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Search options available in STN databases - FIZ Karlsruhe

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Types of search<br />

Database<br />

National patent <strong>databases</strong><br />

Patent types Countries Delay<br />

IFIPAT Patent applications and granted patents (Utility Patents,<br />

Defensive Publications, Design Patents, Reissue Patents, S.I.R.,<br />

Plant Patents)<br />

US Up to 1 week<br />

JAPIO Patent applications (unexam<strong>in</strong>ed) JP Approx. 4 months<br />

PATDPAFULL Patent applications and granted patents,<br />

Utility model publications<br />

Translations of EP documents (T2, T3, T4)<br />

DE DE None<br />

USPATFULL/<br />

Granted patents (Utility Patents, Defensive Publications, US None<br />

USPAT2<br />

Design Patents, Reissue Patents, S.I.R., Plant Patents)<br />

Field-specific <strong>databases</strong><br />

RDISCLOSURE<br />

RD 14 days<br />

27.7 SDI frequency<br />

When creat<strong>in</strong>g an SDI profile with the SDI command you can choose from a number of different SDI frequencies <strong>in</strong><br />

some of the <strong>databases</strong>, i.e. at what <strong>in</strong>terval the SDI run is to be executed.<br />

Database<br />

International patent <strong>databases</strong><br />

Frequencies<br />

DWPI - Every update (every 3-4 days), (default)<br />

- Weekly<br />

- Monthly<br />

INPADOCDB - Every update (weekly), (default)<br />

- Monthly<br />

HCA Biweekly<br />

HCAPLUS - Every update (daily)<br />

- Weekly (default)<br />

- Biweekly<br />

Regional patent <strong>databases</strong><br />

EPFULL Every update (weekly)<br />

PATDPA Every update (weekly)<br />

PCTFULL Every update (weekly)<br />

National patent <strong>databases</strong><br />

IFIPAT - Every update (twice per week)<br />

- Weekly (default)<br />

- Monthly<br />

JAPIO Every update (monthly)<br />

PATDPAFULL Every update (weekly)<br />

USPATFULL/<br />

USPAT2<br />

- Every update (twice per week)<br />

- Weekly (default)<br />

- Monthly<br />

Field-specific <strong>databases</strong><br />

RDISCLOSURE Every update (monthly)<br />

27.8 Information on timel<strong>in</strong>ess: HCAPLUS<br />

Patents are added to the CA/HCA/ZCA and CAPLUS/HCAPLUS/ZCAPLUS <strong>databases</strong> with a delay of some days after<br />

publication. At that po<strong>in</strong>t the <strong>in</strong>dex<strong>in</strong>g is likely not to be complete, it may take up to two months until a document<br />

is completely <strong>in</strong>dexed. For a number of countries, namely US, EP, DE, JP, WO, GB, and FR the current status of the<br />

<strong>in</strong>dex<strong>in</strong>g process can be established.<br />

A number of applications are possible:<br />

NEWS FILE: Information on the Updat<strong>in</strong>g and Patent Currency<br />

Include to a DISPLAY or PRINT: DISPLAY CURRENCY<br />

Include <strong>in</strong>to SDI<br />

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