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22/11/2019

New Espacenet, a reference for Patent Data Bases

Useful for searching and analysing technology information, allowing free access to more than 110 million patent documents worldwide.

Patents represent the main source of technological information for scouting and intelligence. Taking advantage of its informative value is essential for knowledge-intensive organizations.

Espacenet is a patent database of reference for searching and analysing technology information, allowing free access to more than 110 million patent documents worldwide.

The new version of Espacenet improves several functionalities, such as an advanced search aimed at facilitating more possibilities in searching equations, the inclusion of Patent Translate to facilitate real-time translations, as well as greater possibilities for graphic results visualization.

From monitoring and technological intelligence point of view, this tool is essential to identify technology trends and analyze patent documents for market visualization.

#MoocVT classification:

  • Type of tool: Open.
  • Cost: Free.
  • Level of complexity: intermediate.

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