Gerry McKiernanGerry McKiernan
Science and Technology LibrarianScience and Technology Librarian
192 Parks Library192 Parks Library
March 30, 2004March 30, 2004
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
[email protected]@iastate.edu
Free Web-based Free Web-based Patent DatabasesPatent Databases
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/[email protected]@cenet.ppt
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DISCLAIMERDISCLAIMER
I AM NOT A I AM NOT A PATENT PATENT ATTORNEYATTORNEY
*** NOR ****** NOR ***
DO I PLAY DO I PLAY ONE ON TV.ONE ON TV.
DISCLAIMERDISCLAIMER
The screen prints selected for The screen prints selected for this presentation are for this presentation are for
educational purposes and educational purposes and their inclusion does not their inclusion does not
constitute an endorsement of constitute an endorsement of an associated product, an associated product,
service, place, or institution.service, place, or institution.
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NOTENOTE
http://www.uspto.gov/http://www.uspto.gov/
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OUTLINEOUTLINE• esp@cenet® [45]esp@cenet® [45]
– ContentContent– Basic and Advanced SearchingBasic and Advanced Searching
• International Web-based Patent International Web-based Patent Databases [5]Databases [5]
– China Patent Database [China]China Patent Database [China]– DEPATISnet [Germany]DEPATISnet [Germany]– Industrial Property Digital Library [Japan]Industrial Property Digital Library [Japan]– Intellectual Property Digital Library [WIPO]Intellectual Property Digital Library [WIPO]– SurfIP [Singapore]SurfIP [Singapore]
• ******** ******** BREAK [10] ********BREAK [10] ******** • esp@cenet® Demonstration [15]esp@cenet® Demonstration [15]
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PATENT: DEFINITION (1)PATENT: DEFINITION (1)• One form of intellectual property, a One form of intellectual property, a patentpatent is a set is a set
of exclusive rights granted by a government to an of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor or applicant for a limited amount of inventor or applicant for a limited amount of time … .time … .
• The term "patent" originates from the term The term "patent" originates from the term to to patentpatent which means to lay open (to public which means to lay open (to public inspection) and the term inspection) and the term letters patentletters patent, which , which originally denoted royal decrees granting originally denoted royal decrees granting exclusive rights to certain individuals or exclusive rights to certain individuals or businesses.businesses.
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PATENT: DEFINITION (2)PATENT: DEFINITION (2)• Per the word's original definition, one widely Per the word's original definition, one widely
accepted accepted social goal of patentssocial goal of patents is to induce the is to induce the inventor to inventor to disclose knowledgedisclose knowledge for the for the advancement of societyadvancement of society in exchange for a in exchange for a limited limited period of exclusivityperiod of exclusivity..
Word IQWord IQhttp://www.wordiq.com/ http://www.wordiq.com/
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esp@cenet®esp@cenet®
Europe’s Network of Patent DatabasesEurope’s Network of Patent Databases
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esp@cenet®esp@cenet® ******
Free Web-based patent Free Web-based patent search and document search and document
serviceservice offered by offered by
the European Patent the European Patent Office (Office (EPOEPO))
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA AND AND
SELECTED FULL TEXT FOR SELECTED FULL TEXT FOR
45 MILLION45 MILLIONPATENT DOCUMENTSPATENT DOCUMENTS
FROM EuropeanEuropean national patentnational patent
agenciesagencies, the European Patent Office , the European Patent Office ((EPOEPO), the World Intellectual Patent ), the World Intellectual Patent Organization (Organization (WIPOWIPO), and ), and variousvarious
non-European nationsnon-European nations, including , including the the United StatesUnited States and and JapanJapan..
