PatBasics: An Introduction to PatBase

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Getting Started with PatBase





  • Go to the secure PatBase login page
  • Enter your User ID and Password
  • Enter a sub account (optional)
  • Use the sub account option when you want to charge a search to a named account. For further information on sub accounts refer to the Sub accounts section of the PatBase manual – available once logged in to PatBase
  • Check/tick "Remember my login information” if you want PatBase to remember your login details
  • Check/tick “Continue last session” if you want to continue working from where you last logged off, refer to the Log In section of the PatBase manual for more information
  • As with all secure sites, avoid the internet browser forward and back buttons. We also recommend clearing temporary internet files regularly and on the rare occasion of a failure users should log out and close the browser

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I change my Password?
If you wish to change your password this can be done after logging in by navigating to the “Menu” tab on the toolbar and selecting “Change password”, as shown below:


You will then be prompted to enter a new password of your choice and to confirm it in the second box. Selecting the orange button will change your password to the text entered.
How many records can I save in one folder?
You can currently save 10,000 records to a single PatBase folder.
What is a PatBase family and how is it built?
Information on how we construct our families, and the criteria required for a document to be placed within a PatBase family, can be found here: "PatBase Family Description"
How do I change my display settings?
To change your display settings, go to “Menu” on the floating toolbar and select “Display/search options”.

Here you can select the default fields to interrogate with a keyword search, the default display format, the default sorting order and additional options such as showing the dead/alive tags for family members, viewing simple or complex families, and showing the original Non-Latin characters for non-Latin inventors and assignee’s.

You can also create your own custom display formats by clicking the grey “Define Custom Display Format” button at the top right of the pane.
I logged in without selecting “continue last session” and my search history is gone, what do I do?
Don’t Panic! Simply log out of your ID without conducting any searches and return to the login screen. Ensure that you check the continue last session box and log back in to the system. Your search history should be restored.

If you have already conducted a search after logging in without clicking the continue check box please contact support@minesoft.com as soon as possible stating your user ID and the time that the event occurred.

Please note: the longer it takes to inform the support team that your search history has been erased, the less likely it is that we will be able to recover your data.