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2. Legal DOCDB Publication Number LGL DOCDB PUB NO This field indicates the publishing authority number and kind as stored in Docdb if available LGL DocDB Pub No 2079350 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 23 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Legal Effective Date LGL Eff Date YYY Y MM DD The Effective Date field in the Legal Status table m LGL Eff Date 1994 12 21 LGL Eff Date Dec 1994 Legal EP WO Designated State LGL EP WO STATE This element together with the element legal EP WO designated state event code gives a more precise description about the legal event LGL EP WO STATE GB LGL EP WO STATE2 LGL EP Wo STATE2 FG4D Legal Event Legal Event Searches the Legal Event data in the Legal Status table m Legal Event additional information m Legal Event applicant Legal Event Code Lgl Event Code Searches the Event Code in the Legal Status table m Lgl Event Code ENP m Lgl Event Code CR1 Lgl Event Effect Lgl Event Effect Positive Treatment Legal Event Description Lgl Event Desc Searches the Description field in the Legal Status table Lgl Event Desc extension of the european patent Legal Expiry Date LGL Expiry Date YYYY The date on which the legal m LGL Expiry MM DD event expires Date 201 8 12 22 m LGL Expiry
3. 27 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Primary Examiner m Primary Examiner m Prim Exmr Searches the Primary Examiner Last Name First Name Primary Examiner Smith Scott A Prior Publication US PRIOR PUB m Searches the US Prior publication number number only m US only US Prior Pub 20020199166 Priority Authority m Priority Auth m PRC Searches the authority of the Priority m Priority Auth US m Priority Auth WO Priority Date m Priority Date YYYY MM DD m PRD YYYY MM DD Searches the priority date of the patent m Priority Date 2004 10 21 Priority Date October 21 2004 Priority Number m Priority Searches the Priority Priority 03016520 m Priority No Mumbar m PN m PR Publication Authority m Pub Auth m PC Searches the publication authority m PUB AUTH United States m PUB AUTH US Publication Date m Pub Date YYYY MM DD Publication Date YYYY MM DD m PD YYYY MM DD m PY YYYY MM DD Searches the date of publication m Pub Date 2000 12 28 m Pub Date 12 28 2000 m Pub Date 12 28 2000 Publication Kind m Pub Kind m Pub Type Searches the Publication Kind Code m Pub Kind A1 m Pub Kind A Publication Number m Pub ID m Pub No m PUBNO Cite m Number Searches by Publication Number PUB ID 7543227 PUB ID US754
4. Search Hints Many parts of an IPC code can be filled in by using the wildcard and truncation symbols If you want to search for the IPC group but don t know the Section letter you can replace that letter with the symbol ESC eE IPC 1 8 04Q 12 US Class US Class information can be entered directly as they appear in the patent data Acceptable forms of entry should be in the following format r Example 22 22 22 ee eee ce eee nen nen een ne nnn nee nnn ne neers t US MAIN 370 360 i You can search with only partial information such as the Class data by using the truncation symbol For example if you don t know the subclass information but want to search within the 370 class you can search r Example 7 72 71111111111 ne a ne eee US MAIN 370 l European Classification ECLA ECLA numbers can be searched directly as they appear in the patent data Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 56 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 fe eo ao Acceptable formatting ECLA B60R21 12 ECLA G01N29 06C2B If you do not know certain parts of information for the ECLA number you can replace that part with the truncation symbol such as ECLA B60 re NOLL ener ne ee cere eee renee ren ener eee e een e ween een re een nnneccemn ene eeeene wae enennenenenecenemnnenaes There
5. 3 Edit the criteria you want to change 4 Click Save Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 126 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Contact Us Customer Support Contact Information US Customers For questions about content and searching contact Customer Support at 1 800 543 6862 Customers Outside the US Locate a telephone number for your region from the LexisNexis Support Center Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 127 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Appendix Page Descriptions Page descriptions for forms referenced in the LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide are included in this appendix for your convenience Advanced Search Form Use the Advanced Search form when you have a general patent query Value Description Search Within Select a document field in which to search or select Full Patent Spec to search the entire patent Full Text incl Biblio Search within the entire online document Title Abstract or Claims Search the title the abstract or the claims of the patent Title or Abstract Search the title or abstract of the patent Title Search only the patent s title Claims Search the patent claim Search Terms Enter the search words or phrases you want to find e g plastic OR rubber OR acry
6. GC GR GT HK HN HR HU KE KR KZ LB Brunei Darussalam Bolivia Belarus Chile Colombia Costa Rica Czechoslovakia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Dominican Republic Algeria Ecuador Estonia Egypt Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf GCC Greece Guatemala Hong Kong Honduras Croatia Hungary Indonesia Israel Iceland Kenya Republic of Korea South Korea Kazakhstan Lebanon Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 133 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 LT LV MA MD MN MT MW MY NI NO NZ OA PA PE PH PL PY RO SG SI SK SV TH TJ TR TT TW Lithuania Latvia Morocco Republic of Moldova Mongolia Malta Malawi Malaysia Nicaragua Norway New Zealand African Organization of Intellectual Property African Organization of Intellectual Property including Benin Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Guinea Guinea Bissau Ivory Coast Mali Mauritania Niger Senegal Togo Panama Peru Philippines Poland Paraguay Romania Singapore Slovenia Slovakia El Salvador Thailand Tajikistan Turkey Trinidad and Tobago Taiwan Province of China Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights r
7. Searches anywhere in the Applicant field of the patent Applicant Fitzgerald m Assignee Fitzgerald Applicant Assignee Name m Applicant Name m AssigneeName mE AP Searches the Applicant Assignee name m Applicant Name Smith m AssigneeName Smith Applicant Address Proprietor Searches the address of the Proprietor 435 South Information applicant Jones Street Lock Haven Pennsylvania 17745 17745 Applicant Country m Applicant CNTRY WO only m APC AC Applicant Designated State Applicant Dstate m The Designated State Applicant of the Applicant Dstate United States m WO only m Applicant Dstate United Kingdom Applicant Nationality Applicant NAT WO only Applicant Residence Applicant Res m The residence of the applicant m WO only Applicant Res Federal Republic of Germany Application Authority m App Auth Application Searches by the Authority of the Patent Application m App Auth United States m App Auth EP Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Application Date m App Date YYYY MM DD m Filed Date YYYY MM DD m AD YYYY MM DD Searches the date of when the patent was filed for application App Date 2006 11 30 Application Kind Code App Kind Searches the kind
8. Date 20181222 Legal Extension Date LGL EXT Date YYYY MM Date on which the event m LGL Ext DD was extended Date 2008 08 05 m LGL Ext Date August 2008 Legal Extension States LGL Ext States Searches the states which have an extension of the European patent LGL Ext States AL Legal Fee Payment Year Lgl Fee Pymt YR Searches the year in which the legal fee payment occurred LGL Fee Pymt YR 3 Legal Free Text LGL Free Text Any text that the patent office requires to give extra most of the times this is based on the legal event described in the other tags m LGL Free Text 91183 EXPIRES 20181222 m Lgl Free Text EXPIRES 20181222 Legal Inventor LGL Inventor The inventor involved in the legal event for this publication LGL Inventor Smith Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 24 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Legal IPC Legal IPC The IPC involved in the legal event for this publication m Legal IPC 7G 06F 17 60 m Legal IPC GO6F 17 60 Legal New Owner LGL New Owner The New Owner of the Publication Lgl New Owner VITLAB GMBH Legal Opponent m LGL Opponent Opposition The name of the opponent involved in an opposition against the publication LGL Opponent smith Legal Payment Date LGL Payment Date Y
9. 1 Click the History amp Alerts tab and then click the Saved Searches sub tab w NOG 22292 sence ose nt een a co cemancmnices cpamegs cemses a cctisaincinmeae caash acinmcns conmanaatnisenancansa meinen Saved Search Folders can also be created from the Advanced Search form and the Results List In the Saved Search Folders pane click Asmall window appears asking you for the name of the new folder 3 Enter the name in the Folder Name box and click Create The folder is created 4 Once the folder is created you may want to rename it or delete it E 1 To rename the folder click the Edit Folder icon Ea next to the folder name Then enter the new name in the Edit Folder box Click OK to save your change To delete the folder click the Delete Folder icon E next to the folder name Then confirm you want to delete the folder Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 115 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I combine saved searches Follow the steps below to create an advanced query by combining two or more saved searches 1 Click the Saved Searches sub tab oa A N Click the History amp Alerts tab Select the check box next to each search that you want to combine Click the Combine button lf desired further refine the results of the combined search by selecting a connector and adding search terms
10. Conditions View Price LexisNexis 258 Reset form Syrtax Converter Lexiahexia s division cf Reed Bleevier Inc All rights reserved Publication Number Search Enter a List Enter 1 100 Publication Numbers View acceoied sublication cumber formats View Resuts at vw Look Up Assignee or Inventor Search for variations of assignee or inventor names then add them to your patent search Find Subsidiary Companies Search for a company to hrd s corporate d add subsidiery t your pert search External Classifications gt IPC US Class ECLA How Do I gt Find coverage information publication types dates etc for each authority gt Find the most recent document available for a given country Define publication application and priority number v v format application priority and publication numbers in my search request The Guided Search form offers a simplified set of search options which are appropriate for novice patent researchers If you re a more experienced researcher you may want to use the Advanced Search form The features available on the Guided Search form are described below Search Terms 1 The first thing you will see in the Guided Search form is the Search Terms section This field is our most basic way to form a patent search With this search box you have a lot of flexibility for constructing your searches In this box you can perform comma
11. ECLA e g GO6F13 28 ICO Class e g RO1N490 06 Inventors e g petrofsky W 2 jerrold IPC 1 8 e g G01S 15 89 OR GO1S JP Class F Term e g 3D013 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 130 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 JP Class FI e g AOIN 25 00 Patent Citation e g WO2007139798A2 Priority Date e g 1997 or 19971220 Priority Number e g FR9809588 Publication Country e g France OR FR Publication Number e g US20090084325A1 Publication Kind Code e g A2 OR A3 US Class Main e g 210 748 More Show and add more restrictions Fewer Show fewer restrictions ra CAU ON ess EAE EREA Clicking this link does NOT delete any terms you have entered If you do not want these terms searched be sure to delete them from the text box first before clicking Fewer View information about authorities Major Full Text Select All major text authorities or select individual authorities All major full text authorities Include all major full text authorities US United States EP European Patent Office JP Japan includes PAJ abstracts WO World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO DE Germany FR France GB Great Britain CA Canada CN China RU Russian Federation Other Full Text Select All other full text authorities or click the Show authorities link to select individual
12. For example if you re combining a search about portable music players with a search about cellular phones and you would like to view results that relate to the company Apple Computer select the AND connector and add Apple as a search term Assign a name to the combined search in the Saved Search Name field 7 Click Create Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 116 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide WE Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do edit a search Follow the steps below to change the search criteria you used in a previous search 1 Do one of the following m f you re in the Recent Searches or Saved Searches list click Edit link next to any search m f you re in the Alerts or Results list click Edit Search link next to any alert 2 Edit the criteria within the form you originally used to create the search 3 Click Search Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 117 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do view the latest results for a saved search Follow the steps below to view previous search or alert results or to view the latest results for a saved search 1 Click the History amp Alerts tab 2 Do one of the following If you re here Do this Recent Searches page Click the View link next to any search Saved Searches page Click the Run link next to any sea
13. How do I look up a subsidiary company to add to my search The Find Subsidiary Companies tool allows you to view a company s corporate hierarchy sometimes called corporate affiliations and transfer the name of a subsidiary to the search form to be included in your search 1 Click the Search tab 2 Choose the Advanced Search or Guided Search form 3 Enter all or part of a company name in the Find Subsidiary Companies tool which is located to the right of the search form 4 Click Find After a moment it may take several seconds for your results to appear the system displays the top three companies that match your search To see all results click View All Results 5 Click a company name to view that company s corporate structure in a new window r Tip VES SS SSS SSMS SPSS SSS ESR SSS SSSR Se SSS Kes SESS SS RES SSS SS ES SSS SSS SS SSS SS SSS SSS SESS SSS a Re SSI 1 To view all subsidiaries at once click Expand All i 6 Click the subsidiary company name that you want to add to your search Bs Tip iss Sees eae ss Sols ae ene a eel ne a R es Sea see tele A nessa en nes ee ae es eaa nee p este sass a sae ese 1 For faster search times limit the number of subsidiary companies that you add to the search form i The company is added to the Search Terms box as an assignee Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 43 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 20
14. LexisNexis LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Contents The Basics of the TotalPatent Application cece eee eeee eee ee eeeeeae eee eenaaae eee eeeaaeeeeeeceaaeeeeeeeaaaeeeseeeaeeeeeneaaas 1 INTOGUCTION isc posi iecceene heir e A A A eee neni de live agen aces ieee eA eee 1 Signing in and OU sec Goce casiece adie cet tg eau atv Sade eat dt geendiiv Dede easha tole tomate saben dede teen ctu tedead Vadbeas dusted Aden daea e aiaa 2 NAVIGATING Total Pate rite ce gs eacced Sy stneccheaea E ceva fetessusua shone vissiedessseasedeeeesavieedseeaniies 3 Tracking your research with a Project IDes E ESEA SANET EAA ewe ETA 4 Setting prefere NCE Surri i EE a E ETE E e 5 Admimstali Msns aa AEEA E AE TN 6 How do change My PaSSWOPd ccccccecceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeaeeeeeeeeecaaeeeseaeeeceaeeeseaaeescaeeeseaaeeseeeeeesaeeeseaeeeseeeeseaaeeseanesesaaeeeenees 7 Guided and Advanced Searching ccccccccccceceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeceaaeeeeneeeceaaeeeeaaeesaaeeeeaaaeseeaeeesaaaeseeaeeeseaaeeseeeeeseeaeeeeeeeeeeaees 8 Overview of Advanced Search fOr rescssecccnsthacveseesnsveceeseeasneinecbssbdce aaa aiaa A EA SEAE ant pene A aAA KAARE 8 Overview of Guided Search fOr ccccecccceesceececeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeneeecaaeesaaeeesaeeseeaaeesaeeseeaaeesseeeeeaaaessaeeeeeaaessenes 11 How do use the Syntax CONVEStEr ecececeececeeeeeeeeeeceaeeeeaaeeceaaeeeeaaeeceeaeeseaaaeseeaeeesaaaesecaeeesaae
15. Monitor only changes to Do the following patents a Select Monitor Changes to Patent s b Specify the part of the patent you want to monitor c Select the patents documents you want to monitor Select whether to receive daily weekly bi monthly or monthly email alerts with the latest changes to patents and new results If available you may also want to select the time of day when you will receive them Select a date when you want the alert to expire 7 Enter email addresses separated by commas You can also choose from the last 20 email addresses you have used 8 Enter a brief note to the email recipients 9 Choose whether the alert results should appear in the body of the email message as an attachment or as a link to results 10 If applicable select a view and a format for the emailed documents 11 Specify whether you want only new results sent in an alert 12 Specify whether you want the system to remove duplicate patents from your alert results 13 Click Create ae a taneiseeasteteiucnes cecdedetsaeersccesetiaasesceccech A E See What is an alert for more information on alerts Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 78 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I narrow my search results Follow the steps below to search for a more specific topic within your original search results 1 Submit your search req
16. Previous 6 months M Oec 1 Select Fee AND Select Fen a E all major full text authorities B us ce A wo we o Are ge C All other full text authorities B Show authorities None selected O an bibbogragtec only suthonbes E Show authorities None selected Folder Name Serrante o All kinds D Shen mere cations Saved Search Name Optional Results Fields Select All Clepr All Sign Out Preferences Contact Us Help Publication Number Search od a Ust Enter a List Enter 1 200 Publication Numbers isn acceeted oublication number larmats View Rest ar Look Up Assignee or Inventor Search for variations of assignee or inventor names then add them to your patent search Find Subsidiary Companies Search for a company to find ts corporete structure and add a subsidiary to your pment search tiis External Classifications gt we gt US Class gt ECLA Find coverage information publication types dates etc for each authority Find the most recent document available for a given country Develop a terms A connectors search Format application priority and publication numbers in my search request F Abstract E Agphcation Filing Date Application Number Aasipress 5 Mlasrignaes Nermalized PA ctasses 1PC Ecua usc chipped Image E tavernees F stert Pamrih F erisrity Osta About Lexiatexis Terms amp Conditions View Price w LexisNexis Co
17. You can use any number from 1 to 255 with the ATLEAST command CAPS Command Using the CAPS command you may restrict your Boolean search to find words in which capital letters appear anywhere in the word CAPS lexisnexis This search finds documents containing LexisNexis LEXISNEXIS Lexisnexis and so on NOCAPS Command Using the NOCAPS command you may restrict your Boolean search to find words in which none of the letters are capitalized Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 46 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 For example to search on documents about foreign aid but not the disease AIDS use NOCAPS aid The documents this search request finds may also include references to AIDS but only incidentally NOT W n Within n Words Connector The NOT W n connector tells the product to find documents in which the first search word is found The second word need not be in the document but if it is it cannot be within n words of the first word s NOUGS seeecssteteesecsseee a a A seeeeeecasessetaetes aataay NOT W n connectors cannot be used in combination with other proximity connectors e g W s W p etc For example the following search finds documents in which the word york occurs but the word new is not within two words of it york NOT W 2 new OR Connector Use the OR connector to find documents that contain either o
18. gt O US7653J7J001 2010 01 26 System ond method for latency assurance and d provisioning of telecommunication in a carrier A Notes virtual network Patent Family Yew patent famely English Abstract ts prowided Information regarding the lave cy information Using connection formato d possible comrectons may be provecned wisoned O2 US763632701 2009 Method and system for Ear ae operating in a half duptex mode or full duplex mode in a packet based real time media conference ad Net Patent Family Yew patent famely English Abstract A method and system for managing commurications in a pecket based real time media conference A conference server determines whether a given conference session shoud cperate n half duplex mode o in full duplex mede and the perticipsting Station accordingly In the helf duclex mode of operation for instance a station may engage in an erelich Noo ol proc N the stati treats an incoming media stream as an impict foor derial On the other hand in the ful duolex mode of operation a station would not tres re r denisi ak WO2010021886A1 2010 02 25 DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION OF SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS Add Notes Pateat Famiby Yew patent family English Abstract vided for and medum ar _ an SMS induced DoS SMS m assages are le r t to enable a OoS mode that restricts the commurecaton of SMS messaoes In an exemeolary exi
19. if desired then click Go 5 Review the new results If you need to narrow them further repeat the previous steps You can continue to narrow the results as many times as necessary foal Hotter eo ee ee eee The Source and Terms Trail at the top of the results page includes your narrowed searches You can click any item in the trail to return to the results of that search To return to your original search results click the Results tab at the top of the page Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 79 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I sort and customize the information shown in my results Follow the steps below to sort or customize the fields that appear on the Results page 1 On the Results page click the icon to view your results in list format 2 To customize the fields that appear on the Results page a Click the Fields link b Select the fields you want to view c Click Apply 3 To sort the documents in your search results a Click Sort b Select the field that you wish to sort on then select ascending or descending order c Click Apply Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 80 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I print download or email documents from results Use these procedures to print download and email documents listed
20. Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved i LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do purchase file histories and human translations ccc cccceeeceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeesaeeeseaeeeseeeeeeaeeteaes 84 How do view a diagram of citations between patents ccccccceeceececeeeeeeeeeceaaeeeeaaeeeeeaeeesaaeesecaeeesaaaeseeeeesiaeeneneees 85 How do turn search term highlighting on or Off cccceececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeceaeeeeaaaeeeceeeeeseaeeeceeeeseaaessseaeeeseeeeeeaeessaees 86 Legal Status CodeS ireira ae e a aE a aE GAA EER Saa Ta Ta AEAEE NA ea S Aa AAT E AEE EES 87 Delivering DOCUMENTS 0 0 0 0 eee ceeee ce eece cee eee eeneee cette aaeee eee eaaeaaeeetaaaeaeeeeeaaaaaeeeeesaaaeeeesaaaaaeeeeeaaaaeeeeseaaeeeeseeaaaeeeeeeeaaeeeeeneeaas 88 What Is BG live thy 2 sis feces atc de0 xs casaihats E E Sid aucepesaea sung E E E censdel vausctaydiversteecieaiees 88 How do print my GOCUMEMS 2 evencsaciateneas cave datvnsce eae aaiae vee ded suabetwes ch ved ded inte eseuddysvatedvedts aAA ARAA AEE 89 How do download my GOCUMENHS cccccccceeeeeeeceeeeeeeseececaeeeeeaaeeceeeeeeeaaeeeceeeeecaaeesseaeeeseaeeeseaaeeseeeeeesaeesseeeeessaeesseneeesaas 90 How do email My documents niian a A a a a aaa a a aaa iaaa aa aa N deia 91 How do file documents to work fOldErS cccccccccecsseseeceeceeeeeeeeceeeeaeeeeseesaaeee
21. Do the following Any Search form Follow these steps a Submit your search request b Erom Results click the Download icon tell c Complete the form selecting a document range document view document format document language and which sections you want to download Work Folders Follow these steps a Click the Download icon ell Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 103 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 From this page Do the following b Complete the form selecting the document range document view document format document language and sections that you want to download See Download Documents Form for descriptions of each option If you select Spreadsheet as your download format you can also select the fields that you want to download Document Retrieval Follow these steps a Select the Download option on the Summary of Available Documents form b Click Retrieve icon c Complete the form selecting document view document format document language and which sections you want to download w NOIG P a estes caer aseeseeess sane resis dessseeNe se eaeetssee esse eecsesaRese nh In order to use the XML output you ll need to download the TotalPatent DTD by clicking the link on the download form XML delivery is not available if you re billed per transaction 2 Click Download 3 Follow the directions on the confirm