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COUNTRYCOUNTRY CODECODE BIBLIOBIBLIOSTART DATESTART DATE
PDF PDF STARTSTART
AustriaAustria ATAT From BeginFrom Begin From BeginFrom Begin
BelgiumBelgium BEBE 19641964 19201920
CyprusCyprus CYCY 19751975 19981998
DenmarkDenmark DKDK 19201920 19201920
FranceFrance FRFR 19201920 19201920
GermanyGermany DEDE 1920/1973 1920/1973 From Begin From Begin /1929/1929
Hellenic RepublicHellenic Republic GRGR 19771977 19761976
IrelandIreland IEIE 19301930 19261926
ItalyItaly ITIT 19731973 19851985
Coverage Data for ‘Worldwide’ Patent Documents Coverage Data for ‘Worldwide’ Patent Documents Selected Countries (1)Selected Countries (1)
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LuxembourgLuxembourg LULU 19601960 19451945
MonacoMonaco MCMC 19751975 From BeginFrom Begin
NetherlandsNetherlands NLNL 19641964 From BeginFrom Begin
PortugalPortugal PTPT 19761976 19801980
SpainSpain ESES 19681968 19641964
SwitzerlandSwitzerland CHCH From BeginFrom Begin From BeginFrom Begin
TurkeyTurkey TRTR 19731973 NoneNone
United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBGB 19201920 19201920
Coverage Data for ‘Worldwide’ Patent Documents Coverage Data for ‘Worldwide’ Patent Documents Selected Countries (2)Selected Countries (2)
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Coverage Data for ‘Worldwide’ Patent Documents Coverage Data for ‘Worldwide’ Patent Documents Selected Countries (3)Selected Countries (3)
AGENCYAGENCYOR OR COUNTRYCOUNTRY
CODECODE BIBLIOBIBLIOSTART DATESTART DATE
PDF PDF AVAILABLEAVAILABLE
European Patent European Patent Organisation (EPO)Organisation (EPO)
EPEP From BeginFrom Begin From BeginFrom Begin
World Intellectual World Intellectual Property Organization Property Organization (WIPO)(WIPO)
WOWO 19781978 19781978
JapanJapan JPJP 19731973 19201920
United StatesUnited States USUS 19201920 18361836
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COUNTRY COUNTRY CODECODE BIBLIOBIBLIOSTART DATESTART DATE
PDF PDF AVAILABLEAVAILABLE
ArgentinaArgentina ARAR 1973 -19911973 -1991 NoneNone
AustraliaAustralia AUAU 1973 1973 NoneNone
Canada Canada CACA 19701970 ~1915~1915
China China CNCN 19851985 NoneNone
IndiaIndia ININ 19751975 NoneNone
Israel Israel ILIL 19681968 NoneNone
Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea KRKR 19781978 NoneNone
MexicoMexico MXMX 1981-19941981-1994 NoneNone
Russian FederationRussian Federation RURU 19931993 NoneNone
Coverage Data for ‘Worldwide’ Patent Documents Coverage Data for ‘Worldwide’ Patent Documents Selected Countries (4)Selected Countries (4)
http://ep.espacenet.com/espacenet/ep/en/helpV3/coveragefac.htmlhttp://ep.espacenet.com/espacenet/ep/en/helpV3/coveragefac.html
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The The European Patent OfficeEuropean Patent Office ((EPOEPO) is an international ) is an international
patent-granting authority patent-granting authority establishedestablished under the under the
European Patent Convention European Patent Convention (EPC), which was signed on (EPC), which was signed on October 5, 1973 in Munich, October 5, 1973 in Munich, Germany, and entered into Germany, and entered into force on force on October 7, 1977October 7, 1977..
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The EPO is The EPO is headquartered in headquartered in Munich, Munich,
Germany Germany with a branch office in with a branch office in
The Hague, The The Hague, The Netherlands,Netherlands,
and and sub-offices in sub-offices in
Berlin, Germany and Berlin, Germany and Vienna, Austria.Vienna, Austria.
