Table of Contents
Getting
Started with KluwerPatentLaw
Minimum
System Requirements. 2
Logging
out of KluwerPatentLaw
Working
with your Search Results
Examples of Using Boolean Operators
Printing
Documents and Analyses
Welcome to KluwerPatentLaw
Kluwer Law
International recognizes clients need to be armed with pertinent information in
order to be effective in an economy where patents play a significant role in
its growth.
KluwerPatentLaw offers authoritative analysis, case law, news and legislation
combined with tools enabling patent attorneys and lawyers operating in Europe
to conduct efficient research on patent law.
The service's unique focus on patent law
in Europe offers on-demand information covering prosecution, litigation and
licensing as well as introductory materials on jurisdictions outside Europe.
Searching and Browsing Content
Searching
and browsing is quick and simple, as KluwerPatentLaw has been organized into
the following specific main topic categories: Practice Tools, Books, and
Journals. Materials grouped within the Practice Tools category are further
grouped into the following sections: Manual IP Smart Charts™, Visser’s EPC
Smart Charts™, Patent Litigation Smart Charts™, Global Patent Litigation
Compare Jurisdictions, Manual IP Compare Jurisdictions, Software Patents
Worldwide Compare Jurisdictions, IP Legislations, Cross Reference Tables EPC,
and Organizations.
KluwerPatentLaw
also includes a News section, Kluwer-Patent-Blog, an Updates section that
contains the latest additions to KluwerPatentLaw, and the ability to subscribe
to News Alerts.
With KluwerPatentLaw, you can:
- Browse for specific documents.
- Use the
search function to quickly find the documents you need.
- Print
and/or email selected documents.
Getting
Started with KluwerPatentLaw
Minimum
System Requirements
The following minimum recommended system requirements
are required to use KluwerPatentLaw.
Internet
Browser
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 or later.
However, please avoid the use of Internet Explorer 8, as this features technical bugs that
cannot be addressed by Kluwer Law International, which affect the printing of documents in full.
(Download the most recent version of Internet Explorer at http://www.microsoft.com);
- Safari for Windows/IOS (Download the most recent version at http://www.apple.com/safari/download/);
- Firefox (Download the most recent version at http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/);
- Chrome (Download the most recent version at https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/);
- JavaScript and Cookies turned on;
- Pop-up blocker turned off;
Operating
System
- Microsoft Windows 98 or later;
Other
Software
- A recent version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
(Download the most recent Acrobat Reader version at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html).
Logging in
to KluwerPatentLaw
Subscribers will only be able to view documents within the
KluwerPatentLaw database after having logged in to the website. Customers with
IP-based access will be logged in to KluwerPatentLaw automatically.
To log in to
KluwerPatentLaw:
1.
Find the Login link located in the upper right section of the home page.
The Login page will display.
2.
Enter your User ID and Password.
3.
Click the Login button.
4.
You are now
logged in to the KluwerPatentLaw application and can access all documents
contained within the database. Near the top-right of the page you will see the
username next to the Log off link.
Note:
KluwerPatentLaw may also be accessed through IRN/Intelliconnect.
Logging out
of KluwerPatentLaw
To log out of KluwerPatentLaw:
- Find and click the Log off link near the top-right of the
page and next to the username.
You
are now logged out of the KluwerPatentLaw application.
Browsing for
Documents
Browsing Content
Updates
About the Updates
The
Updates section lists materials added recently to KluwerPatentLaw.
To browse for Updates:
- Click
the Updates tab located on the middle of the KluwerPatentLaw home page.
The recently added materials to KluwerPatentLaw will display below the
Updates tab.
News
About News
The
News section lists materials added recently to KluwerPatentLaw.
To browse for News:
- Locate
the News section on the home page to view a list of materials added
recently to KluwerPatentLaw. To view all of the materials in the News
section, click the All News tab located in the top menu tab.
News Alerts
About the News Alerts
The
News Alert service keeps you informed of the latest patent law developments,
including new laws and changing regulations relevant to KluwerPatentLaw.
You
may choose to receive your news via a bi-weekly News Alert newsletter delivered
to your inbox.
Browsing
News Alerts
To browse
News Alerts:
1. Click the SUBSCRIBE
button located in the News Alert section on the middle-right portion of the
KluwerPatentLaw home page. The register form for KluwerPatentLaw News Alerts
will display in a separate window.
2. Complete the form and
then click the Submit button.
Note: The newsletter includes the ability to unsubscribe.
When clicking the unsubscribe link in the newsletter, a webpage will display
with the option to unsubscribe or change the email address.
KluwerPatentBlog
About the KluwerPatentBlog
The
KluwerPatentBlog enables users to follow various authors and their comments.
Browsing the
KluwerPatentBlog
To browse
the KluwerPatentBlog
- Click
the Blog tab located on the top tab menu. The Blog page will display.
