this
Window
Description | File Data | Subject Coverage | Sources | Database Producer/Supplier | Usage Terms
|
Close this Window |
Description | File Data | Subject Coverage | Sources | Database Producer/Supplier | Usage Terms |
|
Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPI subscriber file) provides information on patent publications from the 41 most important patent issuing authorities of the world. Access to WPIDS is subject to a relevant subscription with Thomson Scientific.
Each record in the database describes a patent family, starting with the new invention (Basic Patent) and adding information about the same invention issued in other countries (Equivalents). Two levels of data are available within the database for each record. The Invention Level comprises bibliographic data and Thomson Scientific value-added titles, abstracts, general and where appropriate, in-depth chemical and electrical indexing. Thomson Scientific applies various algorithms to collate and deduplicate the data from the individual member patents of the patent family when creating this 'Patent Family' (Invention Level) view. The Member Patent Level (or Publication Level) on the other hand allows users to search and display bibliographic data and general indexing information associated with individual documents that make up the patent family Invention Level. This can allow very specific searching of individual documents. Additional first level data elements such as original titles and abstracts, claims, address and agent information are also present at the Member Patent Level. The Invention and Member Patent Levels can be searched individually or in combination as required.
Electrical and engineering drawings may be present in records dating back to 1988, and chemical structure drawings may be present in records dating back to 1992. Beginning with Update 1999-08, two Thomson Scientific value-added content fields, Novelty (NOV) and Technology Focus (TECH), were added. The Novelty field outlines the novelty of the invention. The Technology Focus provides further information to the Basic (Alert) Abstract (AB), describing the invention from different technological viewpoints, thus helping to present the practical scientific content of the patent in a more easily understood form.
The Chemistry Resource (DCR), available beginning with Update 1999-16, offers structure searching and various other substance identification and indexing fields. DCR search results are linked to bibliographic records.
All patent-relevant areas of science and technology. Start of coverage varies by subject matter and patent authority.
Patent documents are covered from various countries listed. Additional Sources are:
Thomson Reuters (Scientific) Ltd. The Johnson Building 77 Hatton Garden London, EC1N 8JS United Kingdom Phone: +44 20 7433 4000 Fax: +44 20 7433 4001 Helpdesk: +44 20 7433 4999 Email: ts.support.emea@thomson.com Copyright Holder: The Thomson Corporation Thomson Reuters (Scientific) Ltd. 3501 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA. Phone: +1 800 336 4474 Fax: +1 215 386 2911 Thomson Reuters (Scientific) Ltd. Palaceside Bldg. 5F 1-1-1 Hitotsubashi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0003 Japan Phone: +81 800 888 8855 Fax: +81 3 5218 6536 Thomson Reuters (Scientific) Ltd. Six Battery Road Singapore 049909 Phone: +65 6879 4118 Fax: +65 6223 2634 Thomson Reuters (Scientific) Ltd. 13F, Hungkuk Life Insurance Co. Bldg. 226 Shinmunro 1-ga Jongro-gu. Seoul 110-786 Korea Phone: +82 080 010 8100 Fax: +82 2 2076 8122 Thomson Reuters (Scientific) Ltd. Room 407 Raycom Info Tech Park Tower A No. 2 Kexueyuan South Road Haidian District Beijing 100086 China Phone: +86 10 8286 2099 Fax: +86 10 8286 2088 Thomson Reuters (Scientific) Ltd. Level 5 100 Harris Street Pyrmont N.S.W. 2009 Australia Phone: Australia: 1800 007 214 New Zealand: 0800 443 162 Fax: +65 6223 2634 Customer Technical Support Contact Form http://thomsonscientific.com/support/techsupport/
Derwent Online Terms of Agreement
Online use of the databases produced by Derwent Information
Limited and all data obtained from Derwent databases is subject
to the following terms and conditions. Any other use of the data
without the express written permission of Derwent is strictly
prohibited. The following terms and conditions apply to all
forms of distribution (electronic, printed etc) from any Derwent
database source online. The customer undertakes that access to
and use of the Derwent Information databases is subject to the
following Terms of Agreement between You and the company,
partnership or entity, if any, with which you are affiliated
(hereafter referred to as "YOU" or "YOUR" and Derwent
Information Limited ("Derwent"). By accessing one of the Derwent
databases, You agree that You have the authority to enter into
the Terms of Agreement and that You have received the Terms of
Agreement, understood them and agree to be bound by them. The
following Terms of Agreement apply to all forms of use and
distribution (electronic, printed etc.) from any Derwent
database when accessed through commercial host vendors.
Information from Derwent databases is available to You as
intellectual property copyrighted by Derwent and subject to the
provisions of international copyright conventions and other
intellectual property laws. Except as expressly provided herein,
You shall not use, publish, transmit, redistribute or otherwise
reproduce (including, without limitation, translate) information
from Derwent databases. The Derwent databases and the
information contained in them ("Information") may be used by End
Users and Search Brokers as defined in this document. Terms in
Sections 1 apply to End Users, in Section 2 to Search Brokers
and in Section 3 to ALL users.
