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Thursday, 19 February 2004

  • USA - Australia Free Trade Agreement & Intellectual Property
     Recently, the subject of a large amount of press in Australia and only a small amount in the US, was the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the US and Australia. As usual with FTAs, intellectual property plays an important role. Whilst not much has been written on effects of the FTA between Australia and the US, the USPTO has released a media release on this.

    "Increasingly, both the U.S. and our trading partners are relying on intellectual property-based industries to drive economic growth. In fact, about 50 percent of U.S. exports now depend on some form of intellectual property (IP) protection. The negotiation of free trade agreements with our trading partners is an essential way for strengthening protection of American IP assets abroad. Free trade agreements allow nations to import and export products and goods with the goal of reducing or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers.

    The United States and Australia concluded a free trade agreement (FTA) on February 8, 2004. The FTA negotiations, led by the United States Trade Representative (USTR), resulted in a comprehensive IP chapter that will enhance the already strong relationship between the U.S. and Australia in the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights and enforcement. Some highlights from the agreement include protections ensuring parity and transparency between trademarks and geographical indications, increased term protection for copyright works to life of the author plus 70 years, patent office/regulatory authority linkage and notification for pharmaceutical products when a third party applies for marketing approval during the term of a patent, and effective procedures and penalties for counterfeit trademark and copyright goods.

    The USPTO (attorneys from the Offices of International Relations and Enforcement) plays a critical role in the FTA process by providing continuing technical support to USTR in all aspects of the negotiations, including the drafting of the IP provisions. The objective of our FTAs in the IP arena is to build on the foundations established in existing international agreements in the field of IP, especially the 1994 Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs) Agreement. While the TRIPs agreement sets a minimum standard for IP by which all World Trade Organization member countries must abide, these FTAs reflect elevated emerging global IP standards".

    If you are interested in finding out more about the FTA you can view it on the USTR website here.

    | USPTO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Tuesday, 17 February 2004

  • GetIPDL - New Version 2.10.9 Released
    GetIPDL have released another update to their Patent Downloading software.   This version fixes some issues with
    - Downloading B documents before CN85101851B from SIPO was supported.
    - Sending patent numbers from CIPO search result was supported.
    - SmartTag on Microsoft Office 2003 was supported. (avoid Microsoft Office 2003 bug.)
    - Set temporary folder hidden.
    - Accessibility was improved.There is no canceling during multiple patents downloading.
    To find out more, please visit the GetIPDL website here.

    | Get IPDL Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • IP MENU Update
    IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:  

    IP Firms – Australia - Teller & Associates, Intellectual Property Lawyers
    Teller & Associates was the first specialist intellectual property and technology law firm to be established in Perth. The firm's lawyers and trade mark attorneys are highly experienced and provide quality service, including the full range of intellectual property, technology commercialisation, IT and internet legal services and national and international trade mark services at rates well below those of larger firms.

    IP Firms – Brazil - Darré & Bueno Marcas e Patentes
    Searches, applications filed registration and renewal for trademarks in Brazil.

    IP Firms – Germany - Michael Horak, Attorney
    Dipl.-Ing. Michael Horak, Attorney, LL.M., 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 Germany and Europe. We are 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, we are strategically paced to assist you in your growth within the economies of Germany and the ever increasing Europe markets.

    IP Firms – Germany – Beukenberg
    Beukenberg is well known in Germany for providing legal advice on intellectual property issues for companies in the biomedical, chemical, computer and electronics industries. More importantly, our lawyers have extensive experience with domestic and foreign patent and trademark prosecution, litigation and arbitration. In fact, our Intellectual Property Group represents a range of foreign and domestic companies applying for patents, trademarks and copyrights as well as start-up companies using technology licensed from research centers.

    IP Firms – Iran - Prime IP Services
    Prime IP Services is a leading IP boutique based in Tehran, Iran. It offers quality services for trademarks, patents and other IP rights at highly competitive rates. The staff is widely experienced and interact with the clients on regular basis in order to keep them updated.