22. Range lets you specify the document or documents you want to deliver Your options include Current Document which delivers only this document All which delivers all documents Tagged Documents which delivers only those documents tagged in your list and Documents which delivers the documents you specify in the field using a comma separated list i e 1 2 5 12 Document Format lets you specify the format in which you like to deliver your documents The last format chosen is the default on subsequent requests Document View lets you select the view in which you like the documents to be delivered m Include lets you select any additional items that you would like delivered Sections lets you select which sections of the patents to deliver Document Language lets you select the language in which the document should be delivered Cover Note lets you enter the text you would like displayed as part of the cover page 5 Click Print 6 Follow the directions on the confirmation page to print the document to your attached printer Your Microsoft Internet Explorer browser might be configured to open your file in Internet Explorer instead of in the appropriate Microsoft Office program To configure your browser to open Office files appropriately go to http support microsoft com support kb articles q162 0 59 asp How do download my documents 1 Do one of the following then continue with step 2 From this page
23. Term Hits will display the context of a search result Key words will appear in the abstract description or claims with a few words on either side of the key word This feature is turned off by default Configure which fields from each document should be displayed in the results E Sort the Results by eleven different bibliographic fields by relevancy or by main patent family Narrow search 6 Use the Narrow Search box to search for a more specific topic within your original search results This search retrieves a subset of your original results You can look for specific terms or search more broadly using semantic concepts Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 72 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Overview of full document view TotalPatent Document Retreeval Results History amp Alerts Search Terms OATE gt 2005 12 22 and ASSIGNEE sprrt earch Query Edt Search Save Searc Narrow Search 50 DHS nts cmene tovert EEE EE l 1 C using Semantic Concepts ahar a tha maa 2 in R A N k aT Dees kill A Ees COURT une A me Add Notes s Oa US765373081 2010 01 26 System and method for latency assurance and dynamic re provisioning of tel jon A connections in a carrier virtual network Abstract English Abstract nde r 4 and late ater equireme of the connec y be prowsiened Bibliographic Data Applic
24. Your options include Current Document which delivers only this document All which delivers all documents Tagged Documents which delivers only those documents tagged in your list and Documents which delivers the documents you specify in the field using a comma separated list i e 1 2 5 12 Document Format lets you specify the format in which you like to deliver your documents The last format chosen is the default on subsequent requests Document View lets you select the view in which you like the documents to be delivered Include lets you select any additional items that you would like delivered Sections lets you select which sections of the patents to deliver Document Language lets you select the language in which the document should be delivered Cover Note lets you enter the text you would like displayed as part of the cover page 5 Click Print 6 Follow the directions on the confirmation page to print the document to your attached printer Your Microsoft Internet Explorer browser might be configured to open your file in Internet Explorer instead of in the appropriate Microsoft Office program To configure your browser to open Office files appropriately go to http support microsoft com support kb articles q162 0 59 asp Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 89 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I download my
25. all results list options PDF Family View Full Text Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 65 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I retrieve multiple documents by publication number You can retrieve up to 500 documents from the Publication Number Search form and up to 20 000 documents from the Document Retrieval form For more information about the differences between these forms see What s the difference between document retrieval and publication number searching To use the Document Retrieval form follow the steps below 1 Click the Document Retrieval tab 2 Do one of the following If you would like to do this Enter publication numbers Import publication numbers from a spreadsheet Do the following Separate each publication number with a comma in the Enter publication numbers box Include the kind code a NOIGt sssse i satecm nee ecannmieemtatne semitone a ee totem eaa You can enter a maximum of 10 000 characters into this text box Click Browse and find the CSV file on your local computer that contains the publication numbers You must include the kind code Spreadsheet format tips 3 Click Retrieve The Summary of Available Documents form appears 4 Choose one of the following options Select Download to save the documents directly to your local computer following the instructions on the sc
26. allows you to change your password security question or email addresses 2 INOUE a a a a eset senucsdeenese sere sdan Setting your email address is also essential in order to use the collaborative features of Work Folders Authorities Select the authorities you want to use by default when searching from the Guided Advanced or Semantic search forms Search Results In this section you can m Choose whether to receive a warning message when your search returns more than 3 000 documents or just go straight to the first 3 000 results Choose whether to display the number of results found prior to displaying results in a list This selection only applies to the Advanced Search form and has the same effect as selecting the Display hit count only option on the search form m Select the number of results that you want to appear on each page in the document 10 25 50 75 or 100 e Note 4444444 44044 ee ee ee eee nee ee eee ennnen Choosing a higher number increases the time it takes for your results page to i load i Document Display Select the default view to be used when you click a patent for full document display The view options are explained in detail in the Results topic Family Removal of You can prioritize authorities for patent family data When you choose to remove patent Duplicate Documents family duplicates within TotalPatent it will keep the authority with the highest priority and remove
27. at a time until you see the term you are looking for Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 36 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Look Up Assignee or Inventor Search for variations of assignee or inventor names then add them to your patent search assignee O Inventor lucent r Fj LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC O LUCENT AND AGERE LUCENT ECHNOLOGIES INC P O BOX 636 600 MOUNTAIN AVENUEMURRAY HILL MEW JERSEY 07974 oO gog LUCENT EDISON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC LUCENT IMAGE TECHNOLOGY LTD HAR HOTZVIM PO 23946 7 HAMARPE ST JERUSALEM 1 91237 oO LUCENT INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 46 PARK STREETLONDON W1Y 4DJ 1 oO LUCENT INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED LUCENT KABUSHIKI KAISHA LUCENT KK LUCENT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC USA Ses MA You can select multiple items at the same time and they will be connected together by default with the OR connector Find Subsidiary Companies Find Subsidiary Companies Search for a company to find its corporate structure and add a subsidiary to your patent search Find Subsidiary Companies allows you to look up a company s hierarchical structure Once you find the company s information you can transfer these results to the search box Getting the corporate structure of a company is a multi step process we will walk through an example of using this
28. authorities All other full text authorities Include all other full text authorities Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 131 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 AT Austria AU Australia BE Belgium BR Brazil CH Switzerland DD The former German Democratic Republic East Germany DK Denmark EA Eurasia including Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russian Federation Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan ES Spain Fl Finland IE Ireland IN India IT Italy LU Luxembourg MC Monaco MX Mexico NL Netherlands PT Portugal SE Sweden SU USSR Bibliographic and Abstract Select All bibliographic and abstract authorities or click Show authorities to choose individual authorities All bibliographic and abstract authorities Include all bibliographic and abstract authorities AP ARIPO African Regional Industrial Property Organization Includes Botswana Gambia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia Sierra Leone Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe AR Argentina BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BG Bulgaria Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 132 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 BN BO BY CL CO CR CS CU CY CZ DO DZ EC EE EG
29. authorities Machine translations are currently available for the Claims and Description fields in the following authorities D e O Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil Canada French East Germany EP European Patent Office French and German France Germany e 0 e Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland WO World Intellectual Property Organization French German and Spanish r Tip If you select this option do not enter segment restrictions e g assignee ibm directly into the Search Terms box Instead use the Restrictionsfields to search within a particular segment After you review a machine translated patent you can purchase human translations by clicking the Purchaselink in results Remove family member duplicates TotalPatent offers de duplication functionality capable of distilling a main patent family down to the earliest document per invention When you select this option all of the family documents from your prioritized authorities list will be scanned and only the earliest member by publication date will be retained Click the Check Settings link to view change your prioritized authorities list for duplicate removal This feature is explained in more detail in the Preferences section Restrictions 2 The Restrictions section allows you to choose from a number of fields to constrain your search When you select m
30. check box at the top of the list b Click Pause c Select whether to pause the alert immediately Now On a specific date Pause On or for a specified length of time From To 4 Complete the following steps to resume an alert a Select the check box next to each alert that you want to resume To resume all alerts click the All check box at the top of the list b Click Resume c Select whether to resume the alert immediately Now or on a specific date On 5 Click OK Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 122 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I change the frequency or expiration date of my alerts When you set up an alert you may schedule it to expire on a specific date You may also change the frequency of your alerts Follow the steps below to do this 1 Click the History amp Alerts tab 2 Click the Alerts sub tab 3 Click the Change Schedule link next to an alert 4 Select whether to receive daily weekly bi monthly or monthly email alerts with the latest changes to patents and new results If available you may also specify the time of day that the alert will run 5 Specify a new expiration date for the alert 6 Click Save Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 123 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I view result
31. currently available for the Claims and Description fields in these authorities Austria Belgium m Canada French m Switzerland French and German m East Germany m Germany m EP European Patent Office French and German E Spain m France m Italy m Luxembourg m Monaco m Netherlands m Portugal m Sweden m WO World Intellectual Property Organization French German and Spanish re Tip PEE SSSR SES SS RSS SIS SS SESS SSSR SS eRieS ee SERS HSS SESS Re E a SS es 1 After you review a machine translated patent you can purchase human i translations by clicking the Purchase link in results i Ks Note 4 4444 renner errr eee ene nn cece eee ene eee e ee en ee ene ee en ee 1 If you select this option do not enter segment restrictions e g i assignee ibm directly into the Search Terms box Instead use the i Restrictions fields to search within a particular segment i Remove family member duplicates Remove duplicate patents in the same family e g UK and US versions of the same patent Results Fields Select check boxes to display patent fields in results Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 147
32. ensures that the words profit and loss appear near each other in the document Because abstracts are usually short the AND connector is a good choice when searching for multiple terms The following search in an abstract file finds a large number of documents but the chances of document relevancy are great satellite AND launch AND NOT Connector Use the AND NOT connector to find documents in which a search word or phrase is to be excluded For example the following search finds documents where the word sweetener occurs but the word sugar does not sweetener AND NOT sugar Because the exclusion covers the entire document a document would be excluded if the word sugar appears anywhere in the document Therefore even if sugar is used as a term of distinction in a document the document would not be included in the search results For example a document that includes the phrase this is not made of sugar would not be returned even though that is the type of patent you want information about Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 45 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Using AND NOT with field searches When documents have information in some consistent part or field you may use AND NOT with less risk For example if you want to find court cases that mention asbestos but do not have the Manville Corporation as a plaintiff or defendant you ma
33. folder e g set 1 100 or to jump to a specific set of patents In work folders your documents will always be displayed in sets of 100 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 95 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Additional work folder options From a work folder you can also Generate reports that can be imported into other applications E Create a graphical analysis of the documents in the folder Conduct analysis on a selected folder tracking trends looking for new patent activity creating charts and graphs for presentations etc Download print or email documents from folders E Forward a folder to other subscribers Remove duplicates either within a specific patent family or across all your documents Create copies of folders or individual documents E Create a new folder Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 96 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I create work folders You can create work folders to store and organize documents online into manageable folders 1 2 3 4 Click Change Folder Click Create Folder Enter the name of the folder Click Create The folder is added to the top of your list The following topics contain additional information on working with folders once you have created them How do file
34. in English or English machine translation The TotalPatent service can perform a semantic analysis of your input before running your search generating a weighted list of terms that will be used as search terms You can review and modify the terms and their weights before submitting your search by clicking Preview Results or you can run your search without first viewing the weighted list of terms In both cases you can add field restrictions or additional Boolean logic to fine tune your search Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 59 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I use the semantic search tab 1 Click the Search tab 2 Click the Semantic Search sub tab 3 Enter at least 3 search items in the Search Input box with no Boolean connectors You can enter these items as words sentences or paragraphs For best results enter homogeneous terms that relate to one concept at a time Input strings of one to two sentences are optimal whereas longer strings though accepted dilute focus from the subject and may affect the quality of the semantic analysis For example mechanical heart valve orheart valve replacement might generate a good semantic query while mechanical heart valve medical procedures might not since medical procedures is probably too vague 4 Use the drop down lists and check boxes on the page to specify publication date
35. in your search results How do print my documents Use your browser s print functions to print your documents 4 Submit your search request 2 Review the documents in your search results Click one or more check boxes to choose which documents you want to deliver FA 3 From any Results or Work Folders page click the Print icon 4 Complete the form selecting from the following options Document Range lets you specify the document or documents you want to deliver Your options include Current Document which delivers only this document All which delivers all documents Tagged Documents which delivers only those documents tagged in your list and Documents which delivers the documents you specify in the field using a comma separated list i e 1 2 5 12 Document Format lets you specify the format in which you like to deliver your documents The last format chosen is the default on subsequent requests Document View lets you select the view in which you like the documents to be delivered m Include lets you select any additional items that you would like delivered Sections lets you select which sections of the patents to deliver Document Language lets you select the language in which the document should be delivered Cover Note lets you enter the text you would like displayed as part of the cover page 5 Click Print 6 Follow the directions on the confirmation page to print the document to your atta
36. include comments entered for individual documents Document Format lets you select the format in which you would like to deliver your documents The last format chosen is the default on subsequent requests Document Language lets you select the language in which the document should be delivered Send lets you specify how you would like to include the selected documents in the email message Send To lets you specify up to 20 recipients email addresses Separate each address using a comma Select from last 20 lets you populate the field with any of the 20 previously used addresses 4 Enter or select recipient email addresses separating them with commas 5 Click Send Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 91 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do file documents to work folders 1 The steps you follow vary depending on your starting point From this page Follow these steps aoa e eer a Erom Results click the File in Work Folders icon Document Layouts b Select an existing folder or create a new folder c Select or enter the documents you wish to file If your search returned more than 3 000 documents a message appears above the results list with a link to file up to 20 000 results Work Folders Analytics a From Work Folders click Conduct Analytics b Complete the Analytics form as described in How do analyze my
37. mouse pointer over a green or gold box only the relevant relationship arrows will be highlighted allowing for a more i distinguishable path To close Citation Map once you are finished viewing it click the Close button in the upper right corner of the page Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 85 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I turn search term highlighting on or off Follow the steps below to highlight search terms in your search results 1 View your search results in List Format 2 Complete one of the following steps To highlight your search terms in the results list click the link for Show Term Hits On The search terms are highlighted m To keep your search terms from being highlighted click Show Term Hits Off Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 86 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Legal Status Codes Legal status codes are available on the European Patent Organisation s Useful tables and statistics coverage and codes page Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 87 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Delivering Documents What Is Delivery From Results or Work Folders you may deliver the documents in your search results in any of the follow
38. select Notes Click the Add Note link next to a Notes field in the document list Enter a title for the note and then add your comments in the Description field If desired enter Categories used by your organization to describe notes Click Add to attach your note to the document Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 101 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I remove duplicate documents in work folders 1 Click the Remove Duplicateslink then select Exact Duplicates to remove all duplicate patents anywhere in the list or select Family Duplicates to remove only duplicates within a patent family 2 Click OK Duplicates are removed from Work Folders Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 102 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I print download or email documents from results Use these procedures to print download and email documents listed in your search results How do print my documents Use your browser s print functions to print your documents 4 Submit your search request 2 Review the documents in your search results Click one or more check boxes to choose which documents you want to deliver FA 3 From any Results or Work Folders page click the Print icon 4 Complete the form selecting from the following options Document
39. ss Correct Date 2005 12 28 m ss Correct Date 12 28 2005 Lapse Lapse m Searches the Country of the lapsed patent m EP only Lapse Finland m Lapse United Kingdom Lapse of Patent Date Lapse Date YYYY MM DD m Searches the Date of the lapsed patent m EP only m Lapse Date 2005 12 28 m Lapse Date Dec 2005 Lapse State Lapse State A legal event referring to a State where the publication lapsed m Lapse State Germany Lapse State Finland Legal Corresponding Authority LGL Corsp Auth Some publications are published as continuation of divisional this field contains the original publishing authority LGL Corsp Auth DE Legal Corresponding Kind Code LGL Corsp Kind Some publications are published as continuation of divisional this field contains the original kind code LGL Corsp Kind A1 Legal Corresponding LGL Corsp Pubdte YYYY Some publications are m LGL CORSP Publication Date MM DD published as continuation of PUBDTE 2005 11 10 aes A LGL CORSP gina p PUBDTE 20051110 Legal Corresponding LGL Corsp Pub No Some publications are LGL Corsp Pub Publication Number published as continuation of No 1920717 divisional this field contains the original publication number Legal Designated States LGL Desig States List of states to which LGL DESIG this document has been STATES BW designated LGL DESIG STATES BW GH GM KE LS MW
40. the AND connector were used wireless w 10 telephone If you re looking for a document in which the same word occurs twice such as a company name or assignee do not use the AND connector The following search would find many unrelated documents johnson AND johnson Instead use the W n or W s connector such as johnson W 2 johnson johnson W s johnson Finding Phrases Containing the Word and If you re searching for a phrase that contains the word and place and inside quotation marks Otherwise it is interpreted as a connector instead of a literal word For example if you re looking for patents for shampoo and conditioner your search request should be Shampoo and conditioner or shampoo and conditioner If you place the entire phrase in quotes as in the first example the system only returns documents that contain the exact phrase shampoo and conditioner If you place only the word and in quotes as in the second example the system returns documents that contain the exact phrase shampoo and conditioner as well as variations such as shampoos and conditioners If you re searching for a phrase that contains the word and omit the word and from your search request and use W 1 as a connector Otherwise and is interpreted as a connector instead of a literal word For example if you re looking for devices that calculate profit and loss your search request should be profit W 1 loss Using the W 1 connector
41. the Name you want to visualize or click the Compare tab to compare more than one information set pe NOU P tetas Beets nose paws se oa ecines Soe sac a a eccas casas te renaey ends ex eee Sans Grete a eeaes Seue a Each time you come to this page initially analytics will be run on all documents in the folder If you run analytics on selected documents later you have that choice as well 3 Follow the steps in the Visualize and Compare tasks to continue analyzing your data Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 107 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I visualize results folders and lists 1 Click the Analytics tab 2 Select the Name of the information set you d like to visualize 3 If desired choose a field from the drop down list for example Assignee or Inventor The options vary based on the documents in the folder you chose and whether you have done analysis on them already To restrict the results to only a top number select a number from the Restrict to Top Number of Results drop down list 5 To see trends over a certain period of time select a date from Date Range 6 Choose a type of chart from the Chart Type drop down list If you are analyzing one field your options include bar 10 line column and pie charts If you are analyzing two fields your options include stacked bar stacked column and bubble cha
