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IP7’s automatic applicant grouping groups applicant names with similar spellings which occur frequently in the same patent families. <br/>
The relation to the family is important so that different companies with similar names are not cumulated wrongly in the same group.<br/>
Example: Krohne and Krone <br/>
These 2 companies have very similar names but will not be cumulated in the same group due to the non-existing family relation.<br/>

Automatic applicant grouping can be used in the following segments:<br/>
* [[EN:Applicant|Search]]
* [[EN:Applicant_Grouping|manual applicant grouping]]
* Evaluation of results
** [[EN:Filter|Filter]]
** [[EN:Graphical_analyses|graphical analyses]]

Automatic grouping of applicant names supports the user in the search in order to quickly find all relevant company names.<br/>
It is also a handy tool when evaluating results in order to receive meaningful results without having to create a manual applicant group in advance. <br/>

With every database update, the automatic applicant group is created again as new spellings can appear with every database update. <br/>
An automatic applicant group can therefore contain new spellings after every database update. <br/>