Filter

The display of documents from a result list (hitlist or “My List”) is automatically filtered.

The number of families in a filtered set is indicated in the tab at the top of the results list for each value of the filter options.

Clicking on the values in the filter generates a combination of your initial search statement with the selected value of the filter, and a new hitlist with the filtered results is displayed. Each filter value selected creates an AND combination with the last search statement and with other selected filter values. These search statements generated by filter value selections are added to your Search History.

In the Filter menu, a blue check or tick symbol will show in front of each value selected in the filter. Clicking on this check symbol cancels the filter for that value and returns to the last search statement or to your initial search statement if only one value was selected.

The filter option is not available for:

•      FamPat/Fullpat searches of more than 50,000 families

•      FamPat/Fullpat results grouped by extended patent families

•      individual Fulltext collections

•      By default, the filter is displayed.

Managing the filter options

Clicking on the Filter Options button opens a window for managing filter options.

By default, three options are provided in the Filter display panel:

•      Legal Status

•      1st application year

•      Assignee

•      Litigations

•      Oppositions

Seven other options may be added from Available Filters:

•      1st publication year

•      Publication country

•      CPC classification

•      IPC classification

•      US PCL classification

•      Licensed

•      Standards

The arrows allow for modification of the filter options for display (add, remove, change the order). It is necessary to first select one or more options before using the arrows. In order to select options that follow one another, the “shift” key on your keyboard may also be used, and to select options that do not follow one another, the “ctrl” key may be used.  

 : allows for moving up selected option in filter display

: allows for adding all the options in filter display

 : allows for adding the selected option in filter display

 : allows for removing the selected option from filter display

 : allows for removing all the options from filter display

 : allows for moving down selected option in filter display

The button OK confirms the selection and the order of options in the filter display.

The button Cancel closes the Filter options window without changing the options.

The button Restore to default returns the filter display to the default three options.

The option Display Filter Tab on each hitlist is checked by default. It is used to automatically display the filter. By unchecking the box, the Menu is the one displayed automatically. The filter is always available, but the tab must be clicked to display it.