Instructions for downloading of patent documents from esp@cenet


After you have located a patent document on the esp@cenet server of the European Patent Office, either by search or by reference linking via CrossFire Beilstein or ChemPort, you can download the full-text as follows:

  • Click on title of the patent document
  • Then choose menu "Original document"
  • Click on "Download"
  • A popup window appears with a password displayed as image, which must be confirmed. For correct functioning, you may eventually have to deactivate the blocking of popup windows in your firewall for the v3.espacenet.com server
  • Download begins