International Applications (PCT)

This search tool allows you to search around 1.6 million published International Patent Applications and to view the latest information and documents available to the International Bureau. This facility features: full-text search in Descriptions and Claims; search using unlimited keywords; bibliographic search; Boolean operators; and graphical results.
 

National & PCT Collections

This new search tool allows you not only to search the PCT database of about 1.6 million International Applications but also the patent collections of ARIPO, Cuba, Israel, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa and Vietnam. This search facility features: flexible search syntax; automatic word stemming and relevance ranking; as well as graphical results.

External Databases

This page provides links to the searchable patent databases of over 25 National Offices.

Patent Analysis

This patent analysis page features a service providing, through technology reports as well as pre-defined searches of the latest published PCT international patent applications, a quick visualization of developments in selected technologies. The technologies have been selected on the basis of public interest or relevance to prominent areas of public policy.

Glossary

This Glossary is intended as a user friendly tool for searchers to understand the terminology used when searching the PATENTSCOPE^® database, and most terms are explained in that context. For complete information and legal definitions please refer to the indicated Standards, Sections, Articles, Rules, and Regulations under the PCT and WIPO.