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Contents
Title, Abstract, Key Info.......................................................................................................................................2Description and Claims.......................................................................................................................................6Concepts.............................................................................................................................................................6Numbers and Dates............................................................................................................................................7Classifications...................................................................................................................................................11Names...............................................................................................................................................................15Citations............................................................................................................................................................19Legal Status......................................................................................................................................................21Other Indexes ...................................................................................................................................................25Update Codes...................................................................................................................................................27Field Code Definitions.......................................................................................................................................29Technology Domains ........................................................................................................................................33
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This fact sheet lists all of the available syntax and fields onOrbit in expert mode for:
The Advanced Search wizard command line The Search History command line Drafting scripts in the Advanced Search wizard and
in the Search History Modifying scripts in Saved Searches or Alerts
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Title, Abstract, Key Content
Basic Index /BI and Super-Abstract /SA
Search by Index Search Hints Examples
Basic Index (BI) +Super-Abstract (SA)
/BI/SA(default)
If no other fields are specified, thesearch is conducted by default in thefollowing fields: English title-all stages of
publication (ETIH) French title-all stages of publication
(FTIH) German title-all stages of
publication (GTIH) Title in another language-all stages
of publication (OTIH) English abstract (EAB) French abstract (FAB) German abstract (GAB) Abstract in another language
(OAB) English Index Words-FR
publications only (IW) Drug name-French publications
only (MED) Object of the patent (OBJ) Advantages and drawbacks of the
invention over prior art (ADB) Independent Claims (ICLM)
Search by :- Single terms using operators- Phrases using implied adjacency
Truncation may be used. Left-handtruncation is available.
SPEECH RECOGNIZER?AND FREELY PIVOT+
Basic Index(Titles and Abstracts)
/BI /BI restricts the search to the ETIH,FTIH, GTIH, OTIH, EAB, FAB, GAB,OAB, plus the IW and MED fields.
(MEMORY MANAGEMENTAND SPEECH???RECOGNIZER?) /BI
Super-Abstract Index(Key Content)
/SA /SA restricts the search to 3 fields:OBJ, ADB and ICLM.
(PORTABLE AND MEASUR+AND FLEXIB+ ANDACCELER+ AND FREELYPIVOT+) /SA
Details for fields in the BI and SA on next pages.
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Basic Index (/BI) Details
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Title in English:Original, or officialtranslation from theEPO or machinetranslation by Questel
/ETIH English language machinetranslations are included for thefollowing publications, and arereplaced with the official Englishtranslations when available:WO, EP, BR, CN, DE, DK, ES, FI,FR, JP, KR, RU, SE, TH and TW.
Search with single terms usingBoolean or proximity operatorsand/or phrases using impliedadjacency. Truncation may be usedand left- hand truncation is available.
/ETI restricts the search to Englishtitles in the most recent publicationstage.
(MEMORY AND SPEECH??)/ETIH
Original title in French /FTIH The French language title isavailable for the following patentauthorities: EP, FR, WO, CA, BE, CH.
Search in French with single termsusing Boolean or proximity operatorsand/or phrases using impliedadjacency. Truncation may be usedand left-hand truncation is available
/FTI restricts the search to Frenchtitles in the most recent publicationstage.
(PALIER 1W ROULEMENT?)/FTIH
Original title in German /GTIH The German language title isavailable for the following patentauthorities: DE, EP, AT, CH, WO, DD.
Search in German with single termsusing Boolean or proximity operatorsand/or phrases using impliedadjacency. Truncation may be usedand left-hand truncation is available./GTI restricts the search to Germantitles in the most recent publicationstage.
WALZLAGER? /GTIH
Original title in otherlanguages
/OTIH OTIH and OTI contain original titles published in a language other thanEnglish, French, or German.
/TI simultaneously searches the ETIH, FTIH, GTIH and OTIH fields.The title displayed in the TI field is from the most recent publication stage in the preferred language.
Index Words /IW English language Index Words forFrench patent documents from 1987through 2009.Single terms using Boolean orproximity operators, phrases usingimplied adjacency. Use truncation.
STACK SUPPORT /IW
+LOADING /IW
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Basic Index (/BI) Details (cont’d)
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English abstract:Original, or officialtranslation from theEPO or machinetranslation by Questel
/EAB If there is no official English abstractavailable, the /EAB field will containthe English abstract of a familymember if possible, or machinetranslated abstracts from thefollowing authorities: WO, EP, BR,CN, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, JP, KR,RU, SE, TH and TW, to be replacedby the official version whenavailable.Search in English with single termsusing operators and/or phrasesusing implied adjacency. Truncationmay be used and left-handtruncation is available.
(TIME W INDEX) /EAB
(PHENYL AND +VIRAL) /EAB
Original abstract inFrench
/FAB French abstracts are providedprimarily for WO, EP, FR, CA andBE publications from 1978 on.Search in French with single termsusing operators and/or phrasesusing implied adjacency. Truncationmay be used and left-handtruncation is available.
(COLLECTEUR SOLAIREPLAT AND CHAMBRE? AND(SOUS W VIDE)) /FAB
Original abstract inGerman
/GAB German abstracts are provided forDE publications from 1989, EP from1978 and WO from 1995.Search in German with single termsusing operators and/or phrasesusing implied adjacency. Truncationmay be used and left-handtruncation is available.
BELEUCHTUNGSEINRICHTUNG /GAB
Original abstract inother languages
Mainly available from1984
/OAB Abstracts published in other languages such as:- Russian (SU, RU) - Japanese (JP)- Chinese (CN, TW) - Korean (KR)- Spanish (ES, MX, AR, CR, PA, PE, NI, SV, UY, GT, CO, EC, CU,CL, DO, WO)- Portuguese (BR, PT) - Italian (IT)- Turkish (TR) - Hungarian (HU)
/AB simultaneously searches the EAB, FAB GAB and OAB fields.The abstract displayed in AB is one that meets the preferred language.
Drug name with FrenchSPC (extension of apatent EP or FR)
/MED Search with single terms usingoperators and/or phrases usingimplied adjacency.Not provided after September 2009
RIVAROXABAN /MED
Abstracts Super-Index
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All abstracts andindex words
/ABS Using the Super-Index /ABSsearches all abstract fieldssimultaneously: EAB, FAB, GAB,OAB and IW.
