EuroAsian Patent Information System
(EAPATIS)

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EurAsian PATent Information System
(EAPATIS)

EAPATIS System has been developed by the EAPO to improve effectiveness and quality of patent searches and patent information support of examination of applications for inventions. Since 2000 the system has been in commercial operation at EAPO. In 2003 the access via the Internet to EAPATIS has been provided to the national patent offices of the Member-States of the Eurasian Patent Organization. In 2004-2005 the access to the system has been provided to the patent offices of Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Georgia.

Over 30 local databases (DB) constantly replenishing are supported in EAPATIS which contained over 31 million descriptions of patent documents by the end of 2008. The scope of patent information provided to users (including full specifications of patent documents for certain DB) is over 1,5 terabytes. The DB contains patent documents from EAPO, WIPO, European Patent Office, US Patent Office, USSR and Russia (since 1924), patent documentation of countries included to "PCT minimum documentation" of various retrospective view as well as patent documentation of national patent offices of CIS countries including EAPO Member-States.

Any subject, number and title searches using logical operators "AND"/"OR" can be conducted.

Metasearch means are realized in external patent databases of intellectual property digital libraries (IPDL) and information systems of free access via the Internet: ESP@CENET, EPOLINE, JOPAL and etc.

As a result the search lists of found patent documents and referral-bibliographical specifications are presented.

Full specifications of patents documents may be obtained by one of the following methods:

• with CD(DVD)-ROM discs with patent documentation using the specialized software - "patent browser";

• from external patent DB by means of virtual access.;

• from EAPATIS server using access to full specifications.

Access to EAPATIS

In a free access all kinds of searches (advanced, number, professional) may be conducted in EAPO DB as well as searching by number of a document in other patent DB. The search results are presented in the form of abstract and bibliographical descriptions of patent documents. Services of virtual access to full specifications of patent documents from external sources and search in IPC DB are rendered.

Access on a paid basis is open to all DB of the system in advanced, number and professional modes, as well as metasearch. Front pages and full specifications of Eurasian patents and published Eurasian applications are presented. Services of virtual access to full specifications of documents are available from external sources, subject search in EAPATIS DB using IPC DB, search in IPC DB.

Access on a paid basis will be provided after concluding an agreement on patent and information services on EAPATIS basis.

• Agreement on Patent and Information Services on Eurasian Patent and Information System basis (in Russian).

• Annex 1 (description of local EAPATIS DB) (in Russian)

• Annex 2 (description of external EAPATIS DB) (in Russian)