Course: EPO Patent information tools

Course: EPO Patent information tools | e-learning centre

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- Select activity About this site
  What is patent information? In which ways can you benfefit from patent information? How can you retrieve and monitor patent information efficiently? These are the questions this site is dealing with. In this space, you will find the following resources:
  
  Tutorials and introductory resources (mainly videos) about patent information in general and about specific EPO tools for searching and observing patent information.
  
  Recordings about patent information and the respective tools.
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The need for patent information
- Select activity IP tools - Put your business idea in context ...
  
  Ideas alone are not always enough to make a successful breakthrough into the business world. Using intellectual property tools, users can find relevant legal, technical and commercial information to help them put their business idea in context.
- Select activity Take the <b>Patent information tour</b>
  
  Take the Patent information tour URL
  
  Patent information is the name we give to the technical information you find in patent documents, plus legal and business-relevant information about them.
  Find out more about patent information and its uses in the course "Exploring patent information”.
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Products and services of the EPO
The guided tours, videos and manuals in this section present and explain some highly useful tools offered by the EPO.
- Select activity Video: European Patent Register
  
  Video: European Patent Register Page
- Select activity Assistant: European Patent Register
  
  Assistant: European Patent Register URL
- Select activity Video: GPI - Global Patent Index
  
  Video: GPI - Global Patent Index Page
- Select activity Learning module: Introduction to the Global Patent Index (GPI)
  
  Learning module: Introduction to the Global Patent Index (GPI) URL
- Select activity Video: Federated Register
  
  Video: Federated Register Page
- Select activity Video: OPS - Open Patent Services
  
  Video: OPS - Open Patent Services Page
- Select activity Video: CCD - Common Citation Document (Espacenet)
  
  Video: CCD - Common Citation Document (Espacenet) Page
- Select activity Video: Register Alert
  
  Video: Register Alert Page
- Select activity Video: Global Dossier
  
  Video: Global Dossier Page
- Select activity Video: EP Bulletin search
  
  Video: EP Bulletin search Page
- Select activity Video: Patent families at the EPO
  
  Video: Patent families at the EPO Page
- Select activity User manuals and pocket guides
  
  User manuals and pocket guides Page
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Recordings: Asian patent information
- Select activity Protection beyond 20 years - SPCs, term extensions and adjustments.
  
  Protection beyond 20 years - SPCs, term extensions and adjustments.
- Select activity Session 1: EU (May 2021)
  
  Session 1: EU (May 2021) Page
- Select activity Session 2: Japan (June 2021)
  
  Session 2: Japan (June 2021) Page
- Select activity Session 3: Korea and China (June 2021)
  
  Session 3: Korea and China (June 2021) Page
- Select activity Patent information from the ASEAN region
  
  Patent information from the ASEAN region
- Select activity Session 1: Singapore and Malaysia (February 2021)
  
  Session 1: Singapore and Malaysia (February 2021) Page
- Select activity Session 2: Thailand and Indonesia (March 2021)
  
  Session 2: Thailand and Indonesia (March 2021) Page
- Select activity Session 3: Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar (March 2021)
  
  Session 3: Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar (March 2021) Page
- Select activity Patent information overviews
  
  Patent information overviews
- Select activity Patent information from India (December 2019)
  
  Patent information from India (December 2019) Page
- Select activity Overview of Korea (December 2019)
  
  Overview of Korea (December 2019) Page
- Select activity Overview of Japanese patent information (November 2019)
  
  Overview of Japanese patent information (November 2019) Page
- Select activity Overview of Chinese patent information (November 2019)
  
  Overview of Chinese patent information (November 2019) Page
- Select activity Searching Asian trade mark information
  
  Searching Asian trade mark information
- Select activity China (December 2018)
  
  China (December 2018) Page
- Select activity Korea (December 2018)
  
  Korea (December 2018) Page
- Select activity Japan (November 2018)
  
  Japan (November 2018) Page
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Recordings: Data and analysis
- Select activity INPADOC
  
