1 Introduction
1.1 Brief Description
ERegister system consists one of the several systems available within the Benelux Patent Platform. ERegister system does not demand user registration and is available to public users, such as they are able to search for and consult:
· published Dutch patent applications and patents
· granted European patents valid for the Netherlands
· filed certificate applications and granted certificates
· registered topographic design for semi-conductor products
It is possible to perform a search for patents or for respective documents. Searching can be performed with the help of a quick or an advanced search page.
If needed, the contents of a patent specification can be consulted, including related patent documents.
The application is available in four languages (Dutch, English, German and French), and it is possible to zoom in on the displayed data.
You can select and save specific patent results in a patents list.
Additionally, the search query can be registered by means of an RSS feed.
1.2 The contents of the eRegister
As mentioned above, the eRegister system contains bibliographical data and public documents of published Dutch patent applications, Dutch patents, granted European patents valid for the Netherlands, Dutch certificates and registered topographic design for semi-conductor products. These data are updated regularly within the administrative system of the NL Patent Office, and the updates are reflected to eRegister on a regular basis.
1.3 Purpose
The purpose of the help page is to familiarize eRegister users with the application's functionalities.
2 How to Search in eRegister
eRegister allows you to search for the data you want using any of the following options:
· perform a quick search for patents, using the quick search page and a basic set of search criteria
· perform a quick search for patent documents, using the quick search page and a basic set of search criteria (related to the patent or to the patent's documents)
· perform an advanced search for patents, using the advanced search page and an extended set of search criteria
· perform an advanced search for patent documents, using the advanced search page and an extended set of search criteria (related to the patent or to the patent's documents)
2.1 Quick Tips
Below you may find certain tips to keep in mind when using eRegister to perform a search:
Note: Text fields support wildcards * and ? for searching. To perform a single character wildcard, use the ? symbol. For example search for T?STVALUE will return results for TESTVALUE. To perform a multiple character wildcard search, use the* symbol. For example search for TEST*LUE will return results for TEST1VALUE, TEST2VALUE, TESTINGVALUE etc.
Note: eRegister does not distinguish between capital and normal letters during a search. For example search either for john or JOHN will return the same results: john, JOHN, JOhn etc.
Note: eRegister supports accent search, and allows you to search for a word with or without an accent. For example search either for système or systeme will return the same results: système and systeme.
Note:
You may use the date fields or calendars in order to search for a date or date range. The left date-field corresponds to the "From" date value, and the
right date-field corresponds to the "To" date-value. You may search using dates in the form of DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY.
In order to search for a certain date, insert the target date in both the left ("From") and right ("To") date-fields. For example search for Due Date From
31/03/2014 - To 31/03/2014 will return results with Due Date 31/03/2014 only. In order to search for a certain date range, insert the target dates in the
left ("From") or/and the right ("To") date-fields. For example search for Due Date From 31/03/2014 will return results with Due Date equal or after
31/03/2014.
Note: When you insert several words in a search field, the separation by a space is automatically interpreted by eRegister as a logical AND.
Note: eRegister ignores the following common words during a search: "a", "an", "and", "are", "as", "at", "be", "but", "by","for", "if", "in", "into", "is", "it", "no", "not", "of", "on", "or", "such", "that", "the", "their", "then", "there", "these", "they", "this", "to", "was", "will", "with".
Note:
When performing an advanced search, there must be at least one positive term in the search query (e.g. contains the words, is equal to, is between etc) in
order for the negative terms (e.g. does not contain the words, does not exist, is not equal to etc) to be considered.