42. tool Enter in the name of a company and click the Find button TotalPatent will do a preliminary search and bring up the top 3 results of companies that most closely match your search this is not the hierarchical information Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 37 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Close Your top three results are below To view corporate structure click a company name To view other matching companies click View All Results Company Name and Address 1 BUTTERWORTHS LTD Halsbury House 35 Chancery Ln London WC24 1EL United Kingdom 2 LEXISNEXIS GROUP 9443 Springboro Pike Dayton Ohio 45342 United States 3 LEXISNEXIS ACADEMIC amp LIBRARY SOLUTIONS 5523 Spruce Tree Ave Bethesda Maryland 20814 1622 United States View All Results Find Subsidiary Companies Search for a company to find its corporate structure and add a subsidiary to your patent search lexisnexis Select the result that most closely matches your search to bring up a second window showing the hierarchical data Expand All Collapse All Close Reed Elsevier N Amsterdam Elsevier Reed Finance B AMSTERDAM E Reed Elsevier Group plc London If a result is not linked that company does not have any hierarchical data If your search is not found in one of the first 3 results click the View All
43. version 8 IPC8 Searches IPC Classification m PC8 H04Q 7 30 version 8 only The additional classifications are M POBE EROAA 4 30 included in this search IPC Class m PC Class Searches by the IPC m PC Class 07 m IPC8 Class 07 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 21 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 IPC Subclass m PC Subclass Searches by the IPC m PC Subclass A IPC8 Subclass Sublass A through Z g IPC8 Subclass A m Note IPC8 is for version 8 only IPC Group m IPC Group m Searches by the IPC m PC Group 7 Group 1 through m PC8 Group 9999 m PC8 Group 7 m Note IPC8 is for version 8 only IPC Qualifier IPC Qualifier Searches by the IPC IPC Qualifier B Qualifier IPC Section m PC Section m Searches the IPC m PC Section H Section letter A m PC8 Section through H m PC8 Section H m Note IPC8 is for version 8 only IPC Subgroup m PC Subgroup Searches the IPC m PC Subgroup 100 m PC8 Subgroup Subgroup 00 to 999999 m Note IPC8 is for version 8 only m PC8 Subgroup 100 IPC8 Action Date IPC8 Action Date Searches the action date for IPC version 8 codes do not use format IPC8 Action Date 20090317 IPC8 Classification Level IPC8 Class Level Searches the Classification Level for IPC version 8 codes A C or S m IPC8 Class L
44. 1 7 digits JP1024254 US United States of America Granted Patents Dates Auth Code Number Example All US Variable 1 7 digits US54889 Design patents and Statutory Invention Registrations Dates Auth Code Type Number Example All US Variable D H Fixed 7 digits USD0518000 Plant patents and re issue patents Dates Auth Code Type Number Example All US Variable PP RE Fixed 6 digits USPP017001 Aa 0 Hee ee Design and statutory invention registration types m D Design patent Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 34 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 m H Statutory Invention Registration Plant and re issue patent types m PP Plant patent m RE Re issue patent WO World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO Dates Auth Code Year Number Example 1978 2002 WO Fixed 2 digits Fixed 5 digits WwO7800001 2002 2003 WO Fixed 2 digits Fixed 6 digits W002052541 2004 Present WO Fixed 4 digits Fixed 6 digits W02005124589 r Note The change from a 5 digit to a 6 digit publication number occurs between publication numbers 51230 and 051231 in Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Assignee and Inventor Lookup Tools These tools are handy for finding a
45. 11 Using Search Connectors and Commands Search connectors are the logic words used to help narrow a search such as AND OR W n by defining relationships between your search terms Search commands provide additional search options such as ALLCAPS and ATLEAST which allow you to get more precise results from your search If your search contains a mixture of connectors LexisNexis TotalPatent processes them in a specific order 1 OR W n PRE n NOT W n W s W p a pb wR AND 6 AND NOT be INOUE becsessseseea ce emcee sss ceers Stas ee Sotetee Ss sboetscae erhan sa You cannot use the W p and W s connectors with a proximity connector e g W 2 If you use the same connector more than once in your search string the connectors operate from left to right If the n number connectors have different numbers the smallest number is operated on first For example the connectors in the following search string are operated on in the manner described below device W 25 inflat AND plastic OR rubber OR acrylic W 10 injur 1 OR has the highest priority so it operates first and creates a unit of plastic OR rubber OR acrylic 2 W 10 the smaller of the W n connectors ties together the term injury with the previously formed unit of plastic OR rubber OR acrylic 3 W 25 operates next and creates a unit of device W 25 inflat 4 AND with the lowest priority operates last and links the units formed in the second an
46. 24 2011 NO NZ OA PA PE PH PL PY RO SG SI SK SV TH TJ TR TT TW UA UY UZ VE VN YU ZA ZM ZW Norway New Zealand African Organization of Intellectual Property African Organization of Intellectual Property including Benin Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Guinea Guinea Bissau Ivory Coast Mali Mauritania Niger Senegal Togo Panama Peru Philippines Poland Paraguay Romania Singapore Slovenia Slovakia El Salvador Thailand Tajikistan Turkey Trinidad and Tobago Taiwan Province of China Ukraine Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuala Vietnam Yugoslavia South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 146 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Document Kinds Select All kinds patent applications and granted patents or click Show more options to select specific kinds of documents All kinds Includes patent applications and granted patents Application Granted Search Options The following are optional but can change the number of results that are returned Also search for terms in English machine translations If the original patent was not published in English you can search the English machine translations of patents for certain authorities Machine translations are
47. 3227B2 m PUB ID US7543227 Publication of Application m Pub App Date YYYY m Searches the Date m Pub App Date MM DD of Application of the Date 12 28 2005 First Publish YYYY PHDICSHON Pub App Date feb MM DD m US EP only 2000 Published in Gazette Date Gazette Date YYY Y MM Searches the Gazette Gazette DD Date Date 12 28 2005 m EP DE GB only m Gazette Date 20051228 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 28 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Recorded Date Recorded Date YYY Y MM DD Recorded Date 2005 12 28 Reel Frame Number REEL FRAMENUM Searches the Reel Frame Number Reel Framenum 019018 0069 Reexamination Re exam The reexamination number Re Exam 95 000 452 Reexamination Date Re Exam Date YYYY MM DD The date of the reexamination request Re Exam Date 2005 10 25 Reexamination Litigation m Reexam Litigate DD reissued m Lit Reex Reissue Reissue Added to a patent when it Reissue 10 207 818 is reissued contains the reissue publication number and date of reissue Reissue Date Reissue Date Y Y Y Y MM The date a patent was m Reissue Date 2005 12 28 m Reissue Date dec 2005 Related US Document m US Related Doc m US Child Doc m US Parent App m Searches the application or publication number in the Related
48. 5 years Search all patents within the last 5 years Previous 10 years Search all patents within the last 10 years Previous 20 years Search all patents within the last 20 years Previous Restrict the search to the last n number of days weeks months or years Restrictions Assignee e g LexisNexis Inventor Name e g Smith W 2 John Title e g fuel cell Abstract e g power generation system Full Text e g capacitor AND electric load Full Text amp Claim e g specifications AND electric load AND electric automobile Publication Number e g W00 3075629 File Name e g United States and Pre Grant Publication or Application Publication Kind Code e g Al Publication Country e g Canada Application Number e g EP19910201074 Filing Date e g Previous 6 months Priority Data e g TBD IPC Current Class e g GO6F 009 46 IPC Archived Class e g GLOD 0001 108 EPC Main Class e g GLOD 0001 108 EPC Further Class e g GLOD 0001 100 National Main Class e g F03G7 10 IPC Further Class e g G06F 013 28 US Main Class e g F03G7 10 US Further Class e g 423 645 Japanese F Terms e g A63F9 22 ZAA Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 142 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Non Patent Citation e g Dillon AND Storage of Hydrogen Patent Citation e g WO2007139798A2 Designated State
49. All publications having directly or indirectly a Priority Number in common belongs to the extended patent family For publications without a Priority Number the Application Number should be read as the Priority Number This group can contain multiple main families Note that you can also create a full family report for a patent family The report will contain a table of contents along with bibliographic data abstract clipped image and legal status information for each member in the patent family This report is available for both the main and extended families LEGAL If legal information is available for your patent this mode will display the Legal Status information for the specified patent COURTLINK The Courtlink view will bring up a list of cases involving the specific patent if available This information is only provided for US patents The data is provided by LexisNexis Courtlink and is available without a specific Courtlink subscription plan Clicking on the Docket Number will bring up the case description involving that particular patent in a new window FOF This option allows you to view the original PDF document issued by the publication authority TotalPatent will show this PDF in the current frame Each major section of the patent will be bookmarked in the PDF format allowing for quick navigation Note that not all patents will have a PDF view available r Tip WS eee tv UG pe I ele Tt nc H For increased rea
50. Code Number Example All EP Variable 1 7 digits EP876123 FR France Dates Auth Code Number Example All FR Variable 1 7 digits FR876123 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 68 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 GB Great Britain Dates Auth Code Year Number Example Prior to 1916 GB Fixed 4 digits Fixed 5 digits GB190507239 1916 Present GB N A Fixed 7 digits GB2382549 JP Japan Publication and Citation Numbers Dates Auth Code Year Number Example Prior to 2000 JP Fixed 2 digits Fixed 6 digits JP05000001 Emperor Year 2000 Present JP Fixed 4 digits Fixed 6 digits JP2001136460 International Standard Year Granted Patents new law Dates Auth Code Number Example All JP Fixed 7 digits JP2608465 Design Patents Dates Auth Code Number Example All JP Variable 1 7 digits JP1024254 US United States of America Granted Patents Dates Auth Code Number Example All US Variable 1 7 digits US54889 Design patents and Statutory Invention Registrations Dates Auth Code Type Number Example All US Variable D H Fixed 7 digits USD0518000 Plant patents and re issue patents Dates Auth Code Type Number Example All US Variable PP RE Fixed 6 digits USPP017001 Aa 0 Hee ee De
51. Desc ultrasonic device description section of the patent Description English English Desc Searches the Description section in English only English Desc television Description French French Desc Searches the Description section in French only French Desc ampoule electrique Description German German Desc Searches the Description section in German only German Desc Schaltungsanordnung Description Spanish Spanish Desc Searches the Description section in Spanish only Spanish Desc paraguas Other Description Other Desc Searches the Description section in other languages Designated Extended States Desig Ext States Searches the Designated Extended States Desig Ext States AL Designated States Desig States Searches the Designated States Desig States AT Detailed Description Detailed Desc m Detdesc Searches the Detailed Description of the Drawings Section Detailed Desc wireless Drawing Description m Drwdesc m Drawing Desc Searches the Description in the Drawings Section DrwDesc illustrates Disclaimer Disclaimer The Disclaimer of the patent Disclaimer Graphic Packaging Disclaimer Date Disclaimer Date YYYY MM DD The date the disclaimer was filed Disclaimer Date 9 26 2006 Disclaimer Date September 26 2006 ECLA m ECLA Sea
52. In some cases multiple examples are provided in the Search Examples column to display other acceptable formats Field Name TotalPatent Syntax Search Hints Search Examples Abstract m Abstract m Absi m Ab Searches anywhere in the Abstract section of a patent Abstract television Abstract English m English Abstract m English Abst m AE Searches the Abstract section in English only English Abstract television Abstract French m French Abstract m French Abst m AF Searches the Abstract section in French only French Abstract ampoule electrique Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Abstract German m German Abstract m German Absi m AG Searches the Abstract section in German only German Abstract Schaltungsanordnung Abstract Spanish Spanish Abstract m Spanish Abst m AS Searches the Abstract section in Spanish only Spanish Abstract Paraguas Other Abstract Other Abstract m Other Abst Searches the Abstract section in other languages ADVERSE Adverse final judgment Adverse Date ADVERSE DATE Searches the adverse date m Adverse Date 2006 07 31 m Adverse Date July 31 2006 Applicant Assignee m Applicant Assignee m Appl Prop No m Appl Ref
53. Nexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 NI Nicaragua NL Netherlands NO Norway NO Norway NZ New Zealand OA African Organization of Intellectual Property African Organization of Intellectual Property including Benin Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Guinea Guinea Bissau Ivory Coast Mali Mauritania Niger Senegal Togo PA Panama PE Peru PH Philippines PL Poland PT Portugal PY Paraguay RO Romania RU Russian Federation SE Sweden SG Singapore SI Slovenia SK Slovakia SU USSR SV El Salvador TH Thailand TJ Tajikistan TR Turkey TT Trinidad and Tobago TW Taiwan Province of China UA Ukraine US United States UY Uruguay UZ Uzbekistan VE Venezuela VN Vietnam WO World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 53 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 YU Yugoslavia ZA South Africa ZM Zambia ZW Zimbabwe Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 54 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Patent Classifications Searching by Publication ID m Searching by Classification m Searching by Dates Searching by
54. Patent that is an expanded version of Show Term pari Hits while in full document view This feature will show 25 words on either side of your search term as they appear in the abstract descriptions or claims section and the search term will also have background highlighting EBS If patent family information is available this view will give you any family information gonea associated with that patent The patent families available include INPADOC Displays patent family information from the International Patent Documentation Center INPADOC including legal status when available Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 73 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Ao i HTE ETETETT To retrieve the patents contained in an INPADOC family for download or filing _ in a work folder select the check boxes next to patents in the family table and then click Retrieve Selected Main Family A collection of Publications describing the same invention applied for in different countries and or published in different stages during the application process All publications having exactly the same Priority Number s belong to the same main patent family For publications without a Priority Number the Application Number should be read as the Priority Number m Extended Family A collection of Publications somehow related to each other by a common Priority
55. Publication ID r Example 22 220 c eee ee cn ee ncn n een en ne ee nen nnn ee nan ene eee eees US20080004607A1 EP1870043A2 WO2007149316A2 Publication ID in the TotalPatent search syntax consist of three main parts Publication Country Publication Number and Kind Code Searching individual publication IDs is easiest using the Document Retrieval tab or the Publication Number Search area on the Guided Search Advanced Search or Semantic Search subtabs Multiple publication numbers can be retrieved at once with Document Retrieval Publication Country r Example 2 2 2 22ec rece renee rece nen nee ne nnn nnn nnmnnn eenen ennnen eee ne eneee US The publication country is represented by the first two digits of the country code These are the standard abbreviations used for the authorities as well For a complete listing of these abbreviations click the information button located next to the Authorities field Publication Number r Example 2 2 02 22 cence cee nce n een enn nnn nnn nnn nee eens 20080004607 i Formatting the publication numbers varies depending on those issued by the publication country Kind Code r Example 2 22 22 cree eee rece nen cen ene nnn n ennnenee ee enennnnnne eenen ennnen eee nee eens Al i This is the kind code for the patent Typically the kind code does not have to be included in the search If you did a search such as US20080004607 w
56. Results link to see the rest of the searches This will let you page through the results 10 at a time You can look within a branch of the company to find more specific names by clicking the plus sign This will expand the list and show that particular group s subsidiaries Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 38 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 If you d rather not click each individual you can view all the information on a company by clicking the Expand All link This will bring up the complete corporate structure of a company When you have found the name of the company you are looking for select the company name to include it as a search term m If you are using the Guided Search form the result will be transferred into the Assignee Applicants box m lf you are using the Advanced Search form the result will be transferred directly to the Search Terms box as Assignee ReedElsevier plc Subsequent names can be added to the search by repeating the process Multiple terms will be connected with the OR connector by default Once you are finished adding names to the search form click the Close links in the top right corners of both windows to return to the search form Look Up Normalized Assignee Tool This field on the Advanced Search Form allows you to search for the normalized assignee name of a specific company Selecting Normalized Assign
57. Saved Search interface is similar to the Recent Searches page however the left side of the Saved Searches page contains a Saved Search Folders area In this area you can choose which saved search folder to view or create new folders Use the Saved Searches page under the History amp Alerts tab to manage your existing saved searches You can E View your original results again or update the search to view the latest results Organize the searches into folders E Schedule a search as an alert m Edit the search E Create a copy of the search with a different name Combine two or more searches to create advanced queries Delete searches Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 77 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I create an alert An alert is a search that is scheduled to run automatically at predefined intervals 1 2 3 4 To set up an alert do one of the following m From the Recent Searches or Saved Searches list click Alert From Results list click Create Alert On the Create Alert page enter a unique alert name Select a project ID from the drop down list and if you want enter a brief description If you choose to Option Description Receive alerts that are run Do the following on your original search y g a Select Search Terms criteria b Click View Search Query to review your previous search criteria
58. T Austria AU Australia BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BE Belgium BG Bulgaria BN Brunei Darussalam BO Bolivia BR Brazil CA Canada CH Switzerland CL Chile CN China CO Colombia CR Costa Rica CS Czechoslovakia CU Cuba CY Cyprus CZ Czech Republic DD The former German Democratic Republic East Germany DE Germany DK Denmark DO Dominican Republic DZ Algeria EA Eurasia including Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russian Federation Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan EC Ecuador EE Estonia Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 51 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 EG Egypt EP European Patent Office ES Spain Fl Finland FR France GB Great Britain GC Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf GCC GR Greece GT Guatemala HK Hong Kong HN Honduras HR Croatia HU Hungary ID Indonesia IE Ireland IL Israel IN India IT Italy JP Japan abstract only KE Kenya KR Republic of Korea South Korea LB Lebanon LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Republic of Moldova MN Mongolia MT Malta MW Malawi MX Mexico MY Malaysia Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 52 Lexis
59. US Documents table number only m US only US Related Doc 12273366 US Related Docs US only US Related Docs 60731450 Relevance Code Relevance Code Searches the relevance code used by citation and non citation patents A D E L O P T X Y are possible values Relevance Code P Request for Examination Date Req Exam Date YYYY MM DD Searches the date of the request for m Req Exam Date 12 28 2005 m Sum including a background of the invention the problem the invention solves and Sxaminaton m Req Exam Date feb m EP only 2000 Status Status m Searches the status m Status Granted of the patents in l the Related US m Status Pending Documents section m Status Abandoned Granted Pending Abandoned m US Only Summary Summary Summary of the invention Summary television Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 29 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 how other inventions failed to solve the problem Title Title Searches the title of the Title Surgical Device TN patent in any language Title English m English Title Searches the title of the English Title surgical TIE patent in English only device Title French m French Title Searches the title of the French Title silicium TIF patent in French only poreux Title German Germa
60. User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 n NOG 256 eerceeecest sarees cecssetaas an ERREA anetescGne sees S SESA SEEE RERE ape noeeemes ome Seeeea Seems PRE n connectors cannot be used in combination with other proximity connectors e g W s W p etc If you use the following search request instead you find documents that refer to pay television as well as documents that discussed what television networks pay their employees and how often television news teams pay attention to local events pay W 3 television PRE n is primarily useful in situations where a different word order significantly alters meaning For example summary judgment is significantly different from judgment summary If you re searching for individuals whose names might produce undesired results if used in reverse order such as McGeorge Bundy consider using the PRE n connector SINGULAR Command The LexisNexis TotalPatent service automatically finds singular regular plural and possessive endings for search words However there may be times when you only would like the singular form of a word For example to search for documents discussing walkers and a walking aid such as crutches but not AIDS the disease you might enter SINGULAR aid W 5 walking W n Within n Terms Connector Use the W n connector to find documents with search words that appear within n words of each other The value of n can be any number up to 255 Use W n to join words a
61. XML XML is only available for download delivery and only if you select the Full Text document view In order to use the XML output you ll need to download the TotalPatent DTD by clicking the link on the download form XML delivery is not available if you re billed per transaction Fields Select the document fields that you would like to include in your downloaded spreadsheet Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 136 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 pe 0 Ho a oe The Fields option is only available when you select Spreadsheet as your download format Abstract Application Filing Date Application Number Assignee Choose to download only the first assignee listed in the patent or all assignees listed in the patent Assignee Normalized Assistant Examiner Attorney Registered Agent Citations Backward Citations Forward Claims Class DEKLA German patent classification system Class ECLA European Classification Choose to download only the first ECLA class listed in the patent or all ECLA classes listed in the patent Class ICO Stands for in computer only An additional set of codes used by EPO examiners to extend ECLA classes Class IPC International Patent Classification Choose to download only the first IPC class listed in the patent or all IPC classes listed in the patent Class Japan
62. YYY MM DD The date on which payment has been done for the publication m LGL Payment Date 2003 11 05 m LGL Payment Date 20031105 Legal Publication Date Lgl Pub Date Searches by Publication Date in the Legal Status table m Lgl Pub Date 2004 06 09 m Lgl Pub Date June 9 Leg Stat Legal Status table aside from the Date 2004 Legal Representative LGL Rep Name The representative involved LGL Rep in the legal event for this Name JACOBACCI publication Legal Status Legal Status Searches anywhere in the m Legal Status extension of the european patent Delete or C Correction However the record will not be deleted but has to be flagged with the date on which it was deleted The C is used for backfiles Legal Status Effective Date Legal Status Identifier Lgl Status Id Indicator for N New D m LGL Status ID N m LGL Status ID D m LGL Status ID C Legal Supplement Protection Certificate Application Date LGL Spc App Date YYYY MM DD The date on which the request for a supplement protection certificate is filed m Lgl Spc App Date 2005 10 28 m Lgl Spc App Date 10 28 2005 Legal Supplement Protection Certificate Number LGL Spc No Number given to the request for a supplement protection certificate m LGL SPC NO SPC GB05 048 m LGL SPC NO SPC Legal Withdrawn Date LGL Withdraw Dte YYYY MM DD The Withdrawn Date field