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The European Patent The European Patent Organisation, for which Organisation, for which
the the European Patent European Patent OfficeOffice acts as executive acts as executive
arm, currently has arm, currently has twenty-eight twenty-eight (28) member statesmember states:
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AustriaAustria (AT)BelgiumBelgium (BE)Bulgaria Bulgaria (BG)CyprusCyprus (CY)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic (CZ)DenmarkDenmark (DK)Estonia Estonia (ES)Finland Finland (FI)FranceFrance (FR)
GermanyGermany (DE)
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HungaryHungary (HU)Hellenic RepublicHellenic Republic (GR)
IrelandIreland (IE)ItalyItaly (IT)
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein (LI)LuxembourgLuxembourg (LU)
MonacoMonaco (MC)The NetherlandsThe Netherlands (NL)
PolandPoland (PLPL)
PortugalPortugal (PT)RomaniaRomania (RO)SlovakiaSlovakia (SK)SloveniaSlovenia (SI)SpainSpain (ES)
SwedenSweden (SE)SwitzerlandSwitzerland (CH)
TurkeyTurkey (TR)United KingdomUnited Kingdom (GB).
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The protection conferred by The protection conferred by European patent European patent
applications and patents applications and patents has also been extended to a has also been extended to a number of other central and number of other central and
eastern European states, eastern European states, that presently includethat presently include
AlbaniaAlbania (AL), Latvia Latvia (LV), Lithuania Lithuania (LT), and the and the
former Yugoslav Republic of former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia (MK).
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The EPO grants European The EPO grants European patents under a uniform and patents under a uniform and
centralized procedure. In centralized procedure. In filing a single patent within filing a single patent within
the EPO frameworkthe EPO framework, an , an applicant can obtain patent applicant can obtain patent protection in as many EPO protection in as many EPO
member and extension member and extension states as designatedstates as designated..
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To improve access to its To improve access to its collection and services for collection and services for
the public and non-the public and non-specialist, the specialist, the EPO in EPO in October 1998 formally October 1998 formally
inaugurated esp@cenet®, a inaugurated esp@cenet®, a free Web-based search and free Web-based search and
document servicedocument service..
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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTSTECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
JavaScript-enabled browser JavaScript-enabled browser (Netscape Navigator 4.7 or (Netscape Navigator 4.7 or
higher, or Microsoft Internet higher, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or higher are Explorer 5.x or higher are
recommended)recommended)
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® (version 4 or higher) must be (version 4 or higher) must be
installed to read the full-text of installed to read the full-text of associated patent documents inassociated patent documents inPortable Document Format (PDF)Portable Document Format (PDF)
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esp@cenet®esp@cenet®
Europe’s Network of Patent DatabasesEurope’s Network of Patent Databases
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esp@cenet®esp@cenet®http://www.espacenet.comhttp://www.espacenet.com
Users can choose to search available Users can choose to search available patent database collections:patent database collections:
via an EPO gateway, via an EPO gateway, via the national patent offices of via the national patent offices of
member states, ormember states, or via a European Commission (EC) via a European Commission (EC)
gateway.gateway.
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‘‘Access esp@cenet via the Access esp@cenet via the EPO’EPO’
Search OptionsSearch Options
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SEARCH OPTIONSSEARCH OPTIONS • QUICK SEARCHQUICK SEARCH
– Keywords, names, organizations Keywords, names, organizations • ADVANCED SEARCHADVANCED SEARCH
– Detailed field searchingDetailed field searching• NUMBER SEARCHNUMBER SEARCH
– Application, publication, priority Application, publication, priority numbersnumbers
• CLASSIFICATION SEARCHCLASSIFICATION SEARCH– Search or browse using the EPO Search or browse using the EPO
classification system classification system
>>> >>> WARNINGWARNING <<< <<<
THE FULL TEXT THE FULL TEXT
OF OF
PATENT DOCUMENTS PATENT DOCUMENTS
ISIS
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SEARCHED!SEARCHED!
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‘‘Quick Search’Quick Search’
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‘‘Quick Search’Quick Search’
•‘‘Worldwide’Worldwide’•‘‘Patent Abstracts of Patent Abstracts of Japan’Japan’
•‘‘EP - esp@cenet’EP - esp@cenet’•‘‘WIPO - esp@cenet’WIPO - esp@cenet’
1. 1. Select databaseSelect database
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‘‘Worldwide’Worldwide’• The ‘Worldwide’ database contains The ‘Worldwide’ database contains
data and information from patent data and information from patent documents published in more than documents published in more than 70 countries, regions, or offices70 countries, regions, or offices..
