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Intellectual Property Resources News
January - February 2003
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Friday, 28
February
2003
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ICANN - Domain
Name Registry Reports Available
ICANN agreements with operators
and sponsors of generic top-level domains (.aero, .biz, .com, .coop,
.info, .museum, .name, .net, and .org), provides for ICANN to receive
monthly reports covering registration activity, registrar volumes,
technical performance, and growth trends. Fifty of the reports have
now been posted on the ICANN web site, and are available
here.
| ICANN Website |
Posted by
Philippe Rodhain.
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STN - PCTFULL
on STN - Clipped Images Now Available
 STN has announced
that their PCTFULL database (fulltext of PCT Patent Applications from
1978 to date) has been enhanced with clipped images, mostly from the
front page. The database now comprise 726,000 records with 425,000
images. Additionally, the search and display field 'Field
Availability' (/FA) has been reintroduced and enhanced.
For further information see the PCTFULL database
Summary Sheet.
| STN Website
|
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - United Kingdom -
Marks & Clerks
"Marks & Clerk is the largest firm of patent
and trade mark attorneys in the UK, with offices throughout the UK,
Europe, Asia and North America. Voted the No. 1 firm of UK patent
attorneys for the last 6 years by Managing Intellectual Property
magazine, Marks & Clerk's 50 partners and 300 staff offer an
unrivalled depth of knowledge and expertise in the field of
intellectual property including designs, trade marks, copyrights and
patents. Marks & Clerk provide a high quality specialist service that
is complimentary to other advisers, and indeed, are experienced in
working closely with other professional advisors on many issues."
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Thursday, 27
February
2003
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Questel.Orbit and anacubisT Form Strategic Partnership
 Questel.Orbit
has announced a strategic partnership with anacubis(tm), a provider of
visual data search and analysis software. Questel.Orbit,
Inc will integrate the anacubis(tm) Viewer into its QPAT and QWEB
services. "The integration will enable
end-user patent searchers to retrieve, analyze and generate reports
with extensive, reliable patent data. This translates to quicker
turn-around, higher productivity and better information sharing
throughout and between organizations".
Read the full Questel.Orbit Press Release
here.
| Questel.Orbit Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Domain Names - .uk
Name Space
 During
the second half of 2003 the operational procedures for the renewal of
.uk domain name registrations will change. Where the domain name is
not actively renewed by its expiry date, both the registrant and the
domain name registration agent will be sent one final reminder; if
there is still no renewal request, the domain name will be suspended
for 60 days (during which time it can be reactivated if required)
before being cancelled. This new procedure was agreed following
consultation with Nominet members and is designed to clarify the
position for both registrants and tag holders. It will also streamline
the administration for Nominet itself.
| Nominet Website |
Posted by Philippe
Rodhain.
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STN International Launches New Biosequence Database
STN International,
has announced the launch of the
PCTGEN database, an new source of nucleotide and amino acid
sequence information. Containing sequence and patent application
information submitted electronically to the World Intellectual
Property Organisation (WIPO), PCTGEN includes both the nucleotide and
peptide sequences themselves, as well as associated bibliographic data
- as provided by patent applicants. More specifically, records include
the following fields: accession number, title, document type, molecule
type, patent assignee, patent and application information, organism
species, sequence, sequence length, and feature table.
"PCTGEN is updated
weekly, with new sequence information entering the database shortly
after publication by WIPO. As such, the database provides a very high
degree of currency. Users can also conduct current awareness alerts (SDIs),
as well as sequence homology alerts, on a weekly basis".
| STN Website
|
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Australia - Molins &
Co.
"Molins & Co. is a full service Australian
and USA patent and trademark firm in Sydney."
IP Firms - USA -
California - Jackson & Co., LLP
"Jackson & Co., LLP is a full service law
firm specializing in intellectual property law. Located in the San
Francisco Bay Area, the firm focuses on the procurement and
enforcement of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets as well
as related licensing for corporations and
high tech start-ups in the Sillicon Valley, nationwide, and worldwide
with a strong emphasis in the Pacific Rim. The firm's practice
encompasses technical areas including electronics, computer systems,
data networks, database management, semiconductor devices, computer
software, and medical devices."
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Wednesday, 26
February
2003
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Vietnam - Ageless
Intellectual Property Attorneys & Consultants
"Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Patents,
Trademarks, Copyrights, Design, IP rights, Litigation, Licensing"
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Tuesday, 25
February
2003
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Domain Names: The .tm
Reopened For Registration
The ccTLD for Turkmenistan, .tm,
relaunched last week after several years of inactivity. Registration
is now open on the established “first come first served” principle
with a minimum registration period of ten (10) years.
A .tm domain name refers to the country of Turkmenistan, but is also
being promoted as having as connection with a trade mark as the
letters tm are commonly recognised as the abbreviation for "trade
mark". In a similar vein, the .tv domain names refer to the country of
TUVALU but have been marketed as having a connection with television.
For more information on the .tm namespace click
here.
| .TM Website |
Posted by Philippe
Rodhain.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Vietnam - Winco
"Vietnam International Trademarks, Patents &
Copyrights Agent is one of the leading consulting law firms in Vietnam
specializing in the protection and enforcement of intellectual
property rights. We provide legal advices regarding the protection of
inventions, utility solutions, industrial designs, trademarks, service
marks, appellations of origin, copyrights and related matters. Our
Consultants also assist clients and investors to matierialize
investment opportunities, to develop and implement their projects in
Vietnam. WINCO has 11 Partners, 5 Professors, Ph.D. and a total of 65
professional staff including 35 Lawyers, Patent & Trademark Attorneys
and Consultants with their scientific, engineering backgrounds and
extensive legal experience."
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Monday, 24
February
2003
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WIPO
- Intellectual Property Laws and Treaties
Intellectual Property Laws and
Treaties and Lois et traités de propriété intellectuelle are the
oldest periodicals of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),
and represent an important source of documentation on intellectual
property legislation, recent and past. Their publication (under
different names) dates back to 1885 for industrial property
legislation and to 1888 for copyright and related rights legislation.
The latest 1/2003 edition is now available
here.
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Conferences
11 March 2003 - Recent Developments in Trade Mark Law at the
European Court of Justice - Melbourne, AU (IPRIA)
Posted by
Kristine Baird.
Friday, 21
February
2003
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Intellectual Property Employment
Opportunity - Sydney, Australia
Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick have two
employment opportunities available in their Sydney, Australia Office.
Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick a the leading firm of Australian and
New Zealand Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys who are associated with IP
Organisers Pty Ltd and IP Menu. Click
here for the display ad.
Patent Attorney
You will have an honours degree or higher degree in
mechanical/electronic engineering and you will need up to 5 years post
admission experience in the patent profession. You will be involved in
all matters relating to intellectual property including the drafting
and prosecution of patent applications and advising across the full
spectrum of portfolio management. The successful applicant will be a
team player with a high degree of responsibility and initiative and
possess in-depth knowledge of Australian, European and US patent law
and competence in the licensing of IP in a commercial environment.
Trainee Patent Attorney
You will be degree qualified in mechanical/electronic
engineering at honours level. Experience working in industry and
handling intellectual property matters will be an advantage but is not
essential. The successful applicant will display strong interpersonal,
verbal and written communication skills. You will work with
supervision and we provide access to training and development in a
friendly and professional environment. You will be required to
undertake study and sit examinations to gain the relevant
qualifications.
Send applications by 7 March 2003 to:
Email: claudia.ginn@pof.com.au
Fax: +61 3 9614 6876
Mail: Claudia Ginn
Human Resources Manager
Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick
PO Box 343 Collins St West
VIC 8007
Australia
Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick is
one of Australia’s largest and most progressive firms of Patent &
Trade Mark Attorneys. Established in 1888, we employ more than 100
people in offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.
Thursday, 20
February
2003
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The Case of The Disappearing Domain Space
Yesterday, with no notice, the .uk.co
domain was disappeared off the face of the Internet. This has left
over 8,000 individuals and businesses (apparently including Amazon and
Priceline) with no Web presence or email.
"The only proof of its existence is a posting
on www.uk.co from the top-level domain .co owner - the University of
the Andes in Bogota, Colombia - saying that the registrar for the .uk.co
domains Net Registrar had failed to agree terms of a new arrangement
and so it was "no longer entitled to operate uk.co sub-domains".
Therefore, "Net Registrar is not entitled to permit you to use the
uk.co domain names that you had registered with them".
To find out more about this domain name disaster, click
here.
| UK.CO Website |
Posted by Philippe
Rodhain
Wednesday, 19
February
2003
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - United Kingdom -
IP Wales
"A business support initiative helping
small/medium enterprises in Wales to grow their business through the
use of Intellectual Capital. Recognised by the World Intellectual
Property organisation as an example of good practice, IP Wales has the
tasks of making firms aware of their IP assets and financially
assisting them to protect and commercially exploit their IP assets."
IP Firms - United Kingdom -
flynn-IP
IP Firms - Ireland - flynn-IP
"A newly formed (2003) Intellectual Property
(IP) practice, flynn-IP looks towards the specific needs of individual
inventors and small to medium sized enterprises, with a long-term view
to obtaining the maximum benefit from IP rights. Direct representation
before the United Kingdom Patent Office, the Irish Patent Office, the
European Patent Office (EPO) and the Community Trademark Office (OHIM)
is available for direct clients and professional associates. Further
services including: Invention development; Brand creation; Assessment
& valuation of IP; and infringement & validity options, are available
primarily for direct clients."
IP Firms - Jordan - Petra for Law
& Intellectual Property
"We are providing legal services in aspects
related to the litigation, alternative dispute resolution (ADR),
online dispute resolution (ODR), commercial law & international
finance & trade law. intellectual property, computer law,
telecommunication law, company and investment law, law of contracts,
banking law, taxation law, insurance law and family law. We further
conduct academic methodological research, both on the quantitative and
qualitative levels. The services of the firm are retained by various,
highly regarded organizations and establishments, locally and
internationally. Also, our firm has an established cooperative
relationships and affiliations with distinguished law firms and
private consultation firms worldwide."
IP Firms - Hong Kong - K.K. Lau
& Co.
Posted by
Rodney Cruise & Matthew
Downing.
