Data views

You may display search results on screen according to different data views. Click a data view on the left to see the corresponding data display.

Main

The most important data, together with links to related files. Historical data can be displayed by clicking the Show all Details button.

Legal Status

Legal status information presented chronologically

Event History

Complete list of events for current file

Citations

Grouped per citation; patent literature is displayed above non-patent literature

Patent Family

Overview of all patents in patent family

All Documents

Complete table of contents of the electronic file, together with links that open each document in the viewer

The All Documents category is presented in table format. It contains three filters:

Search/Examination

Outgoing documents

Incoming documents

Filters are created for you and contain links to documents of the electronic file. You cannot create, change or delete filters.

Note If you entered the data view by clicking a link on the Search Results table, and wish to return to that table, you must click the Search Results button.

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