• Nearly 6.75 million entries for Nearly 6.75 million entries for United States patent documents United States patent documents dating from the mid-19dating from the mid-19thth century century and full text images for U.S. and full text images for U.S. patents beginning in 1836patents beginning in 1836..
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‘‘Patent Abstracts of Japan’ Patent Abstracts of Japan’ (1)(1)
• Among the most notable Among the most notable features of features of esp@cenetesp@cenet® is the ® is the separate access provided to separate access provided to Japanese patent documentsJapanese patent documents..
• Users can search the titles and Users can search the titles and abstracts of Japanese patent abstracts of Japanese patent documents in Englishdocuments in English..
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‘‘Patent Abstracts of Japan’ Patent Abstracts of Japan’ (2)(2)
• Patent abstracts date from October Patent abstracts date from October 1976, and first page document 1976, and first page document images, where available, begin in images, where available, begin in 19801980..
• While it is updated monthly, access While it is updated monthly, access to current Japanese patent to current Japanese patent publications is publications is postponed for six (6) postponed for six (6) monthsmonths after official publication due after official publication due to a translation delayto a translation delay..
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‘‘EP - esp@cenetEP - esp@cenet’’ (1) (1)• Using the ‘EP - esp@cenet’, users can Using the ‘EP - esp@cenet’, users can
search records for patent documents search records for patent documents issued by the European Patent Office issued by the European Patent Office for the for the current twenty-four (24) month current twenty-four (24) month periodperiod. .
• For example, as of February 8, 2003, For example, as of February 8, 2003, there were 154,931 documents in the there were 154,931 documents in the EPO database, with the oldest EPO database, with the oldest (EP1073600) published on February 7, (EP1073600) published on February 7, 2001 and the most recent (EP1282350) 2001 and the most recent (EP1282350) published on February 5, 2003published on February 5, 2003..
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‘‘EP - esp@cenetEP - esp@cenet’’ (2) (2)• Documents assigned issued by the Documents assigned issued by the
EPO are prefixed with the code ‘EP’ EPO are prefixed with the code ‘EP’ (e.g., (e.g., EPEP1125836)1125836)..
• Under normal circumstances, new Under normal circumstances, new documents are added to this documents are added to this database weeklydatabase weekly..
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‘‘WIPO - esp@cenet’ (1)WIPO - esp@cenet’ (1)• Within the EPO gateway, users can also Within the EPO gateway, users can also
search records for patent documents search records for patent documents from the World Intellectual Property from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an agency of the Organization (WIPO), an agency of the United Nations established to protect the United Nations established to protect the intellectual property rights of creators intellectual property rights of creators and owners of its member statesand owners of its member states. .
• Currently, 179 nations–more than 90% of Currently, 179 nations–more than 90% of countries of the world–are member states countries of the world–are member states of WIPO, and include all member states of WIPO, and include all member states of the European Patent Organizationof the European Patent Organization..
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‘‘WIPO - esp@cenet’ (2)WIPO - esp@cenet’ (2)• User can search WIPO patent documents User can search WIPO patent documents
for the most recent for the most recent twenty-four (24) twenty-four (24) monthmonth periodperiod..
• Under normal circumstances, new Under normal circumstances, new documents are added to the WIPO documents are added to the WIPO database weekly, two weeks after formal database weekly, two weeks after formal publicationpublication. .
• For earlier WIPO documents, users For earlier WIPO documents, users should search the esp@cenet® should search the esp@cenet® ‘Worldwide’ patents database‘Worldwide’ patents database..
