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+ | Patent refers to a patent number. Cited refers to a patent number cited by the patent in question. When a patent is issued, the patent can include citations or references to patents in a related field or that may be considered prior art. The table has a composite key that consists of a unique combination of patent number and cited patent number. |
Revision as of 14:20, 7 July 2016
Return to Patent Data Specifications.
Table Variables
Table "public.citation" Column | Type | Modifiers --------+--------+----------- patent | bigint | cited | bigint |
Patent refers to a patent number. Cited refers to a patent number cited by the patent in question. When a patent is issued, the patent can include citations or references to patents in a related field or that may be considered prior art. The table has a composite key that consists of a unique combination of patent number and cited patent number.