How can I get results list showing all family members, not just one representative

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jjgray
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How can I get results list showing all family members, not just one representative

Post by jjgray » Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:11 pm

By default Espacenet seems to deliver only one representative member of each family. This may be good for a prior art search, but it is no good for other types of searches (e.g. infringement risk).

For example, today I can see my target has dozens of rights in many countries, US continuations etc etc. But Espacenet will only show me 3 results.

How can I get results list with all family members, not just representative members?


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Re: How can I get results list showing all family members, not just one representative

Post by Patent Information Marketing » Wed Oct 20, 2021 5:31 pm

Espacenet does not offer the possibility to show all family members in the result list. It only displays one representative member of a family in the result list. However, you have access to the information of all family members in the bibliographic data pane under "Published as" or under "Available in" feature (see screenshots). You just need to click on the provided links.

Family members-1.jpg
Family members-2.jpg
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Re: How can I get results list showing all family members, not just one representative

Post by Patent Information Marketing » Thu Oct 21, 2021 6:50 am

Whereas Espacenet does not offer the possibility to show all family members in the result list, the EPO patent search tool Global Patent Index does it by default. It is a subscription-based product and you can have a one-month free trial to see if this tool would be more suitable for your needs.
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Re: How can I get results list showing all family members, not just one representative

Post by jjgray » Thu Oct 21, 2021 11:52 pm

OK thanks for confirming.


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Re: How can I get results list showing all family members, not just one representative

Post by Patent Information Marketing » Fri Oct 22, 2021 6:45 am

You're welcome!
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