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Citation Searching
EAST 2.4
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At the end of this session, participants will be able to: • Discuss Citation searching and its benefits. • Access Citation searching via workspace and browser. • Conduct Backward, Forward and Simultaneous citation
searches. • View citation searches in separate browser. • Manage citation search results in Tree View.
Objectives
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Citation Searching
-Citation searching is an important tool used to find relevant documents.
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Benefits • Backward and forward citation searching will search
relevant documents and extract key critical information. • Provides the capability to find documents with earlier filing
dates. • Locates most recent art which may reveal new terms or
concepts.
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How to find Citation Searching • From Details grid within Workspace view, right click document.
• Select Citations.
• Choose Backward, Forward or Simultaneous.
• In Dialog box, check search type.
• Click Search, List or Browse.
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How to find Citation Searching, (continued)
• From Tools menu within Browser window, select Citations.
• Click Backward, Forward or Simultaneous.
• On Browser toolbar, select icon to initiate Backward, Forward or Simultaneous.
Forward Citations
Simultaneous Citations
Backward Citations
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Backward Citation Searching
US 6,587,871 Backward Citation Search
Backward Citation references
Backward Citation searching will execute a search for the U.S. Documents referenced on front page of displayed patent document. Answer set will open in new browser window.
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Forward Citation Searching
Forward Citation Search
US 7,464,141 B2 Dec. 9, 2008
US 7,502,448 B1 Mar. 10, 2009
In References Cited:
In References Cited:
Forward Citation searching will execute a search for all US Documents in which the displayed document’s patent number was referenced. Answer set will open in new browser window. If Forward citation search does not retrieve results, a new browser window will not open.
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Simultaneous Backward and Forward Citations Searching
Simultaneous Backward and Forward Citations Search
Simultaneous Citations executes both a Backward and Forward Citations search simultaneously.
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Results in Tree view
East will create a L# in the tree view to show citation searches.
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Review of Objectives Given EAST 2.4, participants are be able to: • Discuss Citation searching and its benefits. • Access Citation searching via workspace and browser. • Conduct Backward, Forward and Simultaneous citation
searches. • View citations searches in separate browser. • Manage citation search results in Tree View.
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For More Information
• Search and Automation Support (SAS) Division – http://uspto-a-pattr-2/siraapps/stic/npl/nplitrps.htm – http://w-sps-60/SIRA/STICSP/SAS/default.aspx
• ITRP Program
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