  INPADOC
- Select activity What can the visualisation of INPADOC legal event codes teach us? (November 2025)
  
  What can the visualisation of INPADOC legal event codes teach us? (November 2025) Page
- Select activity Making best use of the INPADOC tables on data coverage and legal event codes (October 2025)
  
  Making best use of the INPADOC tables on data coverage and legal event codes (October 2025) Page
- Select activity INPADOC worldwide legal event data - use and benefits (June 2025)
  
  INPADOC worldwide legal event data - use and benefits (June 2025) Page
- Select activity INPADOC worldwide legal event data for advanced users (October 2024)
  
  INPADOC worldwide legal event data for advanced users (October 2024) Page
- Select activity Unitary patent protection legal events in INPADOC (April 2025)
  
  Unitary patent protection legal events in INPADOC (April 2025) Page
- Select activity INPADOC worldwide legal event database: What - Why - Where - Which - How of EPO's legal event collection (March 2021)
  
  INPADOC worldwide legal event database: What - Why - Where - Which - How of EPO's legal event collection (March 2021) Page
- Select activity INPADOC worldwide legal event database (September 2020)
  
  INPADOC worldwide legal event database (September 2020) Page
- Select activity PATSTAT
  
  PATSTAT
- Select activity Introduction to PATSTAT for beginners (June 2023)
  
  Introduction to PATSTAT for beginners (June 2023) Page
- Select activity EP patent information and CPC taxonomy as linked data (March 2021)
  
  EP patent information and CPC taxonomy as linked data (March 2021) Page
- Select activity PATSTAT Online (September 2020)
  
  PATSTAT Online (September 2020) Page
- Select activity PATSTAT online (February 2020)
  
  PATSTAT online (February 2020) Page
- Select activity Overview of PATSTAT Online (September 2019)
  
  Overview of PATSTAT Online (September 2019) Page
- Select activity PATSTAT Online - Beginners interface (July 2019)
  
  PATSTAT Online - Beginners interface (July 2019) Page
- Select activity PATSTAT Online (February 2019)
  
  PATSTAT Online (February 2019) Page
- Select activity GENERAL
  
  GENERAL
- Select activity EP patent information and CPC taxonomy as linked data (March 2020)
  
  EP patent information and CPC taxonomy as linked data (March 2020) Page
- Select activity Patent families (January 2020)
  
  Patent families (January 2020) Page
- Select activity Business use of patent information (April 2018)
  
  Business use of patent information (April 2018) Page
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Recordings: Innovation/patent insight reports
- Select activity Patent intelligence report on propulsion systems for space (June 2024)
  
  Patent intelligence report on propulsion systems for space (June 2024) Page
- Select activity Patent intelligence for quantum technologies in space (April 2024)
  
  Patent intelligence for quantum technologies in space (April 2024) Page
- Select activity The making of a patent insight report: offshore wind energy (January 2024)
  
  The making of a patent insight report: offshore wind energy (January 2024) Page
- Select activity The creation of patent insight reports (October 2023)
  
  The creation of patent insight reports (October 2023) Page
- Select activity Space-borne sensing and green applications (November 2022)
  
  Space-borne sensing and green applications (November 2022) Page
- Select activity Future and emerging technologies: CAR Immunotherapy - beyond T-cell (February 2021)
  
  Future and emerging technologies: CAR Immunotherapy - beyond T-cell (February 2021) Page
- Select activity Future and emerging technologies - (FETs) - 4D printing (February 2021)
  
  Future and emerging technologies - (FETs) - 4D printing (February 2021) Page
- Select activity Future and emerging technologies - graphene in healthcare (February 2021)
  
  Future and emerging technologies - graphene in healthcare (February 2021) Page
- Select activity The patent landscape of quantum sensing and metrology (June 2020)
  
  The patent landscape of quantum sensing and metrology (June 2020) Page
- Select activity The patent landscape of Graphene Composite Technology (May 2020)
  
  The patent landscape of Graphene Composite Technology (May 2020) Page
- Select activity The patent landscape of blockchain (May 2020)
  
