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| Subject | Information about published patent applications from over 90 different countries and regions. Coverage, access points and content varies. Coverage of the worldwide database. |
| Sources | Citations and full text to patent applications worldwide. |
| Dates Covered | Varies depending on the source of the data. For US: facsimiles 1936 to present, abstracts 1970 to present. Update speed varies: "Documentation relating to countries for which the PCT minimum documentation is held is usually loaded during the week following the publication date, as the EPO database is updated once a week and most patent offices publish their patent applications once a week." |
| Help Documents | Available within database; click on Help link. Search tips For additional help on patent searching, please contact Engineering Librarians |
| Print Counterpart (backfiles) | No print counterpart. |
| Provider | European Patent Office |
| Access | On the web. |
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