Analytics

Getting Started

• Home Page
• Part 2 - The Results Screen
• Part 3 - Patent View
• Getting started with Patsnap Insights
• Field Search 101

Workflows

• Competitive overview: who are the key players in a space and what are their focus areas.
• Refine your search results to view aggregated data overviews, looking beyond just the top results
• Discover how your idea fits within the broader technology landscape and identify your closest competitors

What's New

• Product Update: April 2025
• Product Update: January 2025
• Analytics Package Changes Now in Effect
• Product Update: August 2024
• Product Update: July 2024
• Product Update: June 2024

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FAQs

• Searching in Patsnap 101
• Search Helper
• Stemming and Wildcards 101
• Workspaces 101
• Patent Families 101
• Patentability vs Freedom to Operate

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Searching

• Update: Wildcard Notification Message Removed in Search
• TDoc FAQs
• Search Settings
• What Order Are Filters and Family Groupings Applied?
• Can I manually specify which field I want to search in?
• Can I view only granted documents?

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Results

• Analysis View
• Results Analysis 101
• What Are The Options From The Search Results Page?
• Grouping Your Results
• Filtering Your Results
• How Can I Refine My Search By Assignee?

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Patent View

• What Can I Do When I View A Patent?
• I have a patent of interest, how do I go about finding similar technologies?
• How Do I See Keywords From My Original Search Query Highlighted In Patent Documents?
• How To Read A Patent PDF
• Where Do I Find The Priority Information For A Patent?
• How Can I Use Patsnap With Multiple Monitors?

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Workspaces

• What Settings Can I Change Within A Workspace?
• How Can I Create A Company Workspace?
• Operation History - How to see past activity of a workspace
• How Can I Set Tags For A Workspace?
• How Do I Know If A Patent Has Been Read?
• How Can I See Which Patents I Have Assigned To A Colleague?

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Email Alerts

• Alerts 101
• How do I use Email Alerts to monitor competitor activity?
• How Do I Manage My Email Alerts?
• How Can I Setup Alerts for File Wrappers?
• How is the Email Alert Formatted?
• What is the best way to keep track of changes within my technology field?

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Insights

• What Is A Report?
• How Do I Share A Report?
• How Do I Create Customised Reports On Insights?
• How Do I Delete Past Dashboards?
• What Does The Technology Key Report Show Me?
• What Does The Company Key Report Show Me?

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Landscapes

• What is Landscaping, and What Can I Use It For?
• How can Landscape be used for different tasks?
• How Do I Create A Landscape From A Workspace?
• What Are The Different Options Available On Landscape?
• How Can I Upload A Patent List And Generate A Landscape?
• Is It Possible To Show The Patents For A Specific Assignee In A Landscape?

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Data

• What is the difference between Original Assignee and Current Assignee?
• What is the Standardized Assignee Type?
• Do you have a list of what the different country codes or prefixes are for each jurisdiction?
• What Do The Numbers In Brackets Represent On The "Key Technologies" Chart?
• What Does "Transaction" Mean On The Patent View Legal Tab?
• What Are The Different Patent Types Within Patsnap?

Other

• FAQ
• AI Lab
• What Can A Non-Patsnap User See And Why Is This Useful?
• How Do I Use Literature search?
• What Does Application Domain Mean?
• What Does Technology Topic Mean?

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