EN:Citations

Forward and backward citations of selected patents/entire results can be found using the citation search.

Cited patents – backward citations
Which patents are cited by the selected patent/result?

Citing patents – forward citations
Which patents are citing the selected patent/result?

Selected - Applications, Strict families, Extended families
Selection of the basis of the citations.

Level - 0 to 3 (here 0 means – not selected)
The option "Level" explained by the selected Level 2 in the screenshot.
The selected patent is cited by a patent which cites a patent citing the selected patent.

indirect citation

By using the option "indirect citation" you can find patents which also cite the citations of the selected patent/s.
Also, patents are found which are cited by the same patents which cite the selected patent.