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I am wondering if any of you can answer a question about the
espacenet database entitled "world patents" or "worldwide
documents", accessible at
http://dips-2.dips.org/dips/ep/en/dips-epd.htm. As I read
the help file on this database (which file is accessible at
http://www.european-patent-office.org/espacenet/help/world/d
ata1.htm), it seems to say that the full text of certain
patents, including EPO, are accessible. Yet, when you try
to conduct a search on the "world patents" database, the
searchable fields do not include a fulltext field. The
field coming closest is the abstracts and title field. How
does one access the fulltext for searching purposes?

I also note from the "worldwide documents" help file that it
seems to indicate fulltext data of US patents is included
back to 1968. However, the file is unclear in this regard.
In particular, the help file might alternatively mean that
only bibliographic coverage (as opposed to fulltext
coverage) goes back to 1968, but the table in the file is
not clear. If this is true (fulltext to 1968 or
bibliographic data to 1968), and one can access the data via
the www, then this database is *more* comprehensive than the
respective fulltext or bibliographic www database offered by
the USPTO (at www.uspto.gov)! Can anyone clarify this for
me?

Many thanks,
Drew Patty
John F. Sieberth & Associates
2924 Brakley Drive, Suite A-1
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Phone: 225-291-4600
Fax: 225-291-4606
Email: rap@patentcounsel.com
Web Site: http://www.patentcounsel.com/

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I am wondering if any of you can answer a question = about the=20 espacenet database entitled "world patents" or "worldwide = documents", accessible at http://dips-2.dip= s.org/dips/ep/en/dips-epd.htm. As I read the help file on this = database (which=20 file is accessible at http://www.european-patent-office.org/espacenet/help/world/data1.htm= ),=20 it seems to say that the full text of certain patents, including EPO, = are=20 accessible. Yet, when you try to conduct a search on the = "world=20 patents" database, the searchable fields do not include a fulltext=20 field. The field coming closest is the abstracts and title = field. =20 How does one access the fulltext for searching purposes?

I also note from the "worldwide = documents" help file that it seems to indicate fulltext data of US = patents=20 is included back to 1968. However, the file is unclear in this=20 regard. In particular, the help file might alternatively mean that = only=20 bibliographic coverage (as opposed to fulltext coverage) goes back to = 1968, but=20 the table in the file is not clear. If this is true (fulltext to = 1968 or=20 bibliographic data to 1968), and one can access the data via the www, = then this=20 database is *more* comprehensive than the respective fulltext or = bibliographic=20 www database offered by the USPTO (at www.uspto.gov)! Can anyone = clarify this=20 for me?

Many thanks,
Drew Patty
John = F. Sieberth=20 & Associates
2924 Brakley Drive, Suite A-1
Baton Rouge, = LA =20 70816
Phone: 225-291-4600
Fax: = 225-291-4606
Email: rap@patentcounsel.com
Web = Site: =20 http://www.patentcounsel.com/<= /FONT>