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Consolidated Report
Select up to 30 countries or territories to generate a consolidated law report.
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Choose an Area of Law by clicking the desired tab (i.e.: Patents).
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Click the Consolidated Report option tab.
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Select a Topic from the drop-down menu.
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Select a Title. This option varies depending on the previous Topic choice. For each Topic you will find different Titles (i.e.: if you chose 'Infringement' in Topic, the options displayed in Title will be: 'Enforcement of rights, Infringement cases and Penalties/Sanctions').
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Select up to 30 Countries and/or territories.
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Click the Go button.
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Viewing a Consolidated Report
This type of result is different from the other types (Search and Browse By Country), the information is displayed in a report, and it will include all the information related to the selected Countries and/or territories.
Information is displayed in alphabetical order by country.
Next to each result's Title, the Open in Context link will enable you to open the selected result with its Table of Contents (TOC) and consult all the related information of that specific Title and Country.
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Search Results Toolbar
Above the displayed result, you will find a toolbar containing five options:
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Download: the current document will be downloaded onto a Microsoft® Word file.
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Email: email displayed document.
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Print: print displayed document.
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Store This Doc: save the displayed document into My Stored Docs. Whenever you get a search result that you think might be useful in the future or that you would like to keep for any reason, you have to click the Store this Doc button.
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Feedback: by clicking here you will be taken to a form that will allow you to report any comment about this particular document.
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Table of Contents (TOC)
The Table of Contents (TOC) allows you to visualize contents in an organized and hierarchical way.
Use the TOC to navigate through the information.
Content displayed on the screen will be bolded and displayed on the right pane.
You can hide it by clicking the arrow icon, located in the middle of the screen.
To expand an item just click the + (Plus) icon, to collapse it, click the - (Minus) icon.
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FAQs
Can I choose more than one Area of Law (Patents, Trademarks, etc.) at the same time to perform my search?
No. You will only be able to perform searches for one Area of Law at a time.
Is there any relationship between 'Topic' restriction and the 'Title' options?
Yes. For each Topic there are different Title options that respond to that specific Topic restriction.
Can I choose more than one country or territory?
Yes. In this type of search you are allowed to choose up to 30 countries or territories at the same time.
In case I choose a territory or treaty, does it count as many countries?
No. Each territory or treaty counts as one country although it displays information of all the countries belonging to the corresponding territory or treaty.
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