Section 1 - Terms which apply to End Users
You are an 'End-User' if You are obtaining the Information a)
for Your own use if You are an individual or b) for the use of
someone within Your company or business if You are a business.
You are not an End-User if You fit into any of the following
categories: a consultant accessing Information on behalf of a
client; a librarian accessing Information on behalf of a patron
not employed within the librarian's company; or any other Search
Broker or Reseller of Information, accessing Information to
provide to a client. (The above list is not meant to be all
inclusive). End Users may still access Information subject to
the special terms and conditions applicable to Search Brokers
(see Section 2) if You are operating as a Search Broker.
All Information provided by Derwent to You (whether through
intermediate online host vendors, Search Broker services,
in-house databases etc.) is licensed for Your exclusive use. You
may not provide the Information in whole or in part to any third
party. For each individual record retrieved from the Derwent
databases, You may make a single additional copy of the
Information for Your own use if You are an individual or for the
use of someone within Your company or business if You are a
business. You may retain the Information (including the single
additional copy) for a maximum period of 31 days for the purpose
of editing or reformatting the search results. A referral copy
of both the original Information and also the single additional
copy may be retained indefinetly within the company files, if
needed for regulatory or legal procedures. SDIs, Alerts,
Profiles or search results which are distributed to more than
one interested party within Your organisation and held for a
maximum period of 31 days, will require a Derwent Redistribution
Licence (see Section 4). Organisations paying an annual
Subscription Fee to Derwent ("Derwent Subscribers") are covered
by a 1995 Subscription arrangement for SDIs, Alerts, Profiles or
searches which are distributed to more than one interested party
within Your organisation and held for a maximum period of 31
days. Storage for a period up to 31 days excludes storage in a
searchable database system. For longer term storage, archival
and retrieval from the archive, a Derwent Archival Licence (see
Section 4) is required. You must include the following notice
on each copy:
Copyright(Year)Derwent Information Limited(use the current year)
Section 2 - Terms which apply to Search Brokers
A "Search Broker" means a person, business or entity who is
accessing Information on behalf of another company; another
entity; or an individual not employed by the Search Broker.
Search Brokers can include (but are not limited to) the
following: Informations brokers; patent search bureaus;
librarians and libraries; consultants; patent attorneys and
agents; research firms. Agents and other commercial
redistributors (e.g. host vendors) are not considered Search
Brokers and therefore may not access the Information under these
terms of Agreement. Each time You access Information You will be
acting on behalf of a single customer who is an End User (see
definition in Section 1). You may provide one copy of such
Information to Your customer who has engaged You to conduct a
specific search, provided that You place Derwent's copyright
notice on the material. You may retain the Information for a
maximum period of 31 days for the purpose of editing or
reformatting the search results. A referral copy of the
Information may be retained indefinitely within Your company
files for back up purposes. You may not provide the same
Information to another customer without replicating the search
online. Your customer may subsequently use the Information
according to the provisions of Sections 1 and 3 hereof. You
agree that You will follow the procedures specified in the
Derwent Online Terms of Agreement. Derwent reserves the right to
terminate this agreement immediately if You misrepresent the
usage of information to Derwent. You are not entitled to
Preferential Online Rate access to the Derwent databases online,
when acting as a Search Broker. You may access Derwent
databases at Preferential Online Rates where You are employed by
an organisation which falls under the aforementioned category of
End user, as part of an outsourcing agreement whereby You are
using the End User's authorised online ID to perform online
searches on their behalf. You will not provide Information to
any person, company or entity You know or have reason to believe
will misrepresent, republish , resell, relicence or reproduce
(including, without limitation, translate) the Information or
will use the Information to engage in unfair or deceptive
practices. You may sort the Information, edit it, reformat it,
record it electronically and combine it with other information
so long as You are acting with respect to a specific order
prepared for one End User. You may not otherwise merge the
Information with information from other sources or alter the
Information to create the whole or any portion of a mailing
list, telemarketing list, other marketing or research aid or
other data compilation sold or licensed by You to a third party.
