Find a Complete Patent Family Using Derwent World Patents Index?

TOPIC: In this example, using Derwent World Patents Index® (File 351), you want to obtain 1) all patents that share the same priority application number and 2) the complete patent family for U.S. patent 7089659.  A Derwent family includes all patent documents (patent applications and issued patents) that share the same priority application number as the "basic" or first published patent loaded into DWPI.

To retrieve all related patents, you can use the MAP command to map priority application numbers. MAP creates a SearchSave using the data extracted from a specified field in a set of records.

COMMAND SUMMARY

BEGIN 351
SELECT PN=US 7089659
TYPE S1/3/1
Click Record Links > Patent Families > Check for Related DWPI Records
EXS
TYPE S2/3/all

HOW TO...

1. After entering BEGIN 351 to open DWPI for searching, SELECT the patent number (pn=).   2. TYPE out a record in Format 3 to see the patent family table. and details about the patent family.
3. Click Record Links > Patent Families > Check for Related DWPI Records to see related family member patents.
4. To make sure there are no other related family members, click the Set number (S1) > Tasks > Map in the Set Links pane.
5. Check Priority Application Number as the Map Field and click OK.
6. Execute (EXS) the SearchSave created from the Map command and note that you still retrieve three records.
8. TYPE out all records in the set to see patents for all related patent family members.

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Stock #: 53105; Last modified: 14 Sep 2011

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