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Publicati<strong>on</strong> numbers (PN)<br />

• <strong>STN</strong> has au<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>matic search edits <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> handle many<br />

comm<strong>on</strong> formats, e.g. with commas or slashes<br />

• Take out any periods and the publicati<strong>on</strong> kind<br />

code; include the 2-digit country code prefix<br />

• C<strong>on</strong>tinuous series<br />

– Search U.S. 4,718,426 A, as => S US 4,718,426/PN<br />

• Annual series<br />

– Search WO 99/12345 A1, as => S WO 99/12345/PN<br />

– Search WO 03/04255 A2, as => S WO 03/04255/PN<br />

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