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Overview of Free & Commercial
Patent DatabasesCebu and Manila
March 7 to 11
2011
Andrew Czajkowski
Head, Innovation and Technology Support Section
Overview
Free Patent Databases – focus on WO, EP, JP and US
Coverage
Search tools and functions
Interfaces (layout and languages)
Search operators (e.g. Boolean)
Language tools (e.g. translation)
Analysis tools (statistical and graphical)
Commercial Patent Databases
Coverage and main features
[ASPI]
Databases : Differences
Patents
Free of charge
Commercial
Scientific & Technical Journals
Open Access
Subscription
Search Strategy
Keywords
Patent Classification, indexing, etc.
Search tools
Finding free-of-charge patent information
PATENTSCOPE® search service
esp@cenet
JPO IPDL
USPTO PatFT/AppFT
Coverage : Differences
Patent collectionsWhich countries or regions?
Document typesPatent applications? Granted patents? More?
Document elementsBibliographic data? Descriptions? Claims?
Time period
LanguagesMultiple language versions? Translations?
Patent databases : Collections
PATENTSCOPE® search service :
PCT � First publication worldwide
ARIPO, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Korea, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, and Viet Nam
esp@cenet :
European (EP)
PCT
EPC member states and others (> 80 countries)
JPO IPDL :
Japan only
USPTO PatFT/AppFT :
United States only
PATENTSCOPE® search service : Coverage
All PCT applications from 1978
Titles (EN and FR) : from 1978
Abstracts (EN and FR) : from 1978
Int. Cl. : from 1978
Full-text : from 1978
Coverage: Details
xxxArgentina(2003-2010)
xxxARIPO(1984-2008)
Title Abstract Full text IPC
PCT(1978-2011)
x x ~90% x
EPO(1984-2008)
x ~95% ~50% x
Coverage: Details
~75%~75%xxCuba(1968-2009)
IPCFull textAbstractTitle
Brazil(1972-2010)
x ~30% ~30% ~90%
Colombia(1995-2010)
x x x
Costa Rica(2009-2010)
x x X
Coverage: Details
x~70%xxMexico(1991-2010)
x~70%~20%xMorocco(1977-2010)
xxGuatemala(1961-2010)
~50%~60%~5%xIsrael
(1940-2010)
Title Abstract Full text IPC
Coverage: Details
xxxRepublic of
Korea(1973-2010)
~80%xSingapore(1995-2010)
xxxPanama(2003-2010)
xxxPeru(1989-2010)
Title Abstract Full text IPC
Coverage: Details
x~50%~70%xSpain(1930-2010)
x~75%~75%xSouth
Africa(1984-2008)
~85%~90%xUruguay(1990-2010)
x~70%xViet Nam(1997-2010)
Title Abstract Full text IPC
esp@cenet : Coverage
All EP applications from 1978
Titles (EN and original) : from 1978
Abstracts (EN and original) : from 1978
Int. Cl. : from 1978
EP Cl. (ECLA) : from 1978
Full-text : from 1978
esp@cenet : Coverage
Other collections vary in availability
Titles (EN and original) : various
Abstracts (EN and original) : various
Int. Cl. : various
EP Cl. (ECLA) : various
esp@cenet : Coverage
CN coverage
esp@cenet : Coverage
GB coverage (☺)
esp@cenet : Coverage
IT coverage (�)
USPTO PatFT/AppFT : Coverage
Granted US patents from 1790 (PatFT)
Published US applications from 2001 (AppFT)
Titles (EN) : from 1976
Abstracts (EN) : from 1976
Int. Cl. : from 1976
US Cl. : from 1790
Full-text : from 1976
USPTO PatFT/AppFT Search
JPO IPDL : Coverage
JP patent specifications from 1885
Examined JP applications from 1922
Published JP applications from 1975
Granted JP patents from 1996
Titles (EN) : from 1976
Abstracts (EN) : from 1976 � Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ)
JP Cl. (FI/F-terms) : from 1885
Full-text : from 1993
Search tools and functions: Differences
Interfaces (layout and languages)
Search operators
Search tools
Analysis tools
Interfaces
Interfaces : Simple
Search in front page or all fields
Search in all fields, full text, ID/Number, classification, names, or date
Select collections to be searched
Interfaces : Field Combination
Search a full range of fields (and add additional fields)
Combine fields using Boolean operators (AND, OR)
Exclude (or require) empty fields
Stem search terms automatically
Interfaces : Advanced
Search a range of fields (using field codes)
Combine search terms using a powerful set of Boolean, proximity, and range operators
Stem search terms automatically
Select collections to be searched