    IP Firms – USA – Colorado - Leyendecker Law Offices
    Colorado-based intellectual property law firm specializing in patent and trademark procurement

    Posted by Matthew Downing

Monday, 16 February 2004

  • Hong Kong - More Information on Design Search System
     The Hong Kong registered design records will be available for online search on 16 February 2004 (today). The new online system contains all registered designs on the Hong Kong Register of Designs. The Intellectual Property Department ran workshops to help practitioners and the public understand and maximize the use of the new system on 6 February 2004. The presentation slides can be found here.

    | HKIPD Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • STN - New Databases in 2004
     Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and CSA have agreed to add eight CSA databases to the STN International online network during 2004. Subject areas represented by the CSA databases soon to join STN are biotechnology, engineering specialties, earth and environmental studies and library and information science. As soon as we have more information we will post it on IP Menu News.

    | STN Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Monday, 09 February 2004

  • Dialog Enhances BIOSIS Previews® Database Available Through Dialog® and Dialog DataStar™ Services
     BIOSIS Previews, one of the BIOSIS databases available through the Dialog and Dialog DataStar services, contains citations from Biological Abstracts® (BA), and Biological Abstracts/Reports, Reviews, and Meetings® (BA/RRM) (formerly BioResearch Index®).

    The most significant enhancements to the BIOSIS Previews database available through the Dialog and Dialog DataStar services include:

    - the addition of CAS® Registry Numbers to more than nine million BIOSIS Previews records;
    - the addition of more than 6,300 sequence data accession numbers; and
    - the addition of BIOSIS Major Concepts, an indexing field that enables researchers to identify and retrieve targeted information by conceptual terms, now added to every citation back to 1969.

    Other improvements to BIOSIS Previews include additional revisions to indexing fields, such as newly added taxonomical terms, revised biosystematic codes and revised mapping of Medical Subject Heading (MeSH®) Disease terms. In addition, the bibliographic data has been standardized and the patent indexing feature streamlined.

    For further information, visit the Dialog Website here.

    | DIALOG Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • WIPO Make Changes to IP Information Presentation
     WIPO announced on 5 February 2004 that their
    The Standards and Documentation Working Group (SDWG) of the Standing Committee on Information Technologies (SCIT), adopted a revision of WIPO Standard (ST.10/C) regarding the bibliographic data components of patent documents.

    "Companies, inventors, academics and users of the intellectual property system will benefit from a decision last week by member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to revise certain standards associated with the recording, storage, exchange and retrieval of patent, trademark and industrial design information. These standards facilitate access to and use of the rich pool of publicly available industrial property information associated with the grant of patents, trademarks and industrial designs. This will also make it easier to access prior art information, which is critical in determining the patentability of an invention.

    The Standards and Documentation Working Group (SDWG) of the Standing Committee on Information Technologies (SCIT), adopted a revision of WIPO Standard (ST.10/C) regarding the bibliographic data components of patent documents, in particular the presentation of priority application numbers. Priority application numbers are attributed to applicants by industrial property offices. This number establishes priority over any rival applications from that date and also marks the beginning of the period of validity of the patent itself. The priority application number appears in the notification of the first filing, and in the certificates of priority under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.

    Priority application numbers are cited by applicants when filing a subsequent application for the same or related subject matter with another industrial property office in accordance with the Paris Convention. The priority application number can then be used by industrial property offices to link all related patent document "families" together in databases and computerized search systems. The ability to create patent families is of tremendous value to users of the industrial property system as they enable patent examiners to review previously published patent documents in a given language, if available. Patent families facilitate the patent classification process by allowing industrial property offices to use the classifications of one patent family member for all members of the patent family. These and other uses of patent families make the accurate recording of the priority application number by applicants a critical concern of all industrial property offices".

    To read the full press release click here.

    | WIPO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • IP MENU Update
    IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:  

    IP Blogs
    Navigating the patent maze Blog (new link) - "The author is a U.S. patent lawyer with extensive international experience. The blog focuses on news about biotechnology patent law from around the world as well as on-line patent data resources."

    Posted by Kristine Baird & Scott Ly.

Thursday, 05 February 2004

  • Singapore - Online SCOPE IP Goes Live!
    A new service from Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) called SCOPE IP has just been released.

    "SCOPE IP helps to assess companies' ability to manage the risk associated with their IP and to identify and categorise the IP they own. In so doing, companies are better able to leverage on their IP for maximum shareholder value. This objective assessment of companies' IP capabilities can also form a basis or starting point to facilitate business negotiations.

