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Live Web-Based Training Classes
Dialog invites you to experience training with our leading search and content specialists, straight from your desk, at a time convenient to you!
Tutorials and Training Seminar Workbooks
Dialog training workbooks cover basic and advanced search techniques, as well as specific applications for researching intellectual property topics. Click on the workbook title to read a description and to find information about downloading the free course workbook.
Trademarks & Copyrights
Patents
- Developing Patent Research Expertise, Part 1: Patent Research Basics — first of a 4-Pt Training Seminar 1,131 KB, 88pp
- Developing Patent Research Expertise, Part 2: Patent Families & Legal Status — second of a 4-Pt Training Seminar 774 KB, 66pp
- Developing Patent Research Expertise, Part 3: Prior Art Searching for Patent Prosecution — third of a 4-Pt Training Seminar 881 KB, 66pp
- Developing Patent Research Expertise, Part 4: Patent Research for Competitive Intelligence — fourth of a 4-Pt Training Seminar 948 KB, 60pp
- Chinese Patents on Dialog Comparison Matrix 123 KB, 3pp
eLearning
Dialog At-a-Glance are on-demand, recorded, mini-presentations intended to quickly highlight useful product tips, commands, or content. Topics coming soon for
- Patent Research
- Trademark and Copyright Research
Web-based Online Courses are free, self-paced courses you can take online at your convenience. Designed for DialogWeb and Classic users, beginner to advanced, with versions designed for searchers in specific industries.
Quick Reference
The How Do I...? Series supplies concise, step-by-step instructions on how to find the most-requested information on Dialog and includes
- 45 solutions for Patent Research
- 20 solutions for Trademark and Copyright Research
Database Selection
Innography
- Innography and Dialog Overview 717 KB, 2 pp
Combine Dialog precision with analytics from Innography - Innography QRC: How To Export Results from Dialog and Import into Innography Projects 686 KB, 5 pp
Quick Reference
Trademarks & Copyrights
- Dialog Trademark Search Basics Quick Reference Card 110 KB, 4pp
- Dialog Copyright Search Basics Quick Reference Card 93 KB, 2pp
Patents
- The Five Most Common Patent Searches on Dialog 158 KB, 4pp
- Dialog Patent Search Basics Quick Reference Card 152 KB, 4pp
- Patent Files Quick Comparison: INPADOC (File 345) and Derwent World Patents Index (File 351) 128 KB, 2pp
- IDPAT Quick Guide: Patent Identification on Dialog 175 KB, 10pp
- International Patent Classification Reform (IPCR/8) on Dialog
Document Delivery
Search Aids
Consult these handy Search Aids and User Guides to get the most out of searching individual files.
Trademark & Copyright Files
- TRADEMARKSCAN® Files — International Classifications of Goods and Services Under the Nice Agreement 140 KB, 3pp
Patents
Derwent World Patents Index (Files 351, 350, 352)
- Patent Files Quick Comparison: INPADOC (File 345) and Derwent World Patents Index (File 351) 128 KB, 2pp
- Derwent World Patents Index FAQs
- Patent Family Searching Using Derwent World Patents Index
- Using Derwent Classification to Improve Subject Searching
- Derwent World Patents Index® Kind Codes 129 KB, 8pp
- Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPI) Dialog Online User Guide1 671 KB, 260pp
- Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPI) Tools of the Trade on Dialog1 227 KB, 74pp
- Derwent World Patents Index® DWPI Classification1 180 KB, 48pp
INPADOC/Family and Legal Status (File 345)
- INPADOC on Dialog Information Page
- INPADOC Family and Kind Codes 202 KB, 22pp
- INPADOC Global Patent Data Coverage1 250 KB, 3pp
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ONTAP (Online Training and Practice) Files
Use the ONTAP (ONline Training And Practice) databases for Free Practice Searching on Dialog and hone your skills without incurring an online charge.
Remember: ONTAP databases are only portions of the complete databases. They contain records from a brief time period and may or may not be current. They are intended for practice use only.