Tuesday, 18
February
2003
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WIPO - China - Industry and
Private Sector Forum on Intellectual Property and the Knowledge
Economy
The World Intellectual Property
Organization has announced that the Government of the People's
Republic of China will host the WIPO Summit and Industry and Private
Sector Forum on Intellectual Property and the Knowledge Economy in
Beijing from 24 to 26 April 2003.
"Participants will include the Chinese
leadership, heads of state, senior government officials and leading
international chief executive officers. The Summit and the Forum -
which will take place in parallel and joint sessions - are designed to
provide an occasion for high-level reflection on the growing
importance of intellectual property and its protection in the global
knowledge economy".
The program of events outlining the 3-day Summit and Forum are now
available on the WIPO
website.
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Monday, 17
February
2003
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Conferences
18 February 2003 - Intellectual Property and the Development of
SMEs - Hong Kong (Hong Kong Goverment)
27 March 2003 - Intellectual Property Rights in the Sixth
Framework Programme - Brussels, Belgium (IPR-Helpdesk)
Posted by
Kristine Baird.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Cyprus - Andreas
Neocleous & Co
"Andreas Neocleous & Co, Advocates and Legal
Consultants, Cyprus, Russia, Ukraine, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Main practice areas are Admiralty and Shipping, Banking and Finance,
Corporate and Commercial, E-Business, Intellectual Property, Real
Estate, Litigation and Arbitration, Tax Law and International Tax
planning, and European Union Law. The firm was established in 1965 by
its Managing Partner Andreas Neocleous. It has grown steadily and is
now one of the largest in Cyprus. Its head office is based in Limassol,
which is the commercial centre of Cyprus and home to many
International companies."
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Friday, 14
February
2003
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Canada - CIPO To Cease Paper Publication of CPOR
The Canadian Intellectual Property
Office announced on 12 February that they will no longer distribute
paper copies of the Canadian Patent Office Record (CPOR). This will
become effective from 1 April 2003. The CPOR will continue to be
available on the CIPO Web site at Canadian Patent Office Record (CPOR)
(updated weekly) andon CD-ROM.
Further information is available from the CIPO website
here.
|
CIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday, 13
February
2003
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Questel-Orbit - New PlusPat
Enhancements
Questel-Orbit
have released a number of enhancements to their international patents
file, PlusPat. The enhancements include:
1. Application and Priority Dates now available in the Family
Displays
The PlusPat family displays now include the application and
priority dates as well as all associated applications and priority
numbers for an extensive family. The new family displays also include
all the ECLA and US Patent Classifications codes for all the members
as well.
2. Assignee and Inventor Information from the Corresponding
National Files
Assignee names and information has also been added from the
national files (US (Grant and Application), EP, PCT, and JAPIO) to the
corresponding PlusPat records and is displayed in the PA0 field. This
greatly enhances both search and display because of the standardized
assignees used in the DOCDb portion of PlusPat, as well as some of the
transliterated names in the Japanese records.
Inventor names have also been added from selected records in
JAPIO, correcting the transliterated non-Japanese inventor spellings.
This new data is searchable in the PA and IN fields
respectively.
3. Filing Details for US Patents/Applications
Filing details for US patents and applications are now displayable
in the regular PlusPat display formats, allowing you to easily find
related patents and applications. The Filing
Details are not yet available in the PlusPat family displays, but will
be added later this year.
4. Kind Code descriptions added to the STGS display format
Patent publication kind codes descriptions have been added to the
STGS and MSTG display formats in PlusPat, allowing you to see the kind
code descriptions.
To find out more visit the
Questel-Orbit
Website.
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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OHIM - Community Design
FAQ
 OHIM have
just published a Frequently Asked Questions page on the Community
design. Some of the questions covered include:
- What is a design?
- What is a product?
- Why a Community design?
- Why protect your designs?
- What is the difference in the scope of
protection of a registered Community design (RCD) and an unregistered
Community design (UCD)?
- What are the differences between a
registered and an unregistered Community design?
- What are the representation requirements
before OHIM for RCD applications?
- When will an agent (or Professional
representative) be necessary?
- Who is entitled to represent a third party
before the Office?
- Can trade mark attorneys or legal
practitioners also act as design attorneys?
There are dozens more questions and answers and this should provide a
perfect website for anyone wanting to find out more about the
Community Design. The full FAQ can be found
here.
| OHIM Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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MicroPatent Releases New Aureka
Functionality for Improved IP Analysis information
MicroPatent have just announced an
enhancement to its Aureka IP management platform - "ThemeScape with
Colorized Content Review". The new functionality allows users to
compare and contrast technology portfolios, providing increased
productivity and insight related to due diligence projects,
competitive intelligence studies, R&D stage gate reviews, and
IP-related licensing analysis.
"The Internet-based Aureka product includes
various visualization tools, one of which is text mining via
MicroPatent’s proprietary ThemeScape software. This tool analyzes the
text of documents, identifies key themes, and uses machine algorithms
to categorize subject matter and plot it on a topographical map. The
result is a high-level perspective showing how one set of records
compares to another, as well as areas of technological concentration.
Aureka’s industry-leading analytical and visualization capabilities
allow users to make informed business decisions related to their
intellectual property".
To find out more about MicroPatent and Aureka, visit the
MicroPatent website.
| MicroPatent Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Conferences
20 February 2003 - Legal Update Breakfast on Copyright -
Melbourne, AU (LIV)
10 - 11 June 2003 - PATMG Patent Jamboree
- London, GB (Thomson Current Patents)
11 March 2003 - Intellectual Property Master Class - Sydney, AU
(IPSANZ/Key Media)
26 March 2003 - Intellectual Property Master Class - Melbourne,
AU (IPSANZ/Key Media)
Posted by
Kristine Baird.
Wednesday, 12
February
2003
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Delphion - Free Web Seminar
Delphion are hosting a free web
seminar called "Advanced Search Techniques." The aim of the seminar is
to teach how to use Delphion's Query Language to better broaden and
narrow your searches, and achieve better ranked results.
Topics will include:
- Overview of Delphion's Query Language
- Field Abbreviations
- Boolean, Proximity, and Thesaurus operators
- Wildcards and Stemming
The free web seminar is being held on Wednesday, 19 February 2003 at
US Pacific: 9 am (US Mountain: 10 am - US Central: 11 am - US Eastern:
12 pm - Greenwich Mean Time: 5 pm)
| Delphion Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Australia - New Commissioner
of Patents & Registrar of Designs
 IP Australia
has announced the search for the new Commissioner of Patents and
Registrar of Designs is over. Taking over the position from 17
February 2003 will be Mrs Fatima Beattie.
She is currently the Program Manager, Quality Assurance and Compliance
at the National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary
Chemicals. She has previously held positions as Director, Industry
with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation and as Director,
Policy Support - Quality Assurance with the Defence Acquisition
Organisation. She has worked as a chemical engineer in private
enterprise and in Defence. Mrs Beattie's academic qualifications
include Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) from RMIT,
Master of Science from Cranfield Institute of Technology (UK) and she
is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
| IP Australia Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firm - Russia - Tria Robit
Agency
"Web Forum on Intellectual Property Rights
and Information Law in Russian"
IP Firms - Turkey - Hukuki
Net - Turkish Law Library
"Turkish Law Resources and legal research.
Legal forums, articles, programs, news, books, law contests and
cases."
IP Firms - Japan - Omori &Yaguchi
"Japanese patent attorney with offices in
Tokyo and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offering services for patent,
design, trademark and copyright matters."
IP Firms - USA
- Pennsylvania - Omori &Yaguchi
"Japanese patent attorney with offices in
Tokyo and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offering services for patent,
design, trademark and copyright matters."
IP Firms - Cameroon - Ngu
and Co Law Firm
"Established in 1994, NGU & CO LAW FIRM is
principally engaged in the general practice of Cameroon Law. It should
be noted that Cameroon is a bilingual and bijural country. English and
French are the official Languages; civil law is of French origin and
common Law of English origin, as modified by National legislation. NGU
& CO LAW FIRM has grown to become one of Cameroon’s leading bilingual
and bijural Law Firms. It is notorious for its expertise in Commercial
and Intellectual Property law. The Firm has a broadly based practice
with a very high reputation for offering a full range of quality legal
services. The client base is Cameroonian, European, Asian and
American. Most of the Firm’s clients are foreign investors who take
advantages of the Firm’s very high degree of specialisation in
Cameroon’s Investment Law. The Firm also has a very high international
reputation in Intellectual Property Law and currently works in close
collaboration with some of the leading international Intellectual
Property Law Firms and networks. The Firm currently has 5 lawyers and
5 wage earners including legal support staff."
Posted by
Rodney Cruise & Matthew
Downing.
Tuesday, 11
February
2003
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IP-Discover - Patent Search and Download Software
Update
  IP
Discover have released a new version of their patent search and
download software
"Use IP-Discover to explore and research the
worlds public patent databases. Simple to use for the novice, but
powerful enough for the professional searcher.
Now you can Download, Convert, Merge, Organize, Browse and Print
patent documents with one easy to use Windows application, from Win95
to WinXP.
IP-Discover integrates well with Word and Excel, allowing for easy
document handling and report generation. It handles and displays all
the current patent document formats, and allows for the use of third
party document viewers.
We invite you to browse the description and screen shots, to better
understand how you can use IP-Discover to simplify and illuminate your
relationship with patent documents".
| IP-Discover
Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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UK - CIPA Comments on Proposed UK Patents Amendment Bill
 The
Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA) is the professional and
examining body for patent agents (also known as patent attorneys) in
the United Kingdom. CIPA has submitted to the Patent Office its
Comments on the Consultation Paper on a proposed Patents Act
(Amendment) Bill. The comments by CIPA are now available from their
website
here. The original UK Patent Office consultation document issued
in November 2002 is available
here.
| CIPA Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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USPTO - New USPTO Museum Exhibit Opens to Celebrate the Centennial of
Aviation
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will open its new exhibition on 12 February
2003 centering on the theme “Invention Takes Flight”.