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‘‘Select whether you wish to search Select whether you wish to search with simple words in the titles with simple words in the titles and abstracts (where available) and abstracts (where available) or with the name of an individual or with the name of an individual or organisation’or organisation’
‘‘Select what to search:’Select what to search:’‘‘Words in the Words in the titletitle or or abstractabstract’, ’, or or ‘‘Persons or organisations’Persons or organisations’
‘‘Quick Search’Quick Search’2. 2. Select type of searchSelect type of search
>>>> >>>> IN ENGLISH IN ENGLISH <<<<<<<<
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‘‘Enter case insensitive search Enter case insensitive search terms in English:’terms in English:’
Search term(s):Search term(s):
e.g., plastic AND bicyclee.g., plastic AND bicycle
‘‘Quick Search’Quick Search’ 3. 3. Select type of searchSelect type of search
>>>> >>>> IN ENGLISH IN ENGLISH <<<<<<<<
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Search ResultsSearch Results(‘Worldwide’)(‘Worldwide’)
>>>> >>>> IN ENGLISH IN ENGLISH <<<<<<<<
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Results: Sample Brief RecordResults: Sample Brief Record
Title Linked to Full RecordTitle Linked to Full Record
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Brief Record DetailsBrief Record Details• Result listResult list
– ‘‘Approximately 407 results found in the Worldwide database Approximately 407 results found in the Worldwide database for:for:"plastic AND bicycle" in the title or abstract"plastic AND bicycle" in the title or abstract(Results are sorted by date of upload in database(Results are sorted by date of upload in database)’
• Title (‘Vehicle handlebar grip’) [LINKED TO FULL Title (‘Vehicle handlebar grip’) [LINKED TO FULL RECORD]RECORD]
• Inventor Name(‘Inventor Name(‘YU TSAI-YUN (TW)’)YU TSAI-YUN (TW)’)• Applicant NameApplicant Name• European Patent Classification codeEuropean Patent Classification code
– (‘EC: B62K21/26’)(‘EC: B62K21/26’)• International Patent Classification codeInternational Patent Classification code
– (‘(‘IPC: B62K21/26’)IPC: B62K21/26’)• Publication info Publication info
– (‘US6681653 - 2004-01-27’)(‘US6681653 - 2004-01-27’)
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Sample Full RecordSample Full Record‘Bibliographic Data’‘Bibliographic Data’
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Sample Full RecordSample Full Record‘Description’‘Description’
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Sample Full RecordSample Full Record‘Claims’‘Claims’
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Sample Full RecordSample Full Record‘Original document’ (1)‘Original document’ (1)
‘‘Kind Kind code’code’
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Sample Full RecordSample Full Record‘Original document’ (2)‘Original document’ (2)
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Sample Full RecordSample Full Record‘Also published as:’‘Also published as:’
[‘Equivalent’][‘Equivalent’]
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‘‘Kind Kind code’code’
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‘‘Kind Code’ (1)Kind Code’ (1)
http://www.wipo.int/scit/en/standards/pdf/03-16-01.pdfhttp://www.wipo.int/scit/en/standards/pdf/03-16-01.pdf
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‘‘Kind Code’ (2)Kind Code’ (2)
http://www.wipo.int/scit/en/standards/pdf/03-16-01.pdfhttp://www.wipo.int/scit/en/standards/pdf/03-16-01.pdf
‘ ‘A1’ = Patent Application A1’ = Patent Application (U.S.)(U.S.)
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‘‘Kind Code’ (3)Kind Code’ (3)
http://www.wipo.int/scit/en/standards/pdf/03-16-01.pdfhttp://www.wipo.int/scit/en/standards/pdf/03-16-01.pdf
‘‘B2’ = Granted Patent B2’ = Granted Patent (U.S.)(U.S.)