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64. an change this setting later by clicking Preferences at the top of any page View search criteria Edit Search You can click this button to edit your search You can also click the Tell me how link for tips on editing your search File Results You can click this button to file up to 20 000 documents to a work folder View Results You can view the most recent 3 000 documents Selecting the check box will ensure that TotalPatent performs this action any time there are more than 3 000 documents found To change this selection click Preferences at the top of any page Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 58 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Semantic searching Semantic Searching Semantic searching facilitates query creation and improves your search results by using semantics the science of meaning in language Semantic searches modified by the searcher and enhanced with Boolean logic generate more complete and relevant results than a Boolean search alone With semantic searching you use the same data sources you already use but your search results will contain only the most relevant items Using simple English terms sentences or paragraphs as the search query the semantic search engine searches across multiple sources stored in multiple locations even if they have different indexing systems Semantic analysis is available for all patent authorities
65. ants Assignees Inventors Bruce Cdeerd Hoffman Durga Prasad Satapathy Cast Primary Examiner Flynn Nathar Assistant Sxamener gt Aa Seeiifen n a Saa Ly neve sieeve tne AD tights reserved While viewing your search results you can click any patent title to go into full document view If TotalPatent returns only one hit from a search result or if you re searching from Get a Document you will also go straight into full document view for the patent You can also switch to this view at anytime in the Results list by clicking on the single document layout icon Layout options 1 These tools allow you to change the way your results are presented Option Description This is the default view option for the full document view You will see the full text of the PLD patent often including Bibliographic Data Abstract Description and Claims B This will show only the Claims information available on the patent Brief biblio data will be oe available at the top to help identify the patent you re looking at and then you will see the claims listed completely With this view you can see the clipped image of the patent as well as any drawing sheets tupni submitted for the patent If there are multiple drawing sheets available for the patent you can choose to jump to a specific one using the drop down list You can also click an image at any time to view its original size KWIC is a feature offered by Total
66. any other family members Delivery This option configures the default output format PDF HTML CSV etc when you download email or print documents History These options specify what information about your search activity is stored automatically in the Recent Searches section Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 5 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Administration Clicking the Admin link will take you to a page that allows you to Access Powerlnvoice using the same user ID and password as you use for TotalPatent Powerlnvoice is a powerful feature that enables you to perform analytics on your users You can run reports of who is doing the most searching what searches a specific user has performed etc Note that this service is not provided directly by TotalPatent See the current settings that define whether users you administer can Store their sign in information Create alerts Read or create annotations For security purposes these options can only be changed by calling the Customer Support number for TotalPatent 1 800 543 6862 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 6 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I change my password _ Click the Preferences link at the top of any page Click the Change my password and ema
67. arch Use the Look Up Assignee or Inventor form to restrict your patent search to a particular person or company o l e tacteeeededes docemaeessenetesewes aseaimy The text you enter will be searched exactly as you enter it For example if you enter Jones Thomas the system will not find inventors listed as Jones Thomas without the comma 1 Click the Search tab 2 Choose the Advanced Search or Guided Search form sub tab 3 Locate the Look Up Assignee or Inventor search tool on the right side of the search page 4 Select either Assignee which specifies the person or company to whom a patent is assigned or Inventor which specifies the named inventors on a patent or patent application 5 Enter all or part of a name in the search field S e creer ester secicn nee nnenncnennens compan sraan nates nana como nnaanamnamenn nna sataninmnnanaacaacienccnnnnatnscnsacnnnns assem Use and to search for variations of a name For example if you re not sure if the inventor s name is spelled i Bernstein or Bernstien enter bernst n Click Find A list of possible matches appears below the search field Select the matches you want to add to the main search form Click Add The assignee or inventor name is added to the corresponding field on the main search form MN Repeat this process for each assignee or inventor you want to search on Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reser
68. are no spaces in the ECLA number format i Searching by Dates TotalPatent accepts a wide variety of formats for searching date fields It is important to note that when searching by the date fields you use the symbol rather than enclosing the term in parentheses r Example 22 2 222222 eee cern nee nn renee ee ne nn en ne nenene eneen ne nn eee Searching the publication date of a patent you can search with any of these acceptable forms of input PUB DATE 2005 12 28 PUB DATE 12 28 2005 PUB DATE gt 2005 PUB DATE lt feb 2000 PUB DATE 12 28 2005 PUB DATE December 28 2005 For Publication Date you can also easily search for date by using the drop down list see Advanced Search form Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 57 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 What happens when more than 3 000 results are retrieved TotalPatent will only show a maximum of 3 000 hits in the results list If your search retrieves more than that you will see More Than 3 000 Results Found Your search will return more than 3 000 results You can SER Sesrch Enter more specific search criteria Tell me how gt File Results File up to 20 000 documents to a work folder SARs view the most recent 3 000 documents C From now on take me straight to the most recent 3 000 documents instead of displaying this message Tip You c
69. ation page to download the documents onto your computer You can re access any documents that you have downloaded in the past 72 hours by using the Download Manager Your Microsoft Internet Explorer browser might be configured to open your file in Internet Explorer instead of in the appropriate Microsoft Office program To configure your browser to open Office files appropriately go to http support microsoft com support kb articles q162 0 59 asp How do email my documents To send documents to yourself or others 1 Submit your search request 2 From any Results or Work Folders page click the Email icon 3 Complete the form selecting from the following options Document Range lets you specify the document or documents you want to deliver Your options include Current Document which delivers only this document All which delivers all documents Tagged Documents which delivers only those documents tagged in your list and Documents which delivers the documents you specify in the field using a comma separated list i e 1 2 5 12 Document View lets you select the view in which you would like the documents to be delivered Include work folder comments lets you include comments entered for work folders Include document level comments lets you include comments entered for individual documents Document Format lets you select the format in which you would like to deliver your documents The last format
70. ation was filed PCT App Auth WO PCT Application Date m PCT App Date YYYY Searches based on the date m PCT App MM DD of the PCT Application Date 2004 10 21 m PCT Filed PCT App Date YYYY MM DD Date October 21 2004 PCT Application Number PCT Application Searches the PCT m PCT m PCT Appl No Application Number Application US04035030 i m PCT Appl ETENDU No US04035030 m PCT App No PCT Filing Date PCT FILED The international filing date PCT Filed 2000 12 28 PCT Filing Language PCT Filing Lang m Searches based on m PCT Filing the language the PCT Lang English was filed in PCT Filing m US EP only Lang German PCT Publication Date PCT Pub Date YYYY MM The international m PCT Pub DD publication date Date 2000 12 28 m US EP JP only m PCT Pub Date 20001228 PCT Publication Number PCT Publication Searches the PCT Publication Number number only m US EP JP only PCT Publication 9830373 m PCT Pub Pat No PCT PUB Auth m PCT Issue No PCT Publication of the national filing PCT PUB PAT NO 2005037372 PCT Publication Number PCT PUB NO Searches the PCT Publication Number m US EP JP only PCT PUB No 03092760 PCT GAZ ISSUE Post Issuance Number Post Issuance Searches the Post Issuance number Post Issuance 022835 0622 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved
71. ched printer Your Microsoft Internet Explorer browser might be configured to open your file in Internet Explorer instead of in the appropriate Microsoft Office program To configure your browser to open Office files appropriately go to http support microsoft com support kb articles q162 0 59 asp How do download my documents 1 Do one of the following then continue with step 2 From this page Do the following Any Search form Follow these steps a Submit your search request b Erom Results click the Download icon tell c Complete the form selecting a document range document view document format document language and which sections you want to download Work Folders Follow these steps a Click the Download icon ell Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 81 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 From this page Do the following b Complete the form selecting the document range document view document format document language and sections that you want to download See Download Documents Form for descriptions of each option If you select Spreadsheet as your download format you can also select the fields that you want to download Document Retrieval Follow these steps a Select the Download option on the Summary of Available Documents form b Click Retrieve icon c Complete the form selecting document vie
72. chosen is the default on subsequent requests Document Language lets you select the language in which the document should be delivered Send lets you specify how you would like to include the selected documents in the email message m Send To lets you specify up to 20 recipients email addresses Separate each address using a comma Select from last 20 lets you populate the field with any of the 20 previously used addresses Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 104 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide WE Downloaded on 03 24 2011 4 Enter or select recipient email addresses separating them with commas 5 Click Send Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 105 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do generate reports Instead of downloading patents for offline viewing you can create a report for a set of patents The report will have a table of contents and you can customize which areas of the patent to include You can also add a note to the first page of the report 1 2 3 oON DH 10 11 In Work Folders choose the folder that contains the documents for which you d like to generate a report If you wish select check boxes next to individual documents Click Generate Reports The Generate Reports form appears NOTE 22 8 2nsecesseensee ceenccmessens eoccces tac
73. code of App Kind A1 the patent application filed Application Number m App No The application number for App No 29269520 Appl No the patent number only m AN ARIPO States ARIPO States Searches the authorities included in the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization m Aripo States KE m Aripo States Republic of Kenya Assignee After Issue AssigneeAftlssue m After lssue Name and address of parties who have held the rights to the patent post issuance AssigneeAftlssue Silicon Valley Bank Assignee At Issue m AssigneeAtlssue m AT Issue Searches the name and address of the holder of rights to the patent at the time the patent was issued AssigneeAtlssue Andrews m AT lssue Andrews Assignee Pre Issue AssigneePrelssue Name and address of parties who have held rights to the patent pre issuance AssigneePrelssue Samsung Attorney m Attorney m Searches anywhere in Attorney Smith the Attorney section of m REPOU the patent m US EP WO JP DE Attorney Name Attorney Name m The name of the Attorney Smith Attorney m US EP WO JP DE Bibliography amp Abstract Biblio Searches anywhere in the Bibliography amp Abstract section Biblio Renault or Hydrogenics and date gt 2000 Certificate of Correction m Cert Corr Certcorr m Cert Correction Notes changes specified in a certificate of cor
74. d a between the Required and Optional areas i b If necessary select one or more terms you want to remove then click Apply Click a concept within the cloud to open the Semantic Search Weighting Scale Form then use that form to change the Status and Priority in results for that concept You will be prompted to remove an existing term if more than 20 terms have already been used between the Required and Optional areas m Enter different terms in the Your Search Terms box then click the Regenerate Terms button to completely replace the cloud results m Click the Undo button to reverse the last change you made to the cloud The Undo button remains active until the Terms Generated by Semantic Analysis returns to its originally generated state m Use the Add another term box and the Add button to add new High priority Required terms to your search query You will be prompted to remove an existing term if more than 20 terms have already been used between the Required and Optional areas m Use the scroll bar next to the Holding Area to see more terms you might want to use in your search Click the Edit Restrictions link near the bottom of the form to edit any restrictions you d like to apply before retrieving your results 3 When you ve made all of the weighting changes you want to click the Refresh Preview button to see 20 of the results you would get by clicking the Retrieve All Results button 4 Once you
75. d list format and the right half of the screen will show a document in full document view This allows you to look through the full text of documents while still being able to see the actual search list The document you re currently viewing will be filled with a blue background color in the results list In the full document view you have all of the standard views available as if you were looking at the document by itself This mode allows you to view the same document in two different formats side by side This is used so that you can keep a static view on one side of the page as you scroll through the document on another side For example when you re reading a description of the document and it is describing what the invention is on the right hand side you can bring up the clipped image of the document for reference as you read through it Results navigation 3 Use these controls to browse through a set of documents in the results e g set 1 50 or to jump to a specific set of documents foal Hott ee ee eee The size of the document sets in your results are controlled by your user preferences Search options 4 Click one of these links to E View the full search query used in the search including any authorities selected m Edit the search string Save the search into a Saved Search Folder Create an Alert based on the search terms Display options 5 From the display options you can E Show
76. d third bullets above The following articles provide descriptions and examples for each connector and command ALLCAPS Command Using the ALLCAPS command you may restrict your Boolean search to find words in which all letters are capitalized ALLCAPS it This search finds documents which contain the term IT which normally stands for Information Technology AND Connector Because AND can connect words that are far apart from one another or in different fields searches using AND usually find more documents than searches using the W n connector As a general rule use AND when it doesn t matter where your search words appear in a document Use the W n connector when there is a connection between your search terms and you need to find the terms near each other If your search terms are fairly unique the AND connector can find documents that are related to your research Using the AND connector can also help you get started on your research until you begin to find more specific concepts and terms for your search For example if you want information on wireless and cable inventions you could use this search wireless AND cable Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 44 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 However to find documents that are relevant you may want to use the W n connector For example the following search will find more relevant documents than if
77. dability click the new window icon described below and then i select the PDF view i NOTES This allows you to view any notes attached to the individual patent The notes feature allows you to share information across your entire user group You can also add notes to the current patent by clicking on the Add Notes link For more information on adding notes see the Work Folders section The New Window icon opens up the current patent in a new window in reader mode This is a useful feature if you would like to view more of the patent at once without all the search terms and delivery icons in the way Document navigation 2 Use these controls to move forward or backward in your results one document at a time Or to jump immediately to the first or last document in your results Your current view is retained as you move between individual documents So for example you can quickly scan the images contained in each document in your results by switching to the Image view and then navigating between documents Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 74 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Language options 3 If the patent is submitted in multiple languages using this drop down list will allow you to view the patent in the available languages Simply choose the language desired and TotalPatent will refresh the information in the newly sp
78. dding search terms For example if you re combining a search about portable music players with a search about cellular phones and you would like to view results that relate to the company Apple Computer add Apple as a search term Click Create Your new search appears at the top of the Recent Searches list To view its results click Run To save it permanently click Save Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 112 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 What are Saved Searches You may save a search to review your results again later or to run it again to look for updated results Unlike Recent Searches Saved Searches are stored until you delete them You can save up to 1 000 searches per saved search folder The Saved Search interface is similar to the Recent Searches page however the left side of the Saved Searches page contains a Saved Search Folders area In this area you can choose which saved search folder to view or create new folders Use the Saved Searches page under the History amp Alerts tab to manage your existing saved searches You can E View your original results again or update the search to view the latest results Organize the searches into folders E Schedule a search as an alert m Edit the search E Create a copy of the search with a different name Combine two or more searches to create advanced queries Delete searc
79. dditional information to include in your search E Assignee and Inventor Lookup Tool E Find Subsidiary Companies E Look Up Normalized Assignee Tool Assignee and Inventor Lookup Tool Look Up Assignee or Inventor Search for variations of assignee or inventor names then add them to your patent search assignee O Inventor Find Look Up Assignee or Inventor is a tool that allows you to quickly find a name for a specific assignee or inventor and add that name to the search form With this tool you can make sure you are searching under the right corporate or individual name associated with the patent To look up an assignee or inventor choose whether to search for an assignee or inventor enter the name in the field then click Find TotalPatent will search for the common name of what you entered and retrieve results that match the name Look Up Assignee or Inventor Search for variations of assignee or inventor names then add them to your patent search assignee Inventor rividia Fj NIVIDIA CORP SANTA CLARA CALIF US NIVIDIA CORPORATION 1226 TIROS WAYSUNMYVALE CALIFORNIA 94086 C NIVIDIA CORPORATION C NIVIDIA CORPORATION Keane If you see the name you want select the appropriate result and click Add TotalPatent will then transfer the appropriate name into the Search Within field on the search form If you have more than 10 results you can page through the results 10 terms
80. de E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Using Multiple W n Connectors If W n connectors have the same number they operate from left to right If they have different numbers the smaller number operates first The following search finds airport within five words of noise and then some form of the word abate within five words of either airport or noise airport W 5 noise W 5 abat The following search first looks for documents in which forms of the word assign appear within five words of collateral then finds occurrences of lease within 8 words of the forms of assign lease W 8 assign W 5 collateral The search above finds documents that contain all three search terms and the search terms would be within 13 searchable words of one another W p Within Paragraph Connector Use the W p connector to find documents with search words that appear within the same paragraph You may also use W p when you want your search words to have a general relationship to each other For example the following example finds shampoo within the same paragraph as dandruff shampoo 11 W p dandruff The following example finds pill or medicine within the same paragraph as side effect pill OR medicine W p side effect 0 gt el s gt 22 nna ee enn n ene cnine nee enna rane sn cnnnnnacchanonnns hewn raanennas Rema cam nannaaenne nan neananmnnccns aneannmnnnnnaannanaaanenns W p connectors cannot be used in combination with other proximit
81. documents 1 Do one of the following then continue with step 2 From this page Do the following Any Search form Follow these steps a Submit your search request b Erom Results click the Download icon ell c Complete the form selecting a document range document view document format document language and which sections you want to download Work Folders Follow these steps Click the Download icon i b Complete the form selecting the document range document view document format document language and sections that you want to download See Download Documents Form for descriptions of each option If you select Spreadsheet as your download format you can also select the fields that you want to download Document Retrieval Follow these steps a Select the Download option on the Summary of Available Documents form b Click Retrieve icon c Complete the form selecting document view document format document language and which sections you want to download aa ei a e a a a sade ateeseress seats eee tuasinessessyadedsesHse In order to use the XML output you ll need to download the TotalPatent DTD by clicking the link on the download form XML delivery is not available if you re billed per transaction 2 Click Download 3 Follow the directions on the confirmation page to download the documents onto your computer pe Wipicceeaasisunbenaccesenaad iwenseeubnemecenndenatnabendensceusassenertagea
82. documents to work folders How do I rename delete or copy a work folder How do move copy or delete documents in a work folder How do add notes or comments to documents in a work folder How do print download or email documents from results How do generate reports How do analyze my work folder documents Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 97 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I rename delete or copy a work folder Use the following steps to edit folder names remove folders or make copies of folders 1 Select the folder you want to rename delete or copy 2 Complete any of the following steps Option Description To rename a folder a Click the Rename link next to the folder name at the top of the page b Enter the new name of the folder c Click OK To delete a folder Complete one of the following options m Click the Delete link next to the folder name at the top of any page m Click Change Folder select one or more folders then click the Delete Selected link To copy a folder a Select the folder you wish to copy b Click the Copy link next to the folder name at the top of the page c Enter the new name of the folder d Click Copy The change is made to the folder Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 98 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Down
