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EspaceNetEspaceNet
EspaceNet is a patent database with over 150 million patents that can be imported into Pure.
Overview
| Content type | License / subscription | Available for Automated search | Integrated with Available Updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research output | Yes (Consumer key) |
Persons: Yes (as Inventor or Applicant) Organisational units: No |
No |
Get consumer key
Creating an Espacenet account
You will need to request EspaceNet for access credentials. An account can be created via Espacenet's Developer's Area.
Two types of accounts can be created, either of which can be used in Pure:
- Paying - unlimited transfer volume
- Non-paying - limited to a total transfer volume of 4GB per week
For the use as an import source for Pure, a Non-paying account should suffice.
After you have applied for the account, you will receive access credentials for the EPO Developer Portal.
In order to get the required consumer key and consumer secret key, you will need to create an app in your account. This is a simple and straight forward process and is well explained in first slides in the documentation from the OPS first steps guide.
Set up online source
Go to Administrator > Research outputs > Online sources > EspaceNet
| Setting | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Enabled | Toggles it available for users or not. | |
| Consumer key | See guide above | |
| Consumer key secret | See guide above |
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| Filtered words and acronyms in author names | Words and acronyms, separated by semicolon, that should be removed from the author name before it is used for matching persons. |
Published at July 10, 2025