To view citations that have previously been recorded:
- Go to the Family tab of the case
- Click on ‘Manage Citations’ in the top right
Citations are split into two tables, depending on the type of citation:
- Cited Patents
- Non-Patent Literature Citations
Cited Patents
The following information is displayed for Cited Patents:
Field | Description |
Number | Application, Grant/Reg OR Pub/Adv number of the cited patent (depending on the information selected when adding the details of the citation). |
Type | This is a fixed column to indicate these are ‘Foreign Patent Application’ citations. |
Date | Application, Grant/Reg OR Pub/Adv date of the cited patent (depending on the information selected when adding the details of the citation). |
Country | Application, Grant/Reg OR Pub/Adv country of the cited patent (depending on the information selected when adding the details of the citation). |
Based On | This indicates whether the date, country and number of the cited patent relates to the Application, Grant/Reg or Pun/Adv information. |
Translation | This indicates whether a (translation) document has been linked to the citation. |
First Citation | If the citation has been notified (e.g. it has been included in an IDS generated from Equinox) this column displays the date the IDS was generated in Equinox. |
Click on the cited patent Number to view and edit the details.
Non-Patent Literature Citations
The following information is displayed for Non-Patent Literature Citations:
Field | Description |
Information | Name of the literature/document/publication that is being cited. |
Translation | This indicates whether a (translation) document has been linked to the citation. |
Click on the non-patent literature Information to view and edit the details.