The system allows two ways to connect your patents to the public database. Both modes are not using the same search algorithm:
- Manual mode: On the "Update suggestion" page of a patent family it is possible to manually connect a patent.
This way the "Easy Search" algorithm developed by Orbit Intelligence is used, which allows a search without a predefined format. If there are several possible results, the user can select the right result manually.
More information on Easy Search :
https://intelligence.help.questel.com/en/support/solutions/articles/77000436704-easy-search
- Automatic mode: This mode is launched automatically every week.
This way allows a stricter search limiting a maximum of multiple results to allow an optimized connection rate.
Example of format being taken into account during the "auto" mode:
CC | Authority | Example of application number format | Example of publication number format |
---|---|---|---|
WO | PCT | EP2017/060806 | 2017/194416 |
US | United States | 16/922,672 | 20210007766 |
CA | Canada | 2681344 | 2681344 |
DE | Germany | 102010035302 | 102010035302 |
GB | United Kingdom | 0616647 | 2441153 |
FR | France | 1654248 | 3051300 |
EP | European Patent Office | 17722816 | 3455099 |
CN | China | 202080049470 | 114126469 |
JP | Japan | 2022500993 | 2022540599 |
KR | South Korea | 10-2018-7036280 | 10-2019-0019073 |
AU | Australia | 2017286238 | 2017286238 |
IN | India | 2797/CHE/2013 | 2797/CHE/2013 |
IL | Israel | 263569 | 263569 |
BR | Brazil | 102013016687 | 102013016687 |