Note: KluwerPatentBlog can also be accessed by clicking the Blog link next to the heading KluwerPatentBlog on the left side of the home page.
Browsing Main Topics
KluwerPatentLaw is taxonomy driven, i.e.
all materials in the database are grouped into one or more predefined topic
categories which are browsable through the tree on the left hand side of your
screen. We distinguish
the following topic categories:
- Practice Tools
- Books
- Journals
Practice Tools
About the
Practice Tools Topic Category
The Practice Tools Topic is divided into 9
subsections: Manual IP Smart Charts™, Visser’s EPC Smart Charts™, Patent
Litigation Smart Charts™, Global Patent Litigation Compare Jurisdictions,
Manual IP Compare Jurisdictions, Software Patents Worldwide Compare
Jurisdictions, IP Legislations, Cross Reference Tables EPC, and Organizations.
All of the subsections can be accessed from their respective links in the
Practice Tools section near the top middle of the home page and from the
Practice Tools tab on the top tab menu on all of the pages.
Manual IP
Smart Charts™
To use Manual IP Smart Charts™:
1. Select the Practice
Tools tab and then click the Manual IP Smart Charts™ link. The
Manual IP Smart Charts™ page will display in a separate window.
1. Select the main topic
you would like to browse. You may select one or all of the main topics.
Note: You may click the plus symbol 
to expand the categories and view
the text types.
2. Click the Next
button located at the bottom left of the page. The page Step 2: Select a
jurisdiction will display.
3. Select a country or
countries.
Note: The countries are divided into alphabetical sections (i.e. A-C,
D-F, etc).
4. Click the Next
button. The page Step 3: Results will display.
5. Select either Chart View
or Matrix View from the Display As: dropdown menu to display your
results in Chart view or Matrix view.
Note: You may also select how recently you would like updates to be
highlighted.
6. The charts and matrices
can be printed, saved, or exported with ease. In addition, a link to the full
text of the relevant analysis, case law and/or legislation is provided.
Visser's EPC
Smart Charts™
To use
Visser's EPC Smart Charts™
1. Select the Practice
Tools tab and then click the Visser's EPC Smart Charts™ link. The
Visser’s EPC Smart Charts™ page will display in a separate window.
2. Select the main topic
you would like to browse. You may select one or all of the main topics.
Note: You may click the plus symbol to expand the categories and view
the text types.
3. Click the Next
button located at the bottom left of the page. The page Step 2: Results will
display.
4. Select from the Updates
drop down menu how recent you would like the results to be highlighted.
5. The charts and matrices can
be printed, saved, or exported with ease. In addition, a link to the full text
of the relevant analysis, case law and/or legislation is provided.
Patent
Litigation Smart Charts™
To use
Patent Litigation Smart Charts™
1. Select the Practice
Tools tab and then click the Patent Litigation Smart Charts™ link.
The Patent Litigation Smart Charts™ page will display in a separate window.
2. Select the country you
would like to browse. You may select one or all of the countries.
3. Click the Next
button located at the bottom left of the page. The page Step 2: Select Topic(s)
will display.
4. Select the main topic
you would like to browse. You may select one or all of the main topics.
Note: You may click the plus symbol to expand the categories and view
the text types.
5. Click the Next
button. The page Step 3: Results will display.
6. Select either Chart View
or Matrix View from the Display As: dropdown menu to display your
results in Chart view or Matrix view.
Note: You may also select how recently you would like updates to be
highlighted.
7. The charts and matrices
can be printed, saved, or exported with ease. In addition, a link to the full
text of the relevant analysis, case law and/or legislation is provided.
Global
Patent Litigation Compare Jurisdictions
To use
Global Patent Litigation Compare Jurisdictions
1.
Select the Practice Tools tab and
then click the Global Patent Litigation Compare Jurisdictions link. The Global Patent Litigation Compare
Jurisdictions page will display.
2. Select at least two
countries in the Select Jurisdiction(s) column by clicking the checkbox next to
the selected country.
3.
Select a topic in the Select Topic(s) column
by clicking the checkbox next to the selected topic.
Note: You can select more than one topic.
4. Click the Submit
button. The topic for the selected countries will display.
5. The results are
presented in a summary format with links to the full text and the option to
print the findings.
Manual IP
Compare Jurisdictions
To use
Manual IP Compare Jurisdictions
1.
Select the Practice Tools tab and
then click the Manual IP Compare Jurisdictions link. The Manual IP Compare Jurisdictions page will
display.
2. Select at least two
countries in the Select Jurisdiction(s) column by clicking the checkbox next to
the selected country.
3.
Select a topic in the Select Topic(s)
column by clicking the checkbox next to the selected topic.
Note: You can select more than one topic.
