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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

April 2017

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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.


Basic Index (/BI) Details


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


Basic Index (/BI) Details (cont’d)


English abstract:Original, or officialtranslation from theEPO or machinetranslation by Questel

/EAB Machine translation is provided forthe following authorities: WO, EP,BR, CN, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, JP,KR, RU, SE, TH and TW, and isreplaced by 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

/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)Mainly available from 1984.

/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. Truncation maybe used.Note: Information not provided afterSeptember 2009

RIVAROXABAN /MED


Key Content Super-Index (/SA) Details


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


Claims and Description


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

/CLMS simultaneously searches the ECLM, FCLM, GCLM and OCLM fields.The claims displayed in CLMS are claims that meet the preferred language.

All Claims andDescriptions

/TX /TX simultaneously searches theECLM, FCLM, GCLM, OCLM,ODES, DESC and DESX fields.

(FREELY PIVOT+) /TX

Concepts

Key concepts are extracted from the full text of the patent publications using linguistic technology andreflect the semantic content of the publications. The different concepts are classified in the field bydecreasing score. The following publications are used to extract the concepts: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 1971- 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


Concepts /KEYW Search by single terms usingoperators, or by phrases usingimplied adjacency. Use truncation.Left-hand truncation is available.

(DRUM GRANULATOR)/KEYW

If you click on the Kwic tab following a concept search and look at the section marked Concepts, thefigures that appear in parentheses after each concept represent the score of the concept and its number of

occurrences. They are not searchable.


Numbers and Dates

Publication Data


Publication:

- 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

CC = country codeN…N = numberYY or YYYY = year

Search for publications by ISOcountry code

Search by kind code.Truncation may be used.

Search by publication date withoutnumeric operators:YYYYMMDDYYYYMMYYYY

EP-982976/PN

NL---2025/PN

WO9916958/PN

WO8909788/PN

WO200016958/PNUS20010000001/PN

US/PN

A3/PNB?/PN

19950625/PN199506/PN1995/PN

Kind code and office /IKD Search in the format CCKK.CC = country codeKK = status codeTruncation ? or # may be used.

EPA? /IKD

EPB# /IKD


Publication Data (cont’d)


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(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:=, <, >, <=, >=

Presence of the field can also beused especially with the PDG field.

PD=2000-02-16PDF<=1997-06PDL>1995PD=1997-04-01:1997-05-15

First applicationpublication date

/PDA PDA=2008-10-02PDA<=1999-10PDA>2007PDA=2007-06:2008-09

Granted patent date /PDG PDG=1998-06-02

PDG=YES

Other publicationdates:- Effective date- Date of previous issue- Date of national stageU.S.C. 371

/OPDOPD=2006-01-12

OPD<=2006-01

OPD>2006

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


Application Data


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 /AP1989WO-US01469 /AP

1994US-08352062 /AP

2013US-13974634/AP

EP /AP

1999-08-12 /AP1999-08 /AP1999 /AP

Application (Filing)Date

/APD Search in the format:YYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MMYYYYUse numeric operators:=, <, >, <=, >=

APD=1999-08-12APD=1999-06:1999-10APD>=1992

Application data fromparent document

- Parent WO

- Parent EP

/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=YES2002WO-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


Priority Data


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

Earliest priority country /EPRC Search using the two-letter ISOcountry code.

US /EPRC(US OR JP)/EPRC

Priority Date:

- All priority dates

- Earliest priority date

- Latest priority date

/PRD

/PRDF

/PRDL

Search in the format:YYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MMYYYYUse numeric operators:=, <, >, <=, >=

PRD=1998-08-12PRD=1998-04:1998-08

PRDF>=1997

PRDL<=2014-10

Number of priorities /NPR Use numeric operators:=, >, <, >=, <=.

NPR=3NPR>1

* For a list of US Series codes: www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/filingyr.htm


Classifications

Technology Domains

Search by Index Searh Hints Examples

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

Search by Index Searh Hints Examples

International PatentClassification Data

/IPC

/ICM

The /IPC index simultaneoussearches the following fields:

ICH: Codes as they have beenassigned by national offices at eachstage of publication/ICH can restrict the search tohistorical IPC codes.

IC: Updated Codes/IC allows you to restrict the searchto 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.

G10L-015/26 /IPCG10L-015 /IPCG10L /IPCG10# /IPC

H01M-008 /ICM


Cooperative Patent Classification


CPC ClassificationData (CooperativePatent Classification)

CPC is used in place ofECLA and ICO since 1January 2013.

/CPC

/CPCM

The /CPC index simultaneoussearches the following fields:

CPCH: Codes as they weregranted by the EPO and the USPTOat each stage of publication/CPCH can restrict the search tohistorical 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.


The index /CPCM allows you torestrict the search to the main code.

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

Concordance between the old ECLA and ICO codes and new CPC codes is available on the EPO website:www.cooperativepatentclassification.org/cpcConcordances.html


Former European Classifications


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.