83. e sas veresae A ert yeamsserteryaeges a E A The maximum number of documents you can deliver varies i Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 138 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Include Choose the patent sections that you would like to see in your report Front Page Bibliographic Data Abstract Claims Description Legal Status Family Information Images Choose whether to include images in your report All Images Clipped Images Only Document Format Select the format in which you would like to deliver your documents The last format chosen is the default on subsequent requests RTF CSV Excel TSV Excel HTML Plain Text PDF Word BPD XML XML is only available for download delivery and only if you select the Full Text document view Note 4 4444 rere ee ee erence ee eee 1 In order to use the XML output you ll need to download the TotalPatent DTD by clicking the link on the download form XML delivery is not available if you re billed per transaction Document Language Select the language in which the document should be delivered Language of Publication English Native or MT Font Choose a font e Note ene ee eee ee ee ee eee eee eee eee ences Courier is typically better if generating reports that will have tables i Courier Times New Roma
84. e to the email recipients 9 Choose whether the alert results should appear in the body of the email message as an attachment or as a link to results 10 If applicable select a view and a format for the emailed documents 11 Specify whether you want only new results sent in an alert 12 Specify whether you want the system to remove duplicate patents from your alert results 13 Click Create a ol a a cestenecettes Heccmeeeasessstceses estams See What is an alert for more information on alerts Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 121 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I pause and resume alerts You may want to temporarily stop receiving your regularly scheduled alerts while you re on vacation or away from the office Additionally you may want to resume receiving alerts you have paused If you chose to resume the alert immediately the status changes to Active in the Alerts list You will begin receiving regular alerts based on the schedule you originally set up If you scheduled a future date the status remains Paused displaying the date when the alert will resume Follow the steps below to complete either task 1 Click the History amp Alerts tab 2 Click the Alerts sub tab 3 Complete the following steps to pause an alert a Select the check box next to each alert that you want to pause To pause all alerts click the All
85. ear Number Example Prior to Oct 1 1968 DE N A N A N A Variable 1 6 DE980132 digits Oct 1 1968 1994 DE N A N A N A Fixed 7 DE0980003 digits 1995 2003 DE Fixed 1 digit N A Fixed 2 Fixed 6 DE232076B5 digits digits 2004 Present DE N A Fixed 2 Fixed 4 Fixed 6 DE102004036039 digits digits digits Gebrauchsmuster and Auslegeschriften Dates Auth Code Number Example All DE Fixed 7 digits DE1000004 EP European Patent Office Dates Auth Code Number Example All EP Variable 1 7 digits EP876123 FR France Dates Auth Code Number Example All FR Variable 1 7 digits FR876123 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 33 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 GB Great Britain Dates Auth Code Year Number Example Prior to 1916 GB Fixed 4 digits Fixed 5 digits GB190507239 1916 Present GB N A Fixed 7 digits GB2382549 JP Japan Publication and Citation Numbers Dates Auth Code Year Number Example Prior to 2000 JP Fixed 2 digits Fixed 6 digits JP05000001 Emperor Year 2000 Present JP Fixed 4 digits Fixed 6 digits JP2001136460 International Standard Year Granted Patents new law Dates Auth Code Number Example All JP Fixed 7 digits JP2608465 Design Patents Dates Auth Code Number Example All JP Variable
86. ecified language Document sections 4 This area breaks the patent down by categories Abstract Bibliographic Data Description etc Any of the sections can be collapsed or expanded to hide or show particular parts of the document Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 75 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I save a search Follow the steps below to permanently save a search 1 Make sure you are viewing the History amp Alerts tab 2 Depending on where you are do one of the following m On the Recent Searches page click the Save link next to the search name m On the Results page click Save Search Create a name for your search Select or create a folder in which to file this search a A Q Select or change the project ID 6 Click Save Your saved search is listed on the Saved Searches page under the History amp Alerts tab See What are Saved Searches for more information on saved searches Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 76 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 What are Saved Searches You may save a search to review your results again later or to run it again to look for updated results Unlike Recent Searches Saved Searches are stored until you delete them You can save up to 1 000 searches per saved search folder The
87. ecseeaeeeeeeccsaeeeeseesaaeeeseeeaeeeesennnaeeeeeseaaes 92 How do access previously downloaded GOCUMENTS cc cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeceaeeeeeaeeeseaeeeeeeaeeseeeeeeaeeseneeeetiaeeeseneeess 93 Document Formats for E mail and Download Delivery c cece eee ee tier e eterna eee eee ae ee eee eae e ee eee taaeee eee naaeeeeeenaeeeeeeeaea 94 Using Work FOLD CE Sitges sscisiesicesaccirenssiontiivenbnnsdiewaslasSehucadansesiuewsnsbcsitiwectacannidsesieaed itera aE wlinbdeauncdissediadtasbincwtnbasbaeveiaiecieebeass 95 Overview Of work TOIDEIS air oA anaa a E ERE ccceeveh NEI IA ed chav taedaaveratadaetnteas N O RA 95 How do l create work fOlders c ccccccsscccceeesneeeeceenneeeeeeeaeeeeceeeeaeeeeeeesaaeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeseaaeeeeseseaeeeeeeeesaeeeeeseaaeeeesscneeseseeaaas 97 How do rename delete or Copy a work fOIDEN cccccecccecesseneceeceeseeeeeesceaeeeeeseaaaeeeeescaeeessecaaeeeessesaeeeeseseaeeeeeseaaas 98 How do move copy or delete documents in a work fOIEF ccccecccecessseeceeeeeneeeeeescaeeeeeeeaaeeeeesesaeeesesestaeeeesseaees 99 How do forward a work folder to another USEP cccccecceeeececeeeeeeeeeeeceaeeeeeaaeeceaeeeesaaeeseaeeeeeaaaeseeeeessaaaeseeeeeessaaeeneaeees 100 How do add notes or comments to documents in a work fOlder cceceeeeceeeceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeaeeseeeeeesaeeseeeeeesaeeeenes 101 How do remove duplicate documents in work folders cc ccccceeeceeeeeececeeee
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89. ees in the Restrictions drop down list displays a Look up normalized assignees link When you click that link this form appears Look Up Normalized Assignees Use this tool to find legally correct ultimate assignee names then add those names to your search 1 Enter an assignee name e g Apple above then click the Find button Matching companies will appear in this space Click the Add link next to each matching name e g Apple Computer Inc that you want to add to your search All companies you add are listed in the box below Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all assignees that you want to include 4 Click OK Add to Search This tool provides a drop down list that allows you to specify how TotalPatent will search through the database Containing E Starting with mE Exactly matching Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 39 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Once you have selected your preferred search method enter the name of a company in the box and click Find Click one or more Add links to move the selected name to the box below Click OK and the options you chose will appear in the Restrictions box Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 40 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I look up an assignee or inventor to add to my se
90. ent Classification IPC Nain CL GO281 04 ECLA A1L12 08 r i ae My Comments Add Comments 2007 Dec 06 EE f US20080192200A1 2008 08 24 Method and a Device for Preparing a Job of Tre Ophthalmic Lenses add Belonging to the Same Pair c or Mounting Notes Assignees ESSILOR INTERNA L COMPAGNIE GENERALE D OPTIQ Normalized Assignees INTERNATIONAL SA Inventor Lonelinbarne Classification US Main 351 177 1PC MaineCL 2459 06 ECLA B2489 16 My Comments Add Comments O3 WO0200812824SA1 2008 10 23 DISPLAY Add Assignees INTELLIMST INC Normalized Assignees Inventor STRICKLAND David R Classification IPC Main CL GOS 27 00 ECLA GOSF3 20 Notes My Comments Add Comments Oa US20080230497A1 2008 05 25 EDGE DISPLAY Add Assignees INTELLIMST INC Notes Normalized Assignees Inventor Dovid R Strickland Classification US Mains 211 26 1PC Main CL A47F7 14 HOLA GOSFIS 22 Work Folders are a personal workspace to store and organize online documents into manageable folders You can store up to 20 000 documents per folder Sort folders 1 and documents 3 Use these controls to m Sort your folders in the folder list by date created or by name m Sort your documents within a folder by o Publication date o Publication number Assignee Assignee normalized Inventors Class Patent family Broswe view documents within the folder 2 Use the navigation controls to move between sets of patents in the
91. ese F Term Japanese classification code Class Japanese FI Term Japanese classification code Class USPC USCL US Patent Classification Choose to download only the first USPC USCL class listed in the patent or all USPC USCL classes listed in the patent Designated States Event Code Family Extended Family Main Inventors Choose to download only the first inventor listed in the patent or all inventors listed in the patent Patent Expiration PCT Application Number PCT Application Date Priority Number Priority Date Publication Date Publication Number Title US Examiner US Related Application Include Select any additional items that you would like delivered No Images Clipped Images Only All Images Abstract Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 137 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Standard Biblio What s the Difference Between Standard and Extended Bibliographies Extended Biblio What s the Difference Between Standard and Extended Bibliographies No Biblio Sections Select which sections of the patents to deliver Abstract Description Claims Legal Status Family Information Configure Standard Bibliography Inventors Application Number Priority Data Classes Assignee Applicant Application Filing Date Document Language Select the language in which the document should be de
92. eserved 134 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 UA Ukraine UY Uruguay UZ Uzbekistan VE Venezuala VN Vietnam YU Yugoslavia ZA South Africa ZM Zambia ZW Zimbabwe Document Kinds Select All kinds patent applications and granted patents or click Show more options to select specific kinds of documents All kinds Includes patent applications and granted patents Application Granted Results Fields Select check boxes to display patent fields in results Save This Search Form You can save this search even before you retrieve results Value Description Save This Search The drop down list contains a list of folders you may have created previously In addition it contains the following Create Saved Search Folder Select this entry to create a new saved search folder Saved Search Name Optional Create a unique name for this search to distinguish it from others in the selected folder New Folder Name Create a unique name for this saved search folder EIEEE Save this search in the specified search folder Download Documents Form r o 222 eee eee You can re access any documents that you have downloaded in the past 72 hours by using the Download Manager Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 135 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Do
93. evel A m IPC8 Class Level Advanced IPC8 Classification Symbol IPC8 Class Sym Searches the Classification Symbol for IPC version 8 codes F or L IPC8 Class Sym F IPC8 Classification Value IPC8 Class Value Searches the Class Value in IPC8 Codes Inventive Non inventive m IPC8 CLASS VALUE Inventive m IPC8 CLASS VALUE Non inventive IPC8 Generating Office IPC8 Authority Searches the Generating Office for IPC version 8 codes IPC8 Authority DE IPC8 Original Code IPC8 Orig Code Searches the Original Code in IPC8 Original Data Reclassified Data Various incidental changes Data to be deleted m IPC8 ORIG CODE Original Data m IPC8 ORIG CODE Reclassified Data IPC8 Source Code IPC8 Source Code Searches the Source Code in IPC8 Human Generated Machine Generated Software Generated m IPC8 SOURCE CODE human generated Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 22 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 m PC8 SOURCE CODE machine generated IPC8 Version Indicator IPC8 VersionDate Searches the Version IPC8 Indicator for IPC version 8 VersionDate 20090101 codes do not use format Issuance of a Corrected Document Date Iss Correct Date YYYY MM DD m Searches the date of issuance of a corrected document m EP only m
94. evier Inc ail rights reserved The Notes feature allows users to make comments accessible to people across their entire user group setup by your local administrator These notes can be attributed to any document in the database and can be added to a document from the Results or Work Folders area From the Notes search form you can enter search terms to locate documents with matching notes attached to them Not all subscribers will have this search form If you would like to use the Notes search form please contact your LexisNexis representative for further information The search options include E Field Connectors If searching more than one field within the Notes search decide whether to join the fields with the AND OR connector E Author s Email Enter email addresses that belong to the authors of the notes you re trying to find This would be the email address the author entered when adding a note to a document in Results or Work Folders E Date Search for notes based on the creation date of the note E Title Search based on the Title provided when the note was created Description Search the Description field of the notes Category Searches the categories assigned to a particular note These are customizable fields that can be used to classify documents into broad groups For example when finding documents users can classify their documents as Category A B or C and then later on when another user in the same gro
95. he converted syntax is added to the Search Terms box on the Advanced tab Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 14 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Searchable Fields in TotalPatent Frequently Used Fields date YYYY MM DD m Date YYYY MM DD Field Name TotalPatent Syntax Search Hints Search Examples Abstract Abstract Searches anywhere in the Abstract television Abstract section Applicant Assignee Applicant Searches anywhere in the Applicant Intel Applicant Assignee field Assignee Intel Claims Claims Searches anywhere in the Claims television Claims section Inventor Inventor Searches anywhere in the Inventor Fitzgerald Inventor field Publication Date m Publication Searches based on the Publication Publication Date Date 2005 12 31 Publication Number m Pub ID Searches based on the Pub ID 842548 Pub No Publication Number Title Title Searches based on the Title Title Bolted On Propeller of the patent Blade Field names are NOT case sensitive You can search the Inventor field by entering either inventor Inventor i INVENTOR etc All Fields Note multiple entries in the TotalPatent Syntax column mean that you can use any of the fields to search the same segment For example to search English Abstracts you could use the segment English Abstract or AE
96. he job is In Progress click the Open status window link to re launch the delivery status window m Ifthe status of the job is Complete click the Save documents link to re save the documents Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 93 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Document Formats for E mail and Download Delivery You may e mail or download documents in any of the formats below Format Application Word Doc Microsoft Word HTML Your Web browser Generic RTF Generic word processor using Rich Text Format 94 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Using Work Folders Overview of work folders Project 10 Sign Out Preferences Contact Us Help TotalPatent Work Folders Search Document Retrreval History A Alerts Ll amp a Generate Becet Conduct Anshuma Folders Y Documents H 3 2s swt eT tS rerese Folder m Mit100 2140 Jump te Documerts 2 of 100 folders used O an Seiect acmon w TF Remove ect Cusicotes Si E Saas Or W02005094576A1 2005 08 07 ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICAL DEVICES INCLUDING SILVER NANOPARTICLES S Antimicrobial coatings ae add Assignees NOVARTIS AG 2008 Feb 11 og Notes Normalized Assignees My Comments Inventor QIU Yongxing Folde
97. hes Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 113 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I save a search Follow the steps below to permanently save a search 1 Make sure you are viewing the History amp Alerts tab 2 Depending on where you are do one of the following m On the Recent Searches page click the Save link next to the search name m On the Results page click Save Search Create a name for your search Select or create a folder in which to file this search a A Q Select or change the project ID 6 Click Save Your saved search is listed on the Saved Searches page under the History amp Alerts tab See What are Saved Searches for more information on saved searches Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 114 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I organize saved searches in folders The left hand side of the Saved Searches page shows the Saved Search Folders pane This is a separate section where you can choose to view saved searches in their respective folders You can organize your saved searches using these folders foul Hetero eo ee eee ee oro To hide or show the Saved Search Folders pane click either Wo bel respectively ce Note 2 nen nnn eee en eee eee eee 1 To create and organize saved searches in folders
98. hoose File Histories or Human Translations You re taken from LexisNexis TotalPatent to an external website where you will complete your transaction Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 84 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I view a diagram of citations between patents A citation map diagrams the relationship between a group of patents that you select It also highlights other patents that cite or are cited by the patents you select You can choose to show or hide these relationships 1 Perform a search that retrieves the patents you re interested in 2 On the Results page select up to 20 patents then click the Citation Map link The Citation Map page appears 3 Choose one of the following options to show or hide relationships between patents and citations at once m Choose Show Connectors to show all of the relationships between patents and their citations at once This option is selected by default m Choose Hide Connectors to hide all relationships between patents The boxes will be shown by themselves e NOTE lt 08085 enc ecennns nies sonminn nese ccnmcnm EEE EEEE EEE nenanticcine aasinisien aninnnmnnsinicine oainimsinm aminisin Hiding connectors may be useful when there are many relationships between the patents and the arrows i used to define those relationships start to clutter the page In this view when you rest your
99. ication of Grant Date Grant Pubdate YYYY MM m Searches the m Grant DD publication of grant PubDate 2005 12 28 Cag m Grant m EP only PubDate 12 28 2005 International Classification Int Cl International classification based on the International Patent Classification System published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation WIPO INT CL cO7k Inventor Inventor m In Searches anywhere in the Inventor field of a patent Inventor Smith Inventor Designated State Inventor Dstate Searches the Designated State of the Inventor Inventor Dstate United States m Inventor Dstate Germany Inventor Name Inventor Name The name of the Inventor Inventor Name Smith Inventor Nationality Inventor Nat WO only Inventor Residence Inventor Res m The country of residence of the inventor m US EP WO only Inventor Res Federal Republic of Germany m PC8 Class Class 01 to 99 Note IPC8 is for version 8 only IPC Main IPC Main Searches IPC m IPC MAIN 6H 04Q Classifications versions 1 7 7 30 m IPC MAIN H04Q IPC Further IPC Further Searches the IPC Further IPC FURTHER 7C 07D Classification 471 06 IPC Main Class m IPC 1 8 Searches all versions of the m IPC MAIN CL H04Q IPC Classification Include 7 30 m IPC Main Cl ai i edition numbers in OR IPC MAIN CL 6H 04Q statements for maximum 7 30 results IPC
100. ick this button to analyze the items you entered review the suggested terms and preview your results j a Search Now Click this button to run your search without reviewing the suggested terms first Reset form Clear the entire form and start again Display hit count only Select the check box if you want to view only the hit count Publication Date Select a date range from the drop down list we INGLE sas se8se25e ss senses as Senne secsceee est seaesdsesencer senses cs aesecenersceeneeserecHesssiny The date range you selected in your most recent search is selected again by default unless it contained a specific date e g Date is after 1 Jan 2008 If you have not previously changed the date range Previous 20 years is selected by default All available dates Search all patents regardless of date Date is Enter the exact date you want to search Date is before Search all patents before a specific date Date is after Search all patents after a specific date Date is between Search all patents between specific dates Previous 6 months Search all patents within the last 6 months Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 141 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Previous year Search all patents within the last year Previous 2 years Search all patents within the last 2 years Previous
101. ields to constrain your search You can select your restrictions from the drop down list or you can type your restrictions directly into the search terms box You can constrain a search with more than one restriction field The AND connector is used by default between multiple restriction fields You can also use multiple connectors within the same Restrictions Field as the example text shows By default there are only two Restrictions fields shown on the Advanced Search form You can display more fields by clicking More which adds one Restrictions field each time you click it Once an additional field has been added a Fewer link is also displayed allowing you to remove the field you just added Like the Guided Search form you can enter multiple terms in the same field by using a search connector Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 32 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Formatting a publication number Click a patent authority to view TotalPatent publication number formatting requirements mE DE Germany m EP European Patent Office m FR France GB Great Britain E JP Japan E US United States of America m WO World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO DE Germany Publication and Citation Numbers Dates Auth Code Index Code Type Y
102. il settings link Enter your current password A WO N a Enter a new password Your new password may not be the same as your previous three passwords and it must be between 6 and 50 characters with at least one alphabetical character and one numeric character Special characters at underscore _ period and hyphen are allowed 5 Re enter the new password to confirm it 6 Verify that your current email address appears in the Security Email Address box The confirmation email will be sent to this address 7 Click Save The system changes your password and sends a confirmation email to the address you provided Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 7 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Guided and Advanced Searching Overview of Advanced Search form TotalPatent Document Retrieval Project 10 History amp Alerts Work Folders Guided Search CS ee Advanced Search ee a le a Search Terms Search Options Publication Date Restrictions Authorities E Major Full Text Other Full Text Bibliographic Only Document Kinds Save This Search Search Within Full Test incl Baie v form Syrtax Converter Search Operators H Jew Searchable Feiss Cl Display hit count only Cl Also search for terms in English mache trensistions 1 C Ramowe family member duphcates Check Settings
103. in TotalPatent will remember the last search form you used and will take you there directly The Guided Advanced and Semantic Search Forms represent the main hub of the TotalPatent application where you will perform the majority of your searches Navigation Tabs The navigation tabs 1 represent the main areas of TotalPatent Your active tab will be highlighted in red with the rest colored in blue Search Takes you to the different search forms Guided Advanced Semantic and Notes m Document Retrieval Retrieve multiple patents at a time based on publication number History amp Alerts Browse recent search results past 72 hours saved searches create set up alerts and access recently downloaded documents m Work Folders Manage many results into multiple stored folders m Results Takes you to the results list where you can browse returned hits The Results tab only appears after an initial search has been performed User Control Panel The control panel area 2 is available in the upper right hand corner of every page in TotalPatent The links provide various ways to control your account m Project ID Assign project IDs to differentiate research tasks from each other m Sign Out Sign out of the current ID from TotalPatent m Preferences Configure preferences that will be used throughout TotalPatent m Admin Only available to administrators Change user permissions and run reports Contact Us Send feedback about
