Field Name: Patent Citations
Definition: Patent Citations refers to the entities for other patents that are cited by a particular patent. Citations for a particular patent can be found in the full text of that patent’s document.
Tooltip definition of the predicate: Patents cited by a particular patent
Type of value (one of the following): entity
Number of accepted values: multiple
Constraints: Only applies when Subject has the “Is a” value “Patent”
Citation Required?: Yes.
Examples of proper use:
- ‘US Patent 10188385 Surgical instrument system comprising lockable systems’ ‘Patent Citations’ is ‘US Patent 10004497 Interface systems for use with surgical instruments’ Citation: Patent Public Search | USPTO
Examples of improper use:
- ‘US Patent 10188385 Surgical instrument system comprising lockable systems’ ‘Patent Citations’ is ‘US Patent 10441308 Ultrasonic surgical instrument blades’ is incorrect as this refers to patent citations received.
Usage in other schemas: n/a
Field Name: Patent Citations Received
Definition: Patent Citations Received refers to the entities for other patents that have cited this patent. Citation received for a particular patent can be found in the full text of the citing patent’s document.
Tooltip definition of the predicate: Patents that have cited this patent
Type of value (one of the following): entity
Number of accepted values (one of the following): multiple
Constraints: Only applies when Subject has the “Is a” value “Patent”
Citation Required?: Yes.
Examples of proper use:
- ‘US Patent 10188385 Surgical instrument system comprising lockable systems’ ‘Patent Citations Received’ is ‘US Patent 10441308 Ultrasonic surgical instrument blades’ Citation: Patent Public Search | USPTO
Examples of improper use:
- ‘US Patent 10188385 Surgical instrument system comprising lockable systems’ ‘Patent Citations Received’ is ‘US Patent 10004497 Interface systems for use with surgical instruments’ is incorrect as this refers to patent citations, not patent citations received.
Usage in other schemas: n/a