    Phase I of the SCOPE IP comprises 2 modules, namely The Strategic Management Module and The Portofolio Management Module. The Strategic Management Module was launched in September 2003. IPOS has now launched The Portfolio Management Module.

    This module allows companies to identify their own IP portfolio and examine if they have a proper system in place to manage their stock of IP. It focuses on the common forms of IP namely, Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright, Industrial Designs and Confidential Information.

    Companies can simply log on to www.surfip.gov.sg and sign up as a member at no cost and attempt the online IP questions. Upon completion, scores will be computed and analysis on the company's IP management practices as well as recommended improvements will be provided on the spot".

    | IPOS Website | SurfIP Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • IP MENU Update
    IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:  

    IP Firms - USA - Texas - Ronald W. Burns, P.C.
    "The law firm of Ronald W. Burns, P.C., offers clients of all sizes, from international corporations to individual inventors and artists, valuable guidance and assistance in all aspects of intellectual property portfolio development and enforcement. The firm is dedicated to providing responsive service, tailored to each client's concerns and requirements, while delivering intellectual property counseling and legal services of the highest quality."

    IP Firms - Indonesia - Aamhas Ip Consultants
    We provide various services in the field of Intellectual Property, our firm also employs a number of experienced law practitioners as well as qualified and dedicated supporting staffs. We believe that the combination of their experiences and professionalism will meet all your needs on IP matters in Indonesia.

    IP Firms - Indonesia - Jakarta Patent Consulting
    Jakarta Patent Consulting (JPC) is a division of Chalid & Partners Law Firm (C&P) specializes in Intellectual Property Rights, covering Copyright, Patent, Trade-mark, Industrial Design, Trade Secret and Integrated Circuit Design.

    IP Firms - Germany - Müller Fottner Steinecke
    Our firm is a partnership of patent attorneys and attorneys at law, who are specialized in all fields of domestic and international Intellectual Property (IP) law (patents and trademarks), licensing, unfair competition law and copyright law. The main technical fields of our patent attorneys are biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, medical technology, diagnostic means and methods, mechanical and precision engineering. In the trademark and design field, we advise clients in all fields of business, however, with an emphasis on biotechnology, the pharmaceutical and medical technology industry.

    IP Firms - China - China Elites Intellectual Property Law Firm
    China Elites Intellectual Property Law Firm, a leading intellectual property law firm in China, is composed of elites in China IP fields and is dedicated to the services for protection of the rights of all IP owners from home and abroad. The firm is specialized in all areas of intellectual property law, concentrating particularly on practice of patent, trademark and copyright, customs records, infringement, unfair competition, trade secret and litigation related.

    IP Firms - Singapore - Alpha and Omega International Pte Ltd
    Intellectual Property Management specialising in Singapore and throughout Asia

    IP Firms - Sweden - Uppdragshuset AB
    Uppdragshuset offers services in surveying the current technological landscape for companies in the computer, telecommunications, medical technology and electronics sectors.


    Posted by Matthew Downing

Tuesday, 03 February 2004

  • Hong Kong - Online Design Searching Coming Soon
    Hong Kong will shortly provide access to searching Registered Designs online. In preparation for this the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department is running an "Introduction Session" to introduce this new search facility. Details of which are as follows:

    Date 6 February 2004 (Friday)
    Time 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. (Cantonese) - 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. (English)
    Venue Function Room (Room 2501), Intellectual Property Department, 25th Floor, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
    Number of participants 120 per session

    So if you are in Hong Kong and have an interested in Registered Designs, book a place at the information session. More information is available here.

    | HKIPD Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Friday, 30 January 2004

  • Estonia - New Industrial Designs Database
    This month the Estonian Patent Office launched a database of industrial designs. The database contains information on industrial designs registered and on industrial design registration applications filed in the Republic of Estonia since 11 January 1998. To find out more visit the Estonian Patent Office website.

    Also available
    Database of Trademarks
    The Database contains data concerning the trademarks registered in the Republic of Estonia, filed applications for trademark registration since 1 October 1992 and international registrations as prescribed in the Trade Mark Act.