104. in the Legal Status table LGL Withdraw DTE 1994 04 02 m LGL Withdraw DTE April 1994 Litigation Litigation Searches the litigation information Litigation Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 25 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Litigation Date Litigation Date Y YY Y MM DD Searches the litigation date Litigation Date 2009 07 28 National States National States Searches among the national states National States AE Non obligatory Supplementary Classification Non Obl Supp Cl Non obligatory supplementary classification Searched using the classification number or its broken down version NON OBJ SUPP CL 6B 01J 8 02 m NON OBJ SUPP CL 6B 014 Non Patent Literature Non Patent Lit Nonpatliterature m Non Pat Lit Searches within the Non Patent References Cited section Non Patent Lit Matsumoto Non Patent Lit Trans suppression of gene expression Non Patent References Cited number NON PAT CITE NO Searches the Non Patent References Cited number Non Pat Cite No XP002956758 NON PAT REL CODE Non Pat Rel Code 1 NON PAT ORIGIN Non pat Origin Cited by other examiner Normalized Assignee NORM ASSIGNEE To normalize assignees the TotalPatent Service begi
105. ing ways m Print to any printer that is attached or networked to your computer E Send to up to three e mail recipients including yourself Download a document to your computer or network se NOG se2seessasscces Scenes sacsseksewees sneceeessesecacesaes ste enenscreedaecescmsaees A secesenterses E O Downloading and e mailing are subject to terms and conditions From the delivery forms you may m Specify the current document tagged documents or a range of documents m Specify a format Word HTML etc in which to deliver your documents m Deliver the document in its original language or in other available languages m Deliver only specific sections of a document E Add a cover note Compress your documents into a Zip file when downloading Send the documents as an attachment or as inline text when emailing Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 88 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I print my documents Use your browser s print functions to print your documents 1 2 Submit your search request Review the documents in your search results Click one or more check boxes to choose which documents you want to deliver From any Results or Work Folders page click the Print icon Complete the form selecting from the following options Document Range lets you specify the document or documents you want to deliver
106. iously changed the date range Previous 20 years is selected by default All available dates Search all patents regardless of date Date is Enter the exact date you want to search Date is before Search all patents before a specific date Date is after Search all patents after a specific date Date is between Search all patents between specific dates Previous 6 months Search all patents within the last 6 months Previous year Search all patents within the last year Previous 2 years Search all patents within the last 2 years Previous 5 years Search all patents within the last 5 years Previous 10 years Search all patents within the last 10 years Previous 20 years Search all patents within the last 20 years Previous Restrict the search to the last n number of days weeks months or years Restrictions Select one of the following options to restrict your search further Application Date e g 1997 or 19971220 Application Number e g WOIB08054626 Assignees Applicants e g LexisNexis OR Reed Elsevier Assignees Normalized Select this option to perform the broadest and most accurate patent searches possible by finding normalized assignee names A normalized assignee name will find all subsidiary companies regardless of whether the ultimate parent name appears anywhere in the patent document For more detailed information see How are Assignees Normalized in the TotalPatent Service
107. ithout the A1 TotalPatent will still return a result Searching by Classification IPC TotalPatent by default will group all IPC classification versions 1 8 into one convenient searchable field You can search IPC codes as they appear in the original patent r Example 44 4474474457 4514111111111 ne nn ee ennen ee Acceptable forms of input would be IPC 1 8 H04Q 7 30 IPC 1 8 H04Q Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 55 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 You can search without the space in between the subclass and the group as well Example a_a IPC 1 8 H04Q7 30 i Search by Section Specific sections can be searched by entering only the section letter r Example 7 7 777 2 711111111 en ne a ee ee IPC 1 8 H l Search by Class Classes can be searched by entering only the class specific information r Example 22 22 2222 een cece ene nn a ee ee IPC 1 8 H04 Search by Subclass Specific subclasses can be searched by entering the full subclass information r Example 2 2 222 22ee nee e enn nnn ene nn ne ee en a ne ee nee IPC 1 8 HO4Q Search by Group Groups can be searched by entering the full group information available r Example 2 222 02ec rece ence neces n een enn en nnn nnn nana eens IPC 1 8 HO4Q 12
108. lic AND pump OR inflat If you select Also search for terms in English machine translations do not enter field restrictions e g assignee ibm directly into the Search Terms box Instead use the Restrictions fields to search within a particular segment The field aliases below require a mathematical symbol and a date number if you enter them into the Search Terms box Valid mathematical symbols include m Equal to m Greater than gt m Less than lt Greater than or equal to gt m Less than or equal to lt For example PRD gt 2007 PRD gt 1 1 2007 and lt 7 1 2007 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 128 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Syntax Converter If you have used another patent searching tool in the past click this link to change your familiar search query into TotalPatent syntax Retrieve your search results Run search before saving Select the check box to run your search first before saving it Reset form Clear all search criteria and restrictions you have entered or selected on this form Display hit count only Select the check box if you want to view only the hit count Search Options The following are optional but can change the number of results that are returned Also search for terms in English machine translations If the original pate
109. livered Language of Publication English Native or MT Cover Note Enter any text you would like This information will be displayed as part of a cover page Truncate the text of claims after 2 000 characters If you re saving your results in spreadsheet format you may not want to view the full text of claims in a single spreadsheet cell In addition Microsoft Excel 2003 and earlier may have problems when opening spreadsheets containing cells with more than 2 000 characters Select this check box to truncate the claims text at 2 000 characters Download Download the specified document or documents Cancel Return to the previous page without downloading any documents Generate Report Form Choose what items you want to include in your data report Value Description Document Range The following options allow you to specify the document or documents to file in a folder and shown beneath each option in parentheses are the document or documents that correspond to each selection This can also help you determine whether to create a new folder or whether there is sufficient room in an existing folder Tagged Documents If you tagged documents in your list the number of tagged documents is displayed in this box e g 4 6 8 12 14 Documents You can specify the exact range of documents by entering a comma separated list in this field e g 1 2 5 12 a NOLO tssie 22 utente qr si
110. loaded on 03 24 2011 How do I move copy or delete documents in a work folder Use the following steps to move copy or remove documents in a work folder 1 Select the check box next to each document or click the All check box 2 Complete any of the following steps Option To move documents from one work folder into another To copy documents from one work folder to another To delete documents in a folder Description Oo o Click the Move link Select the destination folder from the Select Folders drop down list pe Note 222 ee nnn ee er ee eens 1 You may store a maximum of 20 000 documents in any single folder i 1 Trt rrt rrr rr re ere ere ee a c Click OK a Click the Copy link b From the Select Folder drop down list select the folder into which you will store up to a maximum of 20 000 documents Click OK Select the check box next to each document you wish to delete or click the All check box Click the Delete link Click OK The change is made to the documents in the folder Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 99 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I forward a work folder to another user You can forward a work folder and its contents to another TotalPatent subscriber 1 At the Work Folders tab select the folder s you want to forward 2 Click the Forward link The Forwa
111. mation about the features available in History amp Alerts Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 110 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 What are Recent Searches Each time you run a search the complete search query and your results are temporarily stored for 72 hours on the Recent Searches page under the History amp Alerts tab You can E View the search results again Review and edit the complete search query Schedule the search as an alert E Save the search permanently Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 111 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do combine recent searches You can combine multiple recent searches into a new search by selecting them and clicking the Combine button You may also filter the combined results of the searches by new terms For example if you have one recent search for batteries and one recent search for lenses you may combine the two into a new search and add the term Canon Follow the steps below to combine two or more recent searches into an advanced query 1 Click the Recent Searches sub tab oa A N 6 Click the History amp Alerts tab Select the searches that you want to combine Click Combine lf desired further refine the results of the combined search by selecting a connector and a
112. mmncesncns E erases cecnted CaSecaccaccesacectene ascii See Generate Report Form for descriptions of each option on the search form Select a document range If you already selected individual documents in Work Folders the number of documents you ve selected will be in parentheses ss INGIG2225e lt s2ecsccnse secet se sncstessiaane snes sseieaeseeies E sae E a A E E A een The maximum number of documents you can deliver varies Select which parts of each document you d like to see in the report Select how the report should be formatted by choosing an option from Document Format Select document language from the drop down list to view parts of each document in the language of your choice Select the font font size and line spacing for the report If you wish enter a note which will be located on the first page of the generated report NOLG sseeeesecee a se eencess esstmeeeaccesssaceesenscies Notes allow you to add customized comments to the first page of the report This can be a brief preface on the type of patents included in the report or something simple as the name of the person that generated the report Click Get Report Once TotalPatent has finished preparing the report you will see a message with options to either save the document without viewing it or open the document to view it Choose which option you want to use To download and save the file without viewing it right click the link a
113. n Verdana Font Size Choose the font size 10 12 Line Spacing Choose whether you want your report to be single or double spaced Single Double Logo Select a logo to be displayed on your report Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 139 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Your logo Select if you have identified a company logo for this product during account setup and you would like it to appear on the report LexisNexis logo Select if you would like the LexisNexis logo to appear on your report No logo Select if you do not want a logo on your report fi Browse Browse your local computer for a logo Note Enter any text you would like This information will be displayed on the first page of the generated report gt Get Report Get the report Seance Return to the previous page Semantic Search Weighting Scale Form The Semantic Search Weighting Scale form lets you adjust concept weighting before you run your search This page is accessed any time you click a term in the Semantic Search cloud to change its weighting Use the scale to choose how you want to weight your item or select the Move to holding area option to remove the concept from your search query Your Status choices determine which documents will be contained in your search results while the Priority in results options define the o
114. n Regarding the expiration of a patent for failure to pay maintenance fees m Expiration maintenance fees m Expiration due to failure to pay Expiration Date Expiration Date YY Y Y MM DD The date a patent expired Expiration Date 2009 07 27 Filing Language Filing Lang Searches based on the m Filing Lang English R Dini Paran m Filing Lang Spanish iling Full Text m Full Text Searches anywhere in the Full Text television m FT full text of a patent Government Interest m Govt Interest Statement indicating a Govt Interest National Gov Int government interest in the invention which typically occurs if an invention has been developed using government funding Institute of Health Grant Date Granted Date YYY Y MM DD Searches based on the date the patent was granted m Granted Date 2005 12 28 Granted Date 12 18 2005 Intention of Grant Date Int Grant Date YYYY MM DD m Searches the intention of grant date m EP only mE nt Grant Date 2005 12 28 m nt Grant Date December 28 2005 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 20 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Publication of Amended AMDGRANT Searches the AmdGrant Grant Date PUBDATE YYYY MM DD publication of PubDate 2005 12 28 amended grant date m AmdGrant m EP only PubDate December 28 2005 Publ
115. n Title Searches the title of the German TIG patent in German only Title Schaltungsanordnung Title Spanish Spanish Title Searches the title of the Spanish Title paraguas TIS patent in Spanish only Other Title Other Title Searches the title of the patent in other languages Title and Abstract m Title Abst m TA Searches the title and abstract of the patent in all languages TA surgical device Title Abstract and Claims m Title Abst Claim m TAC Searches the title abstract and claims of a patent in all languages TAC surgical device US Main Class m US Main m US Main CL Searches the US Main classification includes subclass m US only m US Main 604 197 m US Main 604 US Further Class m US Further Searches the US Further classification m US Further 148 579 m US Addl Cl m US Further 62 211 m US only US Main and US Further US Cl m Searches anywhere m US CL 604 197 Class in the US Main and US Further classes ee Cheat includes subclass m US only US Main and US Further m US Class Searches anywhere in US Class 604 Class CL the US Main and US Further classes does m UC not include subclass m US only US Main Subclass US Subclass Searches all of the US Classification subclasses includes US Main Further and Field of Search classes m US Subclass 197 m US Subclass 579 Copyrigh
116. n document retrieval and publication number searching Both the Document Retrieval form and the Publication Number Search form allow you to quickly retrieve a batch of publications You can enter publication numbers in a list or upload them from a spreadsheet CSV format only The table below summarizes the differences in the features offered by these tools Feature Detail Location Document Retrieval Available from the Document Retrieval tab m Publication Number Search Available to subscription users on the Advanced Search Guided Search and Semantic Search forms Maximum number of Document Retrieval 20 000 aolet entin Publication Number Search 500 Publication Number Format Document Retrieval Authority number and kind code required No commas or spaces accepted in publication number m Publication Number Search Authority and number required kind code optional Commas and spaces accepted in publication number Separators between Document Retrieval Commas only ublication numbers wes p Publication Number Search Commas spaces line breaks semicolons and slashes accepted Availability Report Document Retrieval Full report showing which publications in your list are available Publication Number Search No availability report Output Options Document Retrieval Download including all download options file to work folder Publication Number Search Results List including
117. nd choose Save Target As or Save Link As depending on your Internet browser Then specify the location for the file m To view the report before downloading it click Open and Save This will open the report in the appropriate application Once you are finished viewing the file save it using the application s Save feature Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 106 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I analyze my work folder documents You can run analytics on patents included in the work folder The analytics tool allows you to visualize or compare sets of information and presents customized information from your patents in a chart format You can organize and manipulate these charts in a variety of options The analytics tool in TotalPatent is powered by Adobe Flex requires Adobe Flash Player version 9 or later which will require a separate installation process if it is not currently installed on your computer Depending on your company policy you may want to contact your computer support for appropriate installation access 1 Click the Analyze link in the Work Folders or click the Analytics tab 2 lf you are in the Work Folders tab choose whether you want to Go the Analytics now to visualize these results Go to Analytics now to compare these results m Just save to Analytics for now If you are already in the Analytics tab select
118. nd line query searching Your search can vary from very specific field and terms searching to basic keyword searching Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 11 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 It is important to note that TotalPatent follows the LexisNexis search syntax If you re familiar with using any LexisNexis application many of the same methods of searching apply For a complete guide to LexisNexis search syntax see connectors_group_ref html and wildcards_ref html The Search Within drop down list has several different options These restrict TotalPatent to searching within only the specified sections of the patents rather than every section The options available are Full Text incl Biblio Allows you to search the full text of a patent including its bibliographic information E Title Abstract and Claims Limits your search to only the Title Abstract and Claims areas of the patent Title and Abstract Limits your search to only the Title and Abstract areas of the patent Title Searches only the Title information of a patent E Claims Searches only within the Claims section of a patent e Note n ne nen ene ee eee H If you select a specific section like Title searching a field like Assignee will not produce any results i Syntax Converter 2 The Syntax Converter is a tool that allows you to convert search queries formed f
119. nd phrases that express parts of a single idea or to join closely associated ideas Words or phrases linked by W n must be in the same field a specific part of a document Either word may appear first es 0 MODOC COE Eo eee eo 1 W n connectors cannot be used in combination with other proximity connectors e g W s W p etc i For example the following search request tells the research software to find documents in which both words appear in the same field within three or fewer words of one another william w 3 hearst It retrieves documents containing the words William Randolf Hearst William R Hearst and Hearst William R Specifying the value of n There is no magic formula for choosing the value of n but these guidelines may prove useful Choose this connector So that search terms will appear in this location W 3 W 5 in approximately the same phrase W 15 in approximately the same sentence W 50 in approximately the same paragraph be NOG asa seeces se a ate ecnses Tapes asa yeas a aeay Gun eee a tetra sos poeta A e ener es ea sees Although you may choose a number for n as large as 255 you may wish to choose a number less than 100 Choosing a number greater than 100 is likely to retrieve documents in which your search words are used in unrelated contexts Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 48 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Gui
120. ns with a predefined set of company names Then it organizes alternative names for each company and the various subsidiaries of each company into a logical hierarchy This taxonomy also accounts for ticker symbols where applicable NORM ASSIGNEE MEDTRONIC INC OAPI OAPI States Searches members of the African Intellectual Property Organization OAPI States BF Original Publication Kind Code Orig Pub Kind EP only Parent Application Number of Continuation m Parent App Cont m Parent appl No Searches the number of the parent of continuation Parent App Cont 03815003 3 Parent Authority of Continuation Parent Auth Cont m The kind code of a US Patent or Patent Application of a Continued Patent or Application is derived from m EP JP only Parent Auth Cont EP Parent of Continuation m Parent Cont m Parent m The US Patent or Patent Application Parent Cont 1310931 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 26 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Number of a Continued Patent or Application is derived from m EP JP only Parent of Continuation Date Parent Cont Date YYYY MM DD Searches the date of the Parent of Continuation Parent Cont Date 2004 04 14 PCT Application Authority PCT APP AUTH The authority where the PCT Applic
121. nt was not published in English you can search the English machine translations of patents for certain authorities Machine translations are currently available for the Claims and Description fields in these authorities Austria Belgium m Canada French m Switzerland French and German m East Germany m Germany m EP European Patent Office French and German m Spain m France italy m Luxembourg m Monaco m Netherlands Portugal m Sweden m WO World Intellectual Property Organization French German and Spanish Soll Henn eee After you review a machine translated patent you can purchase human translations by clicking the Purchase link in results If you select this option do not enter segment restrictions e g assignee ibm directly into the Search Terms box Instead use the Restrictions fields to search within a particular segment Remove family member duplicates Remove duplicate patents in the same family e g UK and US versions of the same patent Publication Date Select a date range from the drop down list Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 129 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 pe NOl oa oo ooo The date range you selected in your most recent search is selected again by default unless it contained a specific date e g Date is after 1 Jan 2008 If you have not prev
122. on of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 140 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Semantic Search Form The Semantic Search form lets you specify the text and parameters you want to use in your semantic search Semantic searching facilitates query creation and improves your search results by using semantics the science of meaning in language Semantic searches modified by the searcher and enhanced with Boolean logic generate more complete and relevant results than a Boolean search alone Value Description Search Input Enter at least 3 items words phrases sentences paragraphs with no Boolean connectors For best results enter items that relate to one concept at a time For example you can copy the description paragraph from a document and paste it into the Search Input box If the paragraph is long or covers more than the concept you re interested in you might want to remove all but the phrases or sentences that are focused on your area of interest Search Within Select a document field in which to search or select Full Patent Spec to search the entire patent Full Text incl Biblio Search within the entire online document Title Abstract or Claims Search the title the abstract or the claims of the patent Title or Abstract Search the title or abstract of the patent Title Search only the patent s title Claims Search the patent claim Preview Results Cl
123. ore than one field your restrictions are joined by the AND connector You can connect multiple terms within a single field by using connectors like AND OR or W n By default there are only two Restrictions fields shown on the Advanced Search form To add more click the More link The Assignees Normalized option within the Restrictions drop down list allows you to search for the normalized assignee name of a particular company If you select this option an additional set of controls will appear allowing you to Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 look up the normalized name of a particular company For more detailed information see Assignee and Inventor Lookup Tools Document Kinds 3 From this section you can limit your search to particular types of documents E Application only search patents with a status of Application E Granted only search patents that have been granted Selecting these check boxes has the same effect as adding a Kind Code restriction in the Restrictions drop down list Save This Search 4 From this section you can choose to directly save a search to your Saved Search Folders without running it first Your last used folder is pre selected in the Folder name list but you can select any existing folder or create a new one You can also enter a name for your search or leave it blank Yo
