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IDPAT (Patent Duplicate Detection)

After a set has been created in a patent search, you can issue one of the following commands to have Dialog identify patent groups and duplicates:

IDPAT — displays a summary plus a patent group table and defaults to the last set created

IDPAT Sn — displays a summary plus a patent group table for a designated set number

IDPAT SHORT — displays a summary and defaults to the last set created

IDPAT Sn SHORT — displays a summary for a designated set number

IDPAT FROM nnn — displays a summary plus a patent group table from specified databases and defaults to the last set created

IDPAT Sn FROM nnn — displays a summary plus a patent group table for a designated set number from specified databases

IDPAT examines the set of records and generates a summary and a table of patent groups. The summary includes the count of family groups, unique patent records not part of a group, and non-patent records contained in the set.

The patent group table identifies each unique group by a G number, indicates the number of records in each group, the file and record numbers for primary records, and the file and record numbers for duplicate records.

After the table display (or summary, if you used IDPAT SHORT), five options are available:

1. Show Group Table
2. Show Summary
3. Quit
4. TYPE or PRINT Selected Records
5. TYPE or PRINT Primary and Non-Duplicate Records

Option 1 redisplays the patent group table. If IDPAT SHORT is used, the table displays for the first time.

Option 2 redisplays summary information: number of patent groups, patent records without duplicates, and non-patent records in the IDPAT set.

Option 3 allows you to leave IDPAT and return to command mode. The IDPAT set, which is organized in duplicate order, remains available for future use.

Option 4 enables the display or delivery (via email or postal delivery) of specified records. You will be prompted for a record format and the group of record numbers you want to display or deliver.

Option 5 allows you to display or deliver records, as well. However, this option creates an additional set that only contains primary and non-duplicate records.

IDPAT allows up to 5,000 records in a set or 50,000 patent or application numbers, whichever limit is reached first.

(Example: Using IDPAT in OneSearch) 

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