4. Click the Submit
button. The topic for the selected countries will display.
5. The results are
presented in a summary format with links to the full text and the option to
print the findings.
Software
Patents Worldwide Compare Jurisdictions
To use
Software Patents Worldwide Compare Jurisdictions
1.
Select the Practice Tools tab and
then click the Software Patents Worldwide Compare Jurisdictions link. The Software Patents Worldwide Compare
Jurisdictions page will display.
2. Select at least two
countries in the Select Jurisdiction(s) column by clicking the checkbox next to
the selected country.
3.
Select a topic in the Select Topic(s)
column by clicking the checkbox next to the selected topic.
Note: You can select more than one topic.
4. Click the Submit
button. The topic for the selected countries will display.
5. The results are
presented in a summary format with links to the full text and the option to
print the findings.
IP
Legislation
To browse
for IP Legislation
1.
Select the Practice Tools tab and
then click the IP Legislation link. The IP Legislation page will display.
2. Click a document link to
view the selected document.
Cross
Reference Tables European Patent Convention (EPC)
To browse
for Cross Reference Tables European Patent Convention (EPC)
1.
Select the Practice Tools tab and
then click the Cross Reference Tables EPC link. The Cross Reference Tables EPC page will
display.
2. Click a table link to
view the selected table. The selected cross reference table will display.
3. Click an article. The
article will display in a separate page.
Organizations
To browse
for Organizations
1.
Select the Practice Tools tab and
then click the Organizations link. The Organizations page will display.
2. Click a resource link to
display the selected organization.
Books
About the
Books Topic Category
The KluwerPatentLaw virtual library
includes a wealth of authoritative publications from the extensive
KluwerPatentLaw catalogue.
Books
To browse for Books
1. Click Books tab.
The Books page will display.
2. Sort the title list by Title,
Author, or Year.
3. Click a title link. The
selected title will display as a document list, providing page range, author
and title for all the documents related to the selected book.
4. Click a document link.
The selected document will display.
Journals
About the
Journals Topic Category
The KluwerPatentLaw virtual library also
includes issues of EPI information from 2006 to the present.
To browse EPI information
1. Click Journals from
the top tab menu. The Select Journals page will display with a list of volumes
for a variety of journals. You can collapse/expand the list of volumes by
clicking the minus/plus sign.
2. Click a volume link. The
selected volume will display with a list of issues.
3. Expand the issue you
would like to view by clicking the plus sign. The document list will display
for the selected issue. You can sort the document list by Issue or Page.
4. Click a document link.
The selected document will display.
Searching for Documents
Using Search
About Search
The Search feature enables you to search
and refine results afterwards throughout all topics wherever you are using
KluwerPatentLaw. To refine your search beforehand, please use the advanced
search form to combine two or more search fields.
Performing a
Search
To perform a search:
1. Type your term(s) in the
search text field.
Note: The Search field is located above the advanced search link on the
upper right part of the page.
2. Click the Find
button or press enter to perform your search. A search results list will
display. The search results are displayed and sorted in reverse chronological
order. Also, your search results are divided further over multiple tabs located
at the top of the list, representing the different document types and also by
different search results filters located on the left side of the page.
3. Click a document link.
The selected document will display.
Using
Advanced Search
About
Advanced Search
The Advanced Search form includes a
variety of options for performing a customized, advanced search. The Advanced
Search page includes various free text search term fields, date
restrictors, check boxes, and drop down lists that allow you to further
customize your search. Also, next to each additional search option, excluding
the Free text field, is a drop down menu to the left with the options of and,
or, and not.
The Advanced search link is located near
the top-right part of each page below the quick search text field. By allowing
you to combine several search parameters, the Advanced Search form will make
your access to the KluwerPatentLaw materials much more targeted and your hit
lists more relevant.
Advanced Search Filtering Fields
The Advanced Search – General Search page
contains the following search fields:
- Free
text
Enter any word(s) or phrase(s) that may exist within the title and/or the full text of a document. - Word(s)
in title
Enter any word(s), phrase(s) or number reference(s) as published in the title. - Author
Enter any author's or editor's surname: 'Pagenberg'; 'Pires de Carvalho.' - Date
Select a day, month, and year for both the From and To dates to search for documents within a specific range of dates. - Country
Click the country dropdown menu to display a list of countries. Select a country to list all documents related to the selected country. - Organization
Click the organization dropdown menu to display a list of organizations. Select an organization to list all documents related to the selected organization. - Source
Click the source dropdown menu to display a list of publications. Select a source to list all documents related to the selected publication. - Party
Enter any word(s), phrase(s) or number reference(s) as published as the party name(s). - Topic
Click the topic dropdown menu to display a list of topics. Select a topic to list all documents related to the selected topic. - Text
Type
Select one or multiple text types by clicking the appropriate check box.