  The patent landscape of blockchain (May 2020) Page
- Select activity The patent landscape of CAR T-cell immunotherapy (April 2020)
  
  The patent landscape of CAR T-cell immunotherapy (April 2020) Page
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Recordings: Legal information search and products
- Select activity General
  
  General
- Select activity Searching legal status and event information (September 2024)
  
  Searching legal status and event information (September 2024) Page
- Select activity Monitoring with EPO products (September 2018)
  
  Monitoring with EPO products (September 2018) Page
- Select activity INPADOC worldwide legal event data - use and benefits (June 2025)
  
  INPADOC worldwide legal event data - use and benefits (June 2025) Page
- Select activity INPADOC worldwide legal event data for advanced users (April 2024)
  
  INPADOC worldwide legal event data for advanced users (April 2024) Page
- Select activity Accessing court decisions on patents across Europe with ECLI (September 2020)
  
  Accessing court decisions on patents across Europe with ECLI (September 2020) Page
- Select activity European Patent Register improvements: File inspection - Cited opposition documents (September 2019)
  
  European Patent Register improvements: File inspection - Cited opposition documents (September 2019) Page
- Select activity What is new in the European Patent Register? (July 2019)
  
  What is new in the European Patent Register? (July 2019) Page
- Select activity PI from EPO validation states
  
  Patent information from EPO validation states
- Select activity Patent information from EPO validation states: Cambodia (February 2019)
  
  Patent information from EPO validation states: Cambodia (February 2019) Page
- Select activity Patent information from EPO validation states: Morocco & Tunisia (February 2019)
  
  Patent information from EPO validation states: Morocco & Tunisia (February 2019) Page
- Select activity Patent information from EPO validation states: Moldova (February 2019)
  
  Patent information from EPO validation states: Moldova (February 2019) Page
- Select activity UP/UPC
  
  UP/UPC
- Select activity The European and the Unitary Patent Registers: where to find what (February 2025)
  
  The European and the Unitary Patent Registers: where to find what (February 2025) Page
- Select activity Unitary patent-related information in the EPO's Patent Information data, tools and services (April 2024)
  
  Unitary patent-related information in the EPO's Patent Information data, tools and services (April 2024) Page
- Select activity INPADOC Legal event data and the unitary effect (March 2024)
  
  INPADOC Legal event data and the unitary effect (March 2024) Page
- Select activity The Unitary Patent Register (September 2023)
  
  The Unitary Patent Register (September 2023) Page
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Recordings: Patent search
- Select activity Getting started with Espacenet (January 2025)
  
  Getting started with Espacenet (January 2025) Page
- Select activity The Common Citation Document – A hidden treasure (November 2024)
  
  The Common Citation Document – A hidden treasure (November 2024) Page
- Select activity Patent Documentation Basics (October 2024)
  
  Patent Documentation Basics (October 2024) Page
- Select activity Get the most from Global Patent Index (GPI) (March 2021)
  
  Get the most from Global Patent Index (GPI) (March 2021) Page
- Select activity Introduction to Espacenet (February 2021)
  
  Introduction to Espacenet (February 2021) Page
- Select activity New Espacenet: Advanced features (January 2020)
  
  New Espacenet: Advanced features (January 2020) Page
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Recordings: Business use of patent information
- Select activity Introduction (June 2022)
  
  Introduction (June 2022) Page
- Select activity Espacenet (June 2022)
  
  Espacenet (June 2022) Page
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Course: EPO Patent information tools | e-learning centre

General

The need for patent information

Products and services of the EPO

Recordings: Asian patent information

Protection beyond 20 years - SPCs, term extensions and adjustments.

Patent information from the ASEAN region

Patent information overviews

Searching Asian trade mark information

Recordings: Data and analysis

INPADOC

PATSTAT

GENERAL

Recordings: Innovation/patent insight reports

Recordings: Legal information search and products

General

Patent information from EPO validation states

UP/UPC

Recordings: Patent search

Recordings: Business use of patent information