{"id":55420,"date":"2021-07-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.208.6.27\/xlscout_new\/top-databases-for-patent-searching\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T07:42:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T07:42:28","slug":"top-databases-for-patent-searching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlscout.ai\/da\/top-databases-for-patent-searching\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Databases for Conducting a Patent Search"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patent search and analysis have proven their utility in taking strategic business decisions, making new acquisitions, exploring new geographies, and others. With patent data increasing at an unprecedented rate, precision patent searching, and analysis have become a necessity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to the technological advancements that have opened the gateway for SaaS products, intelligent apps, connected devices, and others and made things easier than in earlier times. There are multiple technologically advanced tools available in the market that assist the searcher in making comprehensive search queries using class codes, keywords, assignees, and other patient-specific data points. Each tool has its own unique proposition, algorithms, and approach to analyzing the patent portfolio. However, it is very important to choose the right tool that broadly fits all requirements related to searching and works in tandem with existing searching models.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a comprehensive, not exhaustive, list of tools that assist searchers by providing a user-friendly search interface, managing bulky databases, and generating insights through interactive color-coded visualizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Google Patents<\/b><\/h2>\n

Google Patents<\/a> is a <\/span>search engine<\/span> from <\/span>Google<\/span> that indexes <\/span>patents<\/span> and patent applications. It is one of the most widely acknowledged search engines. It is a simpler and more user-friendly search tool. Users can refine their search query by using fields such as assignees, keywords, or classification.<\/span><\/p>\n

Espacenet<\/b><\/h2>\n

Espacenet<\/a> was formed as a result of the collaboration between the European Patent Office and the European Patent Organization. Launched in 1998 with the purpose of providing easy public access to patent data.<\/span><\/p>\n

The following methods are available for searching:<\/p>\n

1. Smart search<\/b><\/h3>\n

The smart search allows users to search for patents by adding up to 20 search terms.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Advanced Search<\/b><\/h3>\n

This search allows users to add advanced searching fields and refine their search queries. Here\u2019s a list of some of the search fields provided by Espacenet:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n