You agree to maintain a list of all clients and a summary of the
searches performed on their behalf. You will permit access to
this list by Derwent in the case of suspected infringement by
one or more End Users. Derwent will have the right to prohibit
You from servicing any End Users upon notice to You. Derwent
will, upon request from You, provide You with a supply of
Derwent Online Terms of Agreement which You may pass to Your
customers. You acknowledge that You are acting under this
agreement as an independent contractor and shall not incur any
obligation or liability in the name of Derwent. Nothing
contained herein shall be construed in any manner as appointing
You or any of Your employees or associates as an agent or
employee of Derwent. When You make copies of the Information,
You must include the following notice: Copyright(Year)Derwent
Information Limited(use the current year)
Section 3 - Terms which apply to both End Users and
Search Brokers
You acknowledge that the amount You pay to Derwent (via online
host vendors) for the Information received from Derwent will in
most instances represent a small portion of Your overall cost of
the project, task or function for which the Information will be
used. You also acknowledge that the type of Information to be
provided by Derwent (through the online host vendors) and
provided to You may contain a degree of error. Finally, You
acknowledge that the risk of any loss or injury which might be
incurred by You (and/or Your customer in the case of a Search
Broker) in reliance upon the Information will be borne by You
(and/or Your customer in the case of a Search Broker). For these
reasons, You agree that You are responsible for determining that
all Information provided by Derwent to You is sufficiently
accurate for Your purposes. Neither Derwent nor the online host
vendors makes any representation or warranties of any kind with
respect to the Information including, but not limited to, its
correctness, completeness, currentness, merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose or with respect to the media on
which the Information is provided and neither Derwent (nor the
online host vendors) shall be liable for any loss, injury or
death arising out of or caused, in whole or in part, by
Derwent's (or the online host vendors) negligent acts or
omissions in reporting, communicating or delivering the
Information, directly or indirectly, to You.
You agree that neither Derwent nor the online host vendors will
be liable for consequential damages, even if advised of the
possibility of such claims by users of Derwent's Information.
If, notwithstanding paragraphs i and ii above, liability can be
imposed on Derwent and/or the online host vendors, then You
agree that Derwent's and the online host vendor's aggregate
liability, if any, for any and all losses, injuries or death to
You (and/or Your customer in the case of a Search Broker)
arising out of any acts or omissions of Derwent and or the
online host vendors in connection with anything to be done or
furnished hereunder, regardless of the cause of the loss, injury
or death (including negligence) and regardless of the nature of
the legal or equitable right claimed to have been violated,
shall never exceed the amount paid by You for the services
furnished hereunder during the previous 12 month period or
$5,000, whichever is greater, and You covenant and promise that
you will not sue Derwent and/or the online host vendors for any
greater than such sum and that You will not seek punitive
damages in any way against Derwent and/or the online host
vendors.
You acknowledge that the Information licensed by Derwent
hereunder, regardless of format or form, is proprietary to
Derwent and comprises:
a. works of original authorship, including compiled information
containing Derwent selection, arrangement and coordination
and expression of such information or pre-existing material
it has created, gathered or assembled;
b. confidential and trade secret information;
c. information that has been created, developed and maintained
by Derwent at great expense of time and money such that
misappropriation or unauthorised use by others for
commerical gain would unfairly and irreparably harm Derwent.
You agree that You will not commit or permit any act or omission
by Your agents, employees or any third party which would impair
Derwent's proprietary and intellectual property rights in the
information.
You understand that You are the beneficiary of a contract
between Derwent and or the online host vendors and that, under
contract, both Derwent and the online host vendors have reserved
certain rights which may result in the termination of Your
right to receive Information from Derwent. In addition, Derwent
may terminate this Agreement at any time if You breach any of
this terms.
The Terms of this Agreement are subject to change at any time by
Derwent and are in addition to those found in the online host
vendors' customer agreements. If there is a conflict between
these Terms of Agreement and the online host vendors' terms of
agreement, then these Terms of Agreement will apply. These Terms
of Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with English law.
Licences for End Users
For redistribution and archival beyond the terms and conditions
specified in Sections 1 and 3, you will require a Derwent
Redistribution Licence and/or a Derwent Archival Licence.
Please contact Your local Derwent office if You wish to obtain
an official Licence.
i. Derwent Redistribution Licence
If You are performing SDIs, Alerts, Profiles or searches online
or using an in-house archive and distributing the results to
more than one party within Your organisation, You will require
a Redistribution Licence. Data can be held for up to 31 days.
Note that authorised users accessing at Preferential Rates
online are covered for redistribution by their 1995
Subscription arrangement.
ii. Derwent Archival Licence
For longer term storage, archival and storage in a searchable
electronic database system You will require an Archival Licence.
Besides Derwent's own Redistribution Licence and Archival
Licence all Derwent databases participate in the STN
Information Keep & Share Program according to its Terms and
Conditions (see HELP SHARETERMS or visit
http://www.stn-international.de/stndatabases/keepshare/index.html),
but with the following exceptions in item 1. and 2.:
1. A single, personal user may copy and use information from
Derwent databases on STN and keep it indefinetely for his or
her individual use.
2. By the ARCHIVE fee Derwent licences the archiving of search
results from its databases up to one year, not indefinitely.
If customers wish to archive data from Derwent databases for a
period greater than one year, they would have to commit to
paying additional archival fees in year 2 and beyond.
For more detailed information, view the STN Database Summary Sheet.