(+PHENYL AND VIRAL+)/ABS
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Key Content Super-Index (/SA) Details
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Object of invention /OBJ Extracted from the fulltext of the:
1 - Following original Englishlanguage publications:- EP published applications from1988 (Euro-PCTs excluded)- EP granted patents from 1980- PCT published applications frommid 2001- US granted patents from 1971- US published applications from03/15/2001- GB published applications from 1971- GB granted patents from 2000- CA published applications from 1911
2 – Following English machinetranslated publications:- PCT published applications(except those published in Korean)- FR published applications from1974 for single FR in families, fromJune 2015 for the other FR- CN published applications from 1985- CN utility models from 1985- DE published applications from 1976- DE granted patents from 1987- DE utility models from 1976
Search in English using singleterms with operators and phrasesusing implied adjacency. Usetruncation.
(PORTABLE ANDMEASUR+ AND FLEXIB+AND CLUB HEAD) /OBJ
Advantages of theinvention &Drawbacks over priorart
/ADB (ELECTRONIC? ANDACCELER+) /ADB
Independent Claims:Including main or firstClaim
/ICLM (FREELY PIVOT+) /ICLM
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Claims and Description
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Claims in:- English- French- German- Other languages
/ECLM/FCLM/GCLM/OCLM Search by:
- Simple words using operators- Phrases using implied adjacency
Use truncation.Left-hand truncation is available.
(PORTABLE AND MEASUR+ET FLEXIB+ AND CLUBHEAD) /ECLM
Description in:- English- Other languages
/DESC/ODES
(ELECTRONIC? ANDACCELER+) /DESC
Examples included inthe description of USpublications from end ofApril 2005
/DESX ((OVABULMIN OR OVA) ANDENCAPSULAT+) /DESX
All claims /CLMS /CLMS simultaneously searches theECLM, FCLM, GCLM and OCLMfields.
((COLLAPS+ OR PLIANT ORPLIABLE) AND (CLAVIER ORKEYBOARD)) /CLMS
All Claims andDescriptions
/TX /TX simultaneously searches theECLM, FCLM, GCLM, OCLM,ODES, DESC and DESX fields.
(FREELY PIVOT+) /TX
Concepts
Concepts are extracted from the full text of the patent publications using linguistic technology. Theyreflect the semantic content of the patent and are ranked by decreasing score. The following publicationsare used to extract the concepts and also reflect the patenting authorities for in which the field is searched:1 - Original English language publications:- EP published applications from 1988 (Euro-PCTs excluded) (some older documents back to 1980)- EP granted patents from 1980- PCT published applications from mid 2001 (some older documents back to 2000)- US granted patents from 197- US published applications from 03/15/2001- GB published applications from 1971- GB granted patents from 2000- CA published applications from 19112 - English machine translated publications:- PCT published applications (except those published in Korean)- FR published applications from 1969 for single FR in families, from June 2015 for the other FR- CN published applications (patents and utility models) from 1985- DE published applications (patents and utility models) from 1976- DE granted patents from 1987
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Concepts /KEYW Search by single terms usingoperators, or by phrases usingimplied adjacency. Use truncation.Left-hand truncation is available.
(DRUM GRANULATOR)/KEYW
In Kwic display following a concept search, the figures that appear in parentheses after each conceptrepresent the score of the concept and its number of occurrences. They are not searchable.
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Numbers and Dates
Publication Data
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Publication data in thefamily:
- Number
- Country
- Kind code
- Date
/PN All the patent publication stages aresearched with /PN.
Search using the patent/publicationnumber in the following formats:
- If patent authority uses acontinuous series: CCNNNNNNNIf the number is <7 digits, infill withhyphen(s) after the country code toachieve the necessary number ofcharacters.
- If the patent authority restarts itsnumber series each year:Before 2000: CCYYNNNNN(if number is <5 digit, fill with zerosafter the series year CCYY)After 2000: CCYYYYNNNNNCCYYYYNNNNNNN
Search for publications by ISOcountry code
Search by kind code.Truncation may be used.
Search by publication date withoutnumeric operators:YYYYMMDDYYYYMMYYYY
To combine publication countryand date, use the S operator.
EP-982976/PN
NL---2025/PN
WO9916958/PN
WO8909788/PN
WO200016958/PNUS20010000001/PN
US/PN
B2/PNB#/PN
19950625/PN199506/PN1995/PN
(EP S 2005) /PN
Kind code and office /IKD Search in the format CCKK.CC = country codeKK = status codeTruncation ? or # may be used.
EPA? /IKD
EPB# /IKD
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Publication Data (cont’d)
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Original PCTpublication number
/PPN Search with: Questel standardized format:Before 2000: CCYYNNNNNAfter 2000: CCYYYYNNNNN Publication date without numericoperators Presence of the field
WO9838673 /PPNWO200353458 /PPN
1998-11 /PPNPPN=YES
Publication dates of allmembers (except OPD):- All publication dates- First publication date- Last publication date
/PD/PDF/PDL
Search in the format:
YYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MMYYYY
Use numeric operators:=, <, >, <=, >=
PD=2000-02-16PDF<=1997-06PDL>1995PD=1997-04-01:1997-05-15
Application publicationdate for each member
/PDA PDA=2008-10-02PDA<=1999-10PDA>2007PDA=2007-06:2008-09
Granted patent date:- Each member- The first in the family- The latest in the family
/PDG/EPDG/LPDG
PDG=1998-06-02EPDG<=1998-06LPDG>1998
Publication date of thefirst member(regardless of stage)
/EPD EPD=2005-09-02EPD<=2005-09EPD>=2005
Other publicationdates:- Effective date- Date of previous issue- Date of national stageU.S.C. 371
/OPD
OPD=2006-01-12OPD<=2006-01OPD>2006OPD=2006-01:2007-01
Publication stage /STG Search by term for the type ofpublication.Note: This field is not standardized.It is recommended to use the KindCode (see /IKD previous page).
(PATENT OR GRANTED)/STG
First publicationcountry for the family
/EPNC Search by country codes. US /EPNC
(JP OR CN OR TW) /EPNC
Number of publishedmembers in a family
/NPN Use numeric operators:=, <, >, <=, >=
NPN=1NPN>=5NPN=10:15
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Application Data
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Family Filing Data:
- Number
- Country
- Date
/AP Search using:
The application number in theformat YYYYCC-NNNNNNNYYYY = 4-digit application yearCC = ISO country codeNNNNNNN= 7 digit applicationnumber (fill in with zero(s) if numbercontains less than 7 digits)
US application numbers aresearched using the two digit seriescode in addition to the filing year.Format: YYYYUS-SCNNNNNNYYYY = 4 digit yearUS = country codeSC = the two digit US series code(infill with zeros if < series code 10)*
The application country using thetwo-letter ISO country code
The application date in the format:YYYYMMDDYYYYMMYYYYDo not use numeric operators.
