ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Espacenet

Okay kiddo, have you ever heard of patents? They are like special rules that protect people's inventions so that no one else can copy them without permission.

Now, imagine there's a really big library with lots of books about patents from all over the world. That's what espacenet is! It's an online library that has millions of patents and inventions from different countries.

Let's say you have an idea for a new toy, but you want to make sure no one else already thought of it and patented it. You could go to espacenet and search for patents related to toys. It will show you all the patents that have been filed for toys, so you can make sure your idea is original and not already patented.

Espacenet is also helpful for inventors who want to see what other people have created in their field and get ideas for new inventions. It's like a big playground for inventors, researchers, and people who like to read about new technology and ideas.