If you are looking for individual numbers, enter them in the input screen with or without the document type (e.g. A1) in a ccnnnn (country code, number) format. Then start your search by pressing ENTER or by clicking on the magnifying glass icon next to the input screen.

By clicking on the icon on the right of the magnifying glass symbol, the search window for the number search will open. In this window you may copy a list of numbers or enter them separated by commas or semicolons. This number search is very fault-tolerant and in known cases is able to ignore leading numbers, spaces, etc.. To ensure that no formatting is copied in the list after copying-and-pasting from an Excel list, website or other document, we recommend you to copy the number list in a text editor programme and after having done that to enter the list in the number search.

By clicking on the “Advanced“ tab in the number search window you will be taken to the input screen in which you can search for applicants’ numbers. In this surface it is also possible to use truncation characters (see Search/ Standard Search), which can replace one or more numbers.

Hint!!

Have you received an email or a word document with patent numbers and want to find these patents? Then pull the numbers in the title list or research search mask via drag-and-drop. The patent is immediately found and displayed.