The United States Patent Office has released a new patent search tool and website. The press release states:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) today announced a new Patent Public Search tool that provides more
convenient, remote, and robust full-text searching of all U.S. patents and
published patent applications.
Based on the advanced Patents End-to-End (PE2E) search tool
USPTO examiners use to identify prior art, this free, cloud-based platform
combines the capabilities of four existing search tools scheduled to be retired
in September 2022: Public-Examiner’s Automated Search Tool (PubEAST),
Public-Web-based Examiner’s Search Tool (PubWEST), Patent Full-Text and Image
Database (PatFT), and Patent Application Full-Text and Image Database (AppFT).
“This new platform represents a significant step forward in
our broader efforts to meet stakeholders where they are, especially in the
pandemic,” said Drew Hirshfeld, Performing the Functions and Duties of the
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the
USPTO. “Knowing that our previous tools did not provide users with the
convenience or similar functionality as those used by our examiners, it is
incredibly gratifying to know that now more stakeholders can search for
patents using the resources of four powerful search platforms in one expansive
tool.”
In the past, users could only access legacy search tools
PubEAST and PubWEST at a USPTO facility like the headquarters in Alexandria, a
regional office, or a Patent and Trademark Resource Center. With the launch of
the new tool, remote searching is now available to all users with internet
access. Additional benefits include:
- Layouts: Multiple layouts with multiple
tools to provide more data at once
- Highlighting: Multi-color highlighting
that can be viewed across multiple gadgets and turned on or off
- Tagging: Ability to tag documents into
multiple groups that can be renamed and color coordinated
- Notes: Ability to add notes to an image
with options to include tags, relevant claims, and highlights
- Quality: Robust full-text searching of
U.S. patents and published applications
- Familiar usability: Same searching syntax
as PubEAST and PubWEST
In conjunction with the launch of Patent Public Search tool,
the USPTO unveiled a new Patent Public Search webpage that includes FAQs,
training resources, and other information to help users transition to the new
tool. Upcoming public training sessions will be posted on the webpage as soon
as they are scheduled.
For questions regarding Patent Public Search, please contact
the Public Search Facility at psf@uspto.gov or visit the Public Search Facility and/or Patent and Trademark Resource Centers websites.
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