October 23rd, 2003 EPIDOS JPINFO 2003 PATOLIS-e: Enhancements & Innovations Yuji TAKASHIMA PATOLIS Corporation PATOLIS Corp. Copyright 2003 1
Databases & Features Databases ujapanese patents & utility models uinpadoc family & legal status Search Features uboolean Search udocument Number Search ucitation upatent family uviability status of the applications Display Features uvariety of display formats umachine translation of full texts 2
Search Features Multi-file search for patents & utility models New Search Fields ufull texts including Claims and Descriptions uresult Sets ulegal Status codes upatent family upct application/publication numbers 3
Search Screen Multi-file search for patents & utility models 21 search fields including result set, full texts, claims, abstract, FI, F-term, and legal status codes. Boolean operators (AND, OR and NOT) 4
Keyword Translation Feature (PATOLIS (PATOLIS-PRIME) PRIME) (Patent Retrieval In n a Multi-lingual lingual Environment) Single word Query silicon Compound word soft magnetic material film Transliteration collaboration Search the documents which contain the equivalent Japanese words in Japanese text. Returns PAJ or machinetranslation. 5
Document Number Search Up to 99 documents can be searched at a time. PCT application/publication numbers also searchable 6
Citation Search Both backward & forward citations are searched. Result Sets of the citations are also created. 7
Patent Family Search Known family members & Legal Status are displayed. Result Set is created if Japanese documents are included in the family members. 8
Display features Hitlist - Citations and Patent Families are available from the hitlist. C button for Citations and P button for Patent Families 9
Display formats Hitlist: : Title of Invention, Applicant Name P801: Bib. data, Abstract and Drawing P802: Bib. data and Legal Status P803: Bib. data, Abstract,Drawing and Legal Status P804: Bib. data P805: Bib. data and Abstract P806: Bib. data, Abstract and Legal Status P807: Bib. data, Viability info. and Legal Status All drawings Machine-translated Full Texts 10
Display fields Bib. data Every display format contains following fields. Application no/date Date of request for examination Accelerated examination code Public disclosure no/date Examined publication no/date (old law) Registration no/date Examined publication date (present law) PCT application no PCT publication no/date Applicant Inventor IPC FI F-term Expanded classification Fixed keyword Citation Title of invention if available if available if available if available if available for PCT entry into Japan only for PCT entry into Japan only including non-patent literatures, if available PAJ title or machine translation 11
Display fields Legal Status Data Format P802, P803, P806 and P807 contain following fields Priority country/date/number Domestic priority date/number Original application number Original registration number Retroactive date No. of claims Classification of examiners decision/date Final examinational transaction/date Examination intermediate record: Trial no/date Kind of trial Demandant Defendant Opponent Final disposition of trial or appeal/date Classification of trial decision of opposition Trial and opposition intermediate record Final disposition of registration/date Registration intermediate record Amount of annuity payment Extinction of right/lapse date of right Proprietor Status of register 12
Display features - Viability status of the applications - You can extract alive applications or dead applications from the hitlist. 13
Detail viability status available on Format P807 Before request for examination under examination reconsideration by examiner before appeal appeal against examiner's decision decision of registration or appeal/trial decision of registration decision of rejection or appeal/trial decision of rejection suit against appeal/trial decision of rejection under opposition under trial for invalidation right is in force extinction without examination extinction at examination phase extinction at appeal/trial phase disposition made cancellation by opposition or trial for invalidation abandonment before expiration of term expiration of term extinction due to other reason 14
Machine translation of full texts -- Patents -- Unexamined publications: 1993 onwards Examined publications: April 1986 March 1996 Granted: May 1996 onwards -- Utility Models Unexamined publications: 1993 onwards Examined publications: April 1986 March 1996 Granted (unexamined): July 1994 onwards Granted (examined): June 1996 onwards 15
Classification Reference Online references to IPC, FI, Expanded Classification, Fixed keyword and legal status codes 16
Classification Reference - Search Guide - Code references to IPC, FI, F-term, Expanded Classification, Fixed keyword and Legal Status Both keyword search & code search available. 17
Classification Reference for F-term You can search the F-terms from keywords or from the codes. Keywords are highlighted. 18
Display support Right hand frame of the screen Selecting Display format Sort options/keys Display per page Result Sets Search history 19
PATOLIS-e and the JPO-IPDL (collections as of Nov. 2003) Items Patents Bib. Data Abstracts Full Texts Utility Models PATOLIS-e All document kinds 1955 onwards July 1971 onwards (MT) 1976 onwards (PAJ) 1993 onwards (MT for unexamined publications) April 1986 March 1996 (MT for examined publications) All document kinds PAJ + concordance (other kind codes) 1976 onwards (PAJ) N/A 1976 onwards (PAJ) 1993 onwards (MT) (MT for unexamined publications) N/A concordance JPO-IPDL Bib. Data Abstracts Full Texts Drawings 1960 onwards 1980 onwards 1993 onwards (MT) (MT for unexamined publications) April 1986 March 1996 (MT for examined publications) 1980 onwards N/A N/A 1993 onwards (MT for unexamined publications, no bib. or abst.) N/A 1993 onwards 20
PATOLIS-e and the JPO-IPDL (search features as of Nov. 2003) Items Full Text Search PATOLIS-e Japanese full text search using PATOLIS-PRIME, a keyword translation feature JPO-IPDL PAJ : English text search Additional Search Fields IPC/FI/F-term reference Time lag FI/F-terms Legal Status Codes Viability Information Citations Patent Family Search Guide (word search available), IPC/FI links from the display screen PAJ Abstracts: about 4 months Full text machine translation: next day of the publication date Bibliographic data: next day of the publication date FI/F-terms Patent Map Guidance (code reference only) PAJ Abstracts: about 4 months Full text machine translation: next day of the publication date 21
PATOLIS-e and the JPO-IPDL (others as of Nov. 2003) Items File Update Other information Operation Pricing Every two weeks (JPO files) *Bib. data & full text MT available on the next day of publication Legal Status, Citations and Patent Families 24H7Days PATOLIS-e Search Fee Display Fee Command Fee JPO-IPDL Every two weeks (JPO files) *Full text MT available on the next day of publication Some part of Legal Status Some services not available during the file update or system maintenance Free of charge 22
Summary Shorter time lag & 24H7Days available Cross-search search between abstract DB & full text DB Link features (Citations, Patent Families and Codes) Viability information & Legal Status Search Guide PATOLIS-e e and the JPO-IPDL Available Collections No more connection time fee Japanese full-text search using PATOLIS-PRIME PRIME feature 23
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