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***Please note: Not all features are available, depending on the Version of ipMAGNET.
If your ipMAGNET is a part of a interneTIFF Bundle , EP and WIPO databases are not available.

ESP@CENET MAIN PANEL

EPO

MAIN PANEL SECTIONS:

1. Search and Download
2. Search Centre
3. Search Results Display
4. DownloadCentre
5. Download Options.
6. Preferences




SECTION---->Search and Download:
Purpose: Searching for Patents. Choose between the three different databases at the European Patent Office.


SECTION---->Search Center:
Purpose: Search for Patents using search fields. 

Search:
 Enter the Search Fields and Click Search.

Next 15 :
If the Search is successful and there are more results to be displayed, this button will be enabled.

Stop Search:
For any reason, if you would like to Stop the Search process, Click this Button. Only the results that were obtained so far will be displayed.

Reset:
Click this button to clear all the Search Fields.

How do I SEARCH for Patents?
1. Choose the desired databaser(Worldwide, EP, WIPO).
2. Type the desired search terms. Search fields will be ANDED if you enter more than one Search field.You can do so to narrow the Search Results.
3 . Click SEARCH Button.

EX: To search for Patents about Golf, Enter Golf in the Title Field.
      If you have a Patent Number, for ex, 2009029796, enter it publication number field and Search.

SECTION---->Search Results Display:
Purpose: If the search is successful, the results will be displayed in Search Display Panel.

To Select a Single Patent:
Click your left mouse anywhere on the desired row of the Search Display Panel.

SECTION---->Download Centre:
Purpose: To initiate the DownLoad process.

DownLoad :
This Button will be enabled anytime a patent is ready for download.

Stop:
For any reason, if you would like to Stop the DownLoad process, Click this Button.

Delete List :
Clicking this will empty the Patents and it's status from the DownLoad Center.
SECTION---->Download Options:
Purpose: To select the way a Patent is to be downloaded.

You have the choice to download the Patent either  in Full(HTML and Fascimile), Sections(by Sections), Html only etc.
The Default Settings are HTML and All Fascimile Images. HTML Option cannot be unchecked.

If you want to download the entire Patent, but by sections, select Sections and check all the sections.
If you want to download just a specific section, select Sections and select just that section.
If any section that you select is not available in the patent, "N/A" message will be displayed.

Ex: If you are downloading patent 12345 and

case 1: using the default settings, the result will be
12345-biblio .htm,
12345-claims .htm,
12345-description .htm, and 
12345-FULL .pdf

case 2: using the Sections option and selecting all the sections, then the result will be
12345-biblio .htm,
12345-claims .htm,
12345-description .htm, and
12345-biblio .pdf,
12345-description .pdf,
12345-drawings .pdf ,
12345-claims. pdf  and
12345-searchreport.pdf

SECTION---->Preferences:
Purpose: To set the Preferences for your EPO Control Panel. 

You can change these various settings to be your new defaults. The Various settings are described below.
1. Start With...: Sets the starting Database to either WorldWide, EP or WIPO. All operations in the Main Panel will be cleared if this setting is changed.
2. Download Options: You can set these Download options to be your new defaults. Every Patent will be downloaded using these new settings.
You can change the Download options temporarily from the Main Panel on individual basis, but these settings will takeover after the download.
3. Open Patent IMAGES after download :Select this option if you would like to View the Patent after a successful download.
4. Start ipMAGNET with EPO: Select this option to start ipMAGNET with the EPO everytime you use ipMAGNET.                      

Get Default Settings: This will bring up the factory settings.
Don't Change: Click this if you don not want to change the settings now.
Save My Settings: Once you modify the individual settings, Clicking this button will Save your options and will be your new default settings.
Note: Anytime the settings are changed, the Main Panel will be Reset completely and you have a Clean Slate. All previous searches and downloads will be reset.  






FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
  1. Does ipMAGNET cover the new Level-3 EPO?
    Yes. ipMAGNET 7.0 supports the new Level-3 EPO.
  2. How do I VIEW the Patents?
    ipMAGNET is a patent downloader, not a Patent Viewer. It is the User's responsibilty to install the appropriate Viewer to Open and View the Patents.
    EPO Patents are in PDF Format and you have to have a PDF Reader to view the downloaded patents.
    You might already have a PDF Reader. If not you should download it.     ipMAGNET neither recommends nor endorses any particular viewer.

    There are two ways to view the Patents once they are downloaded by ipMAGNET.
    1. View immediately after DownLoad:(Default, No User Input)
    After a successful download, ipMAGNET locates the PDF Reader installed on your machine and opens the Patent immediately.
    If there is no PDF Reader or if ipMAGNET has trouble locating the PDF Reader, You will be prompted with a Warning Message.         
    If this is the case, you should open the PREFERENCES Dialog and Uncheck "View the Patents after Download" so that you will not see this message for every download.

    2. Using the View Command: (Manual )
    If you only want to download the Patents and don't want to open the Patents right away, you should open the PREFERENCES Dialog and
    Uncheck "View the Patents after Download". Now, anytime you want to View the Patents manually, use the View Command and select the Patent to View.

  3. What does each database contain?
    Coverage of the EP database
    This database enables you to search the patent applications published by the European Patent Office over the last 24 months (for EP patent applications older than 24 months you should select the WorldWide Option
    Coverage of the WorldWide database
    The worldwide database enables you to search for information about published patent applications from over 80 different countries and regions.
    Coverage of the WIPO database
    This database enables you to search in the patent applications published by  WIPO (WO publications) in the last 24 months.

  4. I get a "Document or  database inaccessible" message after downloading the Patent?
    ipMAGNET merges only valid PDF Files. It seems like some of the downloaded PDF image files might be corrupted or they might be inaccessible at the ESPCENETdatabase.
    You can confirm this by visitng the EPO Website and looking for the patent PDF Files. You can however view the valid individual PDF image files that are downloaded.

  5. Session requests per minute exceeded. What is this?
    According to espacenet helpdesk, " A tighter control on how many searches / result list navigations a User can do per minute has been set. At the moment the limits are.
    - a normal User with a session may perform 10 requests per minute. This is the default esp@cenet operation, esp@cenet will assign a session when starting an esp@cenet search".
    Please re-try your request with a new session.