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 -   A [getting started vignette](http://ropensci.github.io/patentsview/articles/getting-started.html) for first-time users
 -   An in-depth tutorial on [writing queries](http://ropensci.github.io/patentsview/articles/writing-queries.html)
 -   A list of [examples](http://ropensci.github.io/patentsview/articles/examples.html)
--   WIP: Data applications (e.g., discovering the [top assignees](http://ropensci.github.io/patentsview/articles/assignees.html) in the field of databases)
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-[![ropensci\_footer](http://ropensci.org/public_images/github_footer.png)](http://ropensci.org)
+-   WIP: Data applications (e.g., discovering the [top assignees](http://ropensci.github.io/patentsview/articles/assignees.html) in the field of databases)
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