IPA patent 6.1.12.4-fields-searched — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 6.1.12.4 Fields Searched - ISR

Also in this Chapter: 6.1.12.1 Background Search Report and Notification Form Completion 6.1.12.2 Applicant Details 6.1.12.3 General Details - ISR 6.1.12.5 Documents Considered to be Relevant ​​​​​​​ 6.1.12.6 Family Member Identification 6.1.12.7 Date of Actual Completion of the Search 6.1.12.8 Refund Due 6.1.12.9 Contents of Case File at Completion Key Legislation: PCT ISPE Guidelines: Paragraph 16.54 Minimum Documentation Searched Related Chapters: 6.1.2.4 Extent of Search 6.3.5.3 PCT Third Party Observations RIO and Intelledox - Processing PCT Tasks - PCT/ISA/210 RIO and Intelledox - Processing PCT Tasks - International Search Information Statement On this page Second Sheet of the International Search Report, Box B Minimum documentation searched Documentation searched other than minimum documentation Electronic database consulted Keywords Partial s tructure searches Sequences searches Examples – electronic database consulted section Applicant/Inventor search Second Sheet of the International Search Report, Box B The following sections are under Box B (Fields Searched) of the second sheet of the International Search Report (ISR). Minimum documentation searched Refer to 6.1.2.4 Extent of Search and paragraph 16.54 of the PCT International Search and Preliminary Examination Guidelines. If International Patent Classification (IPC) marks were searched without using keywords to restrict the search, enter the marks searched. DO NOT use ‘IPC: AS ABOVE’. If keywords were used in conjunction with IPC marks to restrict the search, then leave this section blank. Documentation searched other than minimum documentation This section is used for non-electronic databases searched, for example, paper or microfilm. PCT third party observations may also be entered here – see 6.3.5.3 PCT Third Party Observations . Electronic database consulted Always include The names of any electronic databases consulted Any broad (Subclass Level or lower) IPC marks (if used for searching) Keywords (search terms), if they are used Keywords If a large number of keywords is used, then a representative sample of the keywords could be used. For example, ‘Keywords: A, B, C, and similar terms’. Truncation symbols need not be included. The logic used in relation to the search terms should not be included. Partial structure searches Partial structure searches are not conveniently indicated on the search report. If a partial structure search was carried out, this can be conveyed using a statement such as ‘partial structure search carried out based on the quinoline nucleus in formula (I)’. Sequences searches Sequence searches should be dealt with in the same way as partial structure searches. An example statement is ‘search of SEQ ID 1-5’. Examples – electronic database consulted section The following is a non-exhaustive list of examples of formats in which electronic databases consulted information may be presented in an ISR. Single databases JAPIO & keywords: A, B, C, and similar terms MEDLINE & keywords: A, B, C, and similar terms CA: Structure searched based on Formula (I) Espacenet keywords: A, B, C Multiple databases DWPI & keywords: A, B, C, and similar terms (note that DWPI includes WPAT, WPI, WPIL) DWPI IPC A01B 1/- & keywords: A, B, C CA & WPIDS: IPC C07D 409/- & keywords: A, B, C EPODOC, WPIAP, Google Patents, Google, Google Images, Espacenet, TXTE IPC/CPC: A61M 16/20, A62B 9/02, A62B 18/10, A61F 5/56 Keywords: A, B, C, D, E, or the like, Applicant Name​​​​​​​ Applicant/Inventor search If an applicant/inventor search was carried out, it should be indicated in this box. This could be done as a generic statement and does not need to be as detailed as in the Search Information Statement. For example, ‘<database>: Applicant/Inventor name search’, inserting the databases used. Note: It is not acceptable to merely put ‘keywords searched’ without specifying the actual keywords used. There is no need to indicate the way the database was accessed. For example, there is no need to specify that Espacenet was accessed via the Internet, or MEDLINE via STN.