Smart search

Welcome to the latest version of Espacenet.

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The big news Item for the latest release of Espacenet is the introduction of ECLA tool tips (see below). If you hover over an ECLA classification term in a bibliographic view or result list, a pop-up appears which shows you where the ECLA term is in the ECLA hierarchy. An option within the tool tip is to view the clipped images from documents in that classification and you can navigate forwards and backwards through that set of documents, viewing the images as you go.

Highlighting of search terms has been introduced, but you can turn this feature off if you want, in the Settings option. There you can also opt for saving your search queries (ticked by default) and also turn the ECLA tool tips on or off as you like.

We have revised the appearance of the bibliographic view so that you don't have to scroll down the page to see the image or read the abstract. Another feature is the digital object identifier (DOI) search input . If you know a DOI corresponding to an XP document (non patent literature) you can retrieve the article just by inputting the DOI.

It has been a busy year for all of us here at Espacenet, and we're looking forward to a little rest and relaxation over the coming holiday period. We hope you are too. However it means that we won't be able to answer your e-mails quickly, but we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

Nous vous souhaitons Joyeaux Noel et Bonne Année