This part allows you to do a search by patent number. Several choices are possible in the menu drop-down:
Five search options are available:
• Publication number
• Application Number
• Priority number
• Application or priority number
• Any patent number
From one to one hundred numbers can be entered. Numbers can be separated by a space, a comma, a semi-colon or a carriage return.
For publication numbers, characters, such as a space, comma or slash, sometimes present in the document number as published, are accepted by Orbit. In this case.
The publication number that is searched for is the one that will be displayed in your hitlist. When this occurs, the language and office preferences will be ignored. The xlsx "only members corresponding to the searched numbers" export function can be used to export information specific to the searched-for member.
Enter the number in accordance with the rules below:
Always enter the two-character country code before the publication number.
Enter the four-digit year for numbers including the year that were published beginning in the year 2000.
e.g. US20050257307
Enter the two-digit year for numbers including the year that were published before the year 2000.
e.g. WO9912345
For US-issued patents which are not Utility Patents, specify the document type after the country code.
e.g.
USD419277 (Design Patent)
USH1830 (Statutory
Invention Registration –
SIR)
USRE36522 (Reissue)
UST109201 (Defensive
Publication)
USPP11184 (Plant Patent)
If you are also searching for application or priority numbers, do not enter special characters like commas, spaces, or slashes.
Exceptions : For US, most the European countries, we can slightly modify the application number and search it.
The numbers could be manually standardized:
The standardized Questel format is YYYYCC-NNNNNNN.
YYYY = Year of
application or priority
CC = Code of application or priority
country
NNNNNNN = 7-digit application or priority number. If the number has
less than 7 digits, added as many zeroes as are needed after the country code to
get to 7 digits.
Example: 1994GB-0011620
For PCT applications, YYYYWO-CCNNNNN.
YYYY = Year of
application or priority
WO = Country code
CC = Country code for country of
origin
NNNNN = 5-digit application or priority number. If the number has less
than 5 digits, added as many zeroes as are needed after the country code to get
to 5 digits.
Example: 2000WO-DE02241
For US applications, YYYYUS-SCNNNNNN.
YYYY = Year of
application or priority
US = Country code
SC = Series Code (01 to 13 for
non-provisional applications, 60 or 61 for provisional applications)
NNNNNN =
6-digit application or priority number. If the number has less than 6 digits,
added as many zeroes as are needed after the country code to get to 6
digits.
e.g.
2008US-12193156
2012US-61639727
Details about Series Codes: Some priority numbers have an X (1920FR-1987160X). This letter is entered by the EPO for priorities before 1920 when the office only has a priority date and country. This information is available on the printed document.
You can use the number search menu for FamPat, Fullpat and Fulltext collection searching.
The Search button launches the search for numbers.
The Clear button removes the listed numbers and deselects any validated numbers.