    Database of Geographical Indications
    The Database contains data concerning the registered geographical indications in the Republic of Estonia and applications for registration of geographical indications since 10 January 2000 as prescribed in the Act on Protection of Geographical Indications.

    | Estonia Patent Office Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Wednesday, 28 January 2004

  • IP MENU Update
    IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:  

    IP Software Resources
    - Patentmaps.com (new link)
    "Patentmaps.com provides technology intelligence consultancy services to deliver patent based technological and industrial intelligence. We gather information that you need and systematically analyze them to ensure that you have concise and actionable intelligence. In particular, we specialize in patent mapping and analysis."

    IP Blogs
    - Nipper's Patent Law Blog (USA) - Stephen M. Nipper, a registered patent attorney working with the firm Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP (new link)

    IP Firms - Libya - Majeri Law Office
    "Libyan law office retains legal services in commercial law, civil law, maritime law, labor law, investment law, customs law, taxation, company formation and registration, and litigations."

    IP Firms - Pakistan - Dars & Dars Law Associates-Pakistan
    "Law Firm, Consultants, Legal Advisers and Corporate Counselors"

    IP Firms - USA - Washington - Olympic Patent Works PLLC
    "Our firm is a patent boutique specializing in very high-quality patent prosecution services. Most patent attorneys have Ph.D.s in Biochemistry and Chemistry from very reputable graduate schools, including M.S. in Bioengineering, Immunology, and Computer Sciences. We cover a broad range of technologies such as bioinformatics, proteomics, genomics, biomedical technologies, and molecular electronics to name a few."

    Posted by Matthew Downing & Scott Ly.

Tuesday, 27 January 2004

  • US Patent Assignment Data Now Available.
     The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released a new database which allows users to search for US Patent Assignment data. The database purports to contains all recorded Patent Assignment information from August 1980. To find out more, visit the USPTO website here.

    | USPTO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Friday, 23 January 2004

  • Canada - Improved credit card payment system
    The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has announced that in order to provide added security for credit card information, they have implemented an improved credit card payment system for E-Services for Patents, Trade-marks, Copyrights, Industrial Design and Integrated Circuit Topographies. If you conduct business with CIPO in this way, visit their website here.

    | CIPO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Wednesday, 21 January 2004

  • IPI-ConfEx - International Patent Information Conference & Exposition
     Trudi Jones from IPI-Confex has sent me some update information on the IPI-Confex conference (International Patent Information Conference & Exposition) that is taking place in Europe in early March 2004. This is brand new conference and it is specifically focused to address the issues of most importance to patent information professionals. IPI-ConfEx will be of interest to information managers, searching professionals, and all those working in connection with patents in a professional setting such as patent department personnel, patent information and library staff, patent law practitioners, and vendors of patent information services, etc. Trudi tells me that Registration is filling quickly, so if you intend on attending I recommend that you get your registration form in as soon as possible. To find out more information on IPI-Confex visit their website.

    A few facts about IPI-Confex
    The conference with be conducted in English and will take place takes place on 7-10 March 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal, with satellite workshop events (hosted by Thomson Scientific, MicroPatent, Chemical Abstract Service/STN, Minesoft, Questel-Orbit and Thomson Dialog) being offered on 7th and 11th March.

    IPI-ConfEx is being organised as a direct result of a need expressed by many patent specialists for such a meeting to be held in Europe. It is being steered by a Board of Counselors, representing the different Patent Information User Association that are well known for their active participation in matters of importance to the patent information community. Working as part of the Board in helping to coordinate the conference are Lucy Akers and Ford Khorsandian, who together form the backbone of the organisational team. Both already have extensive experience in organising conferences in North America and in Europe; Akers through her role as Chairman of the Patent Information Users Group (PIUG) in the US, and Khorsandian in his former roles as Vice-Chairman of PIUG, International Marketing Director with Chemical Abstracts Service and Vice-President of Derwent Inc.

    The emphasis of the meeting is a strong conference programme that is targeted to the issues facing patent information specialists. The program features presentations from a number of the patent information industry's most respected and knowledgeable professionals, including: Dr. Ursula Schoch-Gruebler, Senior Vice-President of the BASF Group Information Center in Germany, who is the 2003 recipient of the International Patent Information Award; Gerard Giroud and Nigel Clarke from the European Patent Office; and many other notable patent information experts from the world's leading research based corporations.

    Also featured are talks and workshops from major vendors, who will be presenting patent information solutions and discussing these from the perspective of information users. An exhibition hall will give attendees plenty of opportunity to ask questions and benefit from hands-on demonstrations of the latest products and services.

