Patent number search format
SureChEMBL identifies all patents using a unique identifier called a SureChEMBL Patent Number (SCPN). This is a unique document identifier used by SureChEMBL where hyphens are inserted after the country code and before the kind code i.e. CC-n-KK where CC is the 2-digit country code, n is the patent number and KK is the 1- or 2-digit kind code. An SCPN always includes a kind code and looks like this: WO-2012088469-A1.
To mitigate the need to manually convert input patent numbers into the correct SCPN format, SureChEMBL has implemented some level of patent number normalisation to handle a variety of different patent number search formats from issuing patent authorities and vendors.
You may enter a patent number with or without a kind code, with or without hyphens. If you enter a patent number without using a kind code, the system will retrieve all matching SCPNs for the input patent number (i.e. it will retrieve EP-0555555-A2, EP-0555555-A3 and EP-0555555-B1 for the input EP555555).
Table 1 below details SureChEMBL Patent Number search formats for US, EP, WO and JP publication numbers.
Table 2 details examples of additional search formats SureChEMBL can handle.
Note: Patent numbers containing “,” (comma) cannot be resolved and it is suggested to remove the “,”.
| Country/Authority | SureChEMBL Patent Number (SCPN) Search Format |
|---|---|
US Applications | US-YYYYn-KK, n = 7 digits with leading zeroes US-20110098016-A1 US-20120101094-A1 |
US Granted | US-n-KK, n = 1 to 7 digits US-672513-A US-7888976-B2 |
EP Applications | EP-n-KK, n = 7 digits with leading zeroes EP-0000001-A1 EP-2450353-A1 |
EP Granted | EP-n-KK, n = 7 digits with leading zeroes EP-0000001-B1 EP-1603883-B1 |
WO | WO-YYYYn-KK, n = 6 digits with leading zeroes WO-1978000001-A1 WO-2012047538-A1 |
JP | Unexamined Applications (Kokai) Examined Specifications up to 29.05.1996 (Kokoku) Utility Models
Granted Patents after 29.05.1996 (Toroku):
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Key
Y = Western Year E = Japanese Era n = Number K = Kind Code
Patent Authorities | Patent Number Search Formats Handled | Input Examples | Matching SCPNs |
US Applications | US-YYYYn-KK, n = 7 digits with leading zeroes | US-YYYYn-KK, n = 7 digits with leading zeroes | |
published from 2001 | US YYYY/1234567 KK | US 2001/0000004 A1 | US-20010000004-A1 |
| USYYYY1234567KK | US20010000004A1 | US-20010000004-A1 |
| USYYYY1234567 | US20010000004 | US-20010000004-A1 |
| US-YYYY1234567 | US-20010000004 | US-20010000004-A1 |
| US--YYYY1234567 | US--20120237473 | US-20120237473-A1 |
| USYYYY123456 | US2002077339 | US-20020077339-A1 |
| USYYYY/n | US2002/55459 | US-20020055459-A1 |
US Grants | US-n-K, n = 1 to 7 digits | US-n-K, n = 1 to 7 digits | |
| USn | US4 | not covered in SureChEMBL as published in 1836 |
| USn | US3935517 | US-3935517-A |
| USnK | US8131527B1 | US-8131527-B1 |
| US-n-K | US-8318735-B2 | US-8318735-B2 |
| US-n | US-8334290 | US-8334290-B2 |
| US--n | US--5047527 | US-5047527-A |