Performing
Advanced Searches
To perform an advanced search:
1. Click the advanced
search link.
Note: The Advanced search link is located near the top-right part of
each page below the quick search text field.
2. Enter your search terms
in the Filtering Fields (Free text, Words in title, etc).
3. Click the Find
button or press enter to perform your search. A search results list will
display. The search results are displayed and sorted in reverse chronological
order. Also, your search results are divided further over multiple tabs located
at the top of the list, representing the different document types and also by
different search results filters located on the left side of the page.
4. Click a document link.
The selected document will display.
Working with
your Search Results
About your
Search Results
Once you have entered your search criteria
and processed your search, your search results list will display. At this
point, you will have the option to open a single document or to select multiple
documents to email or print. You will also have the option to narrow down the
displayed results by using the following:
- the
document type tabs at the top of the search results list (i.e. commentary,
judgments, and legislation), or
- the
search results filters to the left of the search results list
Your search term will be highlighted once
you click a link to a selected analytical text or document.
Search Tips
Using
Wildcards
The Asterisk (*) Wildcard
When using an Asterisk (*) Wildcard, type
an asterisk (*) in place of a character in your search term to indicate that
any number of characters can be substituted in place of the asterisk.
For example, if you type novel* as
your search term, your results will include novels, novelty,
novelties, etc.
The Double Quotes (“ ”) Wildcard
Use double quotes (" ") to define
a phrase rather than a simple collection of terms.
Examples of using symbols
|
Used
symbol |
Result |
|
"computer software" |
Will find occurrences of the phrase 'computer
software', i.e. the combination of 'computer' with software, but not each of
the two words separately and on their own |
|
Engine* |
Will find occurrences of 'engines', 'engineering',
etc. |
|
Ira* |
Will find occurrences of 'Iran' and/or Iraq |
Banned symbols
Some symbols cannot be used in any of the search
fields - they will cause the search to return an error message. These symbols mostly
comprise of non-English characters like:
Using Boolean Operators
Boolean operators are symbols or words
that are used to combine different kinds of searches within one field.
You can use the following Boolean
operators to refine your search term(s):
- AND
Use AND to search for documents containing each term at least once. - OR
Use OR to search for documents containing at least one of the terms. - AND NOT
Use AND NOT to search for documents containing the first term but not the second term. Please note that the system will automatically change NOT into AND NOT.
Examples of Using Boolean Operators
- computer
AND software
Will find hits in which both 'computer' and 'software' occur either combined or not combined. - software
OR programs
Will find hits in which either ‘software’ or ‘programs’ or both occur at least once. - software
AND NOT programs
Will find hits in which only the term 'software’ occurs and not the term ‘programs.’ - computer
AND software AND NOT programs
Will find hits in which both the terms 'computer' and 'software' occur, separately or combined, but not the term 'programs'
Managing
Document Lists
Emailing Documents
KluwerPatentLaw enables you to you to
email selected documents from your search results list.
To email your
documents:
1. Select one or multiple
documents by checking the check box next to each document that you want to
email.
2. Select Email
Selection from the Email Selection/Print Selection drop down menu.
3. Click the Go
button. The Email Content page will display.
4. Enter the recipient’s
email address in the Email recipient text field and your email address
in the Your Email text field.
5. Click the Send
button to email the documents to the entered email addresses.
Recipients will receive a header in their
email, not the whole document. Clicking the header will take the recipient back
to the specific document on KluwerPatentLaw. Note: Recipients of emailed
documents also need to be KluwerPatentLaw subscribers to be able to open the
documents sent to them.
Tip!
Multiple documents can be selected at one time. To select all the listed
documents, click the Select all check box.
Printing Documents and Analyses
Kluwer Patent Law enables you to print selected documents both from a document or search
results list and from individual documents.
Important! Please refrain from using the print icon in
your browser menu bar (ALT+R). Also, please refrain from choosing Print
(CTRL+P) from the File menu. Due to browser-related bugs, which cannot be
addressed by Kluwer Law International, this will not have the desired effect of
printing documents in full.
To
print documents from a document or search results list:
1. Select one or multiple documents by
checking the check box next to each document that you want to print.
2. Select Print Selected from the
Email Selected/Print Selected dropdown menu.
3. Click the Go button. The Print Preview page will display for the selected
document(s).
4. Go to ‘File’ > ‘Print Preview’ and then
chose ‘Print’ to print the document(s) as displayed in the Print Preview Page.
Tip! Multiple documents can be selected at one
time. To select all the listed documents, click the Select all on this page
checkbox.
To
print individual documents:
1. Select and open the document of your
choice.
2. Click on the Printer icon. The Print Preview page will display for the selected
document.
3. Go to ‘File’ > ‘Print Preview’ and then
choose ‘Print’ to print the document as displayed in the Print Preview Page.