語法關鍵字 (Syntax)

Syntax

Operator

Example

Explanation

*

SPEC/app*

* 作為多字元的變量

範例：SPEC/app*

將搜尋以 “app-” 開頭的任何單詞，無論該單詞有多長。

(SPEC:說明書)

?

SPEC/app?

? 作為單個字元的變量

範例：SPEC/app?

將搜尋以 “app-” 開頭的任何單詞，並帶有一個字元的單詞。

""

SPEC/"artificial"

"" 作為搜尋引號內完全一致的單詞/字元

範例：SPEC/"artificial"

將搜尋完全一致的單詞 “artificial”

注意: 當使用 NEAR, 請勿在搜尋式中使用引號 (“”) 。

()

SPEC/(art OR paint) AND canvas

() 括號語法表示執行搜尋時的優先順序，括號內的組合會優先進行。

AND

SPEC/(art AND paint)

AND 語法將搜尋 AND 左右的關鍵字，只有內容包含兩個關鍵字時，才會顯示結果。

OR

SPEC/(art OR paint)

OR 語法將搜尋 OR 左右的關鍵字，內容包含一個關鍵字或另一個關鍵字或兩個關鍵字時，才會顯示結果。

NOT

SPEC/(art AND NOT paint)

NOT 語法不會搜尋 NOT 之後的關鍵字。

範例：SPEC/(art AND NOT paint)

將搜尋關鍵字 “art” ，但內容如果同時包含兩個關鍵字 “art” 和 “paint” 將會被忽略。

WITH

AAN/(GOOGLE) WITH AAR/(EYEFLUENCE)

WITH 語法將搜尋專利的單筆轉讓紀錄

例如：GOOGLE作為受讓人搭配上EYEFLUENCE作為出讓人，搜尋結果將得到直接從EYEFLUENCE轉讓給GOOGLE的專利。

使用 US8885877B2 作為範例:

檢索式1：AAN/(google) WITH AAR/(EYE-COM) AND pn/US8885877B2

檢索式1結果：0件 （非直接轉讓）

檢索式2：AAN/(google) WITH AAR/(EYEFLUENCE) AND pn/US8885877B2

檢索式2結果： 1件（直接轉讓）

WITH 語法用於成對的轉讓數據資料，

如: 

受讓人 & 轉讓人 (AAN, AAR), 

被授權人 & 授權人 (LNE, LNO), 

質押債權人 & 質押申請人 (PGE, PGO).

注意：使用WITH語法請勿使用額外的括號

如：

(AAN/(GOOGLE)) WITH AAR/(EYEFLUENCE)

⬆會造成錯誤的搜尋結果，因為額外的括號將 AAN/ 與 WITH 分開。

AAN/(GOOGLE) WITH DUR/2017*

AAN/(GOOGLE) WITH AAR/(EYEFLUENCE) WITH DUR/2017*

DUR 語法將搜尋特定期間段內的轉讓記錄

範例：

檢索式1：AAN/(google) WITH DUR/2013* AND pn/US8885877B2

檢索式1結果：0件 （在2013沒有轉讓記錄）

檢索式2：AAN/(google) WITH DUR/2017* AND pn/US8885877B2

檢索式2結果：1件（確實在2017有轉讓記錄）

(AAN:受讓人，AAR:出讓人)

FCLH/(G06F9 G06F3)

使用語法做關鍵字搜尋或簡易搜尋時，空格等於 “AND”，可以使用空格來分隔兩個關鍵字。

進階檢索時，空格將會依照 “OR” 或 “AND”選項作轉換。

(FCLH：分類 - FI階層)

Keywords

Data Field

Syntax

Example

Notes

Title

TTL

TTL/Antibacteri*
TTL/"Carbon nanotubes"

You can build a query using the original language of

the application or English.

*The search results may be different due to a delay in

the English translation.

Description

SPEC

SPEC/Antibacteri*

Claims

ACLM

ACLM/emitting

Independent Claims

ICLM

ICLM/emitting

# of Claim

NCLM

NCLM/[2->5]

NCLM/[2->*]

NCLM/[*->5]

NCLM/2

# of Independent Claim

NICLM

NICLM/[2->5]

NICLM/[2->*]

NICLM/[*->5]

NICLM/2

Abstract

ABST

ABST/"Carbon nanotubes"

You can build a query

using the original language of the application or

English.

