Imagine you want to perform an advanced patent search on the USPTO website. What are the different types of searches you can conduct, which patent databases are available for searching, and what are the default settings for 'Plurals' and 'British Equivalents' when using the advanced search interface?
Navigate to 'https://www.uspto.gov/patents/search-for-patents' Click on the 'Patent Public Search' link. Select and click on the 'Advanced search' link. Scroll down to view the full search interface. Identify and list the distinct search methods available on the Advanced Search page. Identify and list the patent collections that can be searched. Determine and state the default status of 'Plurals' and 'British Equivalents' options.
Successfully navigate to the 'Advanced Search' interface of the Patent Public Search tool. Correctly list the three distinct search methods available on the Advanced Search page (Quick Search, Enhanced Search, Search by Patent #). Correctly list the three primary patent collections (US-PGPUB, USPAT, USOCR). Correctly state that 'Plurals' is enabled by default. Correctly state that 'British Equivalents' is enabled by default.