For example you cannot search for "Agent" "Does not contain the words" "Jack" (i.e. -gemachtigde:(Jack)), but you can search for "Agent" "contains the
words" "John" AND "Agent" "Does not contain the words" "Jack" (i.e. gemachtigde:(John) AND -gemachtigde:(Jack))
Note:
When performing an advanced search, you may use the "AND", "OR" and "()" buttons in order to compose a search query with more than one search criteria:
- () button is used to compose a group of search criteria
- AND button corresponds to a logical AND between two search criteria (or two groups of search criteria): it is used to retrieve results
that fulfill both search criteria (or groups of search criteria)
- OR button corresponds to a logical OR between two search criteria (or two groups of search criteria): is used to retrieve results that
fulfill at least one of the search criteria criteria (or groups of search criteria)
2.2 Search for Patents - Quick Search
- Select to search for patents, by clicking on the respective radio button on top of the Quick Search page.
- Enter some search criteria:
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Search Criterion |
Explanation |
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Number |
The system will match your input to any of the following numbers: Application number, Publication number, Priority number |
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Title |
The system will match your input to any of the following: Words in the title of the patent, Title On Publication and Title When Made Available For Viewing, or the product name in case of Certificate |
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IPC Code |
IPC class code |
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IP Right Type |
The type of IP Right (Certificate, European Patent Granted for NL, National Patent, Semi-Conductor) |
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Applicant |
Words in the name of the applicant (the system will also search the history applicants) |
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Inventor |
Words in the name of the inventor |
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Agent |
Words in the name of the agent or the domicile holder (the system will also search the history agents) |
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Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY The system will match your input to any of the following dates: Publication Date, Registration Date, Grant Date, Priority Date, Published |
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Registration Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Grant Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Priority Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
- Click on the Search button or hit the Enter key.
2.3 Search for Documents - Quick Search
- Select to search for documents, by clicking on the respective radio button on top of the Quick Search page.
- Enter some search criteria:
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Search Criterion |
Explanation |
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Number |
The system will match your input to any of the following numbers: Application number, Publication number, Priority number |
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Title |
The system will match your input to any of the following: Words in the title of the patent, Title On Publication and Title When Made Available For Viewing, or the product name in case of Certificate |
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IPC Code |
IPC class code |
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Document Filing Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Document Keywords |
Words within the extracted text of the document |
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Document Type |
Type of the document |
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Document Language |
Language of the document |
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Applicant |
Words in the name of the applicant (the system will also search the history applicants) |
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Agent |
Words in the name of the agent or the domicile holder(the system will also search the history agents) |
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Priority Number |
Priority Number of the patent |
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Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY The system will match your input to any of the following dates: Publication Date, Registration Date, Grant Date, Priority Date, Published |
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Priority Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
- Click on the Search button or hit the Enter key.
2.4 Search for Patents - Advanced Search
- Select to search for patents, by clicking on the respective radio button on top of the Advanced Search page.
- Select a value from the "Search Criterion" drop-down list. These search criteria are of the type "fixed value" (like "IP Right Type") "free text" (like "Title") or "date" (like "Filing Date"). The full list of available search criteria for patents is the following:
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Search Criterion |
Explanation |
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1rst Applicant's Nationality |
Country of residence of the first applicant |
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Advice Decision Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Advice Filing Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Advice Request Number |
The Id of the advice request |
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Agent |
Words in the name of the agent (the system will also search the history agents) |
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Annual Fee Due Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Appeal Decision Issued Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Appeal Filing Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Appeal Request Number |
The Id of the appeal request |
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Appeal type |
The type of the appeal |
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Applicant |
Words in the name of the applicant (the system will also search the history applicants) |
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Application Number |
Application number of the patent |
