IPRally groups related patent documents using DOCDB Simple Families, which link patents that share at least one common priority application. This means all filings that stem from the same original invention — regardless of country — are collected under one “family,” helping you get a clearer view of global protection.
Family Representative and Sorting
By default, IPRally displays one Family Representative per family in your result list. The representative is selected in this order:
USPTO
EPO
WIPO
UKIPO
Australia
Important: Your priority list only reorders families that contain documents from your selected countries. If a family has no documents from your list, you'll see whichever family member was most relevant to your search query—which may be from any jurisdiction.
Customising Family Display
You can customise which jurisdiction appears first in grouped results by setting your Family Representative preferences:
Choose up to 5 jurisdictions to prioritise if present in the result set.
Indicate the primary document country, which will appear in your result list by default.
Set the order of other countries following your primary choice.
These preferences are personal settings and apply to new searches only. Any existing searches will update only when refreshed. You can find and adjust them under User Settings → Search Settings:
Why Customise?
Customisation helps tailor IPRally to your workflow:
Improved Efficiency: See your preferred family members first and reduce extra navigation.
Personalised Workflow: Configure the order of jurisdictions to match your focus areas.
Consistent Collaboration: When sharing a search case, recipients see the results in the same order as you.