How to Search European Patents
- 1). Look up the year of publication, two-letter country code for the country in which the patent was granted, and applicant company for the patent you are looking for. The esp@cenet database only lists 500 results, so the more specific information you have, the more likely you are to find the patent you are looking for.
- 2). Go to ep.espacenet.com.
- 3). In the "SmartSearch" box, enter the patent you're looking for by typing the name of applicant, then the two-letter country code for the country in which the patent was filed (for Europe, use EP), and finally the year in which the patent was published. For example, for a patent filed by IBM in Germany that was published in 2006, you would type: "DE IBM 2006."
- 4). Select the patent you are looking for.
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