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Content description
ESPACE FIRST series contains bibliographic data and facsimile images of the title pages of European patent applications and PCT International applications. It includes searchable titles and abstracts in English, French, German and Spanish (PCT only) as well as references to the PCT publication number for the Euro-PCT documents. A cummulative index gives reference to the documents published in the previous 5 years.
Recommended use
ESPACE FIRST is suitable as an archive system for European and PCT patent applications and for carrying out off-line state-of-the-art searches. Due to its frequency of publication and indexed fields it is also a good tool for performing follow-up searches.
Type of documents
The title (first) pages of EP-A1 and EP-A2 European patent applications, WO-A1 and WO-A2 PCT International applications.
Languages available
Searchable titles and abstracts in English, French, German and Spanish (PCT only)
Coverage of the overall series
From the first European patent application published (1978) to 2009.
From the first PCT document published (1978) to 2009.
Searchable fields
Following fields are available for searching, alone or combined:
ABE English abstract
ABF French abstract
ABG German abstract
ABS Spanish abstract
AD Filing Date
AN Application number
DAN Divisional application
DP A-doc publication date
DS Designated states
EP EP publication number
ET English title
FT French title
GT German title
IC All classification (1-7)
ICA Classifications advanced level
ICAA Class. Advanced level - Additional information
ICAI Class. advanced level - Invention information
ICC Classifications core level
ICCA Class. core level - Additional information
ICCI Class. core level - Invention information
INV Inventor
IPC All classifications (1-8)
KI Document kind
MC Main classification
NEW New document
NO WO number for EuroPCT
NP Priority number
PA Applicant
PAN Parent application
PD Priority Date
PRESENCE Presence of data
PUBL Publication by the EPO
RO Regional office
RP Representative
ST Spanish title (WO only)
WO WO Publication number
Special features
The data and images are fully downloadable, bibliographic data in XML (2006 to 2009) and SGML (2000-2005) and images in TIFF format. Using the MIMOSA retrieval software, the first pages can be downloaded or printed.
Sample record
1. Notice view
2. Document view
Link to other related products
ESPACE ACCESS-B
ESPACE EP-A