Patent Interchange: Gain new perspectives by grouping MARPAT<sup></sup> patent families with FSORT


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Patent Interchange: Gain new perspectives by grouping MARPAT patent families with FSORT

In patent searching, it can be very useful to group all patent family information together. By viewing the entire family in one pass, you can gain insights into the importance and possible future plans for an invention. For example, the number of member patents and the countries in which they are filed can provide you with insights about the potential significance of an invention and a company's or inventor's intentions for the product in the international marketplace.

To gain this perspective, you need an easy way to group family patent records from multiple sources or databases. STN offers this ability at no charge with the FSORT command. And, FSORT is now available in MARPAT.

How FSORT works

By using the information in the Patent Number (/PN) and Application Number (/APPS) fields, FSORT defines patents as members of the same family if they share a common patent, application, or priority number.

The FSORT command operates on a single L-number and can sort records from one or more of the databases in the STN Database Clusters PATENTS (or HPATENTS) and CASLINK (or HCASLINK). Type DISPLAY CLUSTER PATENTS (or another cluster name) at the arrow prompt to display a list of the patent databases included in the cluster.

The following example shows a structure-based search in CASLINK, followed by the FSORT command and subsequent display of records from individual patent families.

Example

Search CASLINK to generate an L-number answer set. Use FSORT to group records into patent families. Use DISPLAY and DISPLAY PFAMILY to view records from individual families.

=> FILE CASLINK

FILES 'CAPLUS, MARPAT, REGISTRY' ENTERED

L11 228 DUP REM L10 L8 (29 DUPLICATES REMOVED)

ANSWERS '1-29' FROM FILE MARPAT

ANSWERS '30-228' FROM FILE CAPLUS

Structure searches result in answer set L11.

=> FSORT L11

SEL L11 1- PN,APPS

L12 SEL L11 1- PN APPS : 2273 TERMS

'L12' DELETED

L12 228 FSO L11

17 Multi-record Families Answers 1-47

Family 1 Answers 1-6

Family 2 Answers 7-8

Family 3 Answers 9-10

Family 4 Answers 11-13

Family 5 Answers 14-15

Family 6 Answers 16-18

Family 7 Answers 19-23

Family 8 Answers 24-25

Family 9 Answers 26-28

Family 10 Answers 29-30

Family 11 Answers 31-32

Family 12 Answers 33-36

Family 13 Answers 37-38

Family 14 Answers 39-40

Family 15 Answers 41-42

Family 16 Answers 43-45

Family 17 Answers 46-47

181 Individual Records Answers 48-228

0 Non-patent Records

STN provides a list of patent families along with the answer numbers that belong to each family. All patent families are listed, followed by individual patents that do not belong to any family and nonpatent records. In the example above, there are 47 records in 17 multirecord families and 181 individual records (i.e., there are no records for other family members).

The DISPLAY command lets you view answers in the order that they have been sorted, i.e., Family 1 (Answers 1-6) first.

=> D TI PA 1-2

TI Preparation of amino acid derivatives as methionine

aminopeptidase-2 inhibitors

PA Praecis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA

TI Preparation of amino acid derivatives as methionine

aminopeptidase-2 inhibitors

PA Praecis Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA

The DISPLAY PFAMILY command lets you view selected records per family. For example, D 1 PFAM=1-3 displays the first record from Families 1-3.

=> D 1 PFAM=1-3 CBIB

147:166629 Preparation of amino acid derivatives as methionine

aminopeptidase-2 inhibitors. Olson, Gary L.; Self, Christopher; Lee,

Lily; Cook, Charles M.; Birktoft, Jens; Morgan, Barry; Arico-Muendel,

Christopher C. (Praecis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA). U.S. Pat. Appl.

Publ. US 20070161570 A1 20070712, 50pp., Cont.-in-part of U.S. Ser. No.

429,174. (English). CODEN: USXXCO. APPLICATION: US 2006-490967

20060721. PRIORITY: US 2000-704251 20001101; US 2001-972772 20011005;

US 2001-1945 20011101; US 2002-138935 20020502; US 2003-429174 20030502.

147:118381 Preparation of fumagillol derivative as angiogenesis inhibiting

agents. Han, Cheol-Kyu; Yoon, Jeong-Hyeok; Kim, Seung-Moak; Kim, Nam-Doo;

Chang, Byung-Ha; Lee, Jee-Young; Sim, Tae-Bo (S. Korea). U.S. Pat. Appl.

Publ. US 20070149613 A1 20070628, 36pp., Cont.-in-part of U.S. Ser. No.

494,026. (English). CODEN: USXXCO. APPLICATION: US 2006-603688 20061121.

PRIORITY: KR 2001-60017 20010927; KR 2002-29915 20020529; US 2004-490588

20040323; US 2006-494026 20060726.

141:428019 TNP-470 species polymer conjugates preparation as angiogenesis

inhibitors. Satchi-Fainaro, Ronit; Folkman, Judah (Children's Medical Center

Corporation, USA). U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. US 20040229945 A1 20041118, 30 pp.,

Cont.-in-part of Appl. No. PCT/US03/10976. (English). CODEN: USXXCO.

APPLICATION: US 2004-783986 20040219. PRIORITY: US 2002-371791P 20020411;

US 2002-414705P 20020930; WO 2003-US10976 20030410.

Additional resources

More information about FSORT can be found by entering HELP FSORT at an arrow prompt in STN. See also STNote #2: FAMILY SEARCH and FAMILY SORT and the FSORT for grouping patent records into families Quick Reference Card.
To determine the databases in which FSORT is available, enter DISPLAY CLUSTER PATENTS (or HPATENTS) at an arrow prompt in STN. Also consult the STN Database Summary Sheets available for the specific databases.
To learn more about using CASLINK, enter HELP CASLINK at an arrow prompt in REGISTRY, CAplus, or MARPAT. See also the CASLINK for one-step structure searching in CAS REGISTRY, MARPAT, and CAplus Quick Reference Card.
To learn more about the PFAMILY display format, enter HELP DISPLAY PFAM at an arrow prompt in STN.

Updated: 11/20/2008 8:55:22 AM