The introduction of IPC 8-9 to PatBase will further enhance the valuable classification searching tool, adding another dimension to the existing International (IPC), European (ECLA) and US (USPC) Classifications.

The old IPC (editions 1-7) remain as legacy data and continue to be searchable at all levels.

IPC 8-9 is searchable at Core and/or Advanced levels, with further options to restrict to Invention and/or Non-invention classification(s).

IPC 8-9 will be propagated across families for the backfile (prior to 2006), but the frontfile will not, and so each family member may have different classifications (as is the case with existing IPC classification). As PatBase is based upon one record = one extended family the frontfile classification will automatically be propagated across families. IPC 8 in PatBase, will therefore be searchable across families for the entire search period.

Searching IPC 8-9 using the Search Form

Classification Int. - This option will search all IPCs, IPCs 1-9. This is the default setting.
IC8-9 - Selecting this will search only IPC 8-9.

Further IPC 8-9 searching options available when using the Search form are:
IC8-9 Core - searches IPC 8-9 at Core level
IC8-9 Advanced - searches IPC 8-9 at Advanced level
IC8-9 Invention - searches IPC Invention classifications only
IC8-9 Non-invention - searches IPC 8-9 Non-invention classifications only
IC8-9 Core Invention - searches IPC 8-9 at Core level with Invention classifications
IC8-9 Advanced Invention - searches Advanced level with Invention classifications
IC8-9 Core Non-invention - searches Core level with Non-invention classifications
IC8-9 Advanced Non-invention - searches Advanced level with Non-invention classifications

Searching IPC 8-9 using Command Language

COMMANDS
IC= searches all International Classifications (IPCs 1-9)
IC8= searches IPC 8-9 only

Searches within IPC 8-9:
ICC= searches all Core level (both Invention and Non-invention)
ICA= searches all Advanced level (both Invention and Non-invention)
ICI= searches all Invention (both Advanced and Core levels)
ICN= searches all Non-invention (both Advanced and Core levels)
ICCI= searches Core level Invention
ICAI= searches Advanced level Invention
ICCN= searches Core level Non-invention
ICAN= searches Advanced level Non-invention

Searching for field presence:
IC=yes/no
IC8=yes/no

Field presence searches within IPC 8-9:
ICC=yes/no
ICA=yes/no

For further information about PatBase and IPC 8-9 please refer to the PatBase Help Files (available once logged in), or email: info@patbase.com