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Search OptionsSearch Options‘‘Advanced Search’Advanced Search’
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‘‘Advanced Search’Advanced Search’
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•‘‘Worldwide’Worldwide’•‘‘Patent Abstracts of Patent Abstracts of Japan’Japan’
•‘‘EP - esp@cenet’EP - esp@cenet’•‘‘WIPO - esp@cenet’WIPO - esp@cenet’
‘‘Advanced Search’Advanced Search’1. Select database1. Select database
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Advanced Search (1)Advanced Search (1)
• Keyword(s) in title Keyword(s) in title – e.g., ‘plastic AND bicycle’e.g., ‘plastic AND bicycle’
• Keyword(s) in title or abstract Keyword(s) in title or abstract – e.g., ‘Hair’e.g., ‘Hair’
• Publication number Publication number – e.g., ‘WO03075629’e.g., ‘WO03075629’
• Application numberApplication number– e.g., ‘e.g., ‘DE19971031696’DE19971031696’
• Priority numberPriority number– e.g, ‘WO1995US15925’e.g, ‘WO1995US15925’
2. 2. Select type of searchSelect type of search
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Advanced Search (2)Advanced Search (2)2. 2. Select type of searchSelect type of search• Publication datePublication date
– ‘‘yyyymmdd’yyyymmdd’
• Applicant Applicant – e.g., ‘Institut Pasteur’e.g., ‘Institut Pasteur’
• InventorInventor– e.g., ‘Smith’e.g., ‘Smith’
• European Classification (ECLA)European Classification (ECLA)– e.g., ‘B01C3/01’e.g., ‘B01C3/01’
• International Patent Classification (IPC)International Patent Classification (IPC) – e.g., ‘H03M1/12’e.g., ‘H03M1/12’
Keyword(s) SearchKeyword(s) Search‘‘Title’ vs. ‘Title or Abstract’Title’ vs. ‘Title or Abstract’
‘‘Title’ Keyword(s) Title’ Keyword(s) Search ResultsSearch Results
9900
‘‘Title and Abstracts’ Title and Abstracts’ Keyword(s) Keyword(s)
Search ResultsSearch Results
404077
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‘‘Number Search’ (1)Number Search’ (1)
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‘‘Number Search’ (2)Number Search’ (2)Currently can Number Search only byCurrently can Number Search only by – Publication [Granted Patent] number Publication [Granted Patent] number
(Country Code-Serial Number (Country Code-Serial Number • (e.g., ‘WO03075629’)(e.g., ‘WO03075629’)
In the future will be able to search by:In the future will be able to search by:– Application number (Country Code-Year-Application number (Country Code-Year-
Serial Number)Serial Number)(e.g., ‘(e.g., ‘DE19971031696’), orDE19971031696’), or
– Priority number (“Priority number (“The priority number The priority number is the number of the application in is the number of the application in respect of which priority is claimed, ie it respect of which priority is claimed, ie it is the same as the application number is the same as the application number of the claimed priority document.”)of the claimed priority document.”)
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‘‘Classification Search’ Classification Search’ (Browse) (1)(Browse) (1)
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‘‘Classification Search’Classification Search’(Browse) (2)(Browse) (2)
Search: ‘Plastic bicycles’Search: ‘Plastic bicycles’
Browse ‘C’Browse ‘C’
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‘ ‘Classification Search’Classification Search’(Browse) (3)(Browse) (3)
Search Results for ‘Plastic Search Results for ‘Plastic bicycles’bicycles’
Candidate Candidate CategoriesCategories
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Results: Sample Brief RecordResults: Sample Brief Record
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International Patent Classification (IPC)International Patent Classification (IPC)(1)(1)
• At EPO, two related, but different systems At EPO, two related, but different systems are used to characterize and classify the are used to characterize and classify the nature and content of patent documents: nature and content of patent documents: the the International Patent ClassificationInternational Patent Classification (IPC) scheme and (IPC) scheme and European Patent European Patent ClassificationClassification (ECLA), the classification (ECLA), the classification scheme developed by EPOscheme developed by EPO.
• Under terms of the European Patent Under terms of the European Patent Convention, the EPO is required to apply Convention, the EPO is required to apply the the IPC classificationIPC classification (Rule 8), (Rule 8), a a hierarchical classification system in which hierarchical classification system in which the field of technology is divided into the field of technology is divided into approximately approximately 70,000 categories70,000 categories..
