The WITH operator was build specifically by AcclaimIP only for certain sections of the patent data. The WITH operator is considered a line or row operator, whereas the AND is a document level operator. Let's explore this a little more to really make sure we understand the different between WITH and AND.

When you look at the rejection tabs, you will notice that the information is set up in rows, or lines. Each column on that row can be joined using the WITH operator. This allows you to actually focus in on a very specific set of data.

Notice in the above screenshot that we have two different years for the mail room date and two different rejection types. Let's say that we are looking for 102s that happened in 2011. For the forward rejection field codes, we can create searches where all we do is swap out the AND and the WITH operators, but everything else is the same.

SEARCH #1: FREJ_MRDATE:2011 AND FREJ_TYPE:102

SEARCH #2: FREJ_MRDATE:2011 WITH FREJ_TYPE:102

For Search #1, with the AND operator, the above would actually be found and returned by the search. Because in the document, there is a mailroom date of 2011, and there is a 102 rejection type. However, with Search #2, the data has to match all on the same line/row. Looking at the above, the 102 has a mailroom date of 2009. So the above does not actually match Search #2 and so would not be returned by the search.

Note that we can join multiple rejection field codes with the WITH operator. For example, the following is perfectly acceptable:

FREJ_MRDATE:2011 WITH FREJ_TYPE:103.3 WITH FREJ_FINAL:true WITH FREJ_ABAN:true

This search would return the patent from the above screenshot. Also note that the field codes do not have to be in the same order as the columns are presented in the UI.