*The search results may be different due to a delay in

the English translation.

Full-Text

FULL

FULL/"bowling ball"

This is the default field.

You may enter a query

without any syntax.

Title, Abstract, and Claim

TAC

TAC/(computer notebook)

This will simultaneously

search for the patents with the keywords found

together in either the title, or the abstract, or the

claim sections.

e.g. TAC/(computer notebook) = TTL/(computer AND notebook) OR ABST/(computer AND notebook) OR ACLM/(computer AND notebook)

TAC/computer AND TAC/notebook

This will simultaneously

search for the patents with the keywords that must be found in either the title, or the abstract or the claim

sections.

e.g. (TTL/computer or ABST/computer or ACLM/computer) AND (TTL/notebook or ABST/notebook or ACLM/notebook)

Abstract and Claim

AC

AC/(computer notebook)

This will simultaneously

search for the patents with the keywords found

together in the abstract or the claim sections.

e.g. AC/(computer notebook) = ABST/(computer AND notebook) OR ACLM/(computer AND notebook)

AC/computer AND AC/notebook

This will simultaneously

search for the patents with the keywords that must be found in either the abstract or the claim sections.

e.g. AC/computer AND AC/notebook = (ABST/computer or ACLM/computer) AND (ABST/notebook or ACLM/notebook)

Near

NEAR(?)

TAC/((computer notebook tablet phone) NEAR3 (wireless communication transmission))

使用 NEAR 是為了在指定的單詞間距內搜尋出關鍵字組合。在檢索式中，如果包含多個單詞，其間的空格會被視為 OR 關係。

範例檢索式解釋
在 名稱 + 摘要 + 請求項 中，前一組關鍵字與後一組關鍵字之間的距離不超過 3 個單詞。

1. “?” 表示搜尋關鍵字與關鍵字之間的單詞範圍。（範圍無限制）
2. 關鍵字組合的最大數量為 300。
3. NEAR 必須與關鍵字組合一起使用，例如：
   TAC/((computer notebook tablet phone) NEAR3 (wireless communication transmission))
4. 禁止使用兩個或多個連續的 NEAR。例如：
   TTL/((REFERENCE SIGNAL) NEAR1 device NEAR1 execution)（不允許）
5. 非連續情況下，最多允許使用三個 NEAR。例如：
   TTL/((REFERENCE SIGNAL) NEAR1 device) AND TTL/(device NEAR1 transmitting) AND TTL/(device NEAR1 receiving)
   此例中，三個語法各使用了一次 NEAR，因此符合規定。
6. 使用 NEAR 時，不支援引號（“ ”）和星號（*）。

注意： 在檢索式中使用 NEAR 時，請避免使用引號（“ ”）。

附加說明：

• TAC：表示 名稱 + 摘要 + 請求項。
• TTL：表示 名稱。

Dates

Data Field

Syntax

Example

Notes

Appl. Date

APD

APD/[20081101 -> 20081130]

Pub. Date

PD

PD/200311*

Issue Date

ISD

ISD/[20081101 -> *]

Pub. Date (Gazette)

PDG

PDG/[20170102->20180102]

Earliest Priority

EPRD

EPRD/2017*

Earliest Appl.

EAPD

EAPD/2017*

This is used for calculation of the (est.) expiration

date.

This is also known as the

Earliest Effective Filing

Date of the application for purposes of a patent term.

Issue/Pub. Date

PID

PID/2017*

Publication or Issue Date

Party

Data Field

Syntax

Example

Notes

Inventor 

IN

IN/"CHEN Yun Lung"

This field can be used to

search for both the original and the standardized

name.

Inventor Address

INAD

INAD/Shenzhen

Inventor Country

ICN

ICN/(CN or US or TW)

Assignee / Applicant

AN

AN/"Tesla Motors"

This field can be used to

search for both the original and the standardized

name.

Curr. Assignee

CAN

CAN/"Tesla Motors"

This field can be used to

search for the current

assignee.

Assignee Address

ANAD

ANAD/Taipei

Agency/ Agent

LREP

LREP/Weingram

Examiner

EXP

EXP/John*

Only available for US and JP patents.