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


United States Classification


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.

379 /PCL379093 /PCL210DIG017 /PCL379093150 /PCL

379093150 /PCL/PCLH

343754 /PCLM

Japanese Classification


FI and F-terms(JP documents only)

- 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


Names

Inventor


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


Applicant or Assignee


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

/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.

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


Applicant or Assignee (cont’d)


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


Representative


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


Licensee


/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


/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


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).


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 the 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)


Citations (cont’d)


CITED PATENTSCITING PATENTS

- Publication number

- Publication country

- Citation author

- Self citation

- Relevancy category

/CTN/CTGN

Search by presence of the CTN fieldto retrieve documents with citedpatents, by presence of the CTGNfield to retrieve documents with citingpatents.

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=Y

CAT/CTGN=X


Legal Status

Events


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


Events (cont’d)


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 codes that bringtogether similar actions of differentpatent 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 particularcountry.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


Events (cont’d)


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.



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


Names


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


Other Indexes


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


Other Indexes (cont’d)


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 details 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 familyUnlike 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 collection andLGST database

EP09010508A /LAN


Update Codes


New documents in thecollection:- Weekly- Monthly

/UP/UP4

Use the relevant update index andsearch the code in the followingformat:

YYYY-WW (week)YYYY-MM (month)YYYY+ (year)

2014-23 /UP2014-06 /UP4

Addition of publicationstages:- Weekly- Monthly

Addition of citations(weekly)

/UE/UE4

/UCT

2014-23 /UE2014-06 /UE4

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

2014-23 /UAB2014-06 /UAB4

2014-23 /UMTA2014-06 /UMT4

2014-23 /UABA2014-06 /UAA4

Addition of CPC or US PCLcodes for the 1st time

/UCL Search the code in the followingformat:YYYY-WW (week)YYYY+ (year)

2014-23 /UEC2014+ /UEC

Entry of new documents inthe collection + Changes todocuments already in thecollection:

- Weekly- Monthly

/QW/QM

Includes:- New records entered into thecollection except the documentspublished before 2006 anddocuments with D0 kind code- Modified records 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

All the update codes above are available for use in alerts.


Update Codes (cont’d)


Entry or update week ofevents (ACT)

/EUPUse the relevant update indexand search the code in thefollowing format:YYYY-WW (week)YYYY+ (year)

2013+ /EUP

2013-47 /EUP

Entry or update week ofany legal statusinformation

/LUP

/LGUP*

2012-09 /LUP

2012+ /LGUP

Entry or update month ofany legal statusinformation

/LUP4 Search the code in the followingformat:YYYY-MM (month)

2012-02 /LUP4

All the update codes above refer to legal status updates.* Only this update code is available for alerts.


Definition of Field Codes

BiblioAB* Abstract in the preferred languageAP Application data (numbers and dates)APD Application dateAPID Patent accession number in FullPat and FamPat collectionsCIDS ID number of litigationCPC Cooperative Patent Classification codes – most recent publication stageCPCH Cooperative Patent Classification codes – all publication stagesCPCM Main code of the Cooperative Patent ClassificationCT Cited patentsCTN Standardized cited patentsCTGN Standardized citing patentsDS Designated countriesEAB Original or machine translated English abstractEC European ECLA and ICO classification codesEFAN Extended family accession numberEPAP Application date of parent EPEPRC Earliest priority countryETI Original or machine translated English title – most recent publication stageETIH English title – at each publication stageFAB Original French abstractFAN PamPat Family Access NumberFD Filing detailsFI Japanese FI classificationFTI 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 stageIC International Patent Classification codes – most recent publication stageICH International Patent Classification codes – all publication stagesICM Main code of the International Patent ClassificationIKD 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 publications


LA Publication languageLIC Licensee (US)LID ID number of US licenseMED Name of the drug subject to French SPCNO Notes in US, EP and WO documentsNPA Standardized name of applicant or assigneeNPR Number of prioritiesNUM 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 – all publication stagesPCLM Main US classification codePD All publication dates (except OPD)PDA Publication date of applicationPDF Earliest publication datePDG Publication date of grantPDL Latest publication datePN Publication data (numbers, status and dates)PPN Publication data of the original PCT applicationPR Priority data (numbers and dates)PRD All priority datesPRDF Earliest priority datePRDL Latest priority dateQW et QM Week or month of entry and modification of the recordREAS 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 language


UAB & 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 – weekUCL Addition of CPC or US PCL codes – weekUE & UE4 Addition of publication stage – week & monthUMTA &UMT4

Addition of Machine or Human produced English Abstract 1st time – week & month

UP & UP4 Entry of new records in the collection – 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

CLMS* Claims in the preferred languageDESC 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

* Do not use =YES with CLMS fields.


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)STATUS StatusWTHD 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


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

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