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- Mon Jan 11, 2021 11:10 am
- Forum: Results list & document pane
- Topic: Shown patent number a patent family
- Replies: 3
- Views: 693
Re: Shown patent number a patent family
Dear Julia, Indeed the result list originating from a search will show only one member of a simple patent family. There are however rare circumstances when during the exploration of e.g. the citation tree two members of the same family can be moved to the result list. This can be due to the fact tha...
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:13 am
- Forum: Searching
- Topic: How to find patents filed in SA and ZA?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 49
Re: How to find patents filed in SA and ZA?
Dear user, Unfortunately the coverage of SA and ZA documents in Espacenet is not complete (see bibliographic coverage table ). This leads to the situation that these family members are not shown for the document EP2859608B1 . Recommendable would be to check the publications of the respective patent ...
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 4:58 pm
- Forum: Espacenet
- Topic: Office closure from 24.12.2020 to 10.01.2021 inclusive
- Replies: 0
- Views: 88
Office closure from 24.12.2020 to 10.01.2021 inclusive
Dear users, Please note that our EPO offices will be closed over the holiday period from 24 December 2020 to 10 January 2021 inclusive. They will open again on 11 January 2021. During this time no user support will be available. You may continue to use our contact form to send us enquiries. A backlo...
- Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:57 am
- Forum: Results list & document pane
- Topic: Shown patent number a patent family
- Replies: 3
- Views: 693
Re: Shown patent number a patent family
Dear Julia, A dedicated algorithm in Espacenet tries to identify and display the best matching document of the simple patent family with regards to your search query. Therefore, the representative patent of the family, which is displayed in the result list, does not necessarily correspond to the ear...
- Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:03 pm
- Forum: Searching
- Topic: Combining Downloads
- Replies: 1
- Views: 263
Re: Combining Downloads
Dear user, I understand that your result list exceeds 500 results, which is the maximum number of downloadable results in xlsx or csv format, and that you would like to download all results by batches, but avoid the retrieval of duplicates in the process. Espacenet is a family based tool. This means...
- Tue Dec 01, 2020 9:41 am
- Forum: European Patent Register and Register Alert
- Topic: New version of the European Patent Register
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1285
New version of the European Patent Register
A new version of the European Patent Register is available. For more information please consult the release notes.
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:53 am
- Forum: Searching
- Topic: Classification Search Features
- Replies: 4
- Views: 947
Re: Classification Search Features
Dear user, in both classic and new Espacenet the number of results corresponds to the number of patent families found. Classic Espacenet did not pre-aggregate the data and used an approximation approach to estimate the number of patent families based on the number of publications: This number is how...
- Mon Nov 16, 2020 4:43 pm
- Forum: Technical issues
- Topic: Patent Translate currently not available
- Replies: 1
- Views: 546
Re: Patent Translate currently not available
Dear user,
The issue with Patent Translate in classic Espacenet has been resolved. However, you are more than welcome to (continue to) explore new Espacenet and its benefits.
The issue with Patent Translate in classic Espacenet has been resolved. However, you are more than welcome to (continue to) explore new Espacenet and its benefits.
- Mon Nov 16, 2020 12:08 pm
- Forum: Technical issues
- Topic: Patent Translate currently not available
- Replies: 1
- Views: 546
Patent Translate currently not available
Dear user,
in classic Espacenet, there is currently an issue with Patent Translate. The technicians are investigating it. In the meantime, you might want to use new Espacenet where Patent Translate is working as it should.
in classic Espacenet, there is currently an issue with Patent Translate. The technicians are investigating it. In the meantime, you might want to use new Espacenet where Patent Translate is working as it should.
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 5:26 pm
- Forum: European Patent Register and Register Alert
- Topic: European Patent Register video re-mastered
- Replies: 0
- Views: 183
European Patent Register video re-mastered
Learn more about the European Patent Register in this re-mastered introductory video .
You can access it directly on the Register Homepage, in the Help pages and on epo.org/register.
You can access it directly on the Register Homepage, in the Help pages and on epo.org/register.