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International Patent Classification (IPC)International Patent Classification (IPC)(2)(2)
• If there are changes in a classification If there are changes in a classification category in subsequent editions of the category in subsequent editions of the scheme, the IPC classifications scheme, the IPC classifications previously assigned to a patent previously assigned to a patent document are not revised by the EPO.document are not revised by the EPO.
• The IPC is administered and published The IPC is administered and published by the World Intellectual Property by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and is revised Organization (WIPO) and is revised every five years. The current edition every five years. The current edition (7(7thth) was issued on January 1, 2000) was issued on January 1, 2000.
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European Classification (ECLA)(1)European Classification (ECLA)(1)• In addition to using IPC classification codes, In addition to using IPC classification codes,
the EPO assigns codes to patent documents the EPO assigns codes to patent documents from the European Patent Classification from the European Patent Classification scheme (ECLA). This classification contains scheme (ECLA). This classification contains nearly nearly 130,000130,000 subdivisions, more than subdivisions, more than twice twice as many as found within the IPC schemeas many as found within the IPC scheme..
• Using the ECLA scheme, patent documents Using the ECLA scheme, patent documents from around the world are classified within a from around the world are classified within a particular technical field by the European particular technical field by the European patent examiner responsible for searches in patent examiner responsible for searches in that field, providing inherently more coherent that field, providing inherently more coherent and consistent classification designations. and consistent classification designations.
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European Classification (ECLA)European Classification (ECLA)(2)(2)• When changes occur in the scheme to When changes occur in the scheme to
reflect technological developments, the reflect technological developments, the assigned classifications are revised to assigned classifications are revised to reflect these changes. While ECLA codes reflect these changes. While ECLA codes have been assigned to EPO incorporated have been assigned to EPO incorporated patent documents dating from 1920, patent documents dating from 1920, documents published prior to 1968 have documents published prior to 1968 have not been classified using the IPC.not been classified using the IPC.
• As of January 2004, As of January 2004, 18.3 million18.3 million records records in the worldwide patent database had in the worldwide patent database had received an ECLA classification.received an ECLA classification.
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LIMITATIONS (1)LIMITATIONS (1)Maximum Number Displayed Maximum Number Displayed
*ONLY* First 500 records *ONLY**ONLY* First 500 records *ONLY*
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LIMITATIONS (2)LIMITATIONS (2)In January 2004, In January 2004, esp@cenetesp@cenet® held data ® held data on 45 million patents from 71 on 45 million patents from 71
countries. countries. Of these patents, Of these patents, 24.2 million have a 24.2 million have a
title, title, 18.3 million have an ECLA class, and18.3 million have an ECLA class, and 7.1 million have an abstract in English7.1 million have an abstract in English..
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LIMITATIONS (3)LIMITATIONS (3)International Classification Code International Classification Code NOT NOT Browsable within Browsable within
esp@cenet®esp@cenet®** HOWEVER **** HOWEVER **
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many respects, the information many respects, the information furnished within it is not exhaustivefurnished within it is not exhaustive.. Although Although esp@cenetesp@cenet® offers a wide ® offers a wide variety of collections and services, it variety of collections and services, it should not be viewed, however, as a should not be viewed, however, as a substitute for a formal patent search substitute for a formal patent search
conducted by trained patent conducted by trained patent professionalsprofessionals..
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DatabasesDatabases • China Patent Database [China]China Patent Database [China]• DEPATISnet [Germany]DEPATISnet [Germany]• Industrial Property Digital Industrial Property Digital
Library [Japan]Library [Japan]• Intellectual Property Digital Intellectual Property Digital
Library [WIPO]Library [WIPO]• SurfIP [Singapore]SurfIP [Singapore]
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China Patent DatabaseChina Patent Database
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DEPATISnetDEPATISnet
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Industrial Property Digital Industrial Property Digital LibraryLibrary
http://www.ipdl.jpo.go.jp/homepg_e.ipdlhttp://www.ipdl.jpo.go.jp/homepg_e.ipdl
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Intellectual Property Digital Intellectual Property Digital LibraryLibrary
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Patent SitesPatent Sites
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