"No invention has inspired more awe than the
flying machine. Throughout the century since Orville and Wilbur
Wright’s first successful flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, inventors have
built new, better and faster flying machines, reaching loftier and
loftier heights. “Invention Takes Flight” examines not only the role
aviation and aerospace inventions have played in sparking the
imagination of the entire world, but also in creating whole new
industries that provide jobs for millions of Americans. The museum
exhibit highlights a 100-year timeline featuring significant patents
and trademarks and accompanying artifacts that have earned a place in
aviation history".
The exhibition will be held at the Patent and Trademark Museum at 2121
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, USA.
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Monday, 10
February
2003
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
6 - 7 March 2003 - Seminar on the Madrid
System of the International Registration of Marks - Geneva,
Switzerland (WIPO)
14 March 2003 - Why Patents are Crucial
to your R & D Success - Paris, France (Derwent)
18 March 2003 - Why Patents are Crucial
to your R & D Success - North Carolina, USA (Derwent)
20 March 2003 - Why Patents are Crucial
to your R & D Success - California, USA (Derwent)
25 March 2003 - Why Patents are Crucial
to your R & D Success - Cambridge, UK (Derwent)
IP Conferences
Posted by
Kristine Baird.
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South Korea Joins Madrid Protocol
The World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) has announced the accession by the Republic of
Korea to the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the
International Registration of Marks. The Madrid Protocol, which enters
into force for the Republic of Korea on April 10, 2003, is an
international trademark registration system that facilitates the
protection of a trademark in multiple countries. The accession of the
Republic of Korea to the Protocol brings the number of participating
countries to 57.
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Friday, 07
February
2003
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Dialog - Finland and Sweden Trademarks
Dialog have announced that they
have added images to the TRADEMARKSCAN® files from Finland (File 679),
and Sweden (File 675).
 TRADEMARKSCAN
File 675 (Sweden) contains valid applications and registrations since
1885, plus unpublished applications and inactive unpublished and
published trademarks since 1987. More than 77,000 trademarks,
representing one-third of the file, now have associated images.
 TRADEMARKSCAN
File 679 (Finland) contains valid applications and registrations
published since 1891, plus inactive, unpublished and published
trademarks since 1995. About 36,000 trademarks now have associated
images, out of the file's total of approximately 120,000 trademarks.
Dialog have also announced that all European trademark databases, as
well as the International Register database of trademark information
published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, are now
updated on a weekly schedule.
| Dialog Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Conferences
03 March 2003 Legal status of Japanese
patents and utility models Vienna, Austria [EPO]
03 March 2003 INPADOC Datenbanken -
Einführung Vienna, Austria [EPO]
04 March 2003 INPADOC Datenbanken Vienna,
Austria [EPO]
18 March 2003 Introduction to patent
information from Japan Vienna, Austria [EPO]
25 March 2003 ESPACE® CD-ROMs and Mimosa
Software Vienna [EPO]
26 March 2003 IP information on the
internet Vienna, Austria [EPO]
26 March 2003 Japanese patent information
on the internet Vienna, Austria [EPO]
27 March 2003 esp@cenet® - ein Suchdienst
stellt sich vor Vienna, Austria [EPO]
27 March 2003 Introduction to the INPADOC
databases Vienna, Austria [EPO]
28 March 2003 INPADOC databases Vienna,
Austria [EPO]
15 April 2003 Utilisation d'esp@cenet®
Vienna, Austria [EPO]
15 April 2003 Les bases de données
INPADOC - introduction Vienna, Austria [EPO]
16 April 2003 Les bases de données
INPADOC Vienna, Austria [EPO]
06 May 2003 Legal status of Japanese
patents and utility models Vienna, Austria [EPO]
07 May 2003 Using esp@cenet® Vienna,
Austria [EPO]
07 May 2003 Searching in esp@cenet®
Vienna, Austria [EPO]
02 June 2003 Using esp@cenet® Vienna,
Austria [EPO]
03 June 2003 Searching in esp@cenet®
Vienna, Austria [EPO]
03 June 2003 Introduction to the INPADOC
databases Vienna, Austria [EPO]
04 June 2003 INPADOC databases Vienna,
Austria [EPO]
12 June 2003 Introduction to patent
information from Japan Vienna, Austria [EPO]
Posted by
Kristine Baird.
Thursday, 06
February
2003
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WIPO -
Electronic Forum for Proposals for Change to the PCT E-Filing Standard
WIPO have just posted some new
"proposals for change" to the PCT e-filing standard from the Japanese
Patent office, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Trilateral Office
and the International Bureau. The files are:
PCT/EF/PFC 02/003 Transmission (Annex F, section 5) - proposal by the
Japan Patent Office
PCT/EF/PFC 02/009 "Electronic Packaging" (Annex F, sections 5 and 7) -
proposal by the Korean Intellectual Property Office
PCT/EF/PFC 02/010 "Modifications of XML DTDs for the E-PCT Standard"
(Annex F, Appendix I) - proposal by the European Patent Office, the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office
PCT/EF/PFC 02/012 "New XML DTDs for the E-PCT Standard" (Annex F,
Appendix I) - proposal by the International Bureau
PCT/EF/PFC 02/013 "Paragraph Numbering" (Annex F, section 3.1.1.1.1)
proposal by the International - Bureau
Further information is available from the WIPO website
here.
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday, 05
February
2003
-
TouchGraph
Google Browser
I have discovered an interesting
addition to resources for data mining on the web. A new java applet
called TouchGraph Google Browser by TouchGraph LLC provides a
graphical display or map or URLs and their interlinking. It is hard to
explain without actually using it. I have included a image capture
below however I recommend that you visit the site and try it. For
example, type in www.ipmenu.com and see the resultant map.
There is also a applet called "TouchGraph PubMed Browser". This
browser interface allows a user to search PubMed in a new and
interesting way. Click
here for
more information.
| TouchGraph
Google Browser Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Conferences
26 March 2003 - Understanding the
Community Design Law - Antwerp, Belgium (OHIM/MARQUES)
28 March 2003 - Understanding the
Community Design Law - Utrecht, Holland (OHIM/MARQUES)
9 - 14 April 2003 - International Fair
for Inventions and New Technology - Genf, Switzerland
19 - 20 May 2003 - PATINFO - Illemau,
Germany
21 - 23 May 2003 - PATLIB 2003 - Liege,
Belgium (EPO)
3 - 5 June 2003 - ComInfo Patent
Information Fair - Frankfurt, Germany
16 - 18 October 2003 - INNOVATION
International Fair for Inventions - Gdansk, Poland
19 - 22 October 2003 - INFONORTICS -
Nimes, France (INFONORTICS)
30 October - 3 November 2003 - IENA
International Fair for Inventions - Nurnberg, Germany (IENA)
4 - 6 December 2003 - ONLINE Database and
Information - London, Great Britain
Posted by
Kristine Baird.
Tuesday, 04
February
2003
-
USA -
Revisions to the 21st Century Strategic Plan
IP Menu notes that revisions to the
USPTO's 21st Century Strategic Plan have been posted on the USPTO
website (Click
Here).
"Based upon the valuable and insightful
feedback we have received from our constituency groups and others, the
21st Century Strategic Plan has been modified as follows:
- An administrative alternative to deferred examination has been
included that achieves most of the benefits of the original
legislative proposal for deferral of examination. As a result,
legislation will no longer be necessary.
- USPTO will contract with private sector commercial search
organizations in lieu of the previously proposed requirement for
applicant-commissioned search reports.
- USPTO will accelerate the analysis of the necessary changes to
patent laws and rules affecting restriction practice and will
recommend a new practice before the end of the 108th Congress.
- Withdrawing the requirement for mandatory Information Disclosure
Statements, USPTO will continue to rely on voluntary submissions.
- USPTO will demonstrate the plan’s concepts through elaborate testing
and evaluation methods, most notably in the areas of outsourcing,
quality enhancements and e-Government.
- While the long-term patent pendency goal remains 18 months, this
goal will not be achieved in the near future because of the higher
priority placed on quality and patent e-Government initiatives.
However, USPTO will produce, on average, a first Office action for
first-filed U.S. non-provisional applications at the time of 18-month
publication. In addition, a patent search report for other patent
applications will be issued in the same time frame.
- USPTO has modified the fee restructuring proposal as follows:
- Substituted the original proposal with a linear fee system to ensure
that fees charged for excessive claims and pages of complex
specifications are proportional to the increased processing costs.
- Established a single patent filing, search and examination fee with
provision for partial refund.
- Eliminated surcharges for filing continuations and patentably
indistinct claims.
- Eliminated requirement for payment of separate fee to trigger
examination.
- Eliminated authority for Director to reduce examination fee amounts
for micro-entities.
- Replaced authority for Trademark fee adjustments in excess of
Consumer Price Index (CPI) with establishment of three filing fee
amounts".
A full copy of the revised plan is available in PDF
here.
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - India -
Nair's Worldwide IPR.COM
"Nair's worldwide ipr.com, intellectual property Law Web Server
world wide patents,trade marks, Attorneys, Agents, IPRconsultants"
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Monday, 03
February
2003
-
Trademarks - INTA Madrid Protocol
Website
Whilst the Madrid Protocol has
been around a long time, the US will soon join. This has prompted INTA
to set up the INTA (International Trademark Association) Madrid
Protocol website.
"U.S. practitioners will soon be able to file
one trademark application with the United States Patent & Trademark
Office (USPTO) and have their marks protected in any country that has
adopted the Madrid Protocol. Also, all member countries of the Madrid
Protocol will be able to extend their international registration to
the United States without filing a trademark application directly with
the USPTO".
To find out more, visit INTA's Madrid website
here.
| INTA Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
Hong Kong - Trade Marks Training
The Hong Kong Intellectual
Property Department (HKIPD) is running workshops to help practitioners
understand and maximise the use of the new online trade mark search
system which was formally launched in Hong Kong on 30 January 2003.
The workshop focuses on the effective use of the new online search
system.
Details of the workshop:
Date 10 February 2003
Time 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Venue Function Room (Room 2501)
Intellectual Property Department
25th Floor, Wu Chung House
213 Queen's Road East
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Language: Medium of language Cantonese
Admission is free and places will be reserved on a
first-come-first-served basis. For more information click
here.
| HKIPD Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
Australia - IP Australia
Launch New Website
 Late
last week IP Australia (the Australia Patent Office) without much
fanfare, launched their new website. The new streamlined website has
better navigation and provides easier access to the large number of
online resources IP Australia offer.
