| System Data | Surf-IP |
| Owner Name | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore |
| Intellogist Report | Surf-IP |
| Address | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
51 Bras Basah Road #04-01
Plaza By The Park
189554
Singapore |
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| Website | Surf-IP |
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| Tool Type | Patent Search Systems, Free Tools |
| Interface Language | English |
| Rating | Surf-IP |
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| Data Coverage | Surf-IP |
| Full Text: Patent Authority Coverage | US, WO/PCT |
| Full Text: Patent Kind Coverage | US - Published Applications, Granted Patents; WO/PCT - Published International PCT Applications |
| Full Text: Number of Authorities | 2 |
| Partial Text: Patent Authority Coverage | JP, CA, CN, KR, TH, SG, TW |
| Partial Text: Patent Text Covered | JP, CA, CN, KR, TH, SG, and TW - English Abstracts |
| Bibliographic: Patent Authority Coverage | EP, GB |
| Machine Pre-Translated Data |  No |
| Full Document Images: Patent Authority Coverage | Full document images are available on the corresponding source websites for the following: US, EP, CA, GB, TW. |
| Representative/Front Page Images | Representative images are available from the source websites for WO/PCT, CA, KR, TW. |
| Full Patent Drawing Sets | Full patent drawing sets are available from the source website for TW. |
| Corporate Tree Data | No |
| Non-Patent Coverage | No |
| Non-Patent Sources | N/A |
| Special Indexing | No |
| Update Frequency | Most collections are updated weekly. However, translated English abstracts are typically delayed by several months. |
| Comments on Missing Coverage | As with any patent collection, gaps in coverage may exist but have not been discovered or quantified. |
| Family Data | Surf-IP |
| Inpadoc Family Data Coverage | No |
| Types of Family Definition | N/A |
| Derwent WPI Family Coverage | No |
| Citation Data | Surf-IP |
| Backward Citations | No |
| Forward Citations | No |
| Citation Data Coverage | N/A |
| Special Features of Citation Search | N/A |
| Citation Visualization Tool | No |
| Legal Status Data | Surf-IP |
| Legal Status Data Included | No |
| Legal Status Data Sources | N/A |
| Classification Data | Surf-IP |
| Current US Class | No |
| Original US Class | No |
| IPC - R |  Yes |
| Original IPC data (v1-v7) | Yes |
| ECLA | No |
| Japanese File Index Terms | No |
| Japanese F-Terms | No |
| Other National Classification Systems | No |
| Search Interface Functionality | Surf-IP |
| Search Form | Yes |
| Command Line Style Interface | No |
| Index Browsing Feature | No |
| Allowed Operators | Boolean operators are available in some search forms. |
| Truncation | Unlimited right truncation is supported. At least one operator can represent 0-or-1 characters. |
| Unique Features of the Search Interface | Search interface consists of 5 different search forms: Quick, Simple, IPC, Number, and Structured. |
| Viewing Results | Surf-IP |
| Max Hit List Size | 245 for combined results, 500 for EP, unknown for other authorities |
| Single Representative Image | No |
| View Full Document Image | Yes, full document images are viewed directly at the patenting authority website, where available. |
| Patent Drawing Thumbnail Overview | No |
| Family Sorting | No |
| Sorting by Other Criteria | No |
| Deduplication | No |
| On-the-Fly Machine Translations | No |
| Keyword Term Highlighting | No |
| Keyword Term Navigation | No |
| User-Defined Highlighting | No |
| Highlighting Feature Supports Proximity Operators | No |
| Save Custom Lists From Search Results | Yes, up to 30 individual documents may be saved into a results list. |
| Combining Custom Patent List | No |
| Unique Features of The Record View | Clicking on a record opens it directly on the patenting authority website; records are not viewed within the Surf-IP interface. |
| Search History | Surf-IP |
| Saving Search Queries | Yes, up to 10 queries may be saved. Users are required to register before saving queries. |
| Organizing Search Queries | No |
| Stored Search Query Expiration Time | Saved queries do not expire. |
| Combining Search Queries | No |
| Exporting Search Histories | No, but the histories can be easily copied and pasted into a document. |
| Alerts | Yes |
| Import, Export and Download | Surf-IP |
| Import List of Document Numbers | No |
| Export Document Data | Yes, however all the results on the current hit list page (usually up to 50) will be exported - the user cannot choose the documents to export. |
| Formats for Export Data | CSV, Excel, PDF, TXT, Word |
| Individual Patent Copy Downloading | No, patent copies cannot be download directly from the site; however, the user may be able to save a PDF when viewing individual records from those authorities that offer full document images. |
| Bulk Patent Copy Downloading | No |
| File Format for Patent Copy Downloads | N/A |
| Analysis | Surf-IP |
| Statistical Analysis | No |
| Graphs | No |
| Keyword Analysis | No |
| Customer Support | Surf-IP |
| Cost/Usage Tracking | No |
| On-Site Training | No |
| Scheduled Web Seminars | No |
| Live Help | No |
| Online User Guide | Yes |
| Pricing | Surf-IP |
| Pricing Policy | Free |
| Assessment | Surf-IP |
| Primary System Strengths | System is free; records are taken from patenting authority website, so coverage is up to date; large selection of Asian coverage. |
| Weaknesses and Annoyances | Hit list display is very minimal; results are displayed in separate window; cannot create search histories. |
| Overall Assessment | The system is a good free tool for searching US documents, as well as Asian collections. However, the features are not robust enough to replace a good commercial search tool. |
| Company Strength | The system was created in conjunction with the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, so it has government backing. |
