EN:Applicant

The applicant search is used to search for companies or to limit existing searches to specific companies.
Additionally, the applicant search can be used to create automatic competition monitoring.

The applicant search block provides 2 options: list or text

List

When selecting list, the search assistant is available for searching applicant names.
The desired applicant names are selected and added to the search using the "Apply selection" button.

Text

When selecting text, the applicant names can be entered directly into the text field.
It is possible to use Boolean logic and truncations.

Example

Airbus AND Helicopters

Will find all patents which contain „both“ terms in “one” applicant name.

Options

Automatic applicant grouping

Search for automatically grouped applicant names.

Manual applicant grouping

Search for created applicant groups.

Owner

Search for the patent’s owner.
In case a patent is sold to a new owner, the applicant’s name remains the same.
Therefore it is possible to search for the patent’s new owner by using the “Owner” feature.
The information regarding the owner are extracted from the INPADOC database (Legal status data of the European Patent Office).

EPO Standard

Search for the standardised name assigned by the EPO.
List of standardised names assigned by the EPO see "List of standardised applicant names".

Original

Search for „non-standardised“ names, as entered by the applicant in the request for grant.

Non latin

Search for non-Latin applicant names.
This option can be used to search e.g. Asian applicant names.