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The WIPO/PCT Patents Fulltext database covers the full text of PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) published applications issued under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) since 1978. At present, 177 member states participate in the PCT system. A single PCT application can be designated as valid in any or all of the member states, so it is essentially equivalent to having filed with each designated national and regional patent office.
The WIPO/PCT Patents Fulltext database is produced by Thomson Scientific and WIPO. WIPO bibliographic data is available online within 1-2 days of publication. Full text data provided by Thomson Scientific is searchable online approximately 5-7 days after publication of the document. Original WIPO patent documents are converted into electronic form through an optical scanning (OCR) process. The OCR process is a reliable method of converting documents into electronic form, however occasional characters may be converted incorrectly.
Records in the database contain the searchable text of the complete document, including the specification and claims; titles and abstracts in French and English; patent applicant/assignees and inventors; and patent and priority application data. The majority of fulltext documents are in English. Documents are also available in French, German and Spanish. Text originally provided to WIPO in non-Latin characters, i.e., Greek, Chinese, etc. is not included due to the difficulty of scanning and accurately converting non-Latin characters.
Patent and application numbers are standardized on the Dialog service, so they can easily be searched in other patent databases. The MAP command can be used to capture WO published application numbers (prefix PN=) or priority application numbers (prefix AN=) in File 349. The resulting saved strategy can then be executed in another file using the EXS command to obtain additional information about the original invention. For example, File 345, Inpadoc, contains legal status actions pertaining to PCT (WO) patents and patent family information. PCT data is also referenced in U.S. Patents Fulltext (Files 652-654); CLAIMS®/U.S. Patents (File 340); and in European Patents Fulltext (File 348).
All areas of patentable technology are included.
| Dates Covered: | 1978+ |
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| File Size: | 1,155,000 records as of September 2006 |
| Update Frequency: | Weekly |
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The WIPO/PCT Database is produced by Thomson Scientific. Questions about database content should be directed to: Knowledge Center 11000 Regency Parkway Suite 10 Cary, NC 27511
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