1999EP-0202618 /AP
1989WO-US01469 /AP
1994US-08352062 /AP
2013US-13974634/AP
EP /AP
1999-08-12 /AP1999-08 /AP1999 /AP
Application (Filing) Date:
- All application (filing)dates
- Earliest application(filing) date
/APD
/EAPD
Search in the format:YYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MMYYYYUse numeric operators:=, <, >, <=, >=
APD=1999-08-12APD=1999-06:1999-10APD>=1992
EAPD=2011-10-03EAPD>=2011EAPD<=2011-10
First applicationcountry for the family
/EAPC Search by country codes. US /EAPC(JP OR CN OR TW) /EAPC
Parent data :
- Parent WO
- Parent EO
/PAP
/EPAP
Search using:- Presence of the field- The number in the format:YYYYWO-CCNNNNN or YYYYEP-NNNNNNN- The application date with thePAPD or EPAD subfields andnumeric operators
PAP=YESEPAP=YES
2002WO-CU00011 /PAP2010EP-0745681 /EPAP
PAPD/PAP=2002-11EPAD/EPAP>2012
Filing Details /FD This field is available for USrecords and provides informationsuch as whether one patent isbased upon another (continuationof, CIP, division of).
Search using:- Presence of the field- Standardized Questel formatYYYYCC-NNNNNNN- Date using the FDD subfield andnumeric operators
FD=YES1995US-60000189 /FD
FDD/FD=2010
* For a list of US Series codes: www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/filingyr.htm
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Priority Data
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Family Priority Data:
- Number
- Country
- Date
/PR Search using:
The priority number in the format:YYYYCC-NNNNNNN
YYYY = 4-digit application yearCC = ISO country codeNNNNNNN = 7 digit applicationnumber (fill in with zero(s) if numbercontains less than 7 digits)
US Priority Numbers are searchedusing the two digit series code inaddition to the filing year.Format: YYYYUS-SCNNNNNNYYYY = 4 digit yearUS = country codeSC = the two digit US series code(fill in with zeros if < series code 10)*
The priority country using the two-letter ISO country code
The priority date in the format:YYYYMMDDYYYYMMYYYYDo not use numeric operators.
1986NL-0003303 /PR
2001WO-US06520 /PR
2007US-11962576/PR
US /PR
1998-08-12 /PR1998-08 /PR1998 /PR
Priority Date:
- All priority dates
- Earliest priority date
- Latest priority date.
/PRD
/EPRD
/PRDL
Search in the format:YYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MMYYYYUse numeric operators:=, <, >, <=, >=
PRD=1998-08-12PRD=1998-04:1998-08
EPRD>=1997
PRDL<=2014-10
First priority country inthe family
/EPRC Search by country codes. US /EPRC
(JP OR CN OR TW) /EPRC
Number of priorities /NPR Use numeric operators:=, >, <, >=, <=.
NPR=3
NPR>1
* For a list of US Series codes: www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/filingyr.htm
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Classifications
Technology Domains
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Technology Domain
35 areas listed on lastpage
/TECD Questel indexing based on classtitles or subclasses of the IPCs.Search with single terms usingoperators and/or phrases usingimplied adjacency. Truncation maybe used.
OPTICS /TECD
(MACHINE TOOL?) /TECD
International Patent Classification
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International PatentClassification Data
/IPC
/ICM
/FMIC
The IPC index simultaneoussearches the following fields:
ICH: Codes as they have beenassigned by national offices at eachstage of publicationThe index /ICH can restrict thesearch to historical IPC codes.
IC: Updated CodesThe index /IC allows you to restrictthe search to updated IPC codes.
Search with one of the followingformats:- full index: ANNA-NNN/NN- group*: ANNA-NNN- subclass*: ANNA- class: ANN #: use the # symbol.
* These two formats are searchablewithout truncation.
The index /ICM allows you to restrictthe search to the main code of eachmember.
The index /FMIC allows you torestrict the search to the main familycode (associated with the latestfamily member publication).
G10L-015/26 /IPCG10L-015 /IPCG10L /IPCG10# /IPC
H01M-008 /ICM
H01M-008 /FMIC
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Cooperative Patent Classification
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CPC ClassificationData (CooperativePatent Classification)
CPC is used in place ofECLA and ICO since 1January 2013.
/CPC
/CPCM
/FCPC
The /CPC index simultaneoussearches the following fields:
CPCH: Codes as they weregranted by the EPO and the USPTOat each stage of publicationThe index /CPCH can restrict thesearch to historical CPC codes.
CPC: Updated Codes
Search by:
- Full code (conversion of ECLA andmirrored ICO codes)
ANNA-NNN/NNANNA-NNN/NN/NNN
ANNA-NNN/NNN/NN(2-3 digits after the first slash, 1-3digits after second the slash -Entering the second slash is optional).
- Full code (conversion oforthogonal ICO codes)
ANNA-2NNN/NNNNN(2-5 digits after the slash)
- Group*: ANNA-NNNor ANNA-2NNN
- Subclass*: ANNA- Class: ANN#; use the # mask.
* These two formats are searchablewithout truncation.
The index /CPCM allows you torestrict the search to the main codeof each member.
The index /FCPC allows you torestrict the search to the main familycode (associated with the latestfamily member publication).
G06K-019/02 /CPCG06K-019/02/7 /CPCG06K-019/06/065 /CPCG06K-019/077/43 /CPC
G06K-019/06065 /CPC
A01D-2017/108 /CPCH01L-2021/60292 /CPC
G06K-019 /CPCA01D-2017 /CPCG10K /CPCG10# /CPC
A01D-2017/108 /CPCM
A01D-2017/108 /FCPC
Concordance between the old ECLA and ICO codes and new CPC codes is available on the EPO website:www.cooperativepatentclassification.org/cpcConcordances.html
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Former European Classifications
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ECLA and In ComputerOnly ClassificationsData
Used by EPOexaminers until 2012 -Replaced by CPC
/EC Search by:- Full index:
ANNA-NNN/NNNANNA-NNN/NNAANNA-NNN/NNANANNA-NNN/NNANAANNA-NNN/NNANAN
- Group*: ANNA-NNN- Subclass*: ANNA- Class: ANN#; use the # mask.
* These two formats are searchablewithout truncation.
