# com.dropwatchhq/patent-gap

> Use this tool when you need to identify off-patent opportunities for selling products, particularly those with expiring design patents. It solves problems of finding profitable gaps in the market by providing a feed of screened opportunities, filtered by recall and supplier information. The tool takes in patent data and outputs a curated list of potential products for sellers to consider.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/com-dropwatchhq-patent-gap  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/com-dropwatchhq-patent-gap

## Description

Off-patent opportunity feed: expiring design patents, recall + supplier screened, for sellers.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.30
- **Verification tier:** unverified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/com.dropwatchhq%2Fpatent-gap)

## Use it

MCP endpoint published by the skill: `https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcp`

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "com-dropwatchhq-patent-gap"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/com-dropwatchhq-patent-gap` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/com-dropwatchhq-patent-gap/pull`

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