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Patent family & Data Sources Comparative analysis of Different Patent Families: Simple 1 Complex 1 Extended 1 National 1 Domestic 1 Artificial 2 Relating to Relating to Relating to one Relating to one or Single Equivalent identical similar or more more invention, office's patent invention inventions invention published by the different documents, same office procedural published by publications different offices Each At least one is At least one is At least two of Same At least member originating originating which are distinct country of some of has the application in application in from each other and publication which do not basis of common with common with at at least one with share a ‘priority the other least one other originating procedural common rights’ members of the member of the application in publications originating exactly the family family. common with the for the same application same other members of originating or originating the family application applications application Related Multiple All related At least two of the It grouped Members of document priorities are not documents published patent together all this type of with allowed into the sharing at least documents are a the family are multiple family unless it one priority result of additions, publication determined priorities shares priority member shown continuations, stages of a only after is not number common in the list above continuations-in- patent in one intellectual allowed to all the other may enter the part, or divisions of place. It investigation into the members family the original subject therefore to have of invention prevents essentially duplication. the same family disclosed content 1 Patent Families The artificial patents in the PATSTAT database: how much do they matter when computing indicators of internationalisation based on worldwide priority patents? 2 2 | © Ingenious e-Brain Solution 2019. All rights reserved. | [email protected] | www.iebrain.com