| US n | US 8335725 | US-8335725-B2 |
EP-A and EP-B | EP-1234567-KK | EP-1234567-KK | |
| EP 0 123 456 KK | EP 0 555 555 A2 | EP-0555555-A2 |
| EP0123456KK | EP02450353A1 | EP-2450353-A1 |
| EP01234567 | EP2221376 | EP-2221376-A2 EP-2221376-A3 EP-2221376-B1 |
| EP-01234567 | EP-2535332 | EP-2535332-A1 |
| EP-01234567-KK | EP-2535332-A1 | EP-2535332-A1 |
| EPn | EP4 | EP-0000004-A1 EP-0000004-B1 |
| EP n | EP 20014 | EP-0020014-A2 EP-0020014-A3 EP-0020014-B1 |
| EP--1234567-KK | EP--0389359-A1 | EP-0389359-A1 |
WO | WO-YYYYn-KK, n = 7 digits with leading zeroes | WO-YYYYn-KK, n = 7 digits with leading zeroes | |
From 1978 to 30/06/2002 | WO YY/12345 | WO 93/12096 | WO-1993012096-A1 |
From 01/07/2002 to 31/12/2003 | WO YY/123456 | WO 02/055459 | WO-2002055459-A2 WO-2002055459-A3 |
From 01/01/2004 | WO YYYY/123456 | WO 2012/123823 | WO-2012123823-A1 |
| WOYYYY123456KK | WO2012161965A1 | WO-2012161965-A1 |
| WOYYYY123456 | WO2012161965 | WO-2012161965-A1 |
| WO-YYYY123456 | WO-2012161965 | WO-2012161965-A1 |
| WO-YYYY123456-KK | WO-2012161965-A1 | WO-2012161965-A1 |
| WO--YYYY123456 | WO--2012123823 | WO-2012123823-A1 |
| WO YYYY123456 | WO 2006002283 | WO-2006002283-A1 WO-2006002283-A9 |
| WOYYYY/n | WO2002/57483 | WO-2002057483-A2 WO-2002057483-A3 |
| WOYY123456-KK | WO02055459-A2 | WO-2002055459-A2 |
| WOYY12345 | WO9312096 | WO-1993012096-A1 |
Japio Abstracts - Unexamined Applications (Kokai) from 1976 | |||
Prior to 2000 | JP-EEn-K where n = 1 to 6 digits | JP-EEn-K where n = 1 to 6 digits | |
| JPEE- n | JP63- 27431 | JP-63027431-A |
| JPEE -n | JP63 -1 | JP-63000001-A |
| JP-EEn-K | JP-6327431 | JP-63027431-A |
| JPEE012345 | JP63000001 | JP-63000001-A |
| JPYYYY012345 | JP1988000001 | JP-63000001-A |
| JP YYYY012345 | JP 1998001467 | JP-10001467-A |
| JP YYYY012345 | JP 1999343240 | JP-11343240-A |
The leading 0 in Emperor Years 01 to 09 is omitted | |||
| JP-En-K where n = 1 to 6 digits | JP-En-K where n = 1 to 6 digits | |
| JPE-n | JP1-216933 | JP-1216933-A |
| JPE-n | JP4-5288 | JP-4005288-A |
| JP-E012345-K | JP-4005288-A | JP-4005288-A |
| JPYYYY012345 | JP1989019019 | JP-1019019-A |
| JP-YYYY012345 | JP-1989079155 | JP-1079155-A |
| JP YYYY012345 | JP 1990073084 | JP-2073084-A |
| JPYYYY012345 | JP1991020222 | JP-3020222-A |
| JPYYYY012346 | JP1992159261 | JP-4159261-A |
| JPYYYY012347 | JP1993201991 | JP-5201991-A |
| JPYYYY012348 | JP1994199831 | JP-6199831-A/td> |
| JPYYYY012349 | JP1995010875 | JP-7010875-A |
| JPYYYY012350 | JP1996277271 | JP-8277271-A |
| JPYYYY012351 | JP1997509407 | JP-9509407-A |
| JPYYYY012352 | JP1989001166 | JP-64001166-A |
| JPYYYY012353 | JP1989003702 | JP-1003702-A |
After 2000 | JP-YYYYn-K where n = 1 to 6 digits | JP-YYYYn-K where n = 1 to 6 digits | |
| JP-YYYYn-K | JP-200696749-A | JP-2006096749-A |
| JPYYYY-n | JP2006-96749 | JP-2006096749-A |
| JP--YYYY-012345 | JP--2012519652 | JP-2012519652-A |
| JP YYYY012345 | JP 2008094740 | JP-2008094740-A |
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