- Improved navigation and useability through through the multi-tiered
navigation menus;
- A mailing list service to help keep users up to date with news from
IP Australia, including official notices, job openings and hearing
decisions;
- An improved search engine to help users find what they need quickly;
and
- A new look and feel, providing users with a cleaner, more intuitive
interface.
To find our more, visit the new IP Australia website here.
| IP Australia Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP
Organisations -
National Intellectual Property
Organization - NIPO
"NIPO is the umbrella organization for
Intellectual Property (IP) laws and related matters in India for
promoting and developing IP and to interact with other organizations
in India and abroad, which are active in this field. NIPO’s mission is
to work as a specialized forum for the development, promotion, and
protection of intellectual property. NIPO would help in introducing
prudent IP management practices within corporations and promote an IP
culture while protecting India's interests in the transition to
uniform IP laws".
Posted by
Rodney Cruise.
Friday, 31
January
2003
-
Questel-Orbit - New Versions of
Imagination (Version 3.1) Now Available
 David
Dickens, the Director of Patent Business has announced the release of
version 3.1 of their Imagination software. It includes a number of
significant improvements, including secure HTTPS session, as well as
incorporating enhancements made to the Questel-Orbit service: Patents
and Trademark databases, SDI Alerts, as well a new service, Domain
Names.
ACCESS: The Questel-Orbit Internet
connection method affords the speed of an Internet connection with the
security of encrypted search sessions, thanks to a HTTPS (secure
Internet session) using standard SSL between your PC and Questel
Orbit's server. All the aspects of your session, logon and password,
strategies and displays are encrypted, which makes Imagination the
most secure method available to carry out your research. Moreover,
Imagination's Questel-Orbit Internet connection method is now
compatible with all proxy servers.
PATENTS: The Patents service now includes two new databases.
1. PCTFULL contains the full-text of PCT published applications, as
well as bibliographic information. Using the Questel Orbit Interface
Parameter, PCTFULL is found under "Search by subject, on one or
several databases", "Search by number on one or more databases" and in
"Full-text search".
2. DWPIMC, contains descriptors of Derwent classifications, and is
available under "Classifications".
TRADEMARKS: Searching by "Exact Mark" was improved to be more
precise. From now on, if you search the exact mark COKE COLA, you will
find COKE COLA and Coke, but you will not retrieve marks such as
Coca-Cola VANILLA or Coke LIGHT.
ALERTS: The recent improvements relating to SDIs (alert
services) have been integrated into Imagination 3.1. The SDI option is
accessible from the Results panel. Select "Management of search
strategies" then "Automatic". After selecting "Save", the new SDI
assistant window opens, displaying the new functions and features
available for SDIs on Questel-Orbit.
DOMAIN NAMES: Searching Domain Names is now available using
Imagination 3.1. Use the Questel-Orbit Internet connection method and
select this new service.
If you are a Questel-Orbit Customer, then the software is free! To
find out more visit the Questel-Orbit website
here.
| Questel-Orbit Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
Hong Kong - Trade Mark Database
Now Available
You may recall back in early
December 2002 we reported the trial of the new Hong Kong trade marks
database. Well, the HK Intellectual Property Department has just
announced that the trial is over and full access is now available
(from 30 January 2003). The new on-line
system contains all registered trade marks and trade mark applications
in force on the Hong Kong Register of Trade Marks.
"The new system is part of the e-Government
initiative to promote e-business in the community," the
Director of Intellectual Property, Mr Stephen Selby, said today.
"This service marks the roll-out of a series of e-commerce
initiatives. When the project is completed in 2004, the public will be
able to search our databases of Hong Kong trade marks, patents and
registered designs on-line; file trade mark, patent and design
applications through the Internet and check for statutory
advertisements for new applications for registration of intellectual
property rights on the World Wide Web. These developments will help
businesses in Hong Kong and strengthen Hong Kong's position as an
international centre for intellectual property transactions,"
he added.
For more information visit the HKIPD
Trade Mark Database.
| HKIPD Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
Delphion -
Assignee Searches Now Simplified with Corporate Tree
Delphion have announced and
enhancement to their service called "Corporate Tree".
"Corporate Tree helps end Assignee name
confusion caused by mergers and acquisitions and the many different
ways an Assignee's name can be shown on patent documents".
Original Assignee
The Original Assignee feature in Corporate Tree helps you find US
patent records for your targeted Assignee -- even when those records
are filed under different variations of the Assignee's name. This
means you don't need to perform separate searches for each variation
of the name.
Hierarchy
The Hierarchy feature in Corporate Tree shows you how an Assignee
name fits into a corporate hierarchy that takes into account mergers
and acquisitions. And then lets you search for US patents by selecting
Assignee names from within that corporate hierarchy display. This
means you can find applications and patents filed by companies that no
longer exist and whose patents have been reassigned.
Corporate Tree is only available for US patents. You can find out more
from Delphion
here.
| Delphion Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
PIUG 2003 Annual
Conference - Update from Lucy Akers
 The latest update
from PIUG Chair, Lucy Akers on the upcoming 2003 PIUG Annual
Conference:
"Please
remember to register for the PIUG 2003 annual meeting on or before
Feb. 1 to get the lower conference registration rate. In order to
qualify for the early registration rate of USD$195, you must be a PIUG
member and your meeting registration form and payment must be
postmarked or received on or before Feb. 1. The conference fee will
increase to USD$350 after Feb. 1.
The following workshop fees will also increase after Feb. 1:
May 3, Tony Trippe, "Patinformatics: Patent Analysis for Fun and
Profit" - includes lunch
May 3, Magister Ltd., Stephen Adams, "Introduction to worldwide patent
information"
May 9, Magister Ltd.,"Value-Added Patent Searching"
PIUG appreciates the generous donation which will be provided by these
workshop hosts to help fund future events! You must register
separately for nearly all of the workshops.
When making your hotel room reservations at the Holiday Inn (+1 312
836 5000), please be sure to mention PIUG!!
Thanks to our new Gold sponsor, OmniViz
We also have a few more very exciting speakers!!
- Dr. Heinz-Gerd Kneip from BASF Aktiengesellschaft; his presentation
title will be announced soon
- Richard Kurt, "Data Visualisation - Experiences and Lessons Learned
at 3M"
- Dr. David Martin, CEO, M-CAM, "Detecting Quality IP to Protect
Present and Future Value: Beyond Boolean"
- Peter Steele, Thomson Current Patents, “Patent Analysis for
Competitive Intelligence - Merging Facts with Opinions”
- ClearForest - the speaker name and presentation title will be
announced soon.
Saturday, May 3 to Friday, May 9, 2003
Holiday Inn Chicago - Mart Plaza
350 N. Orleans St., Chicago, IL 60654, United States
Tel: +1 312 8365000, Fax: +1 312 2229508
http://www.chicago.martplaza.holiday-inn.com
| PIUG Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - USA - Virginia
- Just Patents, LLC
"Solo patent practice specializing in patent
application preparation and prosecution, and patent license
negotiations. Our president, Stephen E. Clark of Norfolk, is
Virginia's longest practicing registered patent practitioner."
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Thursday, 30
January
2003
-
Denmark - Danish Patent and Trademark Office - Introduction of IPscore®
2.0
Erik Bjoern Nielsen from the
Danish Patent and Trademark Office has just told me about version 2.0
of their IPscore software. IPscore® 2.0 is a "new and significantly
improved" evaluation tool for a general evaluation of patents and
development projects in technology-based companies.
"IPscore® 2.0 has been developed on the basis
of experience from the basic model IPscore® which was introduced in
January 2001. IPscore® 2.0 is the result of a development cooperation
between the Danish Patent and Trademark Office, professor Jan
Mouritsen, the Copenhagen Business School and a number of large,
development-oriented Danish companies".
"What is IPscore® ? IPscore® is a practical tool used by all companies
to evaluate and manage patents strategically. In addition, experience
based on tests and further development of the IPscore® shows that the
IPscore® concept may be used for the evaluation of concrete
development projects from the idea arises till the termination of the
patent"
| Danish Patent & Trademark Office
Website |
IPscore Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- TM
Alert - New Software "Helps Businesses Protect Valuable Corporate
Trademarks"
IP Tools, LLC of Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania has announced the introduction of its newest product “TM
Alert”.
"TM Alert is a patent pending downloadable
desktop tool which enables users to automatically monitor the U.S.
Trademark registry for the publication and registration of trademarks
and service marks. TMAlert can monitor for publishing, cancelled or
registering marks. TMAlert does a job for which most law firms charge
hundreds of dollars. The system can be set to automatically update,
and can track according to trademark product class, competitor name or
keyword. The tool also includes a customized reporting tool. The tool
which is priced at $99.97 is being introduced at $69.97. Users can
“test drive” the product before buying".
"TMAlert was co-developed by IPTools’ CEO and founder, Scott J.
Fields, a Philadelphia-based intellectual property lawyer and Softnik
Technologies of Chennai India. Softnik is the developer of a number of
well known and popular desktop internet-related monitoring and
marketing applications including “Good Key Words” and “Domain Name
Analyzer”".
| TM Alert Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
INPADOC News - PCT Non Entry For Russia
The Russian Patent Office has
started to supply INPADOC with data on PCT non-entries into the
national phase. The current data coverage is August 2000 through
October 2002. The PRS date indicated in the records is the date of the
international applications deemed to be withdrawn for Russia. This
data will be loaded in the old and the new system in week 6/2003. For
more information click
here.
| EPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Conferences
28 February 2003 - The EuroLegal 10th
Annual Trade Marks Conference - London, GB (EuroLegal)
11 - 12 March 2003 - Conference Euroforum
- Paris, FR (Euroforum)
24 - 26 April 2003 - WIPO Summit on
Intellectual Property and Knowledge Economy - Beijing, China (WIPO)
Posted by
Kristine Baird.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - USA -
Washington DC - Austin-Hollands & Smith
"Austin-Hollands and Smith specializes in the preparation and
prosecution of patents in the electrical groups of the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office. We have experience with a range of technologies
including imaging systems, visualization systems, optics, database
systems, business methods, computer-aided manufacturing, operating
systems, compilers, debuggers, networking, bioinformatics, mechanical
devices and embedded controllers. All attorneys at the firm are former
Patent Examiners at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All
Attorneys have engineering experience prior to entering the legal
profession. Austin-Hollands and Smith is a certified HUBZone
organization by the U.S. Small Business Administration."
