 stdout 只输出摘要（顶层字段、常见计数如 `total`/`costToken`、最大列表字段的长度 + 前 3 条样本）
- 加 `--inline` 强制全量打印到 stdout（同样落盘）
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