Bibliographic data

The bibliographic data of a document comprise the title and abstract (where available), as well as the:

• Publication number with kind code in brackets
• Page bookmark (right-click on the bookmark link and select "Add to Favorites" from the menu to bookmark this page)
• Publication date
• Inventor(s) and applicant(s) (standardised names). By clicking on the "+" sign next to the name of the inventor and applicant you will obtain the list of unstandardised names.
• International Patent Classification (IPC) and/or European Classification (ECLA)
• Application number
• Priority number
• INPADOC patent family
• List of citing documents
• "Also published as" documents
• Cited documents

A drawing is present on the first page of documents belonging to the PCT Minimum Documentation (GB, US, CH, DE, FR and EP).

From the bibliographic data screen, you can select an option from the left-hand sidebar to view the description , claims , mosaics , the original document of the requested patent (where available), and the INPADOC legal status. In order to view the granted patent information, look at the original B document under the section "Also published as".

The bibliographic data of a non-patent literature (XP) document shows the NPL reference number, the publication date, where applicable a classification (ECLA) symbol, the URL of the citation, if available and an external disclaimer.

Where available, a digital object identifier (DOI) has been added. A DOI is a permanent digital identifier given to an object and identifies electronic intellectual property documents.

If you click on the "Translate this text" button you will be able to view the abstract in another language. If the text is in English, it can be translated into German, French, Italian or Spanish. In case of a non-English text, this will be translated into English. The text for translation is sent to a third-party website (WorldLingo) where it is processed and then sent back. The result cannot be compared with a human translation, but may help in assessing the relevance of a document.

Above the title of the patent document, you have four options:

• You may add this document to your own patent list by clicking on the star icon next to "In my patents list"
• You may view the file in the European Patent Register by selecting the "Register" button (only available for EP and Euro-PCT documents)
• You may report a data error by clicking on the "Report data error" link. You will then be required to fill out a form so that the error can be corrected as soon as possible.
• You may print this page by clicking on the printer icon.