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Searching in databases - China
Tips & tricks for searching in databases
Easy, step-by-step instructions on how to use Chinese search interfaces without knowledge of Chinese. Click on the links below to download the respective search guides.
Installation of plug-ins for SIPO's databases
- SIPO - Installation of ActiveX plug-in (PDF, 690 KB)
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CNIPR/C-Pat Search/EPPIS - Installation of plug-in for display of full documents (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Number search and document retrieval
- Input of numbers in Chinese databases (PDF, 530 KB)
- SIPO - Retrieving Chinese documents (PDF, 600 KB)
- EPPIS - Retrieving Chinese documents (PDF, 452 KB)
- CNPAT - Retrieving machine-readable abstracts/main claims for Chinese documents (PDF, 343 KB)
- CNIPR - Retrieving Chinese documents in a single operation (PDF, 680 KB)
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C-Pat Search - Retrieving Chinese documents in a single operation (PDF, 620 KB)
English machine translation
- SIPO - Retrieving a machine translation (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- CNIPR/C-Pat Search - Retrieving a machine translation (PDF, 490 KB)
Legal status information
- SIPO - Legal status search in Chinese (PDF, 260 KB)
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EPPIS -
Legal status search in Chinese
(PDF, 417 KB)
- SIPO - Retrieving information on fee payment (PDF, 400 KB)
- SIPO - Searching re-examination and invalidation decisions (PDF, 270 KB)
Searching trade marks and designs
- CMTO - Searching Chinese trade marks (PDF, 787 KB)
- SIPO - Searching Chinese designs using classification (PDF, 560 KB)