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PatBase Tips and Tricks
Tip 1
Searching citations using the command line
Citation data is searchable in PatBase to easily find citations for search sets. Using the command line users can use the following commands:.
Please refer to the PatBase Quick Guide for further citation
Tip 2
Identifying chemical names and synonyms with PatBase Thesaurus
• CTF will find forward citations
• CTF 5 (5 is the set number)
• CTB will find backward citations • CTB 3 (3 is the set number)
commands, such as CTA to find forward and backward citations.
Simply enter the chemical name, trade name or CAS
The Chemical Search tab within PatBase Thesaurus provides a fast and easy way to find relevant synonyms and numbers to enhance chemical searching.
Tip 3
registry number of interest to find synonyms and corresponding numbers. Once identified, select the synonyms and numbers of interest to search within PatBase.
Incorporate classifications into searches using the Classification Finder
The Classification Finder allows users to search classification definitions within PatBase using keywords to identify relevant International Classifications (IPC), Cooperative Patent Classifications (CPC), US Classifications (UC) and Japanese F-Terms (JCT).
Enter the keywords or phrases in the search box, the classifications retrieved based on searched keywords or phrases will be highlighted in bold. Tick the checkbox next to relevant classifications and select 'Search selected classes' when ready, this will create a search query line on the Search History page.
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