124. ow authorities to choose individual authorities All bibliographic and abstract authorities Include all bibliographic and abstract authorities AP AR BA BG BN BO BY CL CO CR CS CU CY ARIPO African Regional Industrial Property Organization Includes Botswana Gambia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia Sierra Leone Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Argentina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Brunei Darussalam Bolivia Belarus Chile Colombia Costa Rica Czechoslovakia Cuba Cyprus Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 144 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 CZ DO DZ EC EE EG GC GR GT HK HN HR HU KE KR KZ LB LT LV MA MD MN MT MW MY NI Czech Republic Dominican Republic Algeria Ecuador Estonia Egypt Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf GCC Greece Guatemala Hong Kong Honduras Croatia Hungary Indonesia Israel Iceland Kenya Republic of Korea South Korea Kazakhstan Lebanon Lithuania Latvia Morocco Republic of Moldova Mongolia Malta Malawi Malaysia Nicaragua Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 145 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03
125. pyright 2010 Lexishexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved The Advanced Search form offers more robust fields and options for patent research Because of this we recommend that most patent researchers use the Advanced Search form instead of the Guided Search form See the Guided Search form overview for descriptions of features that are common to both forms The key additional features available on the Advanced Search form are described below Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 8 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Search Options 1 The available search options include E Display hit count only Before running a search selecting this check box allows you to find the total number of results from a particular search This is a great way to get the actual number of hits in case the search exceeds the initial 3 000 limit or the 20 000 document limit for Work Folders When you select this check box and click Search a new window appears showing the total number of hits received and allowing you to Return to the search form and edit the existing search O File the first 20 000 results into a work folder View the first 3 000 results on the Results page m Also search for terms in English machine translations If the original patent was not published in English you can search the English machine translations of patents for certain
126. r both of the words or phrases linked by OR Use the OR connector to link search words that are synonyms antonyms alternative spellings or abbreviations Synonyms lawyer OR counsel OR attorney Antonyms regulated OR deregulated Alternatives Robert OR Roberto Abbreviations international business machines OR i b m OR ibm The search looks for the words or phrases linked by the OR connector not the word or itself The words or phrases linked by OR can be in any part of a document PLURAL Command The LexisNexis TotalPatent service automatically finds singular regular plural and possessive endings for search words However there may be times when you only would like the plural form of a word For example to search for documents where the name Gareth Williams is mentioned enter gareth W 3 PLURAL williams You can further refine your search request by combining the CAPS and PLURAL commands gareth W 3 CAPS PLURAL williams PRE n Preceded by n Words Connector Use the PRE n connector to find documents in which the first search word precedes the second by not more than the stated number of words As with W n both words must be in the same field For example the following search finds documents in which pay precedes television by three or fewer words pay PRE 3 television Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 47 LexisNexis TotalPatent
127. rch Alerts list a Click the Show Previously Run link below any alert b Click the View Results link 118 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I make a new copy of a saved search You can make copies of saved searches which might be useful for using combined searches 1 View your list of Saved Searches Click the Copy link Enter a name for the copied search in the Name field Choose which folder you want the search copied to from the Destination Folder drop down list a pb wR Click Copy Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 119 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 What is an alert In the Alerts section you can customize alerts that you have already created Alerts are searches that are scheduled to run at regular intervals and they are designed to monitor status changes to a particular search result or patent For this reason you cannot create an alert in this section Alerts can be created in Recent Searches Saved Searches or the Results List Use the Alerts page under the History amp Alerts tab to manage your existing alerts You can E Change how frequently you receive alerts Manually run the alert to retrieve immediate results Edit the search E Delete alerts E Pause or resume paused aler
128. rches the ECLA class ECLA G06Q10 00E m EC ECLA Section ECLA Section Searches the ECLA Section ECLA Section G ECLA Class ECLA Class Searches the ECLA Class ECLA Class 65 ECLA Subclass ECLA Subclass Searches the ECLA ECLA Subclass Q Subclass ECLA Group ECLA Group Searches the ECLA Group ECLA Group 10 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 ECLA Subgroup ECLA Subgroup Searches the ECLA Subgroup ECLA Subgroup 00 ECLA Additional Subgroup ECLA ADDN SUBGRP Searches the ECLA Additional Subgroup ECLA Addn SUBGRP E ECLA Examiner Addition ECLA Examnr Addn Searches ECLA additions made by the examiner ECLA Examnr Addn 249C 221C Erratum Erratum Searches the erratum section of a patent if present Erratum should be deleted Eurasian States Eurasia States Searches among the Eurasia States Eurasia States AM European States Europe States Searches among the European States Europe States AT Examiner m Examiners m Exmr Searches both the primary and assistant examiner Exmr Kopec Mark Examiner Assistant Asst Examiner m Asst Exmr Searches the Assistant Examiner use the format seen in the bibliographic data Asst Examiner Thomas Jaison Expiration Expiration Informatio
129. rd Folder dialog box appears 3 Enter the email address of the subscriber in the Email Address box 4 Click Forward The recipient of the folder will see a message in his or her Status box indicating that a folder has been received Once the recipient accepts the request he or she will receive an identical copy of the work folder including My Folder Comments and patent level comments Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 100 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I add notes or comments to documents in a work folder You can add comments and notes to individual patents while viewing the patents in both in Work Folders and in the Results list Notes added to patents are visible across the entire user group and are searchable via the Notes search form while comments are private and are viewable only to the specific user that created them To add or edit comments in work folders 1 2 3 4 5 If comments are not already visible in the document list click Fields and select Comments Private Click the Add or Edit Comments link next to the Comments field in the document list Click Clear to erase any previous comment Type your comments into the box provided Click Save Your comments are displayed on the page To add notes to a work folder 1 Poe PS N If notes are not already visible in the document list click Fields and
130. rder in which those documents appear within your results Value Description Required Boolean AND Select if you want to always include this term in your results Documents that do not include required terms will not appear in your results This is equivalent to using an and connector in Boolean searching Optional Boolean OR Select if this term is relevant but you don t necessarily want to exclude a document from your results just because the term isn t present This is equivalent to using an or connector in Boolean searching Excluded Boolean NOT Select to exclude this term from your results This is equivalent to using a not connector in Boolean searching Move to holding area do not include in search Select to remove the term from your search query and move it to the holding area High Give a high prominence in the search results High weighted terms have a weighting of H in the search query Medium Give a medium prominence in the search results Medium weighted terms have a weighting of M in the search query Low Give a low prominence in the search results Low weighted terms have a weighting of L in the search query 7 Appl 7 Click to apply your changes and return to the form where you accessed the scale Cancer Click to return to the form where you accessed the scale without making any changes Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a divisi
131. re satisfied with the number and type of documents that appear in your preview click Retrieve All Results to see the complete set of documents that match your search Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 61 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do l edit restrictions for a semantic search Before You Begin 2 enn nner rrr nnn nnn rnc nn cnr ne nnn nn cc cen cerns adenina This task is performed after you have run a semantic analysis using the Semantic Search tab 1 Click the Edit link next to Restrictions Options are displayed for you to further restrict your results If you want to hide the restrictions click Hide Restrictions 2 Click Search Now when your restrictions and concept weightings have all been set Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 62 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Notes searching Overview of notes searching m 1 7 e tect lek TotalPatent Search Document Retrieval History amp Aleris Work Folders Notes Scorch mmm TT 55 eee Connect multiple fields using AND or OR Pind rules for Notes searching Develop a basic Notes search Feald Connectors AND Oo Prr Limit my search to a specific date Reset form range Reset form Auth E I pt ste steg LexisNexiss ESinpmE STS LESTE diinon of Reed Els
132. rection Cert Corr was issued Certificate of Correction Date Cert Corr Date YYYY MM DD Searches the date of the certificate of correction Cert Corr Date 2009 06 23 Certificate of Correction Original Date OG Date YYYY MM DD Searches the original date of the certificate of correction OG Date 2009 07 14 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Citation Citation m CT Searches within the Patent References Cited Backward section m Citation 2004051766 Citation Originates from the search report Citation Authority Citation Auth Searches the Authority within the Citation section Citation Auth US Citation Auth WO Citation Kind Code Citation Kind Searches the citation kind code Citation Kind A Citation Number Citation No Searches the citation number number only Citation No 4141799 Citation Origin Code Citation Origin Searches the origin code of the citation numbers Citation Origin A1 Cited Forward Publication Number FORWARD CITES Searches the publication number in the Patent References Cited Forward table number only Forward Cites 6528008 Claims m Claims Searches anywhere in the Claims television CLM Claims section Claims English m English Claims Searches
133. reen Select File in Work Folder to store the documents online in the Work Folders area m Click View Availability Report to see the number of documents available to be retrieved 5 Click Retrieve Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 66 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do use the Publication Number Search form To include a publication number in any search on the Advanced Search or Guided Search forms select the Publication Number field To retrieve a batch of up to 20 000 publications use the Document Retrieval form To quickly retrieve 1 500 publications follow the steps below 1 Click the Search tab 2 Click the tab for the Advanced Search Guided Search or Semantic Search form The Publication Number Search form is on the right side of both forms 3 Enter 1 500 publication numbers by doing one of the following m Enter publication numbers manually in the Enter 1 500 Publication Numbers box Separate publication numbers by commas spaces line breaks semicolons or slashes m Upload a list of publications in a spreadsheet CSV format by clicking the Upload a List tab and browsing to the spreadsheet on your computer aol Hott Oe er Ee ee ee ee eer For help with formatting see Accepted publication number formats i 4 Select an output format from the View drop down list Results list View your publications in a li
134. rom other products into the correct TotalPatent syntax Click the Syntax Converter link to launch the tool For more detailed instructions see How do use the syntax converter Authorities 3 The Authorities section allows you to limit your search according to the patent authority The 100 authorities offered by TotalPatent are divided into three groups Full text coverage is offered for the authorities listed under Major Full Text and Other Full Text Bibliographic coverage is offered for the authorities listed under Bibliographic Only To find coverage details for an authority click the information icon E next to the Authorities section heading You can also click any of the Major Full Text authorities to get additional source information You can select all authorities under each group with a single check box or you can select individual authorities under any group Click the Show authorities link to view and select individual authorities underneath the Other Full Text or Bibliographic Only sections Search Fields 4 The Guided Search form displays the most commonly searched patent fields These allow you to quickly search a specific field without having to locate it in a drop down list You can connect multiple terms within a single field by using connectors like AND OR or W n The fields displayed include E Assignees Applicants Searches the Assignee Applicant field of every patent E Inventors Searches the Inventor field of eve
135. rt to download it to your local computer An image of the chart will be saved as a PNG file Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 108 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I compare results folders and lists To compare documents Select the Names you want to compare then click the Compare Selected button To show selections Click the Show Selections button To hide the selections again click the Hide Selections button To hide the chart Click the Hide Chart button To show the chart again click the Show Chart button To print the chart Click the Print Chart link To save the chart Click the Save Chart link To view more details about any of the document types click the link within the chart for that document type To visualize a set Click the Visualize this set link Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 109 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 History and Alerts The History amp Alerts tab Temporarily stores all searches you have run under Recent Searches Indefinitely stores the searches you have manually saved under Saved Searches Stores all searches that you have set to run automatically on a regular schedule under Alerts Records your download activity and allows you to re access downloaded documents for 72 hours The articles below provide infor
136. rts Click Create Chart The chart is generated below the form O l a E E estes If you do not like the current chart layout you can choose a new Chart Type and click Change Layout This will update the chart Do any of the following to view data in the chart m Rest your mouse cursor over a category on the chart to get a brief summary of the information included in that grouping When something is listed as blank that usually means there is no data information associated with the field Click a category or section of the chart or graph to see what patents are associated with that field name A summarized listing of those patents are displayed below the chart The selected category in the chart or graph will blink reminding you what area you are viewing If you choose to view individual sections of the chart do any of the following m Click a document title to view that individual document with most of the options available to you in Results print download email etc Click Retrieve Documents to file the documents in a work folder of your choice m Go back to the top of the form and start over by choosing All Data Go back to the top of the form and further analyze only the selected documents by choosing Selected Data Once you are finished viewing the chart do any of the following m Click Print Chart Printing the chart will print the chart image and a summary of the field information Click Save Cha
137. ry patent E Publication Date Limits your search based on the publication date The options in the drop down list allow to you select a date range e g Last 6 months or enter specific dates e g 16 May 2000 16 May 2001 Classification Fields To simplify IPC searching TotalPatent groups together all IPC versions 1 8 as one searchable field This searches all IPC versions 1 8 and also US Classification numbers For a complete guide to formatting IPC and US Classification numbers see Patent Classifications Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 12 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Additional Fields Two additional fields are available in this drop down list Publication Country Search based on the country the patent was published in ECLA Search based on the European Classification number Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 13 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I use the syntax converter Click the Advanced Search tab Click the Syntax Converter link to the right of the Search Terms box Choose the product whose syntax you want to convert from the Convert syntax from drop down list Enter the syntax you want to convert in the Syntax to be Converted box a pwr a Click the Convert button 6 Click the OK Add to Search button T
138. s e g 250 282 Authorities Use the check boxes and Show authorities to choose from the authorities listed below F View information about authorities Major Full Text Select All major text authorities or select individual authorities All major full text authorities Include all major full text authorities US United States EP European Patent Office JP Japan includes PAJ abstracts WO World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO DE Germany FR France GB Great Britain CA Canada CN China RU Russian Federation Other Full Text Select All other full text authorities or click the Show authorities link to select individual authorities All other full text authorities Include all other full text authorities AT Austria AU Australia BE Belgium BR Brazil CH Switzerland DD The former German Democratic Republic East Germany DK Denmark EA Eurasia including Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russian Federation Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 143 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 ES FI LU MC MX NL PT SE SU Spain Finland Ireland India Italy Luxembourg Monaco Mexico Netherlands Portugal Sweden USSR Bibliographic and Abstract Select All bibliographic and abstract authorities or click Sh
139. s Terme amp Conditions View Price 2010 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc Al rights reserved From the Results tab you can browse the results returned from your search The Results features include View delivery tools 1 These icons allow you to View selected patents only e mail a set of patents to someone print out the patents download the patents to a file and file the patents to a work folder Purchase File Histories and Human Translations m View a citation map of two or more patents Layout options 2 These tools allow you to change the way your results are presented Option Description Displays documents in a list Cite Displays basic information in a numbered list about the documents your search found The information may include the title publication number publication date assignee abstract and image although information will vary depending on the sources you have searched Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 71 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Displays the full text of the documents your search found in a single document display The features found in this mode are described in depth in Overview of full document view This mode offers you the ability to view the results in two different ways at once The left half of the screen will show the results list in a shortene
140. s restrictions authorities search options and results fields if desired 5 Choose what you want to do next Torun your search without analyzing the input terms or phrases sentences first click Search Now m To analyze the items you entered click Preview Results pe TB pinaesieeasenetansanccastanseinamiapapessemmedienntcasshundiuensecasanennanpasccszaracianannese med deunscsapaniauraceetae Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 60 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I modify my semantic concepts Before You Begin nn nen n nnn rn nnn nnn rr nnn aiena Da aE nnn neces aeaa aeina This task is performed after you have run a semantic analysis using the Semantic Search tab 1 Review the concepts to determine whether they are weighted as you d like 2 Use available editing widgets as desired You can m Drag a concept from one area of the cloud to another r Example 22 20 see c reece cence cence eee eer ene eee ne ence nena n ee eenenene ene nes Suppose a concept you want to use as a Low priority Required concept is currently in the Holding Area To move it a Click the concept and drag it from the Holding Area up to the lowest third of the Required area BP pe i ct et ner ence eet re sae ed eee ee a You will be prompted to remove an existing term if more than 20 terms have already been use
141. s from an archived alert Follow the steps below to view an archived alert 1 Click the History amp Alerts tab followed by the Alerts sub tab 2 Locate the alert you want to view 3 Click the Show Previously Run link below the alert A list of previously run alerts appears 4 Click the View Results link for the alert you want to view Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 124 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I run an alert immediately If you ever need to re run a search immediately or prior to the next scheduled alert you can manually re run it 1 Do one of the following m f you re in the Saved Searches list click the Run link next to any search m If you re in the Alerts list click the Run Now link next to any alert 2 The results are generated based on the search criteria you previously entered Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 125 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do l edit an alert s search parameters Follow the steps below to change the search criteria you used for a previous alert 1 Click the History amp Alerts tab followed by the Alerts sub tab 2 Atthe Alerts list click Edit Search link next to any alert The Edit Saved Searches Alerts page appears showing the search parameters you previously defined for the alert
142. saeeneaes 126 COCA US oye sess ccs E A EEE E E a a E AR 127 Customer Support Contact IMforrmationy vsaceceses cecdcts vaseecvensaecseehvhescenedlveanciencetaacatasiadeedadeesseesevedat Eaa AA KaL AAAA ALAARE Rie 127 SEE ETE A E E E T E A A N A NA O A E T T 128 PAGS sO SSCHIPUIOMS aeea Srhceccreedtesceewauseestcesiytcenctedeved actaewetecitueetcteanctel ove aedeawesesiteduecatieaesnsiaseteesesnnctccseeease 128 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved ii LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 The Basics of the TotalPatent Application Introduction LexisNexis TotalPatent is the most comprehensive patent research and retrieval system available TotalPatent allows you to search the unique LexisNexis collections of national and international full text and bibliographic patent data in the original language of publication or in English language machine translations TotalPatent is a feature rich application with tools designed to assist both novice and expert patent searchers making patent information easier and more cost effective to use than ever before Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Signing in and out TotalPatent 7 Sign on to your service LexisNexis PatentOptimizer ID With LexisNexis P Optimizer you can de
143. sign and statutory invention registration types m D Design patent Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 69 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 m H Statutory Invention Registration Plant and re issue patent types m PP Plant patent m RE Re issue patent WO World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO Dates Auth Code Year Number Example 1978 2002 WO Fixed 2 digits Fixed 5 digits WwO7800001 2002 2003 WO Fixed 2 digits Fixed 6 digits W002052541 2004 Present WO Fixed 4 digits Fixed 6 digits W02005124589 r Note The change from a 5 digit to a 6 digit publication number occurs between publication numbers 51230 and 051231 in Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Reviewing results Overview of results Project tO Sign Out Preferences Comtact Us Help Total Patent Search Document Retrieval History amp Alerts SSIGNEE sprnt Mew Search Query Eat Search Save Search 4 Search Terms OATE gt 200S 12 22 and aS Leal zr Narrow Search noble 2 tayout E E EE EIE Svcchase gt Citation Mas Using Semantic Concepts para tha E 397 searched SERET r rT amp How Oo 1 Oa 3 Show Term Hits Off On fields Som
