Choose a source family
Locate a publication and then verify territory, procedure and title status in the relevant registry.
Define title type and territories. Retain application number, publication number, owner or applicant and relevant classes. For a patent, distinguish family, claims and status; a family groups documents without making their rights identical.
Espacenet and PATENTSCOPE discover publications; the European Patent Register documents European proceedings. Trademark and design databases have distinct coverage. Text search does not replace reading the title and its goods or services.
A patent is visible in search but appears abandoned. Open the registry, check events and territory, and date the observation. An older publication can remain accessible after rights change.
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Search trademarks and related signs across participating international and national collections.
Coverage varies; also check national registers and each mark’s status.
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Search patent publications and trace technical developments across countries.
A publication does not prove an enforceable patent: check family, territory and status.
EU
Compare trademark applications and registrations from participating offices, including across the EU.
A result alone establishes neither conflict nor availability; territory, classes and prior rights matter.
EU
Check procedural stages, grant, opposition and legal information for a published European application.
Post-grant national status can vary; consult relevant national registers and date the observation.
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Search published PCT international applications and documents from participating national or regional offices.
A PCT publication is not a worldwide patent; check national phases, grants and territories.
EU
Access the registered-design search signposted by the EUIPO.
A visual search does not establish complete rights coverage or freedom to operate; check status and territory.
No. It depends on coverage and query. Compare variants, classes and territories; rights and exploitation decisions require an appropriate analysis.
Topic pages to select a service and understand what its result can establish.
Choose between a directory, registry, filing, interest declaration and international identifier according to the fact you need to establish.
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Retrieve the text, version and procedure while separating decisions, announcements and commentary.
6 results
Choose a producer, catalogue or series by unit, coverage and research question.
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Document an older page or infrastructure while retaining observation dates and limits.
5 results
Choose a map, collaborative object or satellite product by scale and observation date.
5 results
Locate a publication and then verify territory, procedure and title status in the relevant registry.
6 results
Separate work, author, organisation, repository, journal and trial to cite the right object and version.
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