Title | Presenter | Event description |
e-Seminar Structure Searching in Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) using STN Express

| D. Walter, Ph.D. R. Austin | A joint e-Seminar on chemical structure searching in the Derwent World Patents Index on STN providing insights from the database producer and STN. The seminar includes information about DWPI compound coverage and explains the Derwent Chemistry Resource record structure. This is complemented by structure search examples in DWPI, reviewing the basic steps of a chemical structure search on STN, including structure drawing, upload using STN Express, structure and bibliographic search as well as display of answers.
Running time: 53 minutes |
e-Seminar Setting up SDIs in the Derwent databases on STN
 | D. Walter, Ph.D. J. Brown | A joint e-Seminar on setting up alerts in Derwent databases on STN providing insights from the database producer and STN. The seminar includes instructions how to set up automatic SDIs in Derwent files on STN, complemented by a multifile patent family SDI incorporating DWPI and patent citations from DPCI.
Running time: 55 minutes |
Live search Search for key patents in DPCI

| J. Baur | A live patent citation search in the Derwent Patents Citation Index on STN, using DWPI for the basic search and identifying the most cited patent within DPCI, utilizing the ANALYZE command to extract information from a citation counter field.
Running time: 8 minutes |
e-Seminar Introduction to Derwent World Patents Index
 | R. Austin | A basic overview of the content, features and benefits of the Derwent World Patents Index on STN, including tips for effective text, classification and bibliographic searching.
Running time: 60 minutes |
e-Seminar Searching in DWPI Chemistry Resource

Live search Chemical Structure Search in DWPI
 | R. Austin | A detailed presentation on how to search chemical substance (DCR) indexing in WPINDEX/WPIDS/WPIX, including tips on combining search results with REGISTRY, CAPLUS and MARPAT.
Running time: 52 minutes
A live chemical structure search in the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) Chemistry Resource (DCR), reviewing the basic steps of a structure search, results display, and corresponding DWPI patent record retrieval and review.
Running time: 10 minutes |
e-Seminar Sequence Basics

Live search BLAST Search and Post-Processing in USGENE
 | R. Austin | A comprehensive overview of the basics of sequence code match (motif) and BLAST searching in DGENE, USGENE, PCTGEN and REGISTRY/CAPLUS.
Running time: 56 minutes
A live sequence similarity search in the USGENE database, reviewing the basic steps of a BLAST sequence search, including results display, review, and export out into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, using the STN Express Table Tool.
Running time: 17 minutes |
e-Seminar Multifile patent sequence searching on STN
 | R. Austin | A practical step-by-step guide on how to conduct a multifile BLAST sequence search in DGENE, USGENE, PCTGEN and REGISTRY/CAPLUS, from preparing the sequence query, through to post-processing the final results into reports and tables using STN Express.
Running time: 55 minutes |
e-Seminar INPAFAMDB - Easy recipes for relevant results
 | R. Austin | A basic overview of the content, features and benefits of INPAFAMDB, including tips for effective text, classification, bibliographic and legal status searching.
Running time: 60 min |
e-Seminar Legal Status information in STN databases
 | R. Austin | An broad review of searching for Patent Legal Status information on STN, with a particular focus on INPADOCDB and EPFULL, including tips for setting up Alerts/SDIs and effective searching for Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs).
Running time: 56 minutes |