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Wednesday, 29
January
2003
-
Australia -
First auDRP decision
On 3 January 2003 the first
decision under the .au Dispute Resolution Policy (auDRP) was handed
down. The decision relates to a dispute over the domain name
adra.com.au. The .au Dispute Resolution
Policy (auDRP) commenced operation on 1 August 2002 and is applicable
to all open .au domain names (ie all com.au, net.au, org.au asn.au,
and id.au domain names) registered or renewed from 1 August 2002. The
auDRP is intended to provide a cheaper and quicker alternative to
litigation for resolution of disputes between domain name holders
(known as the Registrants) and parties with competing rights in the
domain name.
We welcome Philippe Rodhain, an Intellectual
Property Lawyer to the IP Organisers and IP
Menu team. Philippe's expertise is in intellectual property aspects of
domain names. He has prepared a review of this recent decision (available
here)
| IP Organisers Pty Ltd
Website | IP Menu Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Conferences -
18 February 2003 - Mastering the Workload
- A Customer Workshop on the Patenting System in Europe - Munich, DE (EPO)
IP Firms - Germany - Von Bezold &
Partners
"Patents, Utility Models, Trademarks,
Designs, etc."
IP Firms - Hong Kong - David &
Raymond International Patent Group
"David & Raymond International Patent Group
is uniquely positioned to efficiently and affordably serve the needs
of both the large corporation and the small entrepreneur in quality
protection of your important intellectual property rights along the
Pacific Rim. David & Raymond International Patent Group is an
association of independent offices working together to assist your
company with all your intellectual property needs. Whether it is
applying for a patent, registering a trademark or copyright, enforcing
your patent, protecting your trademark or copyright, or assisting you
with your marketing needs, David & Raymond International Patent Group
is strategically paced to assist you in your growth within the
economies of the United States and the ever increasing Pacific Rim
markets." (In Associations with OR, NG, & Chan; Tsoi Associates; and
D&M Patents, Trademark & Law Offices.)
IP Firms - Malaysia -
Mindvault Sdn Bhd
"Mindvault is a specialist firm of intellectual property consultants.
Our practice area covers the entire gamut of
intellectual property, from the established
areas of trade marks, patents, copyright, industrial designs,
licensing and technology transfer to the emerging subjects of
IP valuation, IP audits and Intellectual
Asset Management. We combine a customer-centric
approach with a holistic perspective of intellectual property
in order to deliver cost-effective and
comprehensive solutions bearing in mind
strategic, commercial and regulatory considerations."
Posted by
Rodney Cruise,
Kristine Baird & Matthew
Downing.
Tuesday, 28
January
2003
-
OPTIMAL 2003 - Update on Conference &
Exhibition - 12 to 14 March 2003
OPTIMAL 2003 is a conference & exhibition which is a joint
collaboration between IPOS - the Intellectual Property Office of
Singapore, JPO - the Japan Patent Office and HQ Link Pte Ltd.
Officially supported by Licensing Executives Society Singapore (LES
Singapore), it will "unravel key trends and
developments in Intellectual Asset Management and IP valuation and
licensing strategies, both in the Asian region and around the globe.
In addition, it will provide an exciting and unique platform for
organisations looking for licensing opportunities or simply looking
for ways to optimise their IA!"
There have been two recent press releases.
The first outlining some of the events, highlights and speakers of the
conference. The second providing details of the speakers.
It is pleasing to note that Mr Malcolm Royal and Mr Greg Bartlett,
both my fellow partners at Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick will be
speaking at this conference. To read more visit the SurfIP
website
here and
here.
OPTIMAL 2003 is also supported by the leading IP organisations.
To find out more, visit the OPTIMAL 2003
Website.
|
OPTIMAL Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Conferences -
28 April - 2 May 2003 - Patent
Preparation Training Course - Tallinn, Estonia (FICPI)
IP Firms - Slovenia - Berin Ltd
IP Firms - Albania - Berin Ltd
IP Firms - France -
Pregneau-Schaub
"European patent and trademarks attorneys"
IP Firms -
Spain - CELER SOLUCIONES, S. L
"Multilingual documentation projects in the
following areas:
- Technical Area: patent applications and abstracts, documents related
to industrial and technological products and processes
(telecommunications, machinery, automation, information
technology...), localisation of software and websites
- Health Sciences Area: projects of terminology, translation and
layout for the leading manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and medical
equipment and products.
- Institutional and Corporate Area: Legal, financial, economic and
marketing texts.
Languages: Spanish, French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish,
Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Italian and Portuguese. Another services:
certified translation, document management and desktop publishing and
layout. Quality Management System complying UNE-ISO 9001:2000
requirements".
Posted by
Rodney Cruise,
Kristine Baird & Matthew
Downing.
Friday, 24
January
2003
-
Questel-Orbit Release PCT Full Text Database
Questel-Orbit has announced the
release of the PCT full-text datbase, PCTFULL.
PCTFULL covers PCT applications from 1978 to date and is updated
within five days of publication. The full-text covers English, French,
German, and Spanish language applications, which represent
approximately 90% of the PCT coverage.
"PCTFULL is the latest of the growing
full-text patent collection on Questel-Orbit, and joins US Patents and
Applications (USPAT, USAPPS) and EP Applications and Grants (EPAPAT,
EPBPAT). Additional full-text patent files will be made available
later this year. PCTFULL is a combination of data from WIPO, EPO, and
Univentio, and the ongoing full-text is provided by Univentio.
Univentio was selected as a source for some backfile data, as well as
the on going updates, because of their very high quality OCR process
and their prompt data delivery".
PCTFULL will be available in QPAT with the February release.
| Questel-Orbit Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Ukraine - Mikhailyuk,
Sorokolat and Partners
IP Firms - Yugoslavia - Berin
Ltd
"Berin Ltd is an internationally active IP
Firm providing services in Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Russia, Belarus and the Ukraine. Our
activities are focussed towards the protection of patents, industrial
designs, trademarks as well as litigation, licences and unfair
competition."
IP Firms - Macedonia - Berin
Ltd
"Berin Ltd is a leading and one of the
largest firms in the field of intellectual property protection in
Macedonia. We also provide IP serviced in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Greece, Turkey, Romania, Russia, Belarus and Yugoslavia. We offer
services in all areas of IP: Patents, Industrial Designs, Trademarks,
litigation and licensing. Berin is a member of the following
organizations; FICPI, IFIA, AmCham Macedonia, Macedonian Association
of IP Attorneys."
Posted by
Rodney Cruise & Matthew
Downing.
Thursday, 23
January
2003
-
STN - Free Offer
STN are offering
users a free connect hour on two of their newer databases - PHARMAML
and NUTRACEUT - during February 2003. There are a few conditions
including "..the connect hour charge will automatically be deducted
from your STN invoice. Standard DISPLAY, PRINT and telecommunication
charges still apply. This offer is not valid in STNEasy".
To find out more visit STN.
PHARMAML (PHARMAMarketLetter) provides
up-to-date news and information on all aspects of the pharmaceutical
and healthcare industries worldwide. The file contains bibliographic
data and full text of the weekly publication PharmaMarketletter. It is
complied from an international network of pharmaceutical sources and
health care journals, press releases, conferences and interviews.
The file presently contains more than 51,400 records from 1992
to date and is updated daily with the pre-publication material. As
soon as the written publication is published, the weekly data are
updated.
NUTRACEUT provides accurate and up-to-date news and information on the
nutraceuticals, functional foods, dietary supplement and natural
products industries worldwide. The file
contains bibliographic data and the full text of the monthly
publication Nutraceuticals International, which is compiled from an
international network of correspondents in Europe, America, Asia and
RoW. The file presently contains more than
4,800 records from May 1996 to date and is updated monthly.
| STN Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
UK - Patent
Office & PCT Reform : A Proposal
"As part of
its contribution to the work of the Committee on Reform of the PCT,
the United Kingdom Patent Office recommended the establishment of a
common quality framework for international search and preliminary
examination in the international phase of the PCT. The main purpose is
to strengthen the PCT international phase by requiring International
Authorities to comply with quality standards for search and
examination which are recognised by all Offices. This should help
increase confidence among national Offices to accept the work done in
the international phase and refrain from repeating such work in the
national phase so removing inefficient duplication which should in
turn help reduce backlogs, delays and costs".
The UK Patent Office has prepared a
discussion
paper which has been placed on the task force website).Comments
are invited on the discussion paper or other relevant matters by March
14, 2003. The United Kingdom Patent Office will then draft a progress
report, to be considered by the Working Group on Reform of the PCT in
its meeting to be held May 19-23, 2003.
| UK Patent Office Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - USA -
California
- Fernandez & Associates, LLP.
"The Firm specializes in High-Technology and
Intellectual Property rights, particularly focusing on U.S. patent
protection of advanced electronic circuits, semiconductor chip
designs, network communications, biomedical devices, bioinformatic
systems (analytical and data storage), and complex software systems."
Posted by
Rodney Cruise &
Matthew Downing.
Wednesday, 22
January
2003
- US -
Direct Access to Full Page Patent Images
Thanks to Larry Larson and Lucy
Akers for this information. Direct access to the full-page image
database is now permitted without first conducting a search on the
full-text database. Such access is now possible by using a URL of the
form:
 http://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=0nnnnnnn&idkey=NONE
or
http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=0nnnnnnn&idkey=NONE
where "nnnnnnn" is the seven-digit patent number (right-justified with
leading zeroes). The first URL, to patimg1.uspto.gov, is used if the
patent
number's last two (low-order) digits are in the range 00 to 49; the
first
URL, to patimg2.uspto.gov, is used if the patent number's last two
digits
are in the range 50 to 99.
For example, "http://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=01234501&idkey=NONE"
would retrieve patent number 1,234,501;
"http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=01234567&idkey=NONE"
would retrieve patent number 1,234,567.
When a patent image is retrieved by this method, clicking on the link
showing an up-arrow "Full-Text" will take the user to the Web Patent
Database Home Page."
