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patent on the list; and 3) a page of one of the drawings for the selected patent.
FIGURE 1 The new Espacenet split-screen display showing three panels:
1) a list of patent search results; 2) bibliographic information of one
of panels that can be
independently navigated
online. Thus, the split screen
now provides unprecedented
flexibility and speed in
the online manipulation
of patents. For example,
translators can:
y Preview a patent in one
panel while still being
able to view the full list
where it was selected in
another panel.
y Preview the significant
sections of a patent
(e.g., bibliographic data,
description, claims,
drawings), or the complete
original document, in one
panel while still being
able to work from a list
displaying a selected
patent in another panel.
(See Figure 1.)
y Work on one section of
a patent (e.g., claims or
description) while scrolling
through and using another
section of the patent (e.g.,
drawings) displayed in a
separate panel. In other
words, the new Espacenet
interface allows side-byside
viewing of patent
sections, which is otherwise
impossible to do when
scrolling through the single
screen display of a patent.
y Rotate drawings in one
panel while retaining the
patent description, claims,
or abstract in another
panel. This function is
invaluable, considering
that tables and drawings
are often inserted in
patents in landscape mode,
which cannot be read in
portrait mode online.
The new flexibility
of online document
manipulation means no
longer having to print
original documents,
whether it's to access the
drawings for side-by-side
viewing, the description for
documentation, the claims
section for a claims-only
translation, or both claims
and description to verify the
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terminology. The absence
of lengthy downloads
and printouts really
accelerates the entire
consultation process.
Multi-Platform Hosting
The new Espacenet interface
tools, including the splitscreen
display, are viewable
and usable on mobile phone,
tablet, desktop, and laptop
platforms. The availability
of multi-platform hosting
means convenient, on-thego,
wireless consultation of
patents during translation
assignments such as
depositions and hearings.
" Sticky " Searching
Sticky searching is a
function that memorizes the
parameters of the search
that you just launched, thus
reducing the number of steps
for similar types of searches
and saving time. Imagine
turning off your computer and
being able to restart exactly
where you left off, without
having to relaunch previously
active programs or reopening
dozens of desktop files. In
Espacenet, you can search
for a patent, for example,
when you are translating
abstracts only. In this case,
you might be searching
the patent description
to better understand the
invention abstracted, or to
find matches with a " brief
description of the invention, "
or even possibly to access
the specified definitions of
some of the terminology. In
any event, the sticky search
function will remember you
searched for a description.
In turn, for all the patents
you subsequently open in
connection to your stack of
abstract-only translations, the
sticky search will call up the
pertinent patent descriptions.
This means that each time
you want to access a patent
description, you will not have
to return to, and click past, the
standard bibliographic data
page for a new patent search.
Menu and Toolbar Access
to Patent Sections,
plus an " Available in "
Language Option
The highlight of the classic
(original) Espacenet interface
was a toolbar on the left
enabling direct access to the
various significant sections
of a patent, such as claims,
description, bibliographic
information with abstract,
original document, drawings
(previously called mosaics),
legal events, and patent
family. In the new Espacenet
interface, the versatility of
these functions has been
significantly augmented.
These functions are now
accessible via dropdown
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