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The Multicriteria search module allows the user to perform:

• Identical searches
• Custom searches with wildcards and Boolean operators
• Searches across more than 40 criteria: owner, representative, number, date, type of mark, etc.

Once you have logged in to the platform and you have selected the most suitable module, you can directly select the registers on which you want to perform the search.

REGISTERS

Select the needed databases and then the registers/group of registers by ticking the corresponding boxes.

On the bottom right side of the screen, you can easily see the data coverage by countries.
Don’t hesitate to create group of often used registers if necessary. This will allow you to quickly access to the desired registers.

Select the registers. Click on the bottom of the page on “group of registers” and then on “Save selection”. Give a name to the group and click on “OK”.

By selecting a national country that is part of the Madrid Agreement and Protocol, the system will automatically select the EUIPO/WIPO when applicable.
If you don’t need to limit the results for the WIPO register designating the selected countries, please unselect the WIPO (limited to designated countries) box.

Trademarks and Pharmaceutical Databases, identified with this symbol , can be searched together in a single request. Select the Trademark databases, then click on the Pharmaceutical option and select the databases. Click on OK to validate.

HOW TO SET UP YOUR SEARCH CRITERIA?

There is more than 40 different criteria available by clicking on the 1^st criteria dropdown menu.

Using the “Trade Mark Name” criteria allows you to enter some wildcard characters for custom searching. There are 6 wildcard characters:  ?, *, =, _, ^, ~

The wildcard: ?

To perform a single character wildcard search, use the question mark  ?  symbol. It replaces 1 single character or a null character. The single character wildcard search looks for terms that match hits with the single character replaced.
For example, to search for  TEXT,  TET  or   TEST, you can use the search:  TE?T

The wildcard: *

To perform a multiple character wildcard search, use the asterisk  *  symbol. It replaces zero or unlimited characters. Multiple character wildcard searches look for 0 or more characters.
For example, to search for  WINDOWS or   WIN95, you can use the search:  WIN*
You can also use the wildcard searches in the middle of a term. For example, to search for  WIN95  or   WINDOWS95, you can use the search:  WI*95

The wildcard:  =

To perform a single digit wildcard search, use the symbol  =. It replaces strictly 1 single digit (not an empty digit). The single character wildcard search looks for terms that match hits with the single digit replaced.
For example, to search for  TE2T or   TE3T, you can use the search:  TE=T

The wildcard: _

To perform a single vowel wildcard search, use the underscore  _  symbol. It replaces strictly 1 single vowel (not an empty vowel). The single character wildcard search looks for terms that match hits with the single vowel replaced.
For example, to search for  TET  or  TAT, you can use the search:  T_T

The wildcard: ^

To perform a single consonant wildcard search, use the caret   ^  symbol. It replaces strictly 1 single consonant (not an empty consonant). The single character wildcard search looks for terms that match hits with the single consonant replaced.
For example, to search for  TRT  or  TBT, you can use the search:  T ^T

The wildcard: ~

Proximity Searches

Proximity searches allow you to find words that are within a specific distance from each other. To perform a proximity search, use the tilde (“~“) symbol at the end of a phrase. To search for the words “DRIVEN” and “MOTOR” within 5 words of each other, use the following search instruction:  “DRIVEN MOTOR”~5

Available Search Criteria:

• TradeMarks: Goods & Services
• Patents: Claims, Abstract
  
  

BOOLEAN OPERATORS

There are 3 Boolean operators based on the navigation language and can be used on each text or number field.
Using the English interface:  AND, OR, NOT
Using the French interface:   ET, OU, PAS
Using the German interface:  UND, ODER, NICHT
Using the Spanish interface:  Y, O, NO
Using the Italian interface:  E, O, NON
Using the Japanese interface:  AND, OR, NOT
Using the Chinese interface:  与, 或, 非

The Boolean operator: OR

• The  OR operator is the default conjunction operator for none text searching fields such: Numbers, Type, Status. The  OR  operator links two terms, and finds a matching hit if either of the terms exist.
• For Brand, Owners, Goods & Services, Representative, the default operator between two terms is   AND. This means that if there is no Boolean operator between two text searched terms, the  AND  operator is used.
• To search for hits that contain either  JURASIC  or  CONFLUENCE  (without using quotes), use the query:  JURASIC  OR  CONFLUENCE

The Boolean operator: AND

• The  AND operator matches hits where both terms exist anywhere in the searched term of a single hit. This is equivalent to an intersection using sets.
• To search for hits that contain  JURASIC  and  CONFLUENCE, use the query:  JURASIC  AND  CONFLUENCE
• To search for hits that contain  JURASIC and  CONFLUENCE directly after each other, use the query:   “JURASIC  CONFLUENCE” (with quotes).
• Please note that for  “JURASIC CONFLUENCE”, the system will not find  CONFLUENCE  JURASIC and also will not found  CONFLUENCE  FOR  JURASIC  (words need to be directly after each other).

The Boolean operator: NOT

• The  NOT operator excludes hits that contain the term after  NOT
• To search for hits that contain  JURASIC but not  CONFLUENCE, use the query:  JURASIC  NOT  CONFLUENCE

Grouping queries: ( )

You can also use parenthesis  ( ) to group elements to form sub queries. This can be very useful if you want to control the Boolean logic for a query. To search for either  JAKARTA  or  APACHE  and  WEBSITE, use the query:  (JAKARTA  OR  APACHE)  AND  WEBSITE This eliminates any confusion and makes sure you that WEBSITE must exist and either term JAKARTA or APACHE may exist.