Interfaces : Cross-lingual (CLIR)
PATENTSCOPE® : Advanced search – field codes
Serial numbers
Titles
Abstract
Patent classification
Dates
Applicant data
Inventor data
Legal data
Language
esp@cenet : Quick search
Search in full-text (EP and WO applications only)
Search in title/abstract or applicant/inventor (all other collections)
Select collections to be searched (WO or EP or all)
esp@cenet : Advanced search
Search in multiple fields simultaneously
Note: Full-text search for EP and WO applications only
esp@cenet : Smart search
Search a range of fields (using field codes)
Combine search criteria using Boolean operators
Feature: If fields are not defined, the system attempts to identify the correct field for each given search term (e.g., “Smith”automatically searched in inventor name)
JPO IPDL : Advanced search
Search in a range of fields (in Japanese only)
Combine search criteria with Boolean operators
JPO IPDL : Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ)
Search English-language applicant names, titles and abstracts and by publication date and IPC
Combine up to three text search terms with Boolean operators
JPO IPDL : PAJ Records
(Machine assisted) human translations into English of some but not all Japanese applications filed since 1976
USPTO PatFT/AppFT : Quick Search
Search a range of fields
Combine up to two fields using Boolean operators
USPTO PatFT/AppFT : Advanced Search
Search in numerous fields (using field codes)
Combine search criteria using Boolean operators
USPTO PatFT/AppFT : Number Search
Operators
Boolean (or logical)
Proximity
Wildcard
Special
Flexibilities : Operators
Boolean operators : AND, OR, ANDNOT
Proximity operators : NEAR, "term1 term2"~n
Range operators : [term1 TO term2], ->
Wildcard operators : ? , *, $
Boolean & Proximity operators
PATENTSCOPE® search service
AND : both terms
OR : either term
ANDNOT : not term after operator
NEAR : 5 characters default separation (metal NEAR tool)
esp@cenet : AND, OR
JPO IPDL : AND, OR
USPTO : AND, OR, ANDNOT
Patent databases : Wildcard operators
Between zero and infinite characters
PATENTSCOPE® : *
esp@cenet : *
JPO IPDL : automatic
USPTO : $
Exactly one character
PATENTSCOPE® : ?
esp@cenet : #
Zero or one character
esp@cenet : ?
Patent databases : Special operators
PATENTSCOPE® search service
Date and number ranges : ->
Date and number ranges : [xxx TO yyy]
Search term weighting : ^
USPTO
Date ranges : ->
PATENTSCOPE® : Relevance weighting
Relevance weighting
“air condition” vehicle solar “air condition” vehicle^5 solar
CLIR – Cross-Lingual Information Retrieval
Interfaces : Cross-lingual (CLIR)
Interfaces : Cross-lingual (CLIR)
Interfaces : Cross-lingual (CLIR)
CLIR – Cross-Lingual Information Retrieval
CLIR – Cross-Lingual Information Retrieval
Google Translation . Abstracts
Google Translation . Abstracts
Google Translation : Description and claims
Google Translation : Description and claims
esp@cenet : Machine translation
esp@cenet : Machine translation
JPO IPDL : Machine Translation
JPO IPDL : Machine Translation
PATENTSCOPE® : Results analysis
Analyze search results (nearly) instantaneously
By office, IPC, applicant, inventor, and publication date
PATENTSCOPE® : Results analysis
By office
By IPC
PATENTSCOPE® : Results analysis
By main applicant (and publication year)
PATENTSCOPE® : Results analysis
By applicant (bar)
By applicant (pie)
PATENTSCOPE® : Related documents
For all collectionsPublished documents
For PCTSearch reports (prior art)Written opinions and preliminary examination reports (patentability)Most documents from the PCT international phase
PATENTSCOPE® : National phase entry data
3.5 million notifications from 36+ offices
Legal status (where available)
Internet hyperlinks to certain offices (further status information, translations, etc)
esp@cenet : INPADOC legal status
Notifications from around 70 offices worldwide
JPO IPDL : Legal status search
USPTO : Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR)
esp@cenet : Patent families
esp@cenet : Citations
Backward citations (to earlier documents)
Forward citations (from later documents)