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Claims Translation B1 Received Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Claims Translation B2 Received Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Claims Translation B3 Received Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Claims Translation Received Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date lapsed by expiration |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date lapsed by non payment annual fee |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date of decision refusal by lack of clarity |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date of nullification |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date of refusal by non filing search request |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date of renunciation |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date of withdrawal |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Deed Filer |
Words in the name of the deed filer |
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Deed Number |
Deed id number |
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Deed Registration Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Deed Text |
Words in the deed text |
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Deed Type |
Deed type |
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Deposit Number |
Deposit number of the micro-organism |
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Description Translation Received Date (B1 EP Publication) |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Description Translation Received Date (B2 EP Publication) |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Description Translation Received Date (B3 EP Publication) |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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EP B1 Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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EP B2 Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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EP B3 Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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EP Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Expiration Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Filing Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Grant Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Historical Origin |
Distinction between the following National Patents:
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IP Right Type |
The type of IP Right (Certificate, National Patent, European Patent Granted for Belgium) |
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IPC Code |
IPC class code |
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IPC Main Code |
IPC main class code |
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Institute Name |
Words in the name of the institute where the micro-organism was deposited |
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Invalidity Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Inventor |
Words in the name of the inventor |
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Lapsed Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Last Annual Payment Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Last payer |
Words in the name of the payer for the last paid annual fee |
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Licensee |
Words in the name of the licensee |
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Marketing Authorization Number |
Number of the marketing authorization |
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Number |
The system will match your input to any of the following numbers: Application number, Publication number, Priority number |
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Pledgee |
Words in the name of the pledgee |
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Priority Claim Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Priority Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Priority Number |
Number assigned to the priority patent application on the basis of which the priority is requested |
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Product Name |
Product name of the Certificate |
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Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Publication Number |
Publication number of the patent |
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Reason Lapsed |
The lapse reason |
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Registration Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Restoration Decision Issued Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Restoration Filing Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Restoration Request Number |
Id number of the restoration request |
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Revocation Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Search Request Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Title |
Words in the title of the patent, or the product name in case of Certificate |
|
WO Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
- Select a value from the "Match type" drop down list.
Note: Depending on the selected search criterion, the system refreshes the possible values of the "Match type" drop-down list.
- Insert a value in "Query keyword" input field.
Note:
Depending on the selected search criterion, the system refreshes the possible values of the "Query keyword" type, to be:
- Text field(s) and pop-up calendar(s) (for "date" search criteria, for example "WO Publication Date")
- Drop-down list (for "fixed value" search criteria, for example "IP Right Type")
- Text field (for "free text" search criteria, for example "Title")
- Click on the Add button. The system adds your selections in steps 2, 3 and 4 in the displayed textbox.
- You may further define the final search query, by constantly adding new choices of search criteria (repeating steps 2-5), and using the "AND", "OR", "()" buttons:
· AND button is used to retrieve results that fulfill both entered search criteria (logical AND)
· OR button is used to retrieve results that fulfill at least one of the entered search criteria (logical OR)
· () button is used to compose a group of search criteria
Note: The textbox is also completely adjustable by hand.
- After you have defined your final search query, click on the Search button or hit the Enter key.
2.5 Search for Documents - Advanced Search
- Select to search for documents, by clicking on the respective radio button on top of the Advanced Search page.