All Parties

PARTY

PARTY/Microsoft

Includes assignee, agent,

inventor, etc.

Number

Data Field

Syntax

Example

Notes

Appl. No.

APN

APN/"11/616909"

Pat. No.

PN

PN/US774947*
PN/CN102625944A

This field can be used to

search for published

patent applications and

granted patents.

The number includes Pub. No.and Issue No.

Patent Office

CC

CC/US

The Country Code is a two-letter code used to indicate the country or

organization of the

application.

See the country code list.

Kind Code

KD

KD/B

National Phase Application Number (WO only)

 NPAN

NPAN/特願2022-557026

Only available from WO to JP patents.

Classification

Data Field

Syntax

Example

Notes

IPC

ICL

ICL/G06F019/00

Main IPC

MICL

MICL/G06F019*

Locarno

LOCS

LOCS/07-02

Main Locarno

MLOC

MLOC/21-01

USPC

CCL

CCL/370/329

Main USPC

MCCL

MCCL/70/264

CPC

CPC

CPC/H01L033/54

Main CPC

MCPC

MCPC/H01L*

FI

FCL

FCL/G06F9/00,320A

JPO "File Index" (FI)

classification.

Classification (Heirarchy)

Data Field

Syntax

Example

Notes

IPC (Hierarchy)

ICLH

ICLH/(G01N33/487)

When hierarchy syntax is used, the search results

will include the patents in a lower classification as

well.

For example, a syntax

parameter of  ICLH/(G01N33/487) will also search

for patents in the

subgroup of ICLH/(G01N33/49) because G01N33/49 is under the subgroup of

G01N33/487.

More specifically,

US20160136639A1 has an IPC of G01N33/49 as

opposed to G01N33/487,

and it should not be

included as a result of

ICL/(G01N33/487).

However, the subgroup of G01N33/49 is under G01N33/487, so US20160136639A1 will be included in the results of  ICLH/(G01N33/487).

Note: An asterisk “*” is not necessary when the

hierarchy syntax is

defined.

Main IPC (Hierarchy)

MICLH

MICLH/G06F019

USPC (Hierarchy)

CCLH

CCLH/370/329

Main USPC (Hierarchy)

MCCLH

MCCLH/70/264

CPC (Hierarchy)

CPCH

CPCH/H01L033/54

Main CPC (Hierarchy)

MCPCH

MCPCH/H01L

FI (Hierarchy)

FCLH

FCLH/G06F9/00,320A

Assignment Data

Data Field

Syntax

Example

Notes

Reassignment

AOAI

AOAI/Y

Denote if Transfer/

Licensing/

Pledge happened,

ignoring the transfer with

the inventor as the

assignor.

# of RSGMT

ANT

ANT/3

Search for Not Less Than

the number input.

E.g. ANT/3 Search for

patents with the number of Assignments not less than 3.

Assignor (RSGMT)

AAR

AAR/"APPLE, INC."

Assignee (RSGMT)

AAN

AAN/"APPLE, INC."

Transfer Date

TRD

TRD/2015*

The date of the

assignment.

Agent (RSGMT)

CNA

CNA/"Fish & Richardson"

Licensing

PLN

PLN/Y

Licensor

LNO

LNO/"APPLE, INC."

Licensee

LNE

LNE/"APPLE, INC."

Licensing Date

LND

LND/2015*

Pledge

PPG

PPG/N

Pledgor

PGO

PGO/"APPLE, INC."

Pledgee

PGE

PGE/APPLE

Pledge Date

PGD

PGD/2015*

Date of RSGMT

DUR

DUR/2017*

Transfer/Licensing/Pledge Date.

Please refer to “WITH”

syntax operator for more

usages.

Change of Name

NC

NC/"Apple Inc"

NCB/"GitHub"

NCA/"Microsoft"

Looking the name change before (from).

Please use NCB.

For name change after

(to), please use NCA.

Name Change Date

NCD

NCD/2018*

Patent Ranking

Data Field

Syntax

Example

Notes

Patent Quality

QRANK

QRANK/3->*

Our model for Quality takes into consideration (based on publication/issue

information before it is

published) :

- The qualifications and

profile of the attorney.
- The qualifications and

profile of the examiner.
- The number of the

potential prior art.
- The structure of

independent and

dependent claims.