    A list of speakers is provided below and the full conference program, along with titles, abstracts and speaker biographies, is available on the website.

    | IPI-Confex Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise with thanks to Trudi Jones.

Tuesday, 20 January 2004

  • PCT Newsletter - January 2004
     The January 2004 PCT Newsletter is now available for download in PDF format from the WIPO website.
    - Paris Convention
    - Furnishing by the IB of copies of the IPER
    - Power of attorney waivers
    - Notifications by IPEAs of applicability of PCT Rule 66.1bis(b)
    - Non-working days at the IB
    - PCT information update
    - PCT publications

    | WIPO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise

     

Monday, 17 January 2004

  • UK - Patents Bill Published
     The new UK Patents Bill was published 16 January 2004. According the the UK Patent Office the Bill proposals "would provide a more supportive framework, particularly for small businesses, to enforce patent rights and ensure that UK patent law continues to underpin and promote innovation".

    The Patents Bill would:

    - enable the Patent Office to provide an independent non-binding opinion on patent validity or infringement to settle disputes over patent rights without parties having to resort to expensive litigation;

    - bring UK patent law into line with the revised European Patent Convention to reduce bureaucracy and make it simpler for UK businesses to operate across Europe;

    - modernise UK patent law to be more responsive to customers needs by for example, allowing the Patent Office to make amendments to application forms without amending regulations; and

    - modify existing protection for alleged infringers to encourage out-of-court settlement of disputes whilst still deterring patent owners from making unreasonable allegations of infringement.

    A copy of the Bill is available from the UK Parliament Website here.

    | UK Patent Office Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • MicroPatent - MPI-INPADOC Plus (Enhanced MPI Database
    MicroPatent have just launched their new MPI-INPADOC Plus database which now includes:

    -- Alerts - you can now run 50 alerts/SDIs with each subscription on nearly 50,000 million bibliographic records, including legal status information for 42 of the 72 authorities covered. The alerts are part of your subscription, so you don't pay extra to initiate or maintain them. Consider the savings you will reap when you use these alerts to handle a variety of your monitoring needs.

    -- Legal Status Exports - In MPI-INPADOC Plus, you can export bibliographic data from 38 fields, including legal status information, and then continue with additional analysis or use the data in a third-party's service.

    -- Monitor Patents for Five Different Events - Perform targeted searches for patents citing a source document, assignee changes, family changes, legal status changes, and subsequent publications (ideal for opposition monitoring) with the special search screen in MPI-INPADOC Plus.

    -- Effectively Manage Your Research - Use your own personal work space, WorkSheets, in MPI-INPADOC Plus to sort, report, review, and manage your work, as well as the Search History area to combine strategies for complex queries and to initiate your alerts.

    To find out more visit the MicroPatent website.

    | MicroPatent Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Friday, 16 January 2004

Thursday, 15 January 2004

  • Delphion - European Corporate Tree and Snapshot Enhancements
     Delphion has just announced the addition of EP Assignee data to their Corporate Tree & Snapshot functions.

    "Delphion's Corporate Tree and Snapshot tools now have corporate hierarchy data for the European (EP) Granted and Applications collections. This means you can now get the same high quality assignee search results and analysis on EP data as you can on US data. This data, made available through a partnership with CHI Research, not only normalizes assignee information, but also takes into account mergers and acquisitions to ensure better search results and more accurate analysis".
     Graphic of Corporate Tree page
    More information on Corporate Tree and Snapshot are available.

    | Delphion Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Wednesday, 14 January 2004

  • New Edition of Locarno Classification
    On 1 January 2004, the 8th edition of the International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification) entered into force. The OHIM applies this new edition of the Locarno Classification as from the 1st January 2004 for all the applications for registered Community designs (RCD) filed on or after that date. Pending RCD applications or already registered Community designs having a filing date prior to 1st January 2004 will not be reclassified and there will be no option for their reclassification available to the RCD applicant or proprietor.

    The major changes introduced:
    - introduction of two separate subclasses for seats (subclass 6-01) and for beds (subclass 6-02) and reclassification of the products of the previous common subclass 6-01;
    - introduction of one new subclass for Screen displays and icons (subclass 14-04);
    - reclassification of certain products, introduction of new products and amendments in the wording of one subclass title and of some products.

