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European Patents Fulltext covers all European patent applications and granted European patents published since the opening of the European Patent Office (EPO) in 1978, and bibliographic records for PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) applications transferred to the EPO. Each record consists of:

• Bibliographic, administrative, and legal status data from the European Patent Bulletin (1978 forward)
• Complete specification(s) and claims of published, unexamined applications ("A" documents) from 1986 forward (full text in the original language of publication)
• Complete specification(s) and claims of examined, granted patents ("B" documents), if available, from 1991 forward (full text in English, German, and French)

Titles are available in all three languages. English abstracts are added to German and French documents within several weeks of their addition to the database. Claims of "B" documents are searchable in all three official languages. The approximate breakdown of languages for the full patent specification (text) is 55-60% English, 30- 35% German, and 10-15% French.

The full text of European patents and applications is obtained from the EPO. Bibliographic, administrative, and legal status information corresponds to the European Patent Bulletin, and to its online equivalent, the European Patent Registry.

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Subject Coverage [top]

European Patents Fulltext covers all technologies patentable under European patent law.

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• European Patent Bulletin

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Database Content [top]

• Bibliographic Records
• Complete Text Records

Document Types Indexed [top]

• Patents

Geographic Coverage [top]

• International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

• None

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• ERA Available
• Graduate Education Program
• KWIC and HILIGHT Available
• DIALOG Alert Available
• IDPAT Available
• CURRENT Feature Available
• MAP Available IDPAT available

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BASIC INDEX [top]

¹ All chemical names are indexed as complete individual words and chemically significant word segments. Words such as CHLOROBENZENE can be retrieved by either segment, e.g., S CHLORO or S BENZENE. Any term in the Basic Index can be restricted to a full word using the /FW suffix, e.g., S BENZENE/FW. Locants, such as 2,3, indicate the position of a chemical group within the structure and are searched as words, e.g., S 2(W)3.

² Text fields (/AB, /CM, /SP, /TI, /TX) are searchable in English. German and/or French, when available. Only the title is provided in all three languages.

³ Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

⁴ Complete text of specification and claims is available for published applications (A documents) from 1986 forward and for examined, granted patents (B documents) from 1991 forward.

⁵ Searchable in English only.

⁶ Includes Description of Drawings, Background of Invention, Summary of Invention, etc.

⁷ Note that when the suffix /TX is used, hits are retrieved only from the specification and claims fields.

⁸ The language field applies primarily to the title and abstract. Use AV= to search the exact language of the claims and specifications. The EPO languages include English, French and German, but only the title and the claims in the B document are provided in all three languages.

⁹ Use Limit /PB to restrict to the Basic Patent, i.e., the first patent published

¹⁰ UB= retrieval changes over time. When equivalent patents are added, the change is reflected in UE= and subtracted from UB=. Use PD= or PY= and limit to Basic Patent using /PB for precise retrieval, e.g., PY=1995/PB or PD=200102/PB.

¹¹ With the introduction of the Reformed International Patent Classification (IPCR/8) on January 1, 2006, the format of the IPC group has increased in length from 3 to 4 digits. For comprehensive retrieval, both forms of the classification should be searched, e.g., S IC=H04R-025/00 OR IC=H04R-0025/00 . Advanced level classification codes can be searched directly in the ICA= index. IPCR/8 Classification codes can be linked to their attributes using the S operator.

¹² Each IPCR/8 classification code is also assigned a series of attributes. These include classification level (A - Advanced, C - Core, S - Subclass), value (I - Invnetive, N - Non-inventive), position (F - First, L - Later), status (B - basic, R - Reclassified, V - Various, D - Deleted), version date, action date, source (H - Human, M - Machine, G - Generated), and assigning office. The classification attributes can be searched with the IA= prefix and can be linked to an IPCR/8 classification code (assigned after January 1, 2006) using the S operator and quotes around the classification code, e.g., S IA=F(S)IC="A61K-0031/198" .

¹³ The CO= field includes patent assignee and opponent names.

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