Item Menus

In the Work Bench view you may see blue underlined entries in a column.  For these items there is usually a "left click" feature that will take you to specfic information about the item. There may also be a "right click" menu that will present you with links to additional information about the item.

The Item Menus available depend on the list and fields you have selected.   Among the most common Item Menus are:

Right Click Detail Menus
"Right Clicking" on the patent or application record launches a menu that provides access to further information:
Issued U.S. Patent Detail Menu


  • Patent Text accesses the full text record at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Patent PDF assembles an Adobe PDF file with the text and drawings of the patent.
  • Google Patent Detail accesses the record for the patent at Google Patents. (NOTE: Google does not necessarily have data each patent or application)

  • Landscape Map: Select this menu item to create an IPVision Patent Landscape Map™ for the patent.

  • Ownership History accesses the Assignment database record for the patent at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • USPTO History - Public PAIR: This menu item accesses the Public PAIR (Patent Application Information Retrieval) information for the patent. NOTE: PAIR has a history of being slow and unstable. In addition the USPTO has suspended access from time to time.
  • Patent Maintenance Fees: This menu item accesses the Maintenance Fee record for the patent at the USPTO.
  • International Patent Family accesses the INPADOC patent family on the European Patent Office/ESPACE system.
  • US Patent Detail accesses IPVision's data for the patent.
Published U.S. Patent Application Detail Menu


  • Patent Application Text accesses the full text record at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Patent Application PDF assembles an Adobe PDF file with the text and drawings of the application.
  • Google Patent Application Detail accesses the record for the patent application at Google Patents.

  • Landscape Map: Select this menu item to create an IPVision Patent Landscape Map™ for the application.

  • Ownership History accesses the Assignment database record for the application at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • USPTO History - Public PAIR: This menu item accesses the Public PAIR (Patent Application Information Retrieval) information for the application. NOTE: PAIR has a history of being slow and unstable. In addition the USPTO has suspended access from time to time.
  • International Patent Family accesses the INPADOC patent family on the European Patent Office/ESPACE system.

  • US Patent Application Detail accesses IPVision's data for the application.
U.S. Patent Classes
"Right Clicking" on a U.S. Main Patent Class or Main/Subclass number launches a menu that provides access to further information:
Main U.S. Patent Class Menu


  • USPTO Class Definition accesses the USPTO Class Definition in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Patent Classification System.
  • US Class Detail accesses the IPVision Class Detail data.

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