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Number search

This option enables you to retrieve single patents of which you know the application number, priority number or publication number . It provides a simplified mask for searching for a single patent application in the database you have chosen.

Depending on availability, the result of a number search can contain bibliographic data , description , claims , mosaics and the original document (in facsimile mode). the INPADOC legal status and the INPADOC patent family.

For more information on patent searching, see the following pages:

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Number formats
Country codes
Coverage of the oldest and most recent documents per country.