ICO is derived from ECLA and wherethe letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G and Hare replaced by the letters K, L, M,N, P, R, S and T.Was used for:- Describe the characteristics forwhich there is also an ECLA codeand classifies additional information(mirrored codes)- Describe the characteristics forwhich there is no ECLA code(orthogonal codes)- Classify information according todifferent criteria compared to ECLA(additional subdivisions ECLA)
ICO - two classes were created tocover nanotechnology (Y01) andsustainable energy technologies(Y02).
C21D-001/773 /ECC21D-006/00K /ECB25G-001/06S1 /ECG10L-015/06A3S /ECC12Q-001/68D2E1 /ECG10L-015 /ECG10L /ECG10# /EC
S10L-015/18C1 /ECM08L-009/06 /ECM08L-009 /ECM08L /ECM08# /EC
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United States Classification
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US Classification Data:
- Historical codes
- Updated codes
/PCLH
/PCL
/PCLM
Available for US documents only.The US classification code (9 or 12characters) is formatted as:MMMSSSDDDAAAMMM = 3-digit classSSS = 3 digit subclass or DIG for"Digest"DDD = 3 digitsAAA = 1-3 optional alphanumericcharacters
Search by :- Class- Subclass or Digest includingmention DIG- Full code
For a comprehensive search, useboth fields simultaneously.
The /PCLM index allows you torestrict the search to the mainclassification of each US member.
379 /PCL379093 /PCL210DIG017 /PCL379093150 /PCL
379093150 /PCL/PCLH
343754 /PCLM
Japanese Classification
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FI and F-termsAvailable for JPdocuments
- FI (File Index)
Contains no additionalzeros or dashes (unlikeQuestel format forIPCs)
- F-term(File Forming Term)
/FI
/FTM
Classification derived from the 6thedition of the IPC and used by JPOexaminers for Japanese documents.
The FI may be made of:- An IPC code in the format :
ANNA[N]N/NN[N]- An IPC code followed by a symbol(1 letter) in the format:
ANNA[N]N/NN[N] A- An IPC code followed by asubdivision (3 digits) in the format:
ANNA[N]N/NN[N]NNN- An IPC code followed by asubdivision and a file symbol in theformat:
ANNA[N]N/NN[N]NNNA- An IPC code with a "facet" (3 letters)
All technical areas covered by FIs aredefined themes and some of thesethemes are divided into F-terms.Search by:- Theme in format NANNNNANNN- Theme and point of view in format
NANNNAA+- Full F-term in formatNANNNAANN or NANNNAANN.N
A01B1/16 /FI
G10L9/20A /FI
G11B11/105506 /FI
G11B11/105506A /FI
G11B11/08ZNM /FI
4C206 /FTM4C206CB+ /FTM
4C206CB23 /FTM4J002AC03.3 /FTM
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Names
Inventor
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Name of the inventor:
- At each stage ofpublication
- At the most recentpublication stage
- In non-Latin originallanguage
/INH
/IN
/OIN
The /INH index searches the nameof the inventor for all stages ofpublication.
The index /IN restricts the search tothe inventor at the most recentpublication stage.
For CN, JP, KR, RU, TH and TWpublications, the INH and IN fieldsan English Machine translation isprovided, it is then automaticallyreplaced by the official data when itbecomes available.
Search by single terms (operators)or phrases (implied adjacency),using truncationUse the D or S operator to combinefull name (first and surname in full,because the two entries co-exist).For a comprehensive search, useboth fields simultaneously.
Search by the name of the inventorin non-Latin original language forCN, JP, KR, TW, RU/SUpublications and for PCTapplications published in Russian,Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
(KAO D (YO W HONG)) /IN
(KAO YO HONG) /IN
(PUYPLAT S (O OROLIVIER)) /IN
SMITH /IN/INH
Inventor Address:
- Country
- State (US Only)*
/INAD Search by:
- ISO 2-letter country code using theCOUNTRY subfield.
- ISO 2-letter US State code using theSTATE subfield*.*Available for US documents only.
COUNTRY/INAD=US
STATE/INAD=ME
* For a list of US State codes: about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/state-abbreviations.htm
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Applicant or Assignee
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Name of the applicantor assignee:
- At each stage ofpublication
- At the most recentpublication stage
- In non-Latin originallanguage
/PAH
/PA
/OPA
The /PAH index searches the nameof the applicant or assignee for allstages of the publication in the EPOformat.
The PA field contains thestandardized assignee name (seeNPA). If this is not available,contains the name at the mostrecent publication stage.
For CN, JP, KR, RU, TH and TWpublications, an English Machinetranslation is provided, it is thenautomatically replaced by the officialdata when it becomes available.
Search by single terms (operators)or phrases (implied adjacency),using truncationFor a comprehensive search, useboth fields simultaneously.
Search by the name of the applicantin non-Latin original language forCN, JP, KR, TW, RU/SUpublications and for PCTapplications published in Russian,Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
(TEXAS W INSTRUMENT?)/PA
(KIMBERLY CLARK)/PA/PAH
Standardized patentassignee name of eachmember
/NPA This field provides the name ofcompany standardized by Questel.This standardization includescorrections of typographical errors,the removal of non-meaningful partsof the name such as legal forms(INC, SA, GMbH, LTD, etc.) andremoving spaces and periods inacronyms. The field will supply, ifpossible, the latest name of thecompany.Names are deduped when they areexactly identical for differentmembers.
Search by single terms using searchoperators and truncation or full nameusing implied adjacency.
Note: The NPAN field(corresponding to the NPA field inkeywords) is automatically used forqueries run from selections in thecorporate tree.
PANASONIC /NPA
("GEMALTO")/NPAN
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Applicant or Assignee (cont’d)
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Standardized patentassignee name of thefamily
/FPA This field extracts the « best »name(s) for the family from the NPAfield. The extraction is based on themost recent member. For familieswhich contain several members,names coming from machinetranslation and from JP publicationsare excluded of the selection.In Orbit, the FPA name is taggedwith an asterisk in the PA field.
Search by single terms using searchoperators and truncation or full nameusing implied adjacency.
GEMALTO /FPA
US Reassignments
Available for USdocuments only(USPTO source)
/REAS Search by:- Presence of field- Single words (operators) orphrases (implied adjacency)
REAS=YES
PANASONIC /REASPANASONIC /REAS ANDHITACHI/PA
Assignee Address:
- Country
- State (US Only)
- City
- Post code
/PAAD Search by:
- ISO 2-letter country code using theCOUNTRY subfield
- ISO 2-letter US state code usingthe STATE subfield*Available for US documents only
- City name using the CITY subfieldand the PAAD fieldFor names containing an hyphen,use limited truncation ?.
- Full or truncated post code usingthe POSTCODE subfield and thePAAD field
To combine several subfields, usethe SDOC operator.
