The Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) is a premier source of global patent data provided by Clarivate. It offers curated, enhanced, and simplified patent information, analyzed and indexed by a team of over 900 editors. DWPI processes nearly 90,000 new patent publications weekly, covering 62 global sources and translating content from over 30 languages into English. This service is designed to help R&D teams, IP professionals, and national patent offices find relevant patents more efficiently and effectively.

Key Features

Enhanced Patent Data DWPI provides improved keyword search results and clear abstracts for easier understanding.

• 79% improvement in keyword search results compared to other platforms
• Abstracts clearly describe invention novelty, use, and advantage

Global Coverage Comprehensive patent information from various sources worldwide.

• Data from 62 global sources
• Full text translations from over 30 original languages

Patent Family Grouping DWPI organizes patents into distinct invention families for better analysis.

• Over 127 million global patents sorted into 66 million distinct invention families
• Includes non-convention equivalents and separates continuations with new inventions

Benefits

Time-Saving DWPI streamlines the patent review process, allowing users to quickly grasp patent content.

• Clear and succinct abstracts for easy understanding
• Standardized terms in abstracts for better search matching

Improved Patent Searching The service optimizes patent searches with enhanced features and comprehensive coverage.

• Editorially enhanced, descriptive DWPI titles for quick identification of relevant results
• Access to relevant prior art from global sources

Global Influence Assessment DWPI enables users to evaluate the worldwide impact of inventions efficiently.

• Elimination of duplicate publications for clearer analysis
• Extensive view of patent and literature citations through Derwent Patents Citation Index™ (DPCI)