Search options available in STN databases - FIZ Karlsruhe

9.8 When to use which database
62
Guide to STN Patent Databases
INPADOCDB INPAFAMDB
Subject search, search for bibliographical details
– Search by application/publication – Technology survey
(contents of all applications in a patent family is
combined in one document, allows to search across all
these applications)
Legal status search
– Search for/display of legal status of individual
applications
–
SDI search
Overview of legal status of a patent family
– Monitoring applications – Overview by company/inventor
– Search for new inventions/patent families
Family search
– Family formats
– FSEARCH/FSORT to group a search result by patent
family
– Family formats
– FSEARCH/FSORT is not necessary!
Patent statistics
– Search and statistics by country – Based on invention
(1 invention = 1 document)
Miscellaneous
– De-duplication in format BRIEF (Default) and other
display fields
– Multi-file Family SDI in combination with CAPLUS and
WPI
– Easy identification of the family in full-text searches