| System Data | JP-NETe |
| Owner Name | JPDS |
| Intellogist Report | JP-NETe |
| Address | Mr. Shigeaki Oda
Japan Patent Data Service Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Fudosan Hibiya Bldg. 6F, 2-8-6,
Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0003
Japan |
| Main Telephone | 81-3-3580-8021 |
| Main Facsimile | 81-3-6459-4588 |
| Website | JP-NETe |
| Customer Support Email | international-dept@jpds.co.jp |
| Tool Type | Patent Search Systems, Commercial/Pay Databases |
| Interface Language | English |
| Rating | JP-NETe |
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| Data Coverage | JP-NETe |
| Full Text: Patent Authority Coverage |  No |
| Full Text: Patent Kind Coverage | N/A |
| Full Text: Number of Authorities | 0 |
| Partial Text: Patent Authority Coverage | JP |
| Partial Text: Patent Text Covered | JP - English Abstracts, Machine Translated Abstracts |
| Bibliographic: Patent Authority Coverage | JP |
| Machine Pre-Translated Data |  Yes, data is first machine translated and later replaced with hand translation |
| Full Document Images: Patent Authority Coverage | No |
| Representative/Front Page Images | Representative images are available for JP documents. |
| Full Patent Drawing Sets | Full drawing sets are available for JP. |
| Corporate Tree Data | No |
| Non-Patent Coverage | No |
| Non-Patent Sources | N/A |
| Special Indexing | No |
| Update Frequency | Machine translated data from unexamined patent gazettes are updated weekly, Patent Abstracts of Japan data is updated monthly. |
| Comments on Missing Coverage | As with any patent collection, gaps in coverage may exist but have not been discovered or quantified. |
| Family Data | JP-NETe |
| Inpadoc Family Data Coverage | No |
| Types of Family Definition | N/A |
| Derwent WPI Family Coverage | No |
| Citation Data | JP-NETe |
| Backward Citations | Yes |
| Forward Citations | Yes |
| Citation Data Coverage | JP, possible international data source for forward citations |
| Special Features of Citation Search | Hyperlinks are provided to forward and backward citations from a separate viewing window. Citations are divided into examiner and applicant citations. |
| Citation Visualization Tool | No |
| Legal Status Data | JP-NETe |
| Legal Status Data Included | Yes |
| Legal Status Data Sources | Legal status directly from JPO |
| Classification Data | JP-NETe |
| Current US Class | No |
| Original US Class | No |
| IPC - R | Yes |
| Original IPC data (v1-v7) | Yes |
| ECLA | No |
| Japanese File Index Terms | Yes |
| Japanese F-Terms | Yes |
| Other National Classification Systems | No |
| Search Interface Functionality | JP-NETe |
| Search Form | Yes |
| Command Line Style Interface | Yes |
| Index Browsing Feature | Yes |
| Allowed Operators | Boolean and proximity operators are available. Proximity operators include sentence based operators, as well as non-order-specific operators which allow users to define the maximum distance between terms. |
| Truncation | Unlimited left, right, and internal truncation are supported. |
| Unique Features of the Search Interface | The simple search form displays hits for individual and combined queries at the same time. |
| Viewing Results | JP-NETe |
| Max Hit List Size | 2,000 |
| Single Representative Image | Yes |
| View Full Document Image | No |
| Patent Drawing Thumbnail Overview | Yes |
| Family Sorting | No |
| Sorting by Other Criteria | Yes, a result set or work file can be sorted by a wide range of data elements. |
| Deduplication | N/A |
| On-the-Fly Machine Translations | Yes |
| Keyword Term Highlighting | Yes |
| Keyword Term Navigation | No |
| User-Defined Highlighting | Yes, up to 7 different colors are available. |
| Highlighting Feature Supports Proximity Operators | No |
| Save Custom Lists From Search Results | No |
| Combining Custom Patent List | No |
| Unique Features of The Record View | Three different individual record views available including three documents at-once. |
| Search History | JP-NETe |
| Saving Search Queries | Yes, however, the user must give a command to save a search query. Queries are not automatically saved. |
| Organizing Search Queries | No |
| Stored Search Query Expiration Time | Saved queries do not expire. |
| Combining Search Queries | Yes |
| Exporting Search Histories | Yes, search histories can be printed to PDF format. |
| Alerts | No |
| Import, Export and Download | JP-NETe |
| Import List of Document Numbers | No |
| Export Document Data | Yes, multiple fields available for download. |
| Formats for Export Data | CSV, DNO, TXT |
| Individual Patent Copy Downloading | No, full document facsimiles are not available for download. Printing and downloading of bibliographic, abstract, and representative drawing information is available. |
| Bulk Patent Copy Downloading | No |
| File Format for Patent Copy Downloads | PDF (via print option) |
| Analysis | JP-NETe |
| Statistical Analysis | No |
| Graphs | No |
| Keyword Analysis | No |
| Customer Support | JP-NETe |
| Cost/Usage Tracking | No |
| On-Site Training | Yes |
| Scheduled Web Seminars | No |
| Live Help | No |
| Online User Guide | Yes |
| Pricing | JP-NETe |
| Pricing Policy | Subscriptions are available from the start date through the end of the calendar year, and prorated if necessary. Limited time subscriptions are not available. Discounts are given for multiple user id purchases. |
| Assessment | JP-NETe |
| Primary System Strengths | Machine translated data to bridge Patent Abstracts of Japan gap; full legal status; complete patent drawing sets. |
| Weaknesses and Annoyances | Need to determine date range of interest before searching; lack of full text data; lack of saved document folder; hit list size limits. |
| Overall Assessment | This system is a auxiliary tool for users looking for a source of Japanese data, especially complete patent drawing sets and legal status. |
| Company Strength | JPDS is a longstanding Japanese patent data company with several products and services. |