COUNTRY/PAAD=JP
STATE/PAAD=CO
CITY/PAAD=LYON ORLYON/PAAD
(CITY/PAAD=CLERMONT?FERRAND) OR (CLERMONTW FERRAND)/PAAD
(POSTCODE/PAAD=67+ ORPOSTCODE/PAAD=68+) OR(67### OR 68###)/PAAD
((POSTCODE/PAAD=67+ ORPOSTCODE/PAAD=68+) OR(67### OR 68###)/PAAD)SDOC COUNTRY/PAAD=FR
* For a list of US State codes: about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/state-abbreviations.htm
Names Super-Index
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Inventor + Assignee /NA This field allows for simultaneoussearching of the Inventor andAssignee fields: IN, PA.
GUTMANN /NA
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Representative
Search by Index Search Hints Examples
Representative name /RP
/ORP
Information available for:US since 1971EP since 1978WO since 1978FR since 1966
Search by single terms (operators)or phrases (implied adjacency),using truncation.For names of people, use the D or Soperators to combine first name andsurname.
The /ORP index allows to search bythe name of the representative innon Latin original language for JP,CN, KR, TH and WO publications.
GUIU /RP
(ERNEST S GUTMANN) /RP
Representative country /RPAD Available for US, EP and WOdocumentsSearch by 2-letter country codeusing the COUNTRY subfield.
COUNTRY/RPAD=DE
Other Names
Search by Index Search Hints Examples
Licensee
Available for USdocuments only(USPTO source)
/LIC Search by :- Presence of field- Licensee name using single words(operators) or phrases (impliedadjacency)- License year using keywordsFROM for the beginning of thelicense and TO for the effective endof the license- License type using the LT subfieldand keywords CONFIRMATORY forgovernment licenses and LICENSEfor the other licenses
LIC=YES
APPLE /LIC
(FROM 2007) /LIC
(TO 2016) /LIC
LT/LIC=CONFIRMATORY
LT/LIC=LICENSE
Security interest
Available for USdocuments only(USPTO source)
/SEC Search by:- Presence of field- Name of the financial organizationusing single words (operators) orphrases (implied adjacency)- Pledge year using keywords FROMfor the beginning of the pledge andTO for the effective end of thepledge
SEC=YES
(BARCLAYS BANK) /SEC
(FROM 2012) /SEC
(TO 2014) /SEC
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Citations
Citations (patent and non patent literature references) are available for the following publications:AP – from 1984 EA – from 1996 LU – from 1999AT – from 1983 EP – from 1978 MY – 2003-2010AU – from 1978 ES – from 1993 NL – from 1965BE – from 1988 FR – from 1969 NO – from 2009BG – from 1999 GB – from 1983 RU – from 2005CH – from 1982 GR – from 1988 SG – from 2001CN – from 1987 HR – from 2005 TR – from 1987CZ – from 1997 IT – from 2010 TW – from 2006DE – from 1943 JP – from 1972 US – from 1947DK – from 1956 KR – from 2000 WO – from 1978
Patents cited in search reports are displayed in the CT field under the title « Search Report » or « Examinercitations » for all the countries listed above. For US, EP, WO, FR, DE, NL, BE, GR, CH, GB, TR, LU and DK publications, this field also containsApplicant citations. For EP publications, this field also contains Opposition citations and Observer Citations (art. 115). For JP publications, citations are listed in 4 categories: Opposition citations (reason for opposition),Opposition citations (reason for decision), Examiner citations (reason for refusal) and Citations in registrationreport.
Search is detailed on next page: /CTN index for searching for cited patents and /CTGN index for searchingfor citing patents.
Cited non patent literature is available for all the countries listed above except BG.References to cited non patent literature are displayed in the REF field under the title « Search reportreferences » or « Examiner references ». For US, EP, WO, FR, DE, NL, BE, GR, CH, GB, TR, LU and DK publications, the REF field also containsapplicant literature references. For EP publications, the REF field also contains Opposition references and Observer references (art. 115).
Search by Index Search Hints Examples
Non patent literatureCitations
/REF Search using single words(operators) or phrases (impliedadjacency), using truncation on:- Title- Authors- Source- XP number assigned by the EPOexaminers- Presence of field
(RECOGNITION WSYSTEM?) /REFDESHMUKH /REF(SIGNAL 1W MAGAZINE)/REFXP002058560 /REFREF=YES
Standards citing apatent
/STDN Standards issued mainly by ETSI(European TelecommunicationsStandards Institute)*Search by :- Standard number using the NAMEsubfield- Presence of the field
NAME/STDN=ETSI-TS-36-331
STDN=YES
* Other sources for STDN: ITU (International Telecommunication Union), IEC (International ElectrotechnicalCommission), IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), OMA (Open Mobile Alliance), IEEE (InternationalElectrotechnical Commission), ISO (International Organization for Standardization), ANSI (American NationalStandards Institute), ATIS (Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions), TIA (Telecommunications IndustryAssociation), BBF (BroadBand Forum), CEN (European Committee for Standardization), CENELEC (EuropeanCommittee for Electrotechnical Standardization)
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Citations (cont’d)
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CITED PATENTSCITING PATENTS
- Publication number
- Publication country
- Citation author
- Self citation
- Relevancy category
/CTN/CTGN
Search by presence of the CTN fieldto retrieve families with cited patents,by presence of the CTGN field toretrieve families with citing patents.
Search by standardized patentnumber in the format CCNNNNNNN(same as the PN field).Fill with hyphens if needed.
Search by two letter country code
Search by keywords below using theWHO subfield:- Applicant- Examiner- Third_Party- Unknown
Search by Keyword Y (for yes) or N(for no) using the SELF subfield.
Relevancy category codes, alsoknown as relevance indicators, areused by the EPO in their searchreports. Relevancy category codesare found in EP, FR and PCT searchreports.I - Particularly relevant when taken
alone affecting the inventive actionX - Particularly relevant if taken alone
and affecting novelty *Y - Particularly relevant if combined
with another document in thesame family
A - Technology backgroundO - Unwritten disclosureP - Intermediate documentT - Theory or principle underlying the
inventionE - Earlier patent document, but
published on, or after, the filingdate
D - Document cited in the applicationL - Document cited for other reasons
* Before the creation of the I code,the definition of the X code was:Particularly relevant if taken alone
Search by relevancy codes aboveusing the CAT subfield.
