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Patent Information

Martine KrwyElectronic LibraryPromotion and Training

7.11.2007

esp@cenet - The database of ideas

• Facts

• Role and benefits

• Access

• Possibilities

Facts about esp@cenet

• 1998

• 60 million documents / 81 national and regional offices

• Users

Role of esp@cenet

• View existing technologies in a particular field

• Overview of innovative activities of the competition

Benefits

• Public service

• Free of charge

• User friendly

• Always available

• Supported by helpdesk

• Updated daily

Access to esp@cenet ?

• EPO homepage : www.european-patent-office.org

www.epo.org

• Or directly at www.espacenet.com

http://ep.espacenet.com

Access esp@cenet

Access esp@cenet

Access esp@cenet

Search options

Four search masks

Coverage of the worldwide database

Quick search

Number search

1000000

Result list

Advanced search

Extended result list

Compact result list

Bibliographic data - Links

Description and link for translation

Example of translation into German

Claims and translation link

Text search option

Mosaics

Original document

Maximised view

Save full document

Save full document

INPADOC legal Status

Links

View INPADOC Patent family

View list of citing documents

View document in the European Register

My patents list

My patents list

Search the European classification

Most relevant classifications

Copy to search mask

Search mask

Result list

esp@cenet Limitations

• Maximum of 4 search terms per field, 21 search terms and 20 operators per mask

• Default operator is AND when combining search fields

• Cannot search within date ranges

• Cannot retrieve XP documents by name of author or limit search to XP documents only

• No statistical analysis possible

• No search history

Conclusion

• esp@cenet has not been developed as a professional search tool

• esp@cenet does not replace the services of patent professionals, especially not for making decisions on the patentability of inventions

European publication server - Search mask

Result list - download options

EPO Online Services

Home page

Register Plus - Advanced Search criteria

Results

Overview

Legal status

Citations

Patent family

Links to esp@cenet

View of a communication

Subscription Databases

The software MIMOSA - select the language

Select File/CD/DVD-ROM/Internet access

MIMOSA Search Mask

Input (edit) field

Index listing forsearch criterion

List of available search criteria

History of valid search queries performed during the session

Filters, proximity operators

operators, wildcards, connectors, font

Thank you for your attention

Martine Kriwymkriwy@epo.org