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38 Asian Publications
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Asian publications can be found in the three big patent databases with international coverage:
CAPLUS by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS),
INPAFAMDB by the European Patent Office and FIZ Karlsruhe and
Derwent World Patents Index by Thomson Reuters.
This is complemented by two national patent databases:
JAPIO by the Japanese Patent Office and
KOREAPAT by the Korean Institute of Patent Information (KIPI).
38.1 CAPLUS
China
India
Japan
Korea
From 1985
Unexamined and examined patent applications and granted utility models
Current unexamined applications and granted utility models with new number format
Granted utility models from publication year 2006
Granted patents from 2004
Good timeliness for all Chinese publications
Bibliographical details and translation oft he original abstract within 2 weeks
Full indexing information is entered within 50 days
From 1946
Unexamined and examined applications, patents
Indian patent applications (new law) from 2004
Bibliographical details and abstracts are available 2 weeks after publication
From 1916
Unexamined and examined applications, patents, Japanese translations of PCT applications
Utility models from publication year 2006
Bibliographical details and abstracts are available 2 days after publication
Full indexing is entered within 27 days
Japanese patent classification (FTERMS), thesaurus of F-TERMS
From 1994
Unexamined and examined applications, patents
Utility models from publication year 2006
Bibliographical details and abstracts are available 2 weeks after publication
Philippines
From 2001
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