1. How to use IPDL (Industrial Property Digital Library) How to search JP documents

2. http://www.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/homepg_e.ipdl (please use Internet Explorer)

3. ① and ② are for you know the number which allows to find your desired document ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ In ②, you can input application number ③ is for you to search using FI (=similar IPC) and F-term. ④ is for you to search using text (only title, abstract) ⑤ is for finding and checking FI and F-term

4. How to search number?

5. Input number Chose number type

6. How to use number? “ 特開平 ○○-123456” ↓ substitute the Christian Era for this “ 平〇〇 ”or“ 昭 ○○” Example “ 平 08”→“1996” “ 開 ” means “unexamined” “ 願 ” means “application”

7. How to use number? Input “1996-123456” for searching the Japanese patent publication of “ 特 開平 08 -123456”

8. How to use number? Select your needed document type whether it is Unexamined or Registrated

9. How to use number? Click

10. How to use number? IPC Publication number and date Application number and date, inventor, and, applicant Title, abstract and drawing Translated by translator

11. How to use number? for looking Japanese document For looking legal status For checking the document in detail,

12. How to use number? Push “DETAIL”

13. How to use number? Select the items that you want to translate. Translation. But this is only translated by machine

14. FI ≒ IPC （ International Patent Classification ≒ CPC （ Cooperative Patent Classification ） different point Based on IPC, JPO classify in detail than IPC. What is FI and F-term ? http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/index.htm IF you want to check CPC

15. F-term is more useful for searching because F-term is more detail than FI. FI is given based on the technical feature of claim. F-term is given based on all feature of the specification. But F-term is unique in JPO. It is more difficult to find suitable F-term than FI. What is FI and F-term ?

16. How to find suitable FI or F-term ?

20. Last hierarchy

21. How to find suitable FI or F-term ? 1/00 “ ・ ” means that it is low hierarchy “ ・・ ” means that it is lower hierarchy than “ ・ ” “Z” always means “others” 1/08 A B C D Z 1/10 1/02 1/04 1/06 1/12 1/14 mean

22. How to find suitable FI or F-term ? The existence of link means the existence of F-term click

23. How to find suitable FI or F-term ? “ ・・ ” means that it is low hierarchy “ ・・・ ” means that it is lower hierarchy than “ ・ ” Similar to FI

24. How to use FI or F-term ? ③ ③ is for your to search using FI (=similar IPC) and F-term.

25. How to use FI or F-term ? If you want to use F- term, input F-term Input FI or/and F- term. Higher hierarchy FI or F-term includes the lower hierarchy FI or F-term

26. How to use FI or F-term ? ④ ④ is for you to search using text (only title, abstract)

27. How to text serch Input the words (text) that you want to search. But be sure to search only applicant, title and abstract.

28. How to text search It is useful for finding FI or F- term that you want to find the documents. 1 input key word 2 screening the documents 3 find similar document that you want to find 4 In “Patent Map Guidance”,check the FI or F-term for which the document is gaven. 5 In “FI/F-term search”, use the FI and F-term.

29. Thank you EBISU International Patent Office Takaaki Uemura ( 植村 貴昭 ) Patent attorney Former Examiner(JPO) Juris Doctor Partner Takaaki_uemura@ebisu-pat.or.jp TEL: 81-3-5436-4858 FAX: 81-3-5436-4851 Gate City OHSAKI, East Tower 22F, 11-2 Osaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032, Japan