Viewing Results
The search results are automatically loaded when you click on Search from any of the search forms. You can view the records in various formats as well as refine your search by sorting records.
Types of Views
There are many different types of views. These are described in the table below:
Types of views | Description |
| Tabular View | 1. Displays vertical list of records in tabular form with Patent number, Appl. Date, Pub. Date, Normalized Assignee.
2. The tabular view layout has been enhanced to provide each access to the abstract, PDF and drawings. |
| Compact View | Displays the Title, Abstract and Coverage of the record and all the small icons in a dropdown list when viewing the results in Compact view format.
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| Standard View | Displays parallel list of records in standard form with links to PDF, Drawings Mosaic, Legal status along with Patent number and Title, Abstract, APD (Application Date), PBD (Publication Date), EED (Expected Expiry Date), ASNN (Assignee Normalized) , CASN (Current Assignee), INV (Inventor), EPRD (Earliest Priority date), EPBD (Earliest Publication date), PRN (Priority Details), IC (International Classification ), CPC (Cooperative Patent Classification), UC (US Classification). |
| Standard + Ind Claims View | Displays parallel list of records in standard form with Independent Claims along with Patent number and Title, Abstract, APD (Application Date), PBD (Publication Date), EED (Expected Expiry Date), ASNN (Assignee Normalized) , CASN (Current Assignee), INV (Inventor), EPRD (Earliest Priority date), EPBD (Earliest Publication date), PRN (Priority Details), IC (International Classification ), CPC (Cooperative Patent Classification), UC (US Classification) and links to PDF, Drawings Mosaic, Legal status. |
| Standard + Family View | Displays parallel list of records in standard form with patent family along with Patent number and Title, Abstract, APD (Application Date), PBD (Publication Date), EED (Expected Expiry Date), ASNN (Assignee Normalized) , CASN (Current Assignee), INV (Inventor), EPRD (Earliest Priority date), EPBD (Earliest Publication date), PRN (Priority Details), IC (International Classification ), CPC (Cooperative Patent Classification), UC (US Classification) and links to PDF, Drawings Mosaic, Legal status. The Family table shown includes options to view the Simple and Extended family members along with a link to the Register data for selected countries. |
| Drawings Only View | A new Drawings only view provides a more efficient way to scan results by images.  |
| Drawings View | Displays collection of images in a single view, wherein all the images appear next to each other. |
| Standard + KWIC View | The Standard+KWIC results view combines the Biblio information present in Standard view along with snippets showing exactly where your query matched within the full text of the record. |
| Numbers Only View | Displays vertical list of records in tabular form. |
| Custom View | Displays list of records in tabular/ column view with the specified custom fields. |
Within each view you can set how many records you want to see per page. There are also different sorting options. These are:
Sorting option | Description |
| Pub. Date Descending | Displays the records in the descending order of the publication date |
| Pub. Date Ascending | Displays the records in the ascending order of the publication date |
| App. Date Descending | Displays the records in the descending order of the application date |
| App. Date Ascending | Displays the records in the ascending order of the application date |
| Relevance Descending | Displays the records in the descending order of priority |
| Most Cited | Displays the records that are most referred to |
| Earliest Publication Date Descending | Displays the records in the descending order of the earliest publication date |
| Earliest Priority Date Descending | Displays the records in the descending order of the earliest priority date |
| Document Number Descending | Displays the records in the descending order of the document numbers |
| Document Number Ascending | Displays the records in the ascending order of the document numbers |
| Last Added Descending (projects only) | Displays the records in the descending order of date of addition |
| Last Added Ascending (projects only) | Displays the records in the ascending order of date of addition |
| Simple Family | Displays which simple family members appear in a group |
| Extended Family | Displays which extended family members appear in a group |
| Ratings Descending (projects only) | Displays highest rated records upfront |
| Ratings Ascending (projects only) | Displays lowest rated records upfront |
| Assignee Descending | Displays the records in the descending order of the Assignees |
| Assignee Ascending | Displays the records in the Ascending order of the Assignees |
To view list of records
- On the Search results screen, select the respective view type from the View drop-down list
- Select number of records from the Show drop-down list
- Select the respective sorting option from the Sort by drop-down list
The records are displayed as per the options selected.
Register Links
Provides direct links to Register data at the national patent office website of selected countries. These links are present in the Standard + Family view within the Family table.