Improvements to espacenet

A number of important new features and functions have been added to espacenet in an upgrade in January. These included improved navigation within help files, a default search options setting to the "Worldwide" database and display of the "A0" document, instead of the corresponding PCT document, for Euro-PCT publications.

Major new items are:

• full-text search in EP and WO in all three official languages
• highlighting of searched terms even in the full text
• a sort function for all lists
• improved pagination and navigation within lists.

esp@cenet also became more "graphic", displaying a first set of embedded images within "Classification search". You can analyse the patent claims as filed and visualise the independent and dependent claims.

espacenet will display all backward and forward citations, including documents cited in search, examination, opposition, appeal, etc.

You will also be able to enter more search terms in any one field, and the search boxes themselves expand to accommodate this.

Finally, the SmartSearch field identifiers have been refined.