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
Derwent - 2003
Edition of "Guide to Patent Expiries" Out Now
 Derwent
have just announced the release of the 2003 edition of the "Guide to
Patent Expiries". It is an extremely useful guide for anyone working
in the patent field.
"The Derwent Guide to Patent Expiries is the
definitive guide to calculating patent expiries from around the world.
It is ideal for anyone who needs to calculate expiry dates and for
those involved in the clerical and legal aspects of record keeping and
fee payments".
To find out more including pricing, visit the Derwent website
here.
| Derwent Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
INPADOC - US Design Patents
The European Patent Office will be including US design patents in its
bibliographic databases (DOC d.b, INPADOC IFD, PFS and IPG) from
approximately February 2003. US design patents do not utilise the IPC
(international patent classification) but rather the US design
classification. This detail will be included in the national
classification field tag 071. The number range starts with design
patent number 436240 which has a publication date of 16 January 2001.
| EPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday, 21
January
2003
-
Japan -
Invitation for Public Comments on the Draft Interim Report by the
Patent System Subcommittee
The Patent System Subcommittee was
established in the Intellectual Property Policy Committee of the
Industrial Structure Council on September 18, 2002 and has since
deliberated patent system issues that were indicated as urgent matters
in the Intellectual Property Policy Outline. The subcommittee, which
is compiling an interim report of their discussions so far, has
decided to invite public comments on the report for reference. The
report is available
here (pdf)
and you only have until 24 January 2003 to submit comments.
| JPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Monday, 20
January
2003
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Menu Conference Page
10 - 14 February 2003 - Meeting of International Authorities
Under the PCT - Geneva, Switzerland - (WIPO)
19 - 22 March 2003 - Ideas into Money,
Commercialising Technology - Adelaide, Australia - (LES ANZ)
Plus Updated PCT Seminars
Posted by
Rodney Cruise &
Kristine Baird.
-
USA - NIPLECC Report 2002 Released
The National Intellectual
Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council Report for 2001-2002 has
been released. Click
here to download a pdf version from the USPTO website.
"Pursuant to 15 USC 1128(e), The National
Intellectual Property Law Enforcement
Coordination Council shall report annually on its coordination
activities to the President, and to the Committees on
Appropriations and on the Judiciary of the
Senate and House of Representatives. This report is the second
annual report issued by the Council, reporting on its
coordinating activities. Included in this
report is a compendium of agency activities relating to domestic
and international intellectual property rights enforcement
efforts and the mission of the National
Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council".
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - India
GOPAKUMAR NAIR ASSOCIATES
"Gopakumar nair
associates is actively engaged in patent ,trademark,copyright & design
registration and related services .headed by
dr.gopakumar g. nair,a ph.d. in organic chemistry with over 35
years'experience in pharma industry,GNA is specialising in pharma,
chemical & biotechnology patent-drafting.GNA also offers drafting
services on contact service basis online with strict confidentiality
and to international standards.GNA could also act as indian office for
international ip firms".
IP Firms - China,
IP Firms Hong Kong,
IP Firms - USA -
California
David & Raymond Intellectual Property Group
"David & Raymond International Patent Group
is uniquely positioned to efficiently and affordably serve the needs
of both the large corporation and the small entrepreneur in quality
protection of your important intellectual property rights along the
Pacific Rim. David & Raymond International Patent Group is an
association of independent offices working together to assist your
company with all your intellectual property needs. Whether it is
applying for a patent, registering a trademark or copyright, enforcing
your patent, protecting your trademark or copyright, or assisting you
with your marketing needs, David & Raymond International Patent Group
is strategically paced to assist you in your growth within the
economies of the United States and the ever increasing Pacific Rim
markets".
IP Firms - Morocco
Morocco Intellectual Property Services
"Morocco Intellectual Property Services is a
company located in Morocco, dedicated to provide a full range of
intellectual property rights and related services in our home country
and worldwide".
IP Firms - Germany
Meyer & Kollegen
"National and international ligigation and prosecution concerning all
areas of IP".
IP Firms -
Indonesia
ALTOMAS Patent & Trademark Attorneys
"Concentrated on representing corporations
and individuals to protect their intellectual property rights in
Indonesia. Our firm is actually distinguished by the efficiency and
quality of the services that it offers. We can guarantee you accurate,
timely and diligent service. The firm will do its utmost to ensure
your complete satisfaction".
IP Firms -
Indonesia
Said, Sudiro & Partners
Email: Jakarta
"Indonesian legal consultant providing
services related to trademark and patent".
Posted by
Rodney Cruise.
Friday, 17
January
2003
-
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-
Derwent - Derwent
Analytics
I had the pleasure of meeting
with Derwent's
David Stammers
(Business Development Manager) and
Richard Derrick
(Regional Vice President - Business Development - Asia Pacific)
yesterday. Our discussion cover a range of Derwent
(Thomson) products and services. In particular they introduced
me to a new service called "Derwent
Analytics".
Many of you will already know of a product called VantagePoint (I was
introduced to VantagePoint at the 2002 PIUG
Annual Conference). Derwent Analytics, which
is powered by VantagePoint, is a data mining
and visualization software product for end users. VantagePoint provide
the data mining software and Derwent provide the patent data. I
understand the data can be imported from Derwent World Patents Index
data from STN, Dialog and Questel.Orbit.
There is a free trial of the service available (click
here) and of
course IP Menu has signed up to try it out. Once we have had a chance
to test this new service we will post some further information.
To find out more about Derwent Analytics, visit the Derwent website
here.
| Derwent Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
Dialog - November/December 2002 Chronolog Online Now
The Dialog November/December 2002 edition of Cronology is available
online now (html
format or
pdf format). News includes:
- Personalized Knowledge: Dialog Launches Dialog NewsEdge
- DialogPRO: New Information Channels for Small Businesses
- The General Place for Knowledge: The Dialog Knowledge Centers
- Domain Names Database Launched
- IMS File Name Changes
- Foods Adlibra™ (File 79) File No Longer Updating
- SprintNet Network Change
- PIERS Import/Export Databases Expanded to Latin American Countries
- CLAIMS® U.S. Patent Files Annual Reload Complete
- PsycINFO® (File 11) Reloaded with New Features
- D&B Dun's Electronic Business Directory (File 515) Enhanced and
Updated
| Dialog Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise
Thursday, 16
January
2003
-
Derwent -
Derwent Web of Nanotechnology
Thomson Derwent announced on 14
January 2003 the development of
Derwent Web of
Nanotechnology™ "the only Web-based
patent resource that delivers up-to-the-minute nanotechnology-related
patent records from Derwent, journal literature from Thomson ISI, and
editorially evaluated Web sites".
"Derwent Web of Nanotechnology is equipped
with a variety of search options that offer the casual searcher an
easy-to-use and intuitive interface and delivers powerful advanced
search capabilities for more in-depth research. In addition, an alerts
feature keeps users apprised of the latest developments in
nanotechnology research".
Derwent have a
free trial
of their new Nanotechnology system which is due for full release in
the first quarter of 2003.
| Derwent Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday, 15
January
2003
-
NIPRA Press Release - United States Patent and Trademark Office
Concedes In Response to Association’s Suit
NIPRA
(the National Intellectual Property Researchers Association) in the
USA have just released a Press Release in relation to NIPRA's
complaint regarding the USPTO's plan to eliminate the public patent
and trademark paper collections. As a result of NIPRA’s complaint, the
USPTO has rescinded its July 24, 2002 certification to Congress that
the elimination of those collections would not negatively impact the
public and agreed to resume the updating and maintenance of those
vital records. In a December 9, 2002 letter to Congress, the
Undersecretary Rogan stated that as the
"litigation progressed, some supplemental issues arose that were not
addressed at the time of the initial certification".
NIPRA is a not-for-profit association of Intellectual Property
attorneys, agents and professional researchers organized to promote
and protect the quality and integrity of the USPTO patent and
trademark records and search systems.
"NIPRA asserts that these actions serve as a
de facto admission by the USPTO that its electronic data systems are
not "mature and reliable" as stated in its Federal Register notices of
August 27, 2001 and April 9, 2002. Despite overwhelmingly negative
responses to those notices, the USPTO continued its efforts to
eliminate the paper collections and force reliance on the electronic
search systems. In an effort to ascertain the validity of the
electronic search systems NIPRA conducted several audits of the
integrity of the data, audits which revealed an error rate as high as
52%. NIPRA, through a FOIA request, also obtained copies of internal
studies conducted for the USPTO by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in
April and August of 2001 that indicated an error rate of approximately
36% in those same databases. In response to the NIPRA surveys and
NIPRA’s release of the PWC studies, the USPTO conducted an internal
review of its database which indicated an error rate of 71%. This
study was cited in a May 10, 2002 letter to the USPTO contractor
tasked with data entry. The letter stated in part that the contractor
was not in compliance with terms of its contract and that the impact
of the NIPRA study "to the USPTO in terms of eliminating paper records
is significant and detrimental". The letter further noted that weekly
reports had been issued detailing the accuracy of the data entry and
made specific reference to the PWC reports. It should be noted that
all of these surveys and actions were completed months prior to
Director Rogan’s certification to Congress".
"Although NIPRA is encouraged by the recent corrective actions taken
by the USPTO in response to the litigation, it has adopted a "wait and
see" position with regard to the agencies completion of the terms of
anticipated consent agreements and court orders. Further, NIPRA
maintains that given the wealth of evidence available at the time of
the Director’s certification, the USPTO’s assertions and resulting
initiatives were indefensible. Notwithstanding the recent remedial
actions of the agency, NIPRA asserts that the USPTO initiatives that
forced it to enter into costly litigation demonstrate an arrogance and
disregard for the public interest that have no place in an agency
charged with providing a vital public service".
| NIPRA Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
USA - 2002 Financial Year USPTO Performance and Accountability Report
 The
USPTO have published the 2002
Financial Year USPTO Performance and Accountability Report on their
website. Be warned the PDF report is extremely large (total 45 MB!!!).
