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European patent applications and specifications
European patent applications and specifications (EPAB) is a free database which contains bibliographic data, full text and embedded fascimile images of European patent applications (EP-A) and granted European patents (EP-B).
Business use
The database is suitable for carrying out prior art searches on EP documents and it is also a good tool for performing follow-up searches (monitoring).
Access
The database can be accessed directly via Patent information services for experts.
Update frequency
There is a weekly update on Wednesdays at 14:00 CET.
Special features
71 search criteria organised in seven groups, covering bibliographic data, full text, titles in English, French and German, abstracts, citations, IPC, etc.
Documents downloadable in various formats, including the PDF of the published version and the additional files such as sequence listings.
Training
Calendar of events (keywords: European patent applications and specifications)