Yanling SUN. Msc

Deputy DirectorData processing Division

Patent Searching and Consulting CenterState Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)

The People’s Republic of ChinaJune 17, 2002

E-mail: sunyanling@mail.sipo.gov.cn

China TCM Patent Databasehttp://tcm.patent.com.cn

TCM Links

Database Description

Search Features

Auxiliary tools

Database Description--Chinese version

Time CoveragePatent applications published fromApril 1985 to march 2002 Records Patent Applications: 150,00 TCM Formulas: 40,000

SubjectChina TCM patent documents

Search fields Totally 29 search fields fall into 4 categoriesLanguage: Chinese

Database Description--English Demo version

Time CoveragePatent applications published from 1993 to 1994 Records Patent Applications: 1761 TCM Formulas: 4177

SubjectChina TCM patent documents

Search fields Totally 29 search fields fall into 4 categoriesLanguage: English

29 search fields in four categories:

1.Bibliographic information TI, AB, AP, PN, AD, PD,

PA,ADDR,PAC,INR,PRN,IC1,IC2,IC2.Sebject Index terms BIO, CHE,

ANA,EXT,PHY,GAL,MIX,NUS,IT3.Uses/Effects THEF,TOXI,DIAG,DINT,ANEF,EFF4.TCM Formulas

Record Sample

Quick Search

•Relatively simple query ensure quick access•Full-text search method employed•AND/OR Logic selections available•Selectable time range & history traceable•TCM name list customizable•Friendly to-user interface

Search features (1)

Quick Search Interface

Advanced Search

•Nested Boolean searching•Field searching•Selectable time range & history traceable•TCM name list customizable•Friendly to-user interface

Search features (2)

Advanced Search Interface

TCM Formula Logic Search

Nested Boolean searches

Search History refined searching

Formula size setting

Display selections: by AP and by formula

Search features (3)

e.g Radix Angelicae Dahuricae and Fructus Evodiae and RadixAristolochiae and (Cortex Moutan or Lignum Santali Albi)

TCM Formula Logic Search Interface

TCM Formula Similarity Search

One stop similarity search

Formula size limiting

Subject and IPC limiting

Result Display ranking by number of target medicines

Display selections: by AP and by formula

Search features (4)

TCM formula similarity search Interface

Search History

Note: “Search history ” saves all histories except TCM formula similarity search histories.

Search History Saving

Search history recalling

Nested Boolean searches with history set numbers

Supporting advanced searching features

Search features (5)

Search history Interface

TCM Dictionary (1)

• Assistant tool for Locate TCM Name

• Multiple Search Accessions: - Latin Drug name

- English Drug name

- Latin Plant/Animal/Mineral name

- Chinese Standard name

- Chinese Synonym

- Chinese Pinyin

• File crossover searches

Auxiliary tools(1)

TCM Dictionary(2)

Using standard TCM names found in TCM Dictionary assearching terms and then crossover to BIB patent file orTCM Formula file to search related records.

- searching Crossover to Bib TCM patent file

- searching Crossover to TCM Formula file

TCM Dictionary Search Interface

TCM Dictionary record sample

Statistic and Resulting Saving

Search result Statistics by specificfields: PA, INR, IC1, IC2, IC, PAC

Auxiliary tools(2)

Search result saving on both local disk andclipboard

1. http://www.cintcm.com/ TCM online, maintained by Institute of Information onTraditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy ofTraditional Chinese Medicine , inculdes 20 TCMdatabases and two of them are in English.

2. http://www.cpi.ac.cn China Medicine website, maintained by China StateDrug Administration (SDA), includes 30 medicinedatabases. All databases are only in Chinese.

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