View source for EN:Observation (Legal Status Monitoring)


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With the help of the observation, changes within selected, extended patent families can be monitored.<br/>
Here, changes in the legal status codes (events) and new documents are taken into account.<br/>

Every week, the observations are updated with the weekly [[EN:Data Content|database update]].<br/>
The changes can be traced up to 6 months.<br/>

The observations can be managed using the web application (https://web.ip7.tech).

=== Overview ===
All observations are listed in the overview.<br/>
All observations can be filtered by date (added to the IP7 database).<br/>
This way, for example, only observations with current changes can be displayed.<br/>
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=== Filter ===
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It is possible to apply your own filters for the observations.<br/>
These filters can be managed using the menu item "Observations" – "Filters".<br/>

New filters can be created using the Plus-Icon.<br/>
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It is possible to filter for countries and "Categories".<br/>
If no country is selected, there will not be a limitation to any specific country.<br/>
If no "Categories" are selected, there will not be a limitation to any specific "Category".<br/>
This way, for example, it is possible to filter for all "granted" events.<br/>

The filters always refer to the specific legal status codes/documents..<br/>
A filter for “dead” patents (lapsed code, lapsed) will show all family members containing these codes.<br/>
However, the patent family can still remain “granted”.<br/>

=== Set up observation ===
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Observations can be created individually for any patent family (patent type).<br/>
It is also possible to monitor entire [[EN:Folders|folders]] for changes (folder type).<br/>

When creating an observation, filters and E-Mail notifications can be applied.<br/>
The following options are available for E-Mail notifications:<br/>
*No mail – no E-Mails will be sent
*On change – E-Mails are sent, if changes are detected
*Always – every week an E-Mail is sent

Using the list "Select users" you can select the users who will receive an E-Mail notification for the observation.<br/>
All selected users will then receive an E-Mail corresponding to the set E-Mail option and are able to view the observation in the web application.<br/>

When carrying out a "Patent Type"- observation the patent number of the corresponding patent family can be entered.<br/>
When carrying out a "Folder Type"- observation the corresponding folder can be selected.<br/>
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=== Details of the observation ===
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Once an observation is opened all details can be viewed.<br/>
The structure is always the same.<br/>
The first list shows the contents of the folder ("Patents of the folder").<br/>
Depending on which entry is selected, the respective list of the family members is displayed below ("Extended Family").<br/>
Below this list the documents of the selected application is displayed ("Documents of the selected applicant number").<br/>
In the list at the bottom the legal status codes of the selected application are displayed ("Legal Status codes of the selected application number").<br/>

The entries can also be filtered correspondingly.<br/>
Here you can also apply filters using created filters or the date (added to IP7 database).<br/>

If you are using a patent type observation, the first list ("Patents of the folder") is obsolete, as only one family exists per patent type observation.<br/>

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