The sections covered by the report include:
Pages 1 through 58
Message from the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Message from the Acting Chief Financial Officer
Management Discussion and Analysis
... Mission and Organization of the USPTO
... Performance Goals and Results
... ... Patent Performance
... ... Trademark Performance
... ... Intellectual Property Policy and Leadership Performance
... Management Challenges
... The President's Management Agenda
... Management Controls and Compliance with Laws and Regulations
... Financial Highlights
Financial Section - Principal Financial Statements and Related Notes
Financial Section - Required Supplemental Information
Financial Section - Independent Auditors Report
Financial Section - Management and Performance Challenges Identified
by the Inspector General
Other Accompanying Information
Glossary of Acronyms
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
PIUG - 2003 Annual
Conference Update
Lucy Akers and the team have
been hard at work and have announced further information about the
PIUG 2003 Annual Mmeeting!
The early registration deadline (and lower registration fees for PIUG
members only) is 1
FEBRUARY 2003. Visit
PIUG for more
information.
It is
great to see such an interesting range of topics presented by some of
the leaders in their fields. It is great also to see such quality
sponsors for the 2003 Annual Meeting. It is easy to
see why this conference is the highlight of the Patent Information
community. To take advantage of the reduced members rate,
remember to register before 1 February 2003.
New sponsors:
Pearl Sponsor
Questel-Orbit
Gold Sponsor
PATOLIS Corp.
Preliminary list of titles and speakers for Tuesday, May 6 in Chicago
(2 parallel tracks) - additional titles, speaker bios, and abstracts
will be available soon on the
PIUG web site:
"Patent Analysis Methods for M&A Targeting
and Valuation" -
Anthony Breitzman, CHI Research, Inc.
"Overview of Minesoft"
-
Ann Chapman
"Applying Investigative Analysis techniques
and technology to Patent Information" -
Greg Coyle, anacubis (part of the i2 Group)
"Critical Application of Citation Analysis"
-
Susan E. Cullen, Aurigin Client Services, MicroPatent LLC
"Questel-Orbit Enhancements and Patent
Analysis / Visualization Tools" -
David Dickens, Questel-Orbit
"USPTO’s 21st Century Strategic Plan"
-
Joseph L. Ebersole, Counsel for the Coalition for Patent
and Trademark Information Dissemination
"Text Clustering and Visualizations in Patent
Analysis" -
Gavin Fischer, OmniViz
"PATCOM - the European Commercial Patent
Services Group" -
Gert Frackenpohl, President PATCOM
"Use of Dialog in patent analysis"
-
Ron Kaminecki, Dialog
"Citation Analysis for Practical Use of the
Results" -
Bryan Kim, Wisdomain, Inc.
"Turning Information into Actionable
Knowledge" -
Dr. Alan Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology, Nils
Newman, Search Technology, Inc.
"Remarkable, Real-world Results with Patent
Analysis Technologies" -
Cindy Poulos, Delphion Inc.
"A Deterministic Approach to Finding Percent
Identity of Sequences in a Legally-Meaningful Way"
-
Ron Ranauro, Executive Vice President Worldwide Business
Development & General Manager, Gene-IT
"Derwent Analytics - The Octopus Approach"
-
Jason Resnick, Derwent
"Accurate data means better analysis"
-
Darlene Slaughter, IFI Claims
"Analyze This – or Analyze That? STN Tools
for Postprocessing and Analyzing Search Results"
-
Kerry Stanley, CAS
"Database Content: The Fuel for Patent
Analysis" -
Dr. Matthew J. Toussant, CAS
"Patent Information Services in Japan - good
balance between the activities of the Patent Office and the private
sector" -
Yutaka Wada, President, Patent Information Online Service
Council Japan, Chairman and CEO, PATOLIS Corporation
"New Ways of Analyzing and Distributing
Patent Information using BizInt Smart Charts for Patents"
-
Diane Webb, BizInt Solutions, Trudi Jones, TPR
International
| PIUG Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Menu Conference Page
10 - 13 March 2003 - Search and
Documentation Workings Methods - The Hague, Netherlands - (EPO)
17 -18 March 2003 - EUSIDIC Spring
Meeting 2003 - Karlsruhe, Germany -(EUSIDIC)
19 - 25 June 2003 - Presentation
Proposals for Patents and Trademarks: Local to Global - Toronto,
Canada - (PTDLA)
IP Firms -
South Korea - PHIL & ONZI
"Phil & Onzi international Patent & Law Firm extending our capacity
and building experience in all areas of legal field including
Intellectual Property, to become one of the most prominent
full-service Law firms in Korea. Currently, there are 9 patent and
trademark attorneys, 7 attorneys at law, over 20 patent specialists,
and a dedicated group of administrative and support staff members that
make up the firm. Each are well-educated in various disciplines such
as mechanical, electrical, chemical, bio-medical, software, computer
science, semiconductor device, internet/e-commerce, communications
technologies, physics, pharmaceutics, and microbiology, not to mention
humanities, linguistics and law".
Posted by
Rodney Cruise &
Kristine Baird.
Tuesday, 14
January
2003
-
Ireland -
Update on Online Search Systems Launch
The Irish Patents Office
announced on 8 January 2003, the launch of its online register and
database search system.
"The system was designed with ease of access
in mind and therefore features robust user-friendly search facilities
which allow users to find and browse particular entries with a minimum
of effort. The online registers and databases are updated on a daily
basis, and therefore enable web access to an extensive repository of
current and accurate data concerning patents and trademarks
applications. The new search system also features navigational aids
and help menus for user guidance as well as access to images and
figurative marks".
"The overall system is divided into three component parts; Patents,
Trademarks and Designs. The Patents Section enables access to the
Patent Registers and Databases which contain detailed information
about specific published patents, and the Supplementary Protection
Certificate (SPC) Database which relates specifically to SPC
applications. Similarly, the Trademark and Design Sections enable
access to its Registers and Databases".
To find out more visit the
Irish Patent Office
website and select the appropriate property (patents, trademarks,
designs) followed by the database link.
| Irish Patent Office
Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- PIUG
- The PIUG 2003 Annual Conference Update
The Chair of PIUG,
Lucy Akers has released the following call for questions. If you are
planning on attending, visit the PIUG
website and register. The PIUG conferences are
always well known for the ative participation of the delegates, and
the 2003 conference will be no different! You can
participate and contribute to this
conference as indicated below in Lucy Akers announcement.
"The PIUG 2003 Annual Conference will be
focused on patent analysis. The program includes three panel
discussions: "Ask PIUG," "Ask The Manager," and "Ask The Expert."
These are in response to feedback for more interactive meeting
sessions.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please submit questions to be considered for any
one of our three panels:
1) “Ask PIUG: a panel discussion featuring select questions from
commercial information providers”, hosted by John Willmore - Tuesday,
May 6, 4:15-5:15pm - Most of the PIUG Full Member panel participants
will likely be selected based on the proposed questions to the panel.
The panel participants will answer questions related to patent
information or patent analysis customer needs, viewpoints, etc. Only
people working for commercial information providers (i.e. vendor
employees or PIUG Associate Members) should submit questions for panel
1.
2) “Ask the manager: patent analysis roles”, a panel discussion
featuring select corporate information managers, hosted by David
Dickens - Wed., May 7, 1:30-3pm - The panelists will represent some of
the leading corporate patent information groups in the US and perhaps
elsewhere. The panelists will most likely each give a short
presentation about their respective information group, to be followed
by a question and answer period. Any subscriber to the discussion list
or any PIUG member may submit questions for panel 2.
3) "Ask the expert: patinformatics", a panel discussion hosted by Tony
Trippe, Wed., May 7, 3:30-5pm - The experts on this panel will most
likely be selected based on your proposed questions. Here you have the
opportunity to ask tricky technical questions about patent analysis
tool features, ask for specific tips, etc. Any subscriber to the
discussion list or any PIUG member may submit questions for panel 3.
The questions will be previewed and selected by the PIUG program
committee and one or more session chairs. Please respond on or before
Jan. 15, directly to tony@trippe.com,
with the
PANEL NUMBER (1, or 2, or 3),
PROPOSED QUESTION(S), and
YOUR NAME / JOB TITLE / COMPANY & CONTACT INFO.
Please indicate if you would like your question to remain ANONYMOUS.
Thanks.
Lucy Akers, PIUG Chair
| PIUG Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
USPTO Releases Annual List of Top 10
Organisations Receiving the Most Patents
The Department of Commerce's United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today the 2002 top 10
private sector patent recipients today. The list included IBM at
number 1 again.
Top 10 Private Sector Patent Recipients for the 2002 Calendar Year
|
Rank in 2002*
|
Preliminary #
Patents in
2002*
|
Organization*
|
(Final
Rank in 2001)
|
(Final Number of
Patents in 2001)
|
|
1 |
3,288 |
International Business Machines Corporation |
(1) |
(3,411) |
|
2 |
1,893 |
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha |
(3) |
(1,877) |
|
3 |
1,833 |
Micron Technology, Inc. |
(4) |
(1,643) |
|
4 |
1,821 |
NEC Corporation |
(2) |
(1,953) |
|
5 |
1,602 |
Hitachi, Ltd |
(8) |
(1,271) |
|
6 |
1,544 |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. |
(6) |
(1,440) |
|
7 |
1,434 |
Sony Corporation |
(7) |
(1,363) |
|
8 |
1,416 |
General Electric Company |
(13) |
(1,107) |
|
9 |
1,385 |
Hewlett-Packard Company ** |
(15) |
(978) |
|
10 |
1,373 |
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha |
(9) |
(1,184) |
** Calendar year counts for 2002 for
Hewlett-Packard Company include 159 patents issued to Compaq Computer
Corporation, Inc. and 165 patents issued to Compaq Information
Technologies Group, L.P.
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Monday, 13
January
2003
-
WIPO -
Warning
A warning notice from WIPO on
requests for payment of fees from 'Central Data-Register of
International Patents'
"It has come to the attention of the
International Bureau that PCT applicants and agents are receiving
invitations to pay fees with the title:
"Central Data-Register of International
Patents International Patent
Applications/Offer"
which typically refer to a payment which is to be made in the amount
of 1235,40 Euros or US dollars within a period of 10 days, by cheque
to the following address:
ZDR-DatenRegister GmbH
P.O. Box 102422
60024 Frankfurt/Main
Germany
or by bank transfer to the indicated bank account number.
The invitation identifies a particular PCT application by its
international publication number (eg: WO 02 xxxxx), publication date,
title of the invention, international filing date, international
application number, priority information and IPC symbols; an example
of one such invitation can be viewed here.
