“have to know” free public patent databases
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Where to Search Patents
“Have to know” free public patent databases
Björn Jürgens
E-Mail: [email protected]
Twitter: @benlogo
© 2011
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ESPACENET
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• Multinational Patent Database hosted by the
European Patent Office (EPO)
• Offers free access to more than 70 million patent
documents worldwide from 90 different countries.
• URL: http://worldwide.espacenet.com/
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Home Screen & Smart Search
Interface
Smart Search: The system attempts to identify the correct field for
each given search term, e.g., “Smith” automatically searched in
inventor name
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Quick Search Interface
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Advanced Search Interface
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Number Search Interface
Enter either application, publication or priority number with or
without country code prefix
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Classification Search Interface
Search for relevant classification by entering keywords, or
search the description of a classification
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Result List
Export Patents
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Bibliographic View
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Description View,
with automatic
translation function
(French, German,
Italian, Spanish)
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Full Document (PDF) View
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Legal Status
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Query History
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“My Patents List” (Patent Bookmarks)
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• PROs:
– Largest public patent database available (more than 70 million patent documents)
– EP patents searchable in FULLTEXT
– Saves Search (Query) History
– Enable Patent Export (from result list, limited to 30 docs each export)
– INPADOC legal status
– “My Patent” List
– Patent Family grouping
• CONs:
– No expert (field) search possible
– Search Limitations (max. 10 search terms per field, no left truncation, max. 500 results, etc.)
– No Search Query connections possible
– No statistical analysis possible
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DEPATISNET
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• Multinational Patent Database hosted by the German
Patent and Trademark Office
• Offers free access to more than 50 million patent
documents from 80 countries
• URL: http://depatisnet.dpma.de
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Home Screen
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“Beginners Search”
Interface
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Result List
Export Patents
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Bibliographic View
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Full Document (PDF) View
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Expert Search Interface
Different Use of
Operators than in
Espacenet
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IKOFAX Search Interface
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Classification Search
Interface
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• PROs:
– Powerful Search interfaces
– Enable Patent Export (from result list, limited to 50 docs each export)
– Full Text searching in German Patents back until 1950
• CONs:
– No legal status
– No statistical analysis possible
– No family grouping
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PATENTSCOPE
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• Patent Database hosted by the World Intelectual property Organization (WIPO) contains all PCT patents and patents from 17 national offices
• 8 million patent documents in total (1,8 million PCT)
• URL: http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/
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Simple Search Interface
Select collections to be searched
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“Field
Combination”
Search
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Advanced Search Interface
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Result List with
Refining
Interface
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Result List with
Statistical
Analysis!
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Bibliographical
View
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Description
View with
automatic
translation
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National Status of PCT
applications
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Original Documents related
to the PCT application
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• PROs:
– Powerful Search interfaces
– Statistics and RSS Feeds
– Automatic Translation to multiple languages (via Google Translator)
– Additional PCT Documents available (Written Opinions, Int. Search Reports, etc.)
• CONs:
– Less patents and coverage than ESPACENET or DEPATISNET
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USPTO
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• National Patent Database hosted by United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) contains all patents filed in the US
• Divided in two Databses:
– US Patent Database (PATFT): Granted US Patents in Full-Text from 1976
– US Patent Application Database (APPFT): since March 2001
• URL: http://patft.uspto.gov/
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USPTO Patent Search
Home Screen
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USPTO “Quick Search”, with
2 combinable Search Fields
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USPTO “Advanced Search”
with commandos
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USPTO Result List
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USPTO Full Text View
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USPTO Original Document View
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• PROs:
– Commando Search interface (“Advanced Search”)
• CONs:
– Poor User Interface
– Only US patents (patents filed in the US)
– No statistics, no patent export
– Original Document View requires Quicktime (no saving possible!)