Major Providers & Patent Databases
TotalPatent
Patbase
Dialog
Orbit
STN, CAS
Thomson Innovation
WIPS Global
Advantages of commercial databases
“Value-added” data
Corrected bibliographic data
Enhanced title and abstract
Improved classification/indexing
Sophisticated search and analysis tools
Chemical formula / sequence search tools
Patent topographical maps
Citation analysis
Semantic search
Provide integrated access to multiple sources of patent and non-patent literature (NPL)
Example of value-added features : Thomson Reuters - DWPI
Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPI)
Bibliography for 43 patent issuing authorities
Detailed information from 10 authorities
Enhanced abstracts and titles
Derwent classification and subject indexing
Classification codes include reformed IPC, ECLA, ICO, NCL, and F-terms
Patent Assignee Codes (PACO)
Dates back to 1963
Example of Value-added features: STN
Cross-content search of patent and non-patent data
Additional classification and abstracts (DerwentWorld Patent Index)
Additional chemistry metadata (MARPAT, CAPlus)
Chemical structure import and search
Search index viewer
Customized search term highlighting in results
Patent family grouping
Example of semantic search: LexisNexis TotalPatent
Semantic Searching: Identifies key concepts from entered text
Proposes related terms, weighted by relevance
Users choose or remove suggested terms
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Links to:
• Citation tree
• Family status
• Full text
• Classification
• Esp@cenet
• Register
• Click to order
Example of visualization/analysis tools: Minesoft PatBase
Hit View provides additional links
Example of visualization/analysis tools: Questel Orbit.com
Examples of Chemical Search Databases
STN
CA/CAplus
CASREACT
CAS REGISTRYSM
MARPAT
Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPISM)
Questel, Merged Markush Service
Examples of Sequence Search Databases
GenomeQuest - "The first intranet sequence search engine with percent identity and biological searching. GenomeQuest works similar to premier web search engines, rapidly bubbling relevant records to the top. The software automates the reporting of the most important and relevant matches, minimizing tedious research, while providing advanced search algorithms so no relevant sequences are ever missed.”
STNDGENE(Thomson Reuters GENESEQTM):USGENE® (The USPTO Genetic Sequence Database)PCTGEN (WIPO/PCT Patent Application Biosequences, the complete collection of e-published sequences from WIPO)CAS REGISTRYSM (Chemical Abstracts Service REGISTRY, worldwide value-added patent and non-patent sequence data)
Access to Specialized Patent Information (ASPI)
Public-private partnership with 6 commercial patent database providers: LexisNexis, Minesoft, ProQuest, Questel, Thomson Reuters and WIPS
IPO/institution to choose which database suits its needs best
[Negotiations for preferential access costs for non-ASPI eligible countries]
Access to Specialized Patent Information (ASPI)
http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/programs/aspi/index.html
ASPI Databases
Summary : Key points
No search service or database exists that comprehensively covers all patent information (yet)
Search services and databases differ in the search and analysis features they offer
Thank you for your attention!
Andrew.Czajkowski@wipo.int
Websites : Free-of-charge patent databases
WIPO (PATENTSCOPE® search service)http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/search/en/search.jsfEPO (esp@cenet)http://ep.espacenet.com/JPO IPDLhttp://www.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/USPTOhttp://patft.uspto.gov/And many morehttp://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/search/national_databases.html
Websites: Commercial patent databases
Dialog http://www.dialog.com/
PatBase http://minesoft.com/patbase.asp
Questal http://www.questel.orbit.com/
STN http://www.cas.org/support/stngen/index.html
Thomson Innovation www.thomsoninnovation.com
Total Patent http://lexisnexis.com/ip/totalpatent/
WIPS http://wipsglobal.com
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