CTN=YES
CTGN=YES
EP-248377 /CTN
USD308968 /CTGN
EP /CTNUS /CTGN
WHO/CTN=APPLICANT
WHO/CTGN=EXAMINER
SELF/CTN=YSELF/CTGN=N
CAT/CTN=X OR CAT/CTN=YCAT/CTGN=X
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Legal Status
Events
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Free text on events /ACT Search in English or in theapplication language by using singlewords or phases, and truncation.Note: Left-hand truncation is notauthorized.As ACT is structured in subfields, itallows precise searches. Seeherefater for searching in subfields.
(SEARCH REPORT) /ACT
((NON PAYMENT) OR(FAILURE 1W PAY+))/ACT
Data calculated byQuestel:
State
Status
Actual or expectedexpiration date
STATE
STATUS
EED
Search with the keywords:- ALIVE - DEAD*Use the numeric operator =.
Search with the keywords:- PENDING- GRANTED- EXPIRED- LAPSED*- REVOKEDUse the numeric operator =.
* Pending applications for whichthere is no activity for several yearsare declared "Pending ApplicationLikely abandoned" and thereforeLAPSED / DEAD.
Search with the date format:YYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MMYYYYUse numeric operators:=, <, >, <=, >=.
STATE/ACT=ALIVESTATE/ACT=DEAD
STATUS/ACT=GRANTED
STATUS/ACT=LAPSED
STATUS/ACT=PENDING ORSTATUS/ACT=GRANTED
EED/ACT=2020-15-03EED/ACT>=2010-11EED/ACT<=2015
STATE, STATUS and EED subfields are also provided for countries not covered by the EPO PRS database.
Date of eventpublication /communication
AD Search with the date format:YYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MMYYYYUse numeric operators:=, <, >, <=, >=.
AD/ACT=2010-06-16
Actual date of theevent
EFFD EFFD/ACT>=2010-06
Event code** CO Search in the format CC/NNNN.CO = Country codeNNNN = 2 to 4 characteralphanumeric codeUse the numeric operator =.
CO/ACT=US/FP
CO/ACT=EP/PGFP
** The list of event codes is available on the EPO website:http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/rawdata.nsf/0/3A4EE91865872B7DC12577DC00562F8F/$File/le-codes-en1046.txt
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Events (cont’d)
Search by Index Search Hints Examples
Index assigned to theevent
SI This index specifies if the event ispositive or negative.- POS (positive)- NEG (negative)Use the numeric operator =.
SI/ACT=POSSI/ACT=NEG
Event groups EG To facilitate researching actions,Questel created 18 event groupsthat bring together similar actions ofdifferent patent offices:
ADM Administrative notificationsCCL Classification amendmentsCOR Corrections, amendmentsDCS Designated statesENP Entry into national phase,
translations (AP, EA, EP, OA,WO)
EXM Requests for examination,review procedures andreview process, researchreports
LAVL For patents declared availablefor licensing or sale
LIC Licensing information (licensedor candidate patents)
LICT Licensing transaction(s)NENP Non-entry into national phaseNIF Not in force,
disqualifications, expiration,refusal, recalls
NMC Name change of applicant,assignee, inventors; other:opponents, applicants
NOPP No opposition to registrationOPP Opposition, re-examinationPIF Payment of annuities, in
effect, registered, issuedRAS ReassignedRES Restitution, restoration: in effectSPC Actions concerning
complementary orsupplementary certificates ofprotection, extension ofprotection period.
Search with a code and the numericoperator =.
EG/ACT=LIC
EG/ACT=RAS
EG/ACT=SPC
EG/ACT=RES OREG/ACT=SPC
Countries affected bythe event:
- Application country
- Publication country
- Designated countries
APC
PC
CC
Search with country code and thenumeric operator =.
These subfields are useful incombination with other queries torestrict the search to a particularmember of a family.Use the P (paragraph) operator toconnect the search criteria.
PC/ACT=EPCC/ACT=FR
(PC/ACT=FR ORCC/ACT=FR) P EG/ACT=SPC
(PC/ACT=US OR CC/ACT=US)P STATUS/ACT=GRANTED
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Events (cont’d)
Search by Index Search Hints Examples
Dates affected by theevent:
- Application date
- Publication date
- Application date incountries designatedby a WO or an EP
- Date of publication inthe country designatedby a WO or an EP
APD
PD
CAPD
CPD
Search with the date format :YYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MMYYYY
Use numeric operators :=, <, >, <=, >=.
APD/ACT>=2005-12
PD/ACT<=1990
CAPD/ACT<=1995-05
CPD/ACT=2008-07-04
Numbers affected bythe event:
- Publication number
- Stage of publicationcode
- Application number incountries designatedby a WO or an EP
- Publication number incountries designatedby a WO or an EP
- Stage of publicationcode in the countrydesignated by a WO oran EP
PN
KD
CAP
CPN
CKD
Search using the Questelstandardized number.
Searching using the 1 or 2 charactercode.
Search using the Questelstandardized number.
Search using the Questelstandardized number.
Searching using the 1 or 2 charactercode.
PN/ACT=EP1131715
KD/ACT=B1PC/ACT=EP P KD/ACT=B1
CAP/ACT=2014TH-3010056
CPN/ACT=EP1414368
CC/ACT=EP P CKD/ACT=A1
Other subfields of the/ACT index:
Expiry date (essentiallyGB documentsdesignated by an EP)
Extension date (forsome RU, EP and US)
Withdrawal date (EP)
Date of maintenancefee payment (forcountries designatedby an EP)
EXD
EXTD
WTHD
PAY
Search with the date format :YYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MMYYYY
Use numeric operators:=, <, >, <=, >=.
EXD/ACT>=2001
EXTD/ACT>2005
WTHD/ACT>=1990
PAY/ACT=2011-02
Year number (1 to 20)of payment (US, EP)
Number of extensiondays (US)
YR
XDAYUse numeric operators:=, <, >, <=, >=.
YR/ACT=20
YR/ACT>=3
XDAY/ACT>=300
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Names
Search by Index Search Hints Examples
Owner(s) – original andcurrent
Essentially available forsome US, EP, BE, DEdocuments
/OWR The field is present when there havebeen changes in ownership.Search by single words (operators)or phrases (implied adjacency).Truncation may be used.Addresses are not systematicallyincluded.
(QUADRANT DRUGDELIVERY) /OWR
((INT+ W BUS+ W MAC+) ORIBM) /OWR
Inventor(s)
Available for EP & DEdocuments
/INV The field is usually present whenthere have been changes orcorrections to an inventor's name oraddress. It contains the surname,first name, city and country code ofthe inventors.Search by single words connectedwith the S operator, or by phrases(implied adjacency). Truncation maybe used.
