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by EPO / Innovation Networks
Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:38 am
Forum: European Patent Register and Register Alert
Topic: What's new in the European Patent Register?
Replies: 0
Views: 3029

What's new in the European Patent Register?

A new release of the European Patent Register went live last night. The changes you will see are as follows: Elimination of Quick search - You can still search by Publication number, Application number and Filing date in the Advanced search and Smart search. Search results list: sorting by represent...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:59 am
Forum: European Patent Register and Register Alert
Topic: Change to the search features in the EP Register
Replies: 0
Views: 2692

Change to the search features in the EP Register

Dear Users, Please note that with the next feature release of the European Patent Register, we will remove the Quick Search feature. This change should not have an impact on your searching in the European Patent Register as all three Quick Search fields are also available in Advanced Search. Kind re...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:37 am
Forum: Patent Information Matters
Topic: Kind codes
Replies: 0
Views: 3386

Kind codes

The kind codes concordance list can be found here.

This list is updated whenever new information is available
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:59 am
Forum: Search tips
Topic: Document/bibliographic coverage for Israel - Kind code A?
Replies: 1
Views: 1754

Re: Document/bibliographic coverage for Israel - Kind code A

Indeed, the IL A kind code is a published application. Here is a link to WIPO 's inventory of kinds and examples of patent documents:

http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/st ... -03-02.pdf
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Thu Sep 24, 2015 3:03 pm
Forum: Patent Information Matters
Topic: Czech Republic joins the Federated Register
Replies: 0
Views: 1898

Czech Republic joins the Federated Register

Czech Republic has joined 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 ho...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Thu Sep 24, 2015 3:03 pm
Forum: European Patent Register and Register Alert
Topic: Czech Republic joins the Federated Register
Replies: 0
Views: 2781

Czech Republic joins the Federated Register

Czech Republic has joined 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 ho...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:43 am
Forum: Patent Information Matters
Topic: Application deemed withdrawn
Replies: 3
Views: 4329

Application deemed withdrawn

If the patent application deemed to be withdrawn has been published, it has been made available to the general public and no longer fulfils the criteria for patentability. You will need to make sure that the application is not granted in the country in which you would like to use the information for...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:43 pm
Forum: Patent Information Matters
Topic: Publishing in colour
Replies: 3
Views: 4141

Publishing in colour

Dear Aleksander, The burden to include coloured publications in Espacenet is not an issue we could no overcome pretty quickly. As I mentioned in my post below, if national offices decided to publish in colour, we would be obliged to publish these (also in colour) in Espacenet. I am not aware of any ...
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Mon Aug 24, 2015 2:41 pm
Forum: Patent Information Matters
Topic: Publishing in colour
Replies: 3
Views: 4141

Publishing in colour

Hi,

Espacenet could not display coloured documents as it stands today.

However, if patent offices were to publish in colour, we would have no option but to display in colour and would have to adapt Espacenet accordingly.

Kind regards,

The Patent Information User Support Team
by EPO / Innovation Networks
Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:00 pm
Forum: Meet the experts
Topic: Global Dossier – tell us what you think about the service
Replies: 0
Views: 2654

Global Dossier – tell us what you think about the service

The addition of file wrapper data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced last month completes the coverage of file wrapper information from the IP5 Offices. Within the European Patent Register you access first a European patent application and then its family members i...