- Select a value from the "Search Criterion" drop-down list. These search criteria are of the type "fixed value" (like "IP Right Type") "free text" (like "Title") or "date" (like "Filing Date"). The full list of available search criteria for documents is the following:
|
Search Criterion |
Explanation |
|
1rst Applicant's Nationality |
Country of residence of the first applicant |
|
Advice Decision Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
|
Advice Filing Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
|
Advice Request Number |
The Id of the advice request |
|
Agent |
Words in the name of the agent (the system will also search the history agents) |
|
Annual Fee Due Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
|
Appeal Decision Issued Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
|
Appeal Filing Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
|
Appeal Request Number |
The Id of the appeal request |
|
Appeal type |
The type of the appeal |
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Applicant |
Words in the name of the applicant (the system will also search the history applicants) |
|
Application Number |
Application number of the patent |
|
Claims Translation B1 Received Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Claims Translation B2 Received Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Claims Translation B3 Received Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Claims Translation Received Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date lapsed by expiration |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date lapsed by non payment annual fee |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date of decision refusal by lack of clarity |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date of nullification |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date of refusal by non filing search request |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date of renunciation |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Date of withdrawal |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Deed Filer |
Words in the name of the deed filer |
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Deed Number |
Deed id number |
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Deed Registration Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Deed Text |
Words in the deed text |
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Deed Type |
Deed type |
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Deposit Number |
Deposit number of the micro-organism |
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Description Translation Received Date (B1 EP Publication) |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Description Translation Received Date (B2 EP Publication) |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Description Translation Received Date (B3 EP Publication) |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Document Filing Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Document Keywords |
Words within the extracted text of the document |
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Document Language |
Language of the document |
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Document Type |
Type of the document |
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EP B1 Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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EP B2 Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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EP B3 Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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EP Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Expiration Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Filing Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Grant Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Historical Origin |
Distinction between the following National Patents:
|
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IP Right Type |
The type of IP Right (Certificate, National Patent, European Patent Granted for Belgium) |
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IPC Code |
IPC class code |
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IPC Main Code |
IPC main class code |
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Institute Name |
Words in the name of the institute where the micro-organism was deposited |
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Invalidity Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Inventor |
Words in the name of the inventor |
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Lapsed Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Last Annual Payment Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Last payer |
Words in the name of the payer for the last paid annual fee |
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Legal Status |
Status of the patent |
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Licensee |
Words in the name of the licensee |
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Marketing Authorization Number |
Number of the marketing authorization |
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Number |
The system will match your input to any of the following numbers: Application number, Publication number, Priority number |
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Pledgee |
Words in the name of the pledgee |
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Priority Claim Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Priority Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Priority Number |
Number assigned to the priority patent application on the basis of which the priority is requested |
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Product Name |
Product name of the Certificate |
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Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Publication Number |
Publication number of the patent |
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Reason Lapsed |
The lapse reason |
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Registration Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Restoration Decision Issued Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Restoration Filing Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Restoration Request Number |
Id number of the restoration request |
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Revocation Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Search Request Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Title |
Words in the title of the patent, or the product name in case of Certificate |
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Unitary Effect Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Unitary Effect Re-establishment of Rights Filing Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Unitary Effect Registration Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Unitary Effect Request Filing Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Unitary Effect Request Withdrawal Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
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Unitary Effect Requested |
Request for Unitary Effect |
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Unitary Effect Status |
Status of the Unitary Effect |
WO Publication Date |
Date or date range, using any of the following formats: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY or YYYY |
- Select a value from the "Match type" drop down list.
Note: Depending on the selected search criterion, the system refreshes the possible values of the "Match type" drop-down list.
- Insert a value in "Query keyword" input field.
Note:
Depending on the selected search criterion, the system refreshes the possible values of the "Query keyword" type, to be:
- Text field(s) and pop-up calendar(s) (for "date" search criteria, for example "WO Publication Date")
- Drop-down list (for "fixed value" search criteria, for example "IP Right Type")
- Text field (for "free text" search criteria, for example "Title")
- Click on the Add button. The system adds your selections in steps 2, 3 and 4 in the displayed textbox.
- You may further define the final search query, by constantly adding new choices of search criteria (repeating steps 2-5), and using the "AND", "OR", "()" buttons:
· AND button is used to retrieve results that fulfill both entered search criteria (logical AND)
· OR button is used to retrieve results that fulfill at least one of the entered search criteria (logical OR)
· () button is used to compose a group of search criteria
Note: The textbox is also completely adjustable by hand.
- After you have defined your final search query, click on the Search button or hit the Enter key.
3 Managing List of Results
After you have performed a search, you will see a list with results. You can perform a set of actions to this list of results, like sorting by a certain column or exporting it to a CSV file.
3.1 How to Sort Search Results
- To sort results in ascending order, click the column header. The system displays a respective triangle indicator on the column header.
- To sort results in descending order, click the same column header again. The system displays a respective triangle indicator on the column header.