((PEREIRA S ALEXANDRE)AND FR) /INV
Representative
Essentially available forEP, DE, CH documents
/REP The field is present when there havebeen changes to the representative.Search by single words (operators) orby phrases (implied adjacency) on therepresentative name. Truncation maybe used.
(ISLER AND PEDRAZZINI)/REP
Opponent
Essentially available forEP documents
/OPP Search by single words (operators) orby phrases (implied adjacency) on theopponent name. Truncation may beused.
GEROLYMATOS /OPP
Requestor
Essentially available forCN, EP, AU, FR, NZdocuments
/REQ The field is present when there are:licenses, SPC, mortgages,cancellation of financial interests.Search by single words (operators) orby phrases (implied adjacency) onthe requestor name. Truncation maybe used.
(HSBC BANK) /REQ
All the names /NAM The /NAM Super Indexsimultaneously searches the OWR,INV, REP, OPP and REQ fields.
((INT+ W BUS+ W MAC+) ORIBM) /NAM
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Other Indexes
Search by Index Search Hints Examples
Designated states forEuropean Patents (EP)and PCT applications(WO)
/DS Search by ISO country code usingthe two letter format CC.
The EP designated states are fromthe last EP publication stage.
AT /DS
(FR OR GB) /DS
Publication language /LA Language is provided for EP andWO documents and in all othercases where the language is not thesole official language of the country.Search using the English name ofthe language or using the 3 firstletters of this name.
ENGLISH /LA
ENG /LA
Notes (US, EP, WO) /NO For U.S. documents, /NO allows tosearch by USPTO examiner namesand company representative names.For EP and WO documents, /NOcontains information on divisions,changes or corrections.Search by single words or phrases,or by presence of the field.
(BARKAI D RAPHAEL) /NO
NO=YES
Number of figures,claims, etc
(US, JP, KR)
/NUM Search for :- Number of drawing pages – NDR
(US)- Number of figures – NFG (US, JP)- Number of claims – NCL (US, JP,
KR)- Number of independent claims –
ICL (US*)- Number of exemplary claims – ECL
(US*)- Art Unit – ART (US*)- Number of pages – NPS (US*)- Days of extension – EXTD (US*)- Term of patent – TRM (US*)
Use numeric operators : =, >, <, >=,<=
* Granted patents only
NDR>=20
NFG<=50NCL=10:15
ICL=4
ECL=1
ART=271NPS=10:50EXTD=134TRM=14
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Other Indexes (cont’d)
Search by Index Search Hints Examples
Litigation case IDnumber
/CIDS This field is present for US (Maxvalsource), CN, DE and FR documentswhen litigation is filed.Search by :- Presence of the field- Country code followed by the +truncation
CIDS=YESUS+ /CIDSCN+ /CIDS
License ID number -US documents
(KTMINE source)
/LID This field is present for USdocuments which have a licenseagreement.Access to the license content isavailable with a subscription.
LID=YES
Family AccessionNumber in FamPat
/FAN Sequential number assigned to aFamPat family
66142304 /FAN
Extended FamilyAccession Number
/EFAN Sequential number assigned to anextended family
1000726 /EFAN
Patent accessionnumber in FullPat andFamPat
/APID Sequential number assigned to thedocument in the FullPat record andwhich is kept by each member in theFamPat family.Unlike the FAN and XPN numberswhich may change following a familyrecomposition or a numberingmodification, the APID is a uniquenumber which is permanentlyassigned to the patents.
107523059 /APID
Access number of thelegal status record inthe LGST database
/LAN Number containing applicationnumber assigned to the Legal Statusrecord in FamPat and LGSTdatabases
EP09010508A /LAN
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Update Codes
Search by Index Search Hints Examples
New families in thedatabase:- Weekly- Monthly
/UP/UP4
Search the code in the followingformat:YYYY-WW (week)YYYY-MM (month)YYYY+ (year)
2014-23 /UP2014-06 /UP42016+ /UP
Addition of equivalents ornew publication stages:- Weekly- Monthly
Country of the latestequivalent(available from week UE2017-10)
/UE/UE4
/UECC
Search the code in the followingformat:YYYY-WW (week)YYYY-MM (month)YYYY+ (year)
Included in the search script, thisfield allows to restrict UE weeklyresults (see above) to newequivalents (new members in thefamily).With presence of the field, resultwill provide all families containingnew equivalents.By specifying one or severalcountry codes, result will onlyprovide families containing newequivalents corresponding to theseextension countries.
2014-23 /UE2014-06 /UE4
UECC=YES
DE /UECC
(FR OR US OR JP) /UECC
Addition of citations(weekly)
/UCT Search the code in the followingformat:YYYY-WW (week)YYYY+ (year)
2014-23 /UCT
Addition of Humanproduced English Abstracts1st time:- Weekly- Monthly
Addition of Machine orHuman produced EnglishAbstract 1st time:- Weekly- Monthly
Addition of any Humanlanguage abstract 1st time:- Weekly- Monthly
/UAB/UAB4
/UMTA/UMT4
/UABA/UAA4
Search the code in the followingformat:
YYYY-WW (week)YYYY-MM (month)YYYY+ (year)
2014-23 /UAB2014-06 /UAB4
2014-23 /UMTA2014-06 /UMT4
2014-23 /UABA2014-06 /UAA4
Addition of CPC codes forthe 1st time, ormodifications to CPC codes
/UEC Search the code in the followingformat:YYYY-WW (week)YYYY+ (year)
2014-23 /UEC2014+ /UEC
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Update Codes (cont’d)
Search by Index Search Hints Examples
Entry of new families in thedatabase + Changes tofamilies already in thedatabase:
- Weekly- Monthly
/QW/QM
Includes:- New families entered into thedatabase except the documentspublished before 2006 anddocuments with D0 kind code- Modified families by the additionof one or more of the following sixfields: ETI, EAB, PA, CPC, FI,FTM
Use the relevant update index andsearch the code in the followingformat:YYYY-WW (week)YYYY-MM (month)YYYY+ (year)
2014-23 /QW2014-06 /QW2014+ /QW
Legal status data:
- Entry or update week ofevents (ACT)
- Entry or update week ofany legal statusinformation
- Entry or update month ofany legal statusinformation
/EUP
/LUP
/LGUP
/LUP4
Use the relevant update indexand search the code in thefollowing format:YYYY-WW (week)YYYY+ (year)YYYY-MM (month)
2013+ /EUP2013-47 /EUP
2012-09 /LUP
2012+ /LGUP
2012-02 /LUP4
All the update codes are available for use in alerts, except EUP, LUP and LUP4.