144. so find first which you may not want Use an asterisk to replace characters anywhere in a word except the first character Use one asterisk for each character you wish to replace Examples wom n would find woman and women int net would find internet and intranet Use the asterisk to hold a space for variations in spelling at any point in a word Example p rson would find both the ea and the ie spelling of the name If you use asterisks at the end of a word they do not all have to be filled but may find up to the specified number of characters Example transplant would find transplant transplanted transplanter transplant does not find transplantation or transplanting because only two wildcard characters are used To find all the variations of transplant use the wildcard character instead of the asterisk Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 50 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Key to Authority Abbreviations The table below lists the full name and abbreviation for each patent authority Abbreviation Full Authority Name AP ARIPO African Regional Industrial Property Organization Includes Botswana Gambia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia Sierra Leone Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe AR Argentina A
145. sseeeeeseaeseseeeeseceeseeeeeeeas 14 Searchable Fields in TotalPaternt o oo ceecccescceeceenecececeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeaaeesaaaeeeeaaeesaaeeecaaaesaaeeecaaaesecaeeesaaeeeseaeesncaeeseeeeeseeas 15 Using Restrictions with a Search imicini aaa aaae a asada a A EE EE sued exvadebagatds aa ani 32 Formatting a publication TUMO isss iseen na E NEEKERIEN ENS NE ERE 33 Assignee and Inventor LOOKUP TOOlSsesrn a EA EE AEAEE EEE 36 How do look up an assignee or inventor to add to my SCAPCHN eee ceceeee cence eeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeaeseeeeeeeeaaeeteneeeetaeeeeeeeees 41 How do look up a normalized assignee to add to My SCAIrCN ceecccececeeceeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeseaeeesaeesecueessiaeeneaes 42 How do look up a subsidiary company to add to My SCALCH ccccccecececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeesaeeeeeneeetsaeesteaeeesaas 43 Using Search Connectors and COMMANGG ccccccececceceeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeceaeeeseaaeecaeeseeaaeeesaeeeeeaaeesseneeecaeesseaseeseaeesseaeessaes 44 Finding Variations Of a WOrd eicctccciites cated estecineded cndyelaetsdessascovasashdehane veadesuce canaguesacaseuudh sieges sey Gaede tausessonevaestsdcgadeseveatecsezs 50 Key to Authority ADDreviatlomS vied sovetecstectenctuvadaceveeds cxvte chcdescteeessbacedenessacentachslestecedsveasecadvevaacd beehesaedededevsacicaseyeuatiadteniacds 51 Patent ClASSINICAMONS ses eechdeee teeceskeailtee cetsschpasened aaa ae Nast cus ceaseadeoadahanvadesauast aegaara
146. ssipeemberarnnstnmedterntesvsbausseundagetsquinernapnes You can re access any documents that you have downloaded in the past 72 hours by using the Download Manager Your Microsoft Internet Explorer browser might be configured to open your file in Internet Explorer instead of in the appropriate Microsoft Office program To configure your browser to open Office files appropriately go to http support microsoft com support kb articles q162 0 59 asp Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 90 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I email my documents To send documents to yourself or others 1 Submit your search request 2 From any Results or Work Folders page click the Email icon 3 Complete the form selecting from the following options Document Range lets you specify the document or documents you want to deliver Your options include Current Document which delivers only this document All which delivers all documents Tagged Documents which delivers only those documents tagged in your list and Documents which delivers the documents you specify in the field using a comma separated list i e 1 2 5 12 Document View lets you select the view in which you would like the documents to be delivered Include work folder comments lets you include comments entered for work folders Include document level comments lets you
147. st with all results list options delivery work folders analysis etc available Full Text Go directly to the full text of the publications Family Report Go directly to the patent family information for the publications PDF View the publications in PDF 5 Click Search The publications you entered are retrieved and your results are displayed Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 67 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Formatting a publication number Click a patent authority to view TotalPatent publication number formatting requirements mE DE Germany m EP European Patent Office m FR France GB Great Britain E JP Japan E US United States of America m WO World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO DE Germany Publication and Citation Numbers Dates Auth Code Index Code Type Year Number Example Prior to Oct 1 1968 DE N A N A N A Variable 1 6 DE980132 digits Oct 1 1968 1994 DE N A N A N A Fixed 7 DE0980003 digits 1995 2003 DE Fixed 1 digit N A Fixed 2 Fixed 6 DE232076B5 digits digits 2004 Present DE N A Fixed 2 Fixed 4 Fixed 6 DE102004036039 digits digits digits Gebrauchsmuster and Auslegeschriften Dates Auth Code Number Example All DE Fixed 7 digits DE1000004 EP European Patent Office Dates Auth
148. t 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 30 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 m US only US Provisional US Provisional m Searches the US Provisional number m US only US Provisional 60415758 US Field of Search m US Field Search m Search FLD m Searches anywhere in the US Field of Search class includes subclass m US only US Field Search D7 300 A1 Pub Date YYYY MM DD Applicant Ref Issue Number Issue No YYYY MM DD Searches the Issue Number m lIssue No 2005 12 28 m Issue No 20051228 Affiliated States LGL AFF STATES The name of the authority field in the Legal Status table LGL AFF STATES BA Designated States Lgl Desig Desc Member States included by the applicant inventor when filing an application LGL Desig Desc European Related Applications RELATED APPS Searches anywhere in the Cross References to Related Applications section Related Apps 10 958 168 US Parent Patent US only US Parent Patent United States US Parent PCT US only Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 31 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Using Restrictions with a Search The Advanced Search form has a Restrictions section where you can choose from a number of f
149. ted list i e 1 2 5 12 Document View lets you select the view in which you would like the documents to be delivered Include work folder comments lets you include comments entered for work folders Include document level comments lets you include comments entered for individual documents Document Format lets you select the format in which you would like to deliver your documents The last format chosen is the default on subsequent requests Document Language lets you select the language in which the document should be delivered Send lets you specify how you would like to include the selected documents in the email message m Send To lets you specify up to 20 recipients email addresses Separate each address using a comma Select from last 20 lets you populate the field with any of the 20 previously used addresses Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 82 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide WE Downloaded on 03 24 2011 4 Enter or select recipient email addresses separating them with commas 5 Click Send Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 83 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I purchase file histories and human translations Follow the steps below to purchase file histories or human translations 1 On either the Work Folders or Results page click Purchase 2 C
150. the Claims English Claims television CLME section in English only m EN Claims Claims French m French Claims m CLMF m FR Claims Searches the Claims section in French only French Claims generatrice longitudinale Claims German m German Claims CLMG m DE Claims Searches the Claims section in German only German Claims Schaltungsanordnung Claims Spanish m Spanish Claims m CLMS m ES Claims Searches the Claims section in Spanish only Spanish Claims paraguas Other Claims m Other Claims OT Claims Searches the Claims section if other languages are used Classification Classification Searches anywhere in the Classification section Classification 52 543 Classification 428 143 Classification GO6Q10 00E Search Report DD Date m EP only Comment Comment Searches any comments Comment Corrective included in the patent Assignment Date of Dispatch First Dispatch Date YYYY MM m Searches the Dispatch m Dispatch Date 12 28 2005 Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 m Dispatch Date Dec 2005 Description Description Searches anywhere in the Description television DSC Description section of the patent m Spec Detailed Description DetDesc Searches the detailed Det
151. this product to LexisNexis m Help Display the TotalPatent Help system Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 3 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Tracking your research with a Project ID Project IDs can be used to differentiate research projects from one another The IDs are associated with various activities within TotalPatent such as searches setting up alerts and saved searches The Project ID menu offers these options Select Current to continue using your current ID Select Previous to choose from a list of project IDs you have used in the past Select New to create a new project ID After selecting or entering a project ID click Set Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 4 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Setting preferences The Preferences page allows you to pre set a number of options to customize TotalPatent to your desired behavior You can override many of these options within the application if your research needs are different during a single session but the choices you make on this page will persist as your default settings across sessions To access the Preferences page click the Preferences link at the top of any page Preferences Options Preference Setting Description Password amp Email Click this link to access a form that
152. ts Review previously run alerts Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 120 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I create an alert An alert is a search that is scheduled to run automatically at predefined intervals 1 To set up an alert do one of the following m From the Recent Searches or Saved Searches list click Alert m From Results list click Create Alert 2 On the Create Alert page enter a unique alert name 3 Select a project ID from the drop down list and if you want enter a brief description 4 If you choose to Option Description Receive alerts that are run Do the following on your original search y g a Select Search Terms criteria b Click View Search Query to review your previous search criteria Monitor only changes to Do the following patents a Select Monitor Changes to Patent s b Specify the part of the patent you want to monitor c Select the patents documents you want to monitor 5 Select whether to receive daily weekly bi monthly or monthly email alerts with the latest changes to patents and new results If available you may also want to select the time of day when you will receive them 6 Select a date when you want the alert to expire 7 Enter email addresses separated by commas You can also choose from the last 20 email addresses you have used 8 Enter a brief not
153. uest and review your results 2 In the Narrow Search box enter the words or phrases that you would like to focus on within the current results ve Tipit se eo eee eee eee If you want to use semantic searching when narrowing your results select the Using Semantic Concepts check box Narrowing using semantic concepts performs a relevancy search on just the documents in your results returning the most relevant documents at the top of the list C1 0 e ae a aera Imagine you ve run a search and that are 2 000 documents in your results The most relevant documents that deal with one specific company appear at the top of your results list while the last 5 documents that deal with databases appear at the bottom of those 2 000 results If you want to just see the articles relevant to the term l database you could run a semantic narrowing search on that term which would cause the 5 documents that had been at the bottom of the list to bubble to the top and any company specific results that do not also relate to databases would be removed from the list If you selected Also search for terms in English machine translations on the Advanced Search form do not enter segment restrictions e g assignee ibm directly into the Narrow Search box Instead enter only the text you re looking for e g ibm 3 Click Go 4 If you chose Using Semantic Concepts adjust your concept weighting see How do modify my semantic concepts
154. up wishes to find relevant documents they can search based on Category A documents only etc Performing a Notes search will take you straight to the Results list as if you were searching any other patent field Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 63 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I search notes Click the Search tab Choose the Notes Search form Enter terms in at least one of the fields on the form i e Author s Email Title Category etc Py Specify the connector you want to use to connect multiple terms Ta pu Select AND to search for entries in all text fields and controls or select OR to search for entries in any text fields or controls 5 If you need to enter a date restriction select a date from the Date drop down list Following are your options for specifying a date Option Description Use a general date range Select a predefined date range from the drop down list Example Previous year Create a custom date Select a customizable date range from the drop down list and then enter your own range dates Example Select Date is after and then enter Sep 10 2010 6 Click Search Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 64 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Searching by Publication Number What s the difference betwee
155. ur search terms are always displayed in the Saved Searches list to help you distinguish one saved search from another even if you haven t named it To save the search that you have entered click the Save button Results Fields 5 This area of the Advanced Search form lets you configure which fields to display in the Results list when the search is completed By default TotalPatent always shows the Publication Number Publication Date and Title in Results You can also choose which fields to display after reaching the Results page The Results field selections you make here are retained for future searches Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 10 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Overview of Guided Search form u Exnarcomerts to Toa atent History A Alerts TotalPatent Document Retrieval Work Folders Project 10 Sign Out Preferences Contact Us Help Guided Search Search Terms Authorities E ca All major full text authorties E us ce A wo ae oe A re Go Major Full Text C all other full text authorities Show authorities None selected Other Full Text Bibliographic Onty C All bibbograptec only suthontes B Show authorities None selected Assignees Applicants Inventors Publication Date Srevous year v IPC 1 8 US Class Additional Fields Select Pint f Select Pet aI a Terme amp
156. ved 41 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do I look up a normalized assignee to add to my search Follow the steps below to search for the normalized assignee of a patent The Normalized Assignee option allows you to perform broader more comprehensive searches than the Assignees Applicants option For example if you search for Microsoft as an assignee you would only find patents for which Microsoft is named as the assignee If you search for Microsoft as a normalized assignee you would find all patents that Microsoft currently legally owns regardless of whether their name is explicitly listed as the assignee For more detailed information see How are Assignees Normalized in the TotalPatent Service Click the Search tab Click the Advanced Search sub tab Select the Assignees Normalized option in the Restrictions drop down list Click the Look up normalized assignees link Enter all or part of an assignee name then click Find _ Click the Add link next to each matching name that you want to add to your search Click OK The normalized assignees you chose are automatically added to the search form Enter search terms or any other criteria that you want to include in your search MNO WH o Click Search Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 42 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide WE Downloaded on 03 24 2011
157. velop aly Password consister oncise and well ON hat s Thie tailored patent applications You 4 Remember My Sign In Informetion Anats This Q also can analyze and dissect on ne N Use a Secure Connection SSL for Entire Session Whaha This seued patanta acum EES JEE Welcome to Tota Patent a Global IP Law Service i Cate OLT ERD PE EPE e E i e By using the TotalPatent service for you The Gicbal IP Law Service provides patent research you are taking advantage oo hensive coverage of a of the most extensive combination of patent Use of t s subject to Terms amp Condmeng Pease review this onal regional and content in a single place In a single search domestic laws related to patents ou can quickly access comprehensive trademarks ubity models and relevart results to mdvidual users of the LexiusNens Not a Subscriber set started toda industnal desgrs e Unted States for purposes of providing p or the services Take te When you enter the TotalPatent URL http Awww lexisnexis com totalpatent you will see the Sign In page where you can enter your ID and Password On this page you can also select Remember my Sign In Information to bypass the sign in screen and go directly to a search form on subsequent visits to the TotalPatent website Selecting the Remember my Sign In Information option will only save your user name and password for the computer that you re currently using If
158. w document format document language and which sections you want to download w NOIG P a estes caer aseeseeess sane resis dessseeNe se eaeetssee esse eecsesaRese nh In order to use the XML output you ll need to download the TotalPatent DTD by clicking the link on the download form XML delivery is not available if you re billed per transaction 2 Click Download 3 Follow the directions on the confirmation page to download the documents onto your computer You can re access any documents that you have downloaded in the past 72 hours by using the Download Manager Your Microsoft Internet Explorer browser might be configured to open your file in Internet Explorer instead of in the appropriate Microsoft Office program To configure your browser to open Office files appropriately go to http support microsoft com support kb articles q162 0 59 asp How do email my documents To send documents to yourself or others 1 Submit your search request 2 From any Results or Work Folders page click the Email icon 3 Complete the form selecting from the following options Document Range lets you specify the document or documents you want to deliver Your options include Current Document which delivers only this document All which delivers all documents Tagged Documents which delivers only those documents tagged in your list and Documents which delivers the documents you specify in the field using a comma separa
159. wnloaded on 03 24 2011 Value Description Document Range The following options allow you to specify the document or documents to deliver and shown beneath each option in parentheses are the document or documents that correspond to each selection Current Document This option is available only if you re currently viewing a document Select to deliver only this document All Select this option to deliver all documents Tagged Documents If you tagged documents in your list to be delivered the number of tagged documents is displayed in this box Documents You can specify the exact range of documents to deliver by entering a comma separated list in this field e g 1 2 5 12 Document View From the drop down list select the view in which you would like the documents to be delivered Full Text Front Page KWIC TM Legal Info Family Report Images Original Document PDF Original Document Front page only Spreadsheet Export to Bizlnt Smart Charts for Patents Custom Selections Include legal status information for each family member If you choose to deliver a Family Report you can select this option to include the legal status of each family member where applicable Document Format Select the format in which you would like to deliver your documents The last format chosen is the default on subsequent requests RTF CSV Excel TSV Excel HTML Plain Text PDF Word BPD
160. work folder documents c Click the Retrieve Documents link on the Analytics page The File Documents form appears d Select an existing folder or create a new folder Document Retrieval a Select the File to Folder option on the Summary of Available Documents form b Select an existing folder or create a new folder Whichever option you chose above continue with the following steps 2 Click File The documents are filed to the selected Work Folder 7 Note 2 2 one ene enn ne eee 1 The request may take several minutes depending on the size of the request i 3 You can continue with other tasks as the documents are being filed Click the Search tab to view the status Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 92 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 How do access previously downloaded documents The Download Manager records your download activity and allows you to access previously downloaded documents for 72 hours To use the Download Manager 1 Click the History amp Alerts tab 2 Click the Download Manager sub tab A list of all your download activity from the past 72 hours appears 3 Locate the download job you re looking for The information below each entry shows the type of download the date it was launched the number of documents it contains and the download format 4 Do one of the following m lf the status of t
161. y connectors e g W n PRE n etc W s Within Sentence Connector Use the W s connector to find documents with search words that appear within the same sentence You may also use W s when you wish a close relationship between words without specifying an exact proximity For example the following search finds injury within the same sentence as football injury W s football The following example finds pharmaceutical within the same sentence as illness pharmaceutical W s illness PINOLE 2s 204secesescesieeescee cee sseecesies ta sessecestesctda mas enn ai eaa aE aa aa aaaea iaaa W s connectors cannot be used in combination with other proximity connectors e g W n PRE n etc i Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 49 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Finding Variations of a Word You may use wildcard characters and truncation to search for variations of a word making your search shorter and simpler E Use an exclamation mark to find a root word plus all the words made by adding letters to the end of it For example acqui would find variations on the term acquire such as acquires acquired acquiring and acquisition pe Wp dradendaudenceinescesnsaidsveadeetrienseulens cRsiencaaedgaseanan cavadnsetndas damarescoranatobaace coedsedasadeecsadsencabag s Use only on unique roots fir will find fired firing and fires but will al
162. y place the AND NOT connector at the end of your search as in the following example AND NOT name manville This restricts the operation of AND NOT to the NAME field If you do not use a field search but instead end your search with AND NOT manville you eliminate undesired cases but you also eliminate any cases that mention the word manville even as a reference and any case that used the word manville unrelated to the Manville Corporation Putting AND NOT last If you include AND NOT in your search it should be the last connector you use Otherwise it may produce undesired results AND NOT name manville If you put another search word after that part of your search such as AND NOT name manville AND bhopal you would not eliminate all documents with manville in the NAME field In fact you might not eliminate any By linking bhopal to NAME manville with the AND connector only documents that have both manville in the NAME field and the word bhopal somewhere in the text would be eliminated ATLEAST Command Use ATLEAST to require that a word or words appear at least so many times in a document Use ATLEAST when you would only like documents that contain an in depth discussion on a topic rather than just a mention For example to find documents that contain an in depth discussion about plastic inventions ATLEAST10 plastic This search requires plastic to appear in every document at least 10 times
163. you select Use a Secure Connection SSL for Entire Session data transmitted during your entire research session will be encrypted using a secure connection The Sign In page always uses a secure connection Secured Sockets Layer SSL is the standard encryption protocol used to provide a secure connection When this option is selected information is encrypted before it is transmitted between your computer and LexisNexis blocking any attempt to observe this information by another party To sign out of TotalPatent click the Sign Out link at the top right corner of any page When you sign out you will be given the option to m Erase the stored login information m Start a new session with the current user ID m Signin as a completely different user You may also close your browser window to exit TotalPatent completely Copyright 2011 LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved 2 LexisNexis TotalPatent User Guide E Downloaded on 03 24 2011 Navigating TotalPatent i ikai mei teat Publication Number Search Enter a Li J Search Terms Search Within ul ex v Vien accested evbication cumber formats View Sonnecsars Heig Authorities E j Major Pull Text 7 All major full text authorities Flee D sn C wma Fl n C ons C on D ee After you sign in TotalPatent will take you to a search form When you sign in for the first time you will see the Guided Search form The next time you sign
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