IDS in official format is available for US patents.
Generating an IDS
To generate an IDS:
Click on the option button (3 dots button) to open a dropdown menu
Click on "Generate IDS".
On a new page, you'll start a workflow to complete your IDS. If your patent is published, the necessary data will be completed automatically.
If your patents isn't published, you can complete the data manually.
Step 1 : Add your patent(s) prior art
You can add your prior art in two different ways:
Manually: Enter the publication number of the patent you want to cite, and the information will be automatically retrieved from the Questel database.
By importing a CSV file : Enter the publication number of each patent and the necessary information will be retrieved automatically.
Step 2 : Add your NPL document(s) prior art
The second step is to add "Non patent literature". In the same way you can add it manually or via a csv.
In the csv template, simply enter the NPL description (one line / NPL).
Note that the USPTO requires the following format: Include name of the author (in CAPITAL LETTERS), title of the article (when appropriate), title of the item (book, magazine, journal, serial, symposium, catalogue, etc), date, pages(s), volume-issue number(s), publisher, city and/or country where published.
Step 3 : Check documents
The third step lets you choose which documents you want to export for each prior art (e.g., English equivalent, English translation, original document). You can select multiple documents.
Step 4 : Sign and/or generate IDS
The last step lets you export to your computer all the documents and the completed IDS in official format.