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by EPO / Innovation Networks
Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:27 pm
Forum: Search tips
Topic: Patents how do you check if country only or worldwide?
Replies: 3
Views: 6431

Patents how do you check if country only or worldwide?

Hi Mick, Welcome to the forum! To check in which country or countries an invention as been filed, you will need to have a look at the list of publications under Also published as in the bibliographic data view: Also published as2.jpg In Espacenet a patent family is defined as comprising all document...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:03 pm
Forum: Patent Information Matters
Topic: Help with INID code
Replies: 3
Views: 6339

Help with INID code

Hello ymboschpi, (41) Date of making available to public by viewing, or copying on request , an unexamined patent document, on which no grant has taken place on or before the said date. (42) Date of making available to public by viewing, or copying on request , an examined patent document, on which ...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Mon Jun 20, 2016 2:39 pm
Forum: European Patent Register and Register Alert
Topic: Federated Register: Croatia
Replies: 0
Views: 2775

Federated Register: Croatia

Croatia joins the Federated European Patent Register!!!! The Federated Register view displays official bibliographic and legal status data relating to European patents in the national post-grant phase of the designated states concerned. It’s important to know that this information is hosted in the ...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Fri Jun 17, 2016 2:36 pm
Forum: Search tips
Topic: # of XP Docs in Espacenet?
Replies: 1
Views: 2503

# of XP Docs in Espacenet?

Dear Michael, We apologise for having overlooked your query. The database of XP references grows practically daily, we do not have an exact number of documents added per year but if it is of any help to you, a database snapshot from the beginning of June 2016 shows that there are now just over 2,7 m...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Wed Jun 01, 2016 7:12 am
Forum: Patent Information Matters
Topic: Help with CPC for DE patent documents
Replies: 2
Views: 2865

Re: Help with CPC for DE patent documents

Dear ymboschpi, For the time being, the DPMA does not assign CPC Classification symbols to their published documents. The examiners at the EPO allocate CPC classification symbols to these documents as they are part of the CPC coverage that can be seen in http://www.cooperativepatentclassification.or...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Tue May 31, 2016 12:32 pm
Forum: Patent Information Matters
Topic: Help with INID code
Replies: 3
Views: 6339

Help with INID code

Hello ymboschpi,

INID codes are issued by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Here is a link to the ST 9 recommendations for INID codes:

http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/st ... -09-01.pdf

Please note that the EPO uses INID codes 43 and 45 and not 41 and 42.
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Thu May 19, 2016 10:18 am
Forum: European Patent Register and Register Alert
Topic: Federated Register: Netherlands
Replies: 0
Views: 2744

Federated Register: Netherlands

The Netherlands is the latest state to join the Federated European Patent Register!!!! The Federated Register view displays official bibliographic and legal status data relating to European patents in the national post-grant phase of the designated states concerned. It’s important to know that this...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Mon May 09, 2016 2:45 pm
Forum: European Patent Register and Register Alert
Topic: Federated Register: Former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia
Replies: 0
Views: 2477

Federated Register: Former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia

Former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia joins the Federated European Patent Register!!!! The Federated Register view displays official bibliographic and legal status data relating to European patents in the national post-grant phase of the designated states concerned. It’s important to know that this...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Thu Apr 21, 2016 11:43 am
Forum: Search tips
Topic: Full text search now available in Espacenet
Replies: 2
Views: 2199

Full text search now available in Espacenet

You can choose which logical database, i.e. which language you want to search in, and input search text in that language. NB After selecting any of the full text databases it is mandatory to enter at least one keyword in the “Keyword(s) in title, abstract and full text:” field To ONLY search in the ...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:57 am
Forum: Patent Information Matters
Topic: Patent Our company
Replies: 1
Views: 4122

Re: Patent Our company

Hello, As the Patent Office for Europe, we support innovation, competitiveness and economic growth across Europe through a commitment to high quality and efficient services delivered under the European Patent Convention. The Office's core activity is the examination of patent applications (for techn...