Orbit Asset

The "Biblio/Claims" tab allows you to view information related to claims and bibliographic data of the selected patent. This information can be added automatically (Cited Patent, Citing Patents, PDF, link to Orbit Express, link to the register) or manually (Claims and precision on priority patents).

This tab also allows you to modify the patent hierarchy visible in the left part of the family view (family tree) via the "Parent Asset" tab.

Tab Biblio/Claims associated to the US Patent

Window : Claims / Citing Patents / Cited Patents

When your patent is published, the system automatically lists the patents cited during the procedure and the patents that cite your patent. You can have an access to the PDF by clicking on the number.

Citing and Cited Information

It is also possible to manually add claims in the "Claims" tab. The text added in this tab also appears in the general view under the abstract.

Window : Publication history

As soon as your patent is published, you can see the different patent publications in PDF format with a single click. The system also provides a link to the registry (the link can be direct to the patent page if the registry allows it) and to the family view "Orbit Express" (hyperlink to the Questel database).

This tab can be particularly interesting to have access to the text of the patent, to the images, to compare the claims as filed and as issued or simply to have a general view of the family via the Orbit Express link.

Orbit Express link and family overview

Window : Claims priority of

This tab allows you to designate a patent of the family as priority. It is sufficient to 

Note: It is not possible to designate a priority patent from another family. 

Window : Parent Asset

This tab allows you to modify the organization visible in the left menu (family tree). It is possible to modify the "father / son" link by selecting a father (click on Add Now or modify the existing patent). The patent will then simply be moved under the selected father patent.

In this video, the user wants to change the organization of his family. The US patent appears as a direct extension of the priority FR patent. The user wishes that the US patent appears as an extension following the PCT. In the "Parent Asset" window, the user will select the PCT patent as the parent patent instead of the FR patent.