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Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Scout IP is ranked #11 of 24 in AI patent search software on Freedom251. It runs on Web.

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Semantic search: Yes

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The record

Product: Scout IP is a patent intelligence platform for searching and analyzing patents.
Novelty search: The novelty check is available now and searches for patents relevant to an invention idea.
Patent landscape: Patent landscape is available in beta; freedom to operate and existing-IP analysis are listed as coming soon.
Search corpus: The site says Scout IP searches 164 million patents from 106 offices worldwide.
Search method: Scout IP extracts technical features, semantic keywords, and CPC classifications, then searches by meaning and reviews close matches feature by feature.
Reports: Reports show relevant matches and explain why they are close, with findings linked to source documents and supporting passages.
Intended users: The site identifies startups, researchers, inventors, R&D teams, investors, and IP professionals as intended users.
Pilot access: The terms say access is by invitation during the early pilot phase, and the homepage advertises a free pilot and free tokens after a 20-minute walkthrough.
Pricing: The privacy policy says there is no payment system in the current pilot; the pages reviewed do not state a price or trial duration.
Security: The privacy policy says idea descriptions are encrypted with AES-256-GCM in Cloud Mode; users can optionally enable a passphrase that Scout IP cannot use to open them.
Data handling: The privacy policy says Local Mode keeps idea text in an in-memory cache for at most two hours and then discards it.
AI training: The terms say submitted idea texts are not used to train AI models.
Compliance and hosting: The privacy policy says Scout IP is subject to GDPR and Italian data protection law and hosts its own infrastructure within the EU.
Limitations: The terms say reports may contain errors, searches are not exhaustive, and the platform focuses primarily on the EPO database rather than all jurisdictions and prior art.

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Best AI Patent Search Software in 2026#11 of 24

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scoutip.ai· checked 4 Oct 2026
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scoutip.ai/legal/privacy· checked 4 Oct 2026