Advanced Search Webinar: Discover What's New in the Cyber World

1. PATENTSCOPE WEBINAR Advanced search Cyber world January 2013 Sandrine Ammann Marketing & Communications Officer

2. To the PATENTSCOPE search system webinar Advanced Search

3. What’s new??? • Monthly webinars • All info: http://wipo.int/patentscope/en/webinar/index.html

4. Agenda Advanced search • Why • How • Golden rules

5. Why an advanced search?

6. Easy & comfortable but limited… bicycle stand bicycle stand

7. Use of classification: IPC • B62K

8. Classification: pros - cons Complex Challenging Detailed Complex Challenging Not universally applied No guaranteed fit Independent of languages Not universally applied No guaranteed fit Comprehensive

9. Classification: how to find symbols?

12. The advanced search…

13. To help you fine-tune your search • 1. Boolean operators • 2. Proximity operators • 3. Field codes • 4 .Stemming/wildcard/fuzzy searches • 5. Grouping/nesting • 6. Date searches

14. 1. Boolean operators

15. Boolean operators • OR • AND • NOT • XOR • By default….

16. support OR standDocuments containing either the word stand or support or both Boolean operator : OR

17. Search results stand = 478,138 support = 2,017,752 stand OR support = 2, 272 ,482 The more terms or concepts we combine in a search with OR logic, the more results we will retrieve.

18. Boolean operator : AND solar AND panelDocuments containing both the words solar and panel

19. Boolean operator : NOT mouse NOT computer Documents containing only one the words, excluding the other

20. Boolean operator : XOR organic XOR syntheticDocuments containing either the word organic or synthetic but not both

21. Boolean operators: example trunk AND cutting = over 11,000 results

22. 2. Proximity operators: NEAR + "…" • " …." "trunk cutting" = trunk NEAR1 cutting • NEAR By default: 5 words between entered keywords A NEAR B = B NEAR A trunk NEAR8 cutting = "trunk cutting~8 "

23. 2. Proximity operators: BEFORE • BEFORE trunk BEFORE cutting

24. Boolean and proximity operators

25. 3. Field codes • Basic fields: elements of a patent document • Derived fields • 2 letter code = individual field EN_TI FR_AB ES_DE_S Convention: language specified by 2 letters if not specified all languages S = stemmed • : to separate term without any space

26. 3. Field codes • FP = front page • ALL = all fields • ALL_TEXT/ALL_NAMES = all text/names • IC = IPC • DP = publication date • CTR = country either WO or country from nat collection • NPCC= national phase entry • AN = origin of PCT http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/help/fieldsHelp.jsf

27. 3. Field codes examples

28. 4. Stemming- wildcard • Stemming: process that removes common ending from words by English Porter algorithm electrical = electric electricity = electric electronics = electron • Wildcard te?t = text or test elec*ty elect*

29. Fuzzy searches • Use of the tilde: ~ • Examples:  roam~ foam / roams Roam~0.8

30. 5. Grouping/nesting • Solar OR (wind AND turbine) • (solar OR wind) AND turbine • EN_TI: electric car electric is searched in English title car is searched in all fields • EN_TI: (electric car) both electric and car are searched in the English title

31. 5. Grouping/nesting • Not all combinations work: (electric AND car) NEAR power X power NEAR (electric AND car) X power NEAR (vehicle OR car) EN_AB: hearing NEAR aid X EN_AB: (hearing NEAR aid)

32. 6. Date searches • Simple: based on year, month or day DP: 01.02.2000 DP: 2003 • Range: value are between the lower and upper bound DP:[01.01.2000 TO 31.12.2000] DP: [2000 TO 2010]

33. Example of an advanced search EN_TI:((((windturbine OR ((eolic OR eolian OR aeolian OR wind OR windmill) NEAR2 (turbine OR power OR generator))) NEAR500 (HAWT OR (horizontal NEAR2 (axle OR shaft OR axes OR axis)))) AND ((armature^5 OR rotator^5 OR rotor^20 OR helix^5 OR "helical member"^5) OR (aerofoil^5 OR vane^5 OR fins^5 OR paddles^5 OR airfoils^5 OR blade^5))) ) OR EN_AB:((((windturbine OR ((eolic OR eolian OR aeolian OR wind OR windmill) NEAR2 (turbine OR power OR generator))) NEAR500 (HAWT OR (horizontal NEAR2 (axle OR shaft OR axes OR axis)))) AND ((armature^5 OR rotator^5 OR rotor^20 OR helix^5 OR "helical member"^5) OR (aerofoil^5 OR vane^5 OR fins^5 OR paddles^5 OR airfoils^5 OR blade^5))) ) OR EN_CL:((((windturbine OR ((eolic OR eolian OR aeolian OR wind OR windmill) NEAR2 (turbine OR power OR generator))) NEAR500 (HAWT OR (horizontal NEAR2 (axle OR shaft OR axes OR axis)))) AND ((armature^5 OR rotator^5 OR rotor^20 OR helix^5 OR "helical member"^5) OR (aerofoil^5 OR vane^5 OR fins^5 OR paddles^5 OR airfoils^5 OR blade^5))) ) OR IC:("F03D 1/06")

34. Boost factor

35. Boost factor

37. Most common errors • (….) "…" • Field name • No space • No wildcard at the beginning of a word

38. Caution Fictive Limited cm Fictive 0.75 vent wind outlet km 3/4 75% yard Fictive Ltd.

39. Challenges • Differences in languages: vent = wind in FR and outlet in EN • Number formatting: 75 percent -75%- ¾- 0.75 • Measurement units: : cm/yard/km • Synonyms – homonyms: mobile/cell phone mouse • Human error • Name variation

40. Golden rules

41. Statistics • How many PCT applications were filed by Apple between 2007 and 2009 • PA: Apple • DP:[2007 to 2009] Apple Inc Apple Inc. Apple Computer Inc Apple Computer Inc. Apple Computer, Inc Apple Computer, Inc.

42. e-Tutorial on Using and Exploiting Patent Information

43. patentscope@wipo.int

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