Note: Not all result columns are available for sorting. Columns for which sorting is not applicable will not display any triangle indicator if you try to click on them.
3.2 How to Navigate through Search Results
Note: By default, when the amount of results is larger than 10, you will only see the first 10 results.
- You can navigate through the patent results by any of the following ways:
· Use the navigation arrows, available on the bottom of the page
· Use the page number text field, available on the bottom of the page
· Select to see more results per page, with the respective dropdown list on the bottom of the page
3.3 How to Export Search Results
- Click on the Export list link displayed in the target results section. The system creates and provides for download a CSV file with the returned results. The export file includes the full result list (with a maximum of 1000 records).
3.4 How to View and Translate Document Text (Documents Search)
If you have performed a search for documents, you are able to read the text of the document that was extracted from the PDF file, and translate it (with Google translate), by the following steps:
- Click on the text icon displayed next to the target search result; the system displays a pop-up page with the extracted word content of the PDF document.
- Click on the Google translate button, after possibly having selected in a frame the text to be translated; the system displays the document translation using Google translate. The text is translated in the language of the eRegister interface.
4 Viewing Patent Details
ERegister system provides a dedicated interface for viewing patent's details, including related patent documents. Additionally, you can use this page to perform a set of actions, like searching for other patents with the same IPC Code, or viewing the patent details in EPO Espacenet.
4.1 Structure of the Patent Details Page
- After having clicked on the Publication Number of a patent in the results list, you see the bibliographical details of the patent, in a single page ("Data" tab of the patent). The details are divided into various sections:
- Basic Information
- Paediatric Extension
- Marketing Authorization
- Dates
- Applicant
- Agent
- Inventor
- Pledgee
- Licensee
- Opposition
- Priority
- Exhibition Priority
- Classification
- Publication
- Deed
- Micro-organism
- Other
- Annual Fee
Note: When a section is not applicable, or has no information available, it will not be shown. The same applies for fields within the sections.
- To see the documents related to this patent, click on the "Documents" tab.
4.2 Display Patent Information in Espacenet
- Click on the "Espacenet" link; the system opens a separate page with the patent information in Espacenet of the EPO.
4.3 Display Patent Information in EPO's European Patent Register
- Click on the "European Patent Register" link (available only for European patents); the system opens a separate page with the patent information in the European Patent Register.
4.4 Navigate through Search Results
- You can navigate to the next/previous patent result (Details page of each patent), by clicking on the respective arrow links.
4.5 Return to Search Results List
- Click on the Search results link. The search result previously displayed is high-lighted.
4.6 Perform New Search According to IPC Code
- Click on an IPC Code; the system performs a new search using this IPC Code as search criterion. The Quick Search page of eRegister system is displayed, with the corresponding results in the Search Results section.
4.7 Access Child/Parent Patent (Division)
- Click on a "Has split"/"Is Split Of" patent link; the system the system displays the "Data" page of the Child/Parent Patent respectively.
4.8 Access SPC/Basic Patent
- Click on an "SPC Number" or "Basic Patent Number" link; the system displays the "Data" page of the SPC/Basic Patent respectively.
5 Managing My Patents List
After you have performed a search for patents, you can select and save specific patent results in a patents list. This list is accessible by clicking on the "My patent list" tab.
Note: The list of patents is stored on your browser, so make sure you use the same browser to manage this list.
5.1 How to Add a Patent in My Patents List
5.1.1 Add Patent in Patents List from search results
- In the search results table, click on the star icon displayed next to the target patent.
5.1.2 Add Patent in Patents List from Patent Details Page
- Click on the Add to My patents link available on top of the Patent Details page.
Note: The number of patents that exist in your patents list is displayed on the header of the "My Patents List" tab.
5.2 How to Remove Patents from My Patents List
- While on the My Patents List tab, check the respective checkboxes displayed next to the patent result(s), in order to select the target patent result(s) to remove.
- Click on the Delete button.