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Search field:	Publication Number (11)
Definition:	The Publication Number is the number assigned to a patent when the patent application is published.
Content:	This number is different from the Application Number, which is assigned when the patent application is filed. (PCT applications: the EP Publication Number will retrieve the corresponding PCT publication)
Syntax:	CCnnnnnnnnnn or CC
Format:	The Publication Number is made up of a Country Code (2 letters) and a serial number (variable, 1 to 10 digits). Do not enter blanks between the Country Code and the number To retrieve all the documents having a particular country code in combination with other entries (dates, etc.), it is sufficient to enter the Country Code (2 letters).
Example:	Publication Number: Publication Number: Publication Number: in combination with Publication Date:
Operators:	AND, NOT, OR Default Operator: OR

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