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Definition of Field Codes
BiblioAB* Abstract in the preferred languageAP Application data (numbers and dates) of the familyAPD Application dates of the familyAPID Patent accession number in FullPat and FamPat collectionsCIDS Litigation case ID numberCPC Cooperative Patent Classification codes – most recent publication stageCPCH Cooperative Patent Classification codes – at each publication stageCPCM Main code of the Cooperative Patent Classification for each memberCT Cited patentsCTN Standardized cited patentsCTGN Standardized citing patentsDS Designated countriesEAB Original or machine translated English abstractEAPC Earliest application country in the familyEAPD Earliest application date in the familyEC European ECLA and ICO classification codesEFAN Extended family accession numberEPAP Application data of parent EPEPD Earliest publication date in the familyEPDG Earliest grant date in the familyEPNC Earliest publication country in the familyEPRC Earliest priority country in the familyEPRD Earliest priority date in the familyETI Original or machine translated English title – most recent publication stageETIH English title – at each publication stageFAB Original French abstractFAN Family Access Number in the databaseFCPC Main code of the Cooperative Patent Classification in the familyFD Filing detailsFI Japanese FI classificationFMIC Main code of the International Patent Classification in the familyFPA Standardized name of applicant or assignee of the familyFTI Original French title – most recent publication stageFTIH French title – at each publication stageFTM Japanese F-term classificationGAB Original German abstractGTI Original German title – most recent publication stageGTIH German title – at each publication stage
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IC International Patent Classification codes – most recent publication stageICH International Patent Classification codes – at each publication stageICM Main code of the International Patent Classification for each memberIKD Country codes and statusIN Inventor(s’) name(s) – most recent publication stageINAD Inventor(s’) address(es) – country and US stateINH Inventor(s’) name(s) – at each publication stageIT English Index Terms for French publicationsLA Publication languageLIC Licensee (US)LID ID number of US licenseLPDG Latest grant date in the familyMED Name of the drug subject to French SPCNO Notes in US, EP and WO documentsNPA Standardized name of applicant or assignee of each memberNPN Number of published members in the familyNPR Number of priorities in the familyNUM Number of drawing pages, figures, claims, etc…OAB Original abstract in a language other than French, English or GermanOIN Inventor name in original non-latin languageOPA Applicant name in original non-latin languageOPD Other publication datesORP Representative name in original non-latin languageOTI Original title in a language other than French, English or German – most recent
publication stageOTIH Original title in a language other than French, English or German – at each
publication stagePA Assignee name at the most recent publication stage or standardized namePAAD Assignee address – Country, US State, City and Post codePAH Applicant name at each publication stage in the EPO formatPAP PCT filing dataPCL US classification codes – most recent publication stagePCLH US classification codes – at each publication stagePCLM Main US classification code of each US memberPD All publication dates in the family (except OPD)PDA Publication date of application for each memberPDF Date of first publication for each memberPDG Publication date of grant for each memberPDL Last publication date for each memberPN Publication data (numbers, status and dates) of the familyPPN Publication data of the original PCT applicationPR Priority data (numbers and dates) of the familyPRD All priority dates in the familyPRDL Latest priority dateQW et QM Week or month of entry and modification of the family
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REAS US reassignmentREF Cited non-patent literatureRP Representative name (for US, EP, WO and FR)RPAD Representative countrySEC Security interest (US)STDN Standards citing patentsSTG Definition of kind codesTECD Technology domainTI* Title in the preferred languageUAB & UAB4 Addition of Human produced English Abstracts 1st time – week & monthUABA & UAA4 Addition of any Human language abstract 1st time – week & monthUCT Addition of citations – weekUE & UE4 Addition of equivalents or changes to publication stage – week & monthUEC Addition of CPC codes – weekUECC Country of the latest equivalent in the familyUMTA &UMT4
Addition of Machine or Human produced English Abstract 1st time – week & month
UP &t UP4 Entry of new families in the database – week & monthXAP Standardized application numbersXCT Standardized cited numbersXPN Standardized publication numbersXPR Standardized priority numbers
* Do not use =YES withTI or AB fields.
Key Content and Concepts
ADB Advantages of the invention and drawbacks over prior artICLM Independent claimsKEYW ConceptsOBJ Object of invention
Description and Claims
DESC English descriptionDESX Examples contained in the description of US documentsECLM English claimsFCLM French claimsGCLM German claimsOCLM Claims in languages other than English, French or GermanODES Description in languages other than English
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Legal Status
ACT Event textAD Date of event publication/communicationAPC Application country affected by the eventAPD Application date affected by the eventCAP Application number in countries designated by a WO or an EPCAPD Date of application in countries designated by a WO or an EPCC Designated country affected by the eventCKD Stage of publication code in the country designated by a WO or an EPCO Event codeCPD Date of publication in the country designated by a WO or an EPCPN Publication number in countries designated by a WO or an EPEED Actual or expected expiry dateEFFD Actual date of the eventEG Event groupEXD Expiry dateEXTD Extension dateKD Stage of publication code (kind code)PAY Date of maintenance fee paymentPC Publication country affected by the eventPD Publication date affected by the eventPN Publication number affected by the eventSI Index assigned to the event (positive or negative)STATE State (alive ou dead) of the membersSTATUS Status of the membersWTHD Withdrawal dateXDAY Number of extension daysYR Year number of payment
EUP Entry or update week of events (ACT)INV Inventor(s)LUP, LGUP Entry or update week of any legal status informationLUP4 Entry or update month of any legal status informationOPP OpponentOWR Owner/AssigneeREP Representative in case of changeREQ Requestor
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List of Technology Domains
Below is the list of 35 technology domains which can be used with the index /TECD.
Analysis of Biological MaterialsAudio-Visual TechnologyBasic Communication ProcessesBasic Materials ChemistryBiotechnologyChemical EngineeringCivil EngineeringComputer TechnologyControlDigital CommunicationElectrical Machinery, Apparatus, EnergyEngines, Pumps, TurbinesEnvironmental TechnologyFood ChemistryFurniture, GamesHandlingIT Methods for ManagementMachine ToolsMacromolecular Chemistry, PolymersMaterials, MetallurgyMeasurementMechanical ElementsMedical TechnologyMicro-Structure and Nano-TechnologyOpticsOrganic Fine ChemistryOther Consumer GoodsOther Special MachinesPharmaceuticalsSemiconductorsSurface Technology, CoatingTelecommunicationsTextile and Paper MachinesThermal Processes and ApparatusTransport