Improved Patent Search on SIPO’s Website

Improved Patent Search on SIPO’s Website

Huabing Liu

Intellectual Property Publishing House of SIPO

liuhuabing@cnipr.com

April, 2008

Huabing Liu

Intellectual Property Publishing House of SIPO

liuhuabing@cnipr.com

April, 2008

Contents

• General view of SIPO’s patent information p.

• Current condition of patent search systems

• Summaries & Conclusion

• Main topics for discussion

SIPO’s Efforts on Patent Information for Public

• Domestic Environment– Increasing needs from industry.– Insufficiency on getting patent information.

• Efforts of SIPO– Making basic information more available to public.– Improving the search efficiency step by step.– Data processing & collection.

• Automation Department of SIPO

Architecture of Patent Information Search

SIPO

BeijingShanghaiGuangdongZhejiangJiangsu…………47 provinces or cities

SIPO Chinesewww.SIPO.gov.cn

SIPO Englishwww.SIPO.gov.cn

EPPIS Chinesepub.cnipr.com

EPPIS Englishpub.cnipr.com

Patent Database Service Platform

Others………

subordinates

IPPHwww.cnipr.com

CPICwww.cnpat.com.cn

Experimental Platform of Patent Information Services(EPPIS)

——Search Function • Chinese Version

– Full-text Search– Legal Status– Whole Document Download– Update Weekly

• English Version– Abstract Search– Legal Status (MT)

Experimental Platform of Patent Information Services(EPPIS)

——Summaries & Future• Role of EPPIS

– Experimentation based on improved search engine and large scale patent data.

– SIPO’s attempt for new model of patent information dissemination.

• Feedback– 1.17 million browsing amount per month averagely,

more than 99% from China.– Popular for the integrated patent data from China and

other countries. • Future Plan

– New search system is under consideration.

SIPO Search System －－ Chinese Version

• Search Function– Chinese patent

– IC Layout Design

– Legal Status & Patent Affair

• Improvement– Search & Download

– Data Quality

SIPO Search System －－ English Version

• More Invention Abstracts have been added to the system.

• Update Monthly.• 3-4 Month Lag.

• Full-text machine translation will be introduced soon.

• Improved search interface and document display are under consideration

Other Patent Search Links from SIPO website

• www.cnipr.com (IPPH)– More search functions will be free for public.– English search is open for test, English full-

text search is also available.

• www.cnpat.com.cn (CPIC)– New search interface.– Enhanced patent data.

Search System Summaries ——Chinese Version Item SIPO EPPIS CNIPR CNPAT

Search

Entry

Number /Date

Y Y Y Y

Applicant/ Inventor

Y Y Y Y

Abstract Y Y Y Y

Claims N Y Claim1 Claim1

Full text N Y Y N

Legal Status Y Y Y N

Search

Function

Time Scope Y Y Y Y

Boolean Search

N Y Y Y

Refine Search N Y Y Y

Display

Item

Bibliographic Data

Y Y Y Y

Abstract Y Y Y Y

Legal Status Y Y Y N

Drawings N N N Y

Specification /Claims

Image Image Image/Text(Claim 1)

Image/Text(Claim 1)

Others

Update/lag Weekly /latest

Weekly /latest

Weekly /latest

Weekly /1 week

Document Download

Single page Whole Document

Single page Single page

Bibliographic data

download

Single record

15 records 10 records Single records

Search System Summaries ——English Version Item SIPO EPPIS CNIPR

(Test) CNPAT

Search

Entry

Number /Date

Y Y Y Y

Applicant/ Inventor

Y Y Y Y

Abstract Invention only

Invention only

Y Invention only

Full text N N Y N

Legal Status N Y N N

Search

Function

Time Scope Y Y Y Y

Boolean Search

Y Y Y Y

Refine Search N Y Y Y

Display

Item

Bibliographic Data

Y Y Y Y

Abstract Invention only

Invention only

Y Invention only

Legal Status N Y Y N

Drawings N N Y Y

Specification /Claims

Image Image Image Image

Others

Update/lag Monthly /3-4 month

lag

---- On test Monthly /3-4 month

lag Document Download

Whole Document

Whole Document

Single page

Bibliographic data

download

Single record

15 records 10records Single records

Conclusion• Aims of SIPO

–Meet the needs in different levels.

–Make more information available freely.

–More powerful search system for public in the future.

Some Topics for Discussion

• Main barriers on obtaining Chinese patent information.

• The problems on searching Chinese patent.• Chinese patent data coverage.• New trends of searching Chinese patent data.• …………• Any related topics

Thank You !