Each ranking is based on a score calculated using our model:

(5) AAA : Score is in the top 3%
(4) AA : 3% - 10%
(3) A : 10% - 25%
(2) B : 25% - 50%
(1) C : 50% - 75%
(0) D : Below 75%

E.g.: The value of 3

represents "A.” Therefore, 3->* represents values

above "A.”

Patent Value

VRANK

VRANK/3->*

Our model for Value takes into consideration (based on publication/issue

information before it is

published):

- The qualifications and

profile of the inventor.
- The qualifications and

profile of the applicant.
- The stage of technology

lifecycle citation(s).
- Citation(s).
- Pre-grant assignment

and licensing.

Each ranking is based on a score calculated using our model:

(5) AAA : Score is in the top 3%
(4) AA : 3% - 10%
(3) A : 10% - 25%
(2) B : 25% - 50%
(1) C : 50% - 75%
(0) D : Below 75%

E..g.: The value of 3

represents "A.” Therefore,

3->* represents values

above "A.”

Status Data

Data Field

Syntax

Example

Notes

Legal Status

LLS

LLS/3

Legal Status is selected

from：

(1) Pending: Patents

application yet to be

granted.
(2) Examination.
(3) Active - Granted.
(4) Abandoned: Patents

abandoned, withdrawn, or not paid for by applicant

or assignee.
(5) Expired: Patents

expired because the patent term is due.
(6) Revoked ab initio:

Patents invalidated after

grant.
(7) PGPub - Granted:

Application that has been

issued.

(8) Reissued.
(9) PCT End - NP: The PCT stage ended, and the national phase (NP) was entered.
E.g.: The value of 3 represents "Active - Granted".

(Est.) Exp. Date

ESED

ESED/2025*

The estimated expiration

date is based on the patent office, patent type, and

application/issue date, and is only available for an

active patent.

If the estimated expiration date is before the system

updating date (e.g. today), or if any abandon event

occurs, the estimated

expiration date will

no longer

be searchable and an

inactive date of the patent can be found.

If the patent type is

“other”, it will be

presumed to be

“Utility Patent”.

Otherwise certain

parameter(s)

(e.g. kind code) can

help determine the date.

We don’t calculate the

estimated exp. the date for SPC (Supplementary

protection certificate).

Abandon Date

ABDD

ABDD/2015*

The date of Abandonment, Withdrawal, and

Non-payment.

Abandon Type

ABDT

ABDT/1

Abandon Type is selected

from：

(1) Abandoned Appl.
(2) Withdrawn
(3) Lasped
(4) No Active State

Designated State

DS

DS/DE

Enter Country Code to

search for EP and WO

patent designated states.

# of State

DSN

DSN/1

Search for not less than

the number input.

E.g. DSN/1 search for

patents with the number of designated states not less

than 1.

Active State

DSA

DSA/DE

Enter Country Code to

search for EP and WO

 patent designated states 

 (active state).

Inactive State

DSI

DSI/DE

Enter Country Code to

search for EP and WO

patent

designated states

(inactive state).

Pending State

DSP

DSP/DE

Enter Country Code to

search for WO patent

designated states

(Pending).

National-Phase State

DST

DST/DE

Enter Country Code to

search for WO patent

designated states

(National-Phase).

# of Active State

DSNA

DSNA/1

Search for not less than

the number input.

E.g. DSNA/1 search for

patents with the number of active designated states

not less than 1.

# of Inactive State

DSNI

DSNI/1

Search for not less than

the number input.

E.g. DSNI/1 search for

patents with the number of inactive designated states not less than 1.

# of Pending State

DSNP

DSNP/1

Search for not less than

the number input.

E.g. DSNP/1 search for

patents with the number of pending designated states not less than 1.

# of National-Phase State

DSNT

DSNT/1

Search for not less than

the number input.

E.g. DSNT/1 search for

patents with the number of national-phase designated states not less than 1.

Litigation Data

Litigation Party

Others

Data Field

Syntax

Example

Notes

Patent Type

TYPE

TYPE/(1 or 2)

1. Utility Patent.
2. Utility Model.
3. Design.
4. Plant.
5. Other.