Guide to STN Patent Databases – Basic Version - Paton - TU Ilmenau
Guide to STN Patent Databases – Basic Version - Paton - TU Ilmenau
Guide to STN Patent Databases – Basic Version - Paton - TU Ilmenau
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23.3.1 Notes on /UPLS and /EDLS<br />
Types of search<br />
The /UPLS field indicates when a certain event was entered in the legal status field (from April 2007).<br />
For moni<strong>to</strong>ring certain important events in patent procedures it was necessary <strong>to</strong> introduce a new update field,<br />
/EDLS. This field indicates both changes in the bibliographic levels (/ED) and in the legal status data (/UPLS):<br />
EDLS := ED + UPLS<br />
It is planned <strong>to</strong> include certain publication information (e.g. grant) in the legal status again.<br />
23.3.2 Notes on /LSFT and /LSBI<br />
A new field /LSFT (Legal Status Free Text) was introduced, because in the back-file in some cases the legal status<br />
information was not assigned <strong>to</strong> a specific field, e.g. /LSPA. To get all information the search should be made in<br />
/LSFT + /LSPA, /LSIN, /LSOP, /LSAG or even in /LSBI (Legal Status <strong>Basic</strong> Index):<br />
LSBI := LSAG, LSFT, LSIN, LSOP, LSPA<br />
23.3.3 Search in the legal status fields<br />
The information in the legal status fields is word indexed. (W) is used as implied proximity; the other proximity<br />
opera<strong>to</strong>rs may also be used in these fields (LSTX contains only the description for LSC). The Boolean opera<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
include all legal status information in LS and/or LS2. To link two terms from the same entry (L) proximity should be<br />
used:<br />
=> S DEOP8/LSC(L)20110526/UPLS<br />
471360 DEOP8/LSC<br />
77012 20110526/UPLS<br />
(20110526/UPLS)<br />
L4 403 DEOP8/LSC(L)20110526/UPLS<br />
=> D HIT<br />
L4 ANSWER 1 OF 403 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2011 EPO/FIZ KA on <strong>STN</strong><br />
LEGAL STA<strong>TU</strong>S HIT<br />
AN 64918509 INPADOCDB<br />
20110526 DEOP8 + REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION AS TO PARAGRAPH 44 PATENT LAW<br />
EXA Examination, Search Report<br />
.......................................20110526<br />
UPLS is also range searchable:<br />
=> S EPPG25/LSC (L) 20110101-20110215/UPLS<br />
896976 EPPG25/LSC<br />
685967 20110101-20110215/UPLS<br />
(20110101-20110215/UPLS)<br />
L5 66822 EPPG25/LSC (L) 20110101-20110215/UPLS<br />
With DISPLAY HIT only those legal status entries will be displayed which were entered or updated during the period<br />
specified:<br />
=> D HIT 1 60000<br />
L5 ANSWER 1 OF 66822 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2011 EPO/FIZ KA on <strong>STN</strong><br />
LEGAL STA<strong>TU</strong>S HIT<br />
AN 63724922 INPADOCDB<br />
20041110 EPPG25 - LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT<br />
INFORM. FROM NAT. OFFICE TO EPO<br />
LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE<br />
DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED<br />
TIME-LIMIT<br />
AT: 20041110<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
.......................................20110203<br />
...<br />
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