An Introduction to Japanese Patent Research Tool
"NRI Cyber Patent Desk" Mitsuyoshi[/url] Hiratsuka
Table of Contents IntroductionFeatureHow to Use 1) Front Image
2) Search Image
3) List of Results of Search
4) Show in detail of Published Applications
5) Show of Extract of Published Applications
6) Function of DownloadInternational Patent Information 1) Korean Patent Information Service
2) Derwent Family of International Patent Searching DatabaseEvaluation through Actual Research compare with Derwent, DIALOGand QUESTEL/ORBIT
Special thanks to Isshiki International patent office (http://www.isshiki.com) and
NRI cyber patent desk office (http://patent.ne.jp) of Nomura Research Institute.
0. Introduction
NRI Cyber Patent Desk http://www.patent.ne.jp History;
Year
| Month
| Services Opened
| 1996
| December
| The Trial Service
| 1997
| June
| The Business Service
|
| October
| SDI Service
| 1998
| January
| PDF File Service
|
| February
| Derwent Trial
|
| April
| Document Delivery
|
| April
| Added Data of 1992
|
| November
| File Wrapper Delivery
| 1999
| June
| Derwent World Patents Index Service
|
Purpose of Business
- Catch the trend of movement towards the pro-patent
- Providing the patent information directly to end users of R&D section
- Giving a user-friendly interface and inexpensive price services
- Getting on the tide of increasing numbers of Internet users in Japan
Competitive Advantage
- First Patent Data Base Service on the Internet in Japan, using general browsers
- Fastest Searching Speed in Japanese
- High Security
- Large enterprises’ Technical Reports Search & Reference Services
- Attractive functions, such as SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information), PDF (Portable Document Format) and Document Delivery
- Friendly Help Desk
Market Share;
Almost 55% (Internet patent data services in Japan)
- Service by Internet Using Netscape Navigateor, Internet Exploror and etc.
- Published Applications of Japanese PTO, international patent information and technical review
- Full text search ,and Show full text and all drawings Easy search by GUI (Graphical User Interface)
- Show published format by PDF
- SDI service
- Mail/Fax delivery including non on-line available published application by on-line order
- Front Image
- 2) Search Image
• Key word full text search
• Search by publication number
• Multiple search
• SDI Search
3) List of Results of Search
4)Show in detail of Published Applications
5) Show of Extract of Published Applications
6) Function of Download
List, Gazette and full text formatted by HTML and PDF
- International Patent Information
- Korean Patent Information Service • Search legal status of published applications
• Delivery of Japanese translation of published applicaions - Derwent Family of International Patent Searching Database
Search of 40 countries patent information
- Evaluation through Novelty Search compare with DIALOG
and QUESTEL/ORBIT
<The Invention>
A removable plastic handle that attaches itself to a beverage can by means of magnets embedded in the surfaces of the handle where such handle connects to the beverage can.
<Key Words, Operators, Truncations & Connectors for Search>
Japanese terms are transferred to English as below:
(magnet+/s) and (beverage or drink?) and can The 56 information of patents and utility models were picked up. Then, the utility model patent publication No. H5-86901 teaches that magnet absorbs drink cans. Then, this invention can be rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 by this utility model patent publication No. H5-86901 as a prior art.
See the log of search.
[Evaluation of NRI, Dialog and Questel·Orbit]
(1) Questel·Orbit
A: Time to spend: It is not so much different with NRI.
B: Search Quality:
(Merit)
It can be searchedthe Gazette of 37 Patent Databases covered patents information of all over the world .
It can be on-line search that so quickly it can get the result by the imagination software and also point-click interface to make search easy.
It can be searchedthe patent information from about 1950 or later.
(2) Dialog
A: Time to spend: the response of search is not so fast compare with NRI and Questel·Orbit.
B: Search Quality:
1. Merit
It can be searchedthe title and abstract of some patent data sources i.e. WPI, JAPIO, CLAIMS(R)/US Patent, covered all patents information of the world.
2. Demerit
The interface of Dialog web is not so good because it is not easy to be accustomed to the operation for search. Rich experience of the operation of Dialog web is needed.
(3) NRI
A: Time to spend: It is not so much different with Questel·Orbitel but much
better than DIALOG because NRI has good GUI that makes operation of search easy.
B: Search Quality:
1. Merit
The graphical user interface of NRI web is so good that it is so easy to be accustomed to the operation for search. Rich experience of the operation of NRI web is not needed. The speed of downloading data of full text and drawings is fastest in compare with Questel·Orbit and Dialog. Then, it is not so difficult to find related art to the invention.
It can be searchedthe title and abstract of some patent data sources i.e. WPI, JAPIO, CLAIMS(R)/US Patent, covered all patents information of the world through Derwent Family of International Patent Searching Database.
2. Demerit
The patent information from 1992 is available for Japanese patent information. |