Useful Formats For Derwent World Patents Index (Derwent WPI)

Search Tips - March 2000

Dialog
STN
Questel.Orbit

Price levels
[1] free to everyone
[2] free to subscribers (non-subscribers pay a small charge)
[3] inexpensive
[4] mid price
[5] top price
Please refer to the current Patent Information Online price list for up to date information.

Dialog
This is not an exhaustive list and only skeleton descriptions are given: consult the Dialog Bluesheet or use the command Help Formats 351 for full information.

Free/Inexpensive Formats
26[2] Dialog and Derwent accession numbers, Derwent title, image availability tag
28[2] As Format 26, plus number of patents, number of countries and subject indexing
36[3] As Format 26, plus Novelty for post-Summer 1999 records only [Format 16 = Format 36 plus image]
K[1] Key words in context [your search terms shown in situ]

Other Useful Formats
23[4] As Format 28, plus patent assignee and basic abstract [excluding subscriber indexing]
3[5] Derwent title, patent assignee, inventor and patent family
5[5] Full record with basic abstract only, excluding subscriber indexing
24[5] Full record, excluding subscriber indexing
9[5] Full record [Format 4 = full record with tagged fields]

Displaying Images
19[5] Format 19 = full record plus image
,IM[3] To add images to any other format e.g. T 1/23,IM/1-6 [price of predefined format plus price of image]

STN
This is not an exhaustive list and only skeleton descriptions are given: consult the STN Yellowsheet or use the command Help Formats in file WPINDEX, WPIDS or WPIX for full information. The default format is BIB plus IPCs.

Free/Inexpensive Formats
SCAN[1] A single randomly selected Derwent title, with the opportunity to view further titles if desired [in WPIDS/WPIX, this format includes the Derwent accession number]
TI[2] Derwent title
TI TRIAL[1] Derwent accession numbers, Derwent title, country count and patent document count, subject indexing [in WPIDS/WPIX, use TRIAL instead of TI TRIAL]
SUM[3] Derwent accession numbers, Derwent title, plus the Novelty field [for post-Summer 1999 records only]
KWIC[2] Your search terms shown in situ

Other Useful Formats
Field labels are given in full in the IBRIEF, IBIB and IALL formats - useful to those who are not familiar with the Derwent WPI database.
BRIEF[4] or
IBRIEF[4]
Derwent accession numbers, Derwent title, Derwent classification, patent assignee and basic abstract
BIB[5] or
IBIB
[5]
Derwent accession numbers, Derwent title, Derwent classification, patent assignee, inventor, patent family and priority information
All[5] or
IALL
[5]
Full record with basic abstract only, excluding subscriber indexing and technology focus
FULL[5] Full record, excluding subscriber indexing but including technology focus
MAX[5] Full record

Displaying Images
Use BRIEFG[5], ALLG[5], IALLG[5], MAXG[5] or add GI[3] to any other format, e.g. D TI GI.

Questel.Orbit
This is not an exhaustive list and only skeleton descriptions are given: consult the Questel.Orbit Derwent WPI Factsheet for full information or obtain online help by typing FORMAT whilst in Derwent WPI (descriptions of field labels can be obtained by typing FLD).

Inexpensive Formats
TITL[2] Derwent accession numbers, Derwent title, Derwent classification, number of patents and number of countries
TICO[2] As TITL, plus IPCs, Derwent manual codes and all subscriber indexing
SUM[3] As TITL , plus IPCs and novelty field [post-Summer 1999 records only]
FO[3] Your search terms shown in situ [just type FO instead of a normal display command]

Other Useful Formats
BRF[4] Derwent accession numbers, Derwent title, Derwent classification, patent assignee and basic abstract
STDR[5] Derwent accession numbers, Derwent title, Derwent classification, patent assignee, inventor, patent family and priority information [this is Questel.Orbit's default format for Derwent WPI]
MAX[5] All fields except subscriber indexing and technology focus
MAXL[5] As MAX, but including technology focus

Displaying Images
Add images to any format by inserting IMG[2] in your display command, e.g. LI MAXL IMG 1-6.

Displaying Legal Information
Add legal data (from other databases) to your Derwent WPI records by using one of the following formats:
LEGAL For data from LGST
LEGALUS For data from CRXX, PAST, LITA
LEGALEP For data from EPAT
LEGALIFI For data from CRXX
LEGALALL For data from LGST, CRXX, PAST, LITA
e.g. LI MAXL LEGALALL 1-6

For further assistance please contact your local Derwent Help Desk.