The new image commands available in Questel Plus 2 enable searchers to display patent drawings merged with the corresponding bibliographic text in
FPAT. Users can choose to display images and text online or to order an offline print.
The enhanced database will significantly improve Questel's patent coverage which now includes WPIL (Derwent's World Patents Index), JAPIO (Japanese Unexamined Applications), PHARM (pharmaceutical patents), EDOC (European Patent Office documentation file),
FPAT (French patents), IFIPAT and IFIUDB (U.S.
The new databases fill a significant gap in Questel's coverage of patents, which now includes WPIL (Derwent's World Patents Index), JAPIO (Japanese Unexamined Applications), EPAT (European Patents), PHARM (pharmaceutical patents), EDOC (European Patent Office documentation file),
FPAT (French patents) and PCTPAT (PCT patent applications) by providing much more comprehensive coverage of U.S.
The ECLA classification, which has also been added to
FPAT and EPAT, will enhance crossfile search capabilities and allow users to search with a single internationally recognized classification scheme.
Produced by the Japanese Patent Information Organization, JAPIO is a major addition to Questel's growing series of patent databases which include Derwent's World Patents Index files, EPAT (European Patents), PHARM (pharmaceutical patents), EDOC (European Patent Office documentation file),
FPAT (French patents) and the soon to be released PCTPAT (PCT patent applications).