PCT applicants and agents should note that such invitations do not
come from the International Bureau of WIPO and are unrelated to the
processing of international applications under the PCT. Whatever
registration services might be offered in the above-mentioned
invitations, they bear no connection to WIPO or to any of its official
publications".
Further details available from the WIPO website
here.
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
IP Ned - IP Research Tool
A new, free IP toolbar applet is
available called IP Ned. It has a very heavy US flavour to it but also
links to US, AU, EP, CA and NZ databases.
IP Ned offers "fast and easy access to
hundreds of links the following information and services:
- Free U.S. and International Intellectual Property Law Databases
including statutes and rules, treaties, administrative procedure,
cases, court rules, journal articles, news, and forms.
- Free U.S. and International Prior Art Databases.
- Intellectual Property Law Book descriptions and links".
| IP Ned Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms
- USA - Florida &
IP Firms - USA - Massachusetts - The
Intellect Law Group
"Boutique IP Firm focused on the technology sector w/specialized
experience in software issues and Internet law counseling. Managing
Partner, Joseph Beckman, is a registered patent attorney and
experienced litigator with a degree in biochemistry and a recognized
expert in computers and computer technology having authored The Small
Business Computer Guide, published by Butterworth-Heinemann. The
Intellect Law Group has the experience to handle all state and federal
intellectual property litigation and accepts select matters on
contingency".
IP Firms
- United Kingdom - Nabarro Nathanson
"Nabarro Nathanson is a full service law firm that also offers a
total intellectual property service. We have trade mark agents and
patent attorneys and can deal with drafting and prosecution of UK, EPO
and PCT applications as well as all aspects of licensing and dispute
resolutions. The trade mark practice is also recommended.
IP Firms -
Vietnam - D&N Intellectual Property
Law Firm
"We specialize in all areas of intellectual property law including
patent, design, trademark, copyright and other related matters, cover
in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and other countries".
Posted by
Rodney Cruise.
Friday, 10
January
2003
-
United
Kingdom - Electronic Trade Marks Journal
 The UK Patent
Office plan to introduce an electronic Trade Marks Journal on Friday
7th February 2003. They propose providing a pre-release versions for
clients to review and details can be found on the UK Patent Office
Website here.
On Friday 7th February 2003, the UK Patent Officer will publish the
Journal in electronic format ONLY. Subsequent journals will be
published weekly on the Friday
Noted on the UK Patent Office website : "A
printed list of marks accepted for opposition purposes and other
administrative changes to the register will be available for purchase
from the following Wednesday, but this copy has no official status.
The format of the printed copy will also change from 7th February -
the marks will be listed in numerical order, not class order. Existing
journal subscribers will receive a "preview copy" in the new format
with their normal Journal No 6463 for that week only".
Click here to
view a sample Journal.
| UK Patent Office Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
INPADOC News - Japanese utility models
In the 07/2002 newsletter,
INPADOC announced the inclusion of Japanese utility models on the
database. The data is now ready for distribution and will be enclosed
in the update release of week 03/2003. INPADOC advise that the kind
code is U2 and not U as previously announced.
Below are examples of INPADOC Japanese utility model records.
|
INPADOC Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
Ireland - Irish
Patent Office Launches Online Register
 The
Irish Patent Office has just launched a new online register and
database. Unfortunately, IP Menu has not
been able to gain access to the system yet. It appears that the new
system is either down or having trouble handling a large number of
queries. It looks like both the patents and trade mark registers will
be searchable however we not 100 % certain at this stage.
Keep an eye on IP Menu for updates on this new service.
|
Irish Patent Office Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP
Firms - USA - Pennyslyvania -
Price &
Adams
"This is a small firm with two patent
attorneys and was founded in 1961 by Stanley J. Price, Jr. Our
managing partner, John M. Adams, has over thirty years of experience
in the practice of patent, trademark and copyright law. Our firm
specializes in patent and trademark prosecution in the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and related intellectual property
litigation in the federal courts".
Posted by
Rodney Cruise.
Thursday, 09
January
2003
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Cameroon
- ABENG LAW FIRM
"The Abeng law firm occupies the second floor of the imposing
Credit Foncier Building at the Central business district of the city.
Advocates in the country are not allowed to operate branch offices but
are free to practice and carryout their activities all over the
national territory as if they had offices at every location. The Abeng
law firm is structured on a hierarchical basis and relies on the high
degree of professionalism and transparency of it’s dynamic staff under
the leadership of Barrister Abeng Roland. Through with less than 10
years of existence the Abeng law firm has rapidly over the years found
a place amongst the leading I.P firms in the 16 countries that make up
the AFRICAN Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI). THE FIRM WORKS
IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH".
IP Firms - Russia
- Papula-Nevinpat
IP Firms - Finland
- Papula-Nevinpat
"Founded in 1975, Papula-Nevinpat is the only Finnish-Russian
patent and trademark agency in Finland. Papula-Nevinpat has a total of
nine offices in Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and
Uzbekistan, four of which are in Finland and five within the
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). As one of the largest patent
and trademark agencies in Finland, Papula-Nevinpat has handled
thousands of patent and trademark orders in Finland and tens of
thousands of orders within the CIS. In its offices, the company
employs a total of 35 Patent and Trademark Attorneys".
IP Firms - Hong Kong
- Pelican Translation
IP Translation
Resources - Pelican Translation
"We are a translation agency specialises translation in
intellectual property documents and in particular, patent translation.
We can translate nearly all Asian languages and most European
language. Our specialists are extremely efficient and competent and
can guarantee a rapid turnaround on all types of document".
IP Conferences -
24-25 February 2003 - Intellectual Property Forum 2003 -
Simpson's-in-the-Strand, London, UK - Euromoney Seminars
Posted by
Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday, 07
January
2003
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Peru -
Alonso Sarmiento Abogados - Attorney
"Legal advice for business in Peru. Intellectual property rights".
IP Firms - Canada
- Ariadne Copyright Verification Management
"Ariadne Copyright Verification Management offering an innovative
Copyright Management Service for securing the rights of copyright
owners. Copyright Verification Management is a method of securing the
copyright developed on the basis of Verification Management, Risk
Management and Task Analysis Method and utilizing particular
techniques of these methods. Copyright Verification Management enable
us to develop and provide for copyright owners corroborating evidence
regarding identification of copyright ownership, to avoid authorship
lawsuit, to control the risk of unauthorized use of copyrighted
materials, decrease the chance of litigation and increase the chance
of negotiation with the infrigers".
IP Firms - Taiwan
- YU DE INTERNATIONAL PATENT & TRADEMARK
OFFICE
"YU DE International Patent & Trademark Office is a law firm which
specializes in all aspects of intellectual property right. Over the
years, YU DE has been conducting substantial overseas work for its
domestic clients and collaborating with patent attorneys in North and
South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific region. The practice of the
firm today includes representation of foreign companies in obtaining
patent and trademark protection in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong
Kong".
Posted by
Rodney Cruise.
Monday, 06
January
2003
-
PIUG Membership Renewal
Ken Koubek, the PIUG Membership
Chair has reminded us that it is time for our membership renewal for
the Patent Information Users Group (PIUG).
"The time of
membership renewal has arrived again and forms and payments have been
arriving daily, both by mail and the new PayPal online method
introduced this year. If you choose to use the online option and don't
open a PayPal account, the payment will not be credited to our account
and your membership or renewal will not be entered. You need to obtain
a PayPal account or ID and use that on our automated form and follow
through all of the steps to actually make a payment and have it
credited to PIUG. If you have problems with opening an account, you
may contact PayPal directly through their web site and they will
assist with the process.
For those members intending to attend the coming Annual Meeting in
Chicago, it is important to renew your membership prior to February in
order to qualify for the reduced registration fee and also for reduced
rates for any fee-based workshops you choose to attend at the meeting.
The membership page has been revised to include separate forms for
renewal and forms for new memberships. We are also gathering other
information (titles and business categories) which will be used in
order to provide a more informative PIUG Membership Directory which is
due to be published by Spring 2003".
If you are not already a member of PIUG, I strongly recommend that you
consider becoming one. Membership fees are low and the group is very
active and extremely helpful. To find out more visit the PIUG website.
[Rodney Cruise is an active member of PIUG and is currently the PIUG
webmaster]
| PIUG Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Questel-Orbit - New
Version of QPAT Announced
 Questel-Orbit have
announced the release of a new version of QPAT. This version features
"a new site design with simplified
navigation, improved processing speed, powerful statistical features,
new Family display options, and hypertext-linked definitions for ECLA
and U.S. Classes".
"The new statistical features allow you to quickly analyze patent
assignees and classifications (ECLA, U.S., and International) to
identify patenting trends. The statistical results can also easily be
used to locate the best company names and classifications to improve
the precision of searches in Pluspat and the full-text databases.
The new patent family display option provides a condensed summary view
of the patent family in a single record. This display provides the
essential family information, eliminating duplicative bibliographic
details. You have the option to include drawings, legal status, and
claims with this condensed family display.
The linking of definitions of ECLA and US classifications allows the
scope of an invention to be quickly understood. Over 20 million
records in QPAT have an ELCA or US classification."
To find our more, visit the
QPAT website.
| QPAT Website |
Questel-Orbit Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Questel-Orbit - New and improved SDI Alerting Service
Questel-Orbit have announced
the release of their upgraded SDI Alerting service.
Enhancements to Questel*Orbit's SDI Alerting Service include:
* Easy set up and modification
* Searches run on multiple databases with a single SDI profile
* New SDI Alert menus available in Qweb
* Delivery to up to six e-mail addresses
* More delivery media, including PDF and XML
* Online features, such as Family Displays, Legal Full Claims options
can be used
* PDF Alert with hypertext navigation
* New look and feel with new layouts, report formats and fields
without page breaks.
To find our more, visit the
Questel-Orbit website.
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Questel-Orbit Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday, 02
January
2003
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GetIPDL
have released another update to their Patent Downloading software.
Version 2.
As previously
reported on IP Menu, Hungary has acceded to the European Patent
Convention as at 1 January 2003. There have also been changes relating
to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) which entered into force also
on 1 January 2003. The Hungarian Patent Office has just release to
notices on these matters.