    For more information, click here.

    | OHIM Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • US - Jon Dudas Takes Helm at United States Patent and Trademark Office
     Jon W. DudasIt is reported today that Jon Dudas has become the Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

    Background to Jon Dudas: "As a private practitioner in the early 1990s, Dudas had a significant intellectual property practice that included extensive trademark and copyright work. During his six years as Counsel to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, and Staff Director and Deputy General Counsel for the House Committee on the Judiciary--the birthplace of all federal intellectual property statutory law--he guided enactment of major patent, trademark and copyright policy, including the most sweeping revisions to American patent law since 1952, the 1999 American Inventors Protection Act, and the passage of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the 1998 law implementing two landmark international treaties protecting creative works in the digital age. Dudas was also instrumental in the passage of the 1996 Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Protection Act, a law making it more difficult for seized counterfeit merchandise to re-enter the consumer marketplace........." To read more, click here.

    | USPTO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • Thomson Acquires BIOSIS Publishing Assets
    Just announced is the news that the Thomson Corporation has acquired the publishing assets of Biological Abstracts, Inc. and BIOSIS including the world's "largest life sciences abstracting and indexing service".

    Founded in 1926, BIOSIS is the non-profit organization that produces vital databases and services for life sciences research, including Biological Abstracts®, BIOSIS Previews®, and Zoological Record. These databases are made available globally on a wide variety of platforms.

    “We were delighted with the BIOSIS Board’s decision. The acquisition of BIOSIS is in keeping with the Thomson vision to be the leading global provider of integrated information solutions to business and professional customers,” said Mike Tansey, Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Scientific. “The integration of the BIOSIS content with the other Thomson Scientific information resources augments the total information solutions we provide to the scientific community.”

    | Thomson Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • IP MENU Update
    IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:  

    IP Country Resources - Indonesia
    - Indonesian Government Entry Point (updated link)
    - Indonesian Intellectual Property Office (updated link)
    - Indonesian Capital Market Supervisory Agency (new link)
    - Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia (National Library) (new link)
    - Situs Direktori (Telephone directory)

    IP Blogs
    - Big.blog - Jonathan Hedley. (new link)
    - BLOG@IP::JUR - PA Axel H Horns' Blog on Intellectual Property Law. (new link)
    - CONSEJO - Intellectual property & legal - Shawn N. Sullivan, is a U.S. trained attorney based near - Mexico City. (new link)
    - Eardrumbuzz (new link)
    - Harlan's IP Law Blog - James I Harlan's. JR. (new link)
    - Tech Law Advisor - Kevin J. Heller, Esq (new link)

    IP Software
    - NewIdeaTrade.com (new url)
    "New idea forum lets you trade or sell ideas, sell invention and sell patent plus find business ideas, investors and business opportunities. Get info on new ideas or invention marketing plus intellectual property and copyrights, patents or inventions."

    Do you know of a new IP Resource that IP Menu doesn't yet cover?  Has the link to a website changed?  Let Scott Ly know!  Contact him via email here.
    Posted by Scott Ly.
  • IP MENU Update
    IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:  

    IP Firms - Germany - Bezold & Sozien
    "'Patents, Trademarks, Utility Models, Designs, License Agreements, Prosecution & Litigation, etc."

    IP Firms - Spain - Zea, Barlocci & Markvardsen Patents

    IP Firms - Denmark - Zea, Barlocci & Markvardsen Patents
    "European and Spanish Patent Attorneys, with offices in Barcelona and Copenhagen. We provide all sorts of patent services, such as drafting of patent applications, prosecution before the European and the Spanish Patent Offices, patent searches, opinions on patentability and risk of infringement."

    IP Firms - Denmark - Walstijn Intellectual Property
    "Walstijn Intellectual Property is a dedicated firm of European Patent Attorneys in Copenhagen. A strategic resource for obtaining protection for your creations and innovations."

    IP Firms - France - Counsiel
    "Indépendant effectuant du conseil en organisation auprès des entreprises et associations de Lyon. Domaines d'expertise : optimisation des organisations, organisation des projets, efficacité des processus et des services, rédactionnel, informatique."

    Posted by Matthew Downing

Monday, 12 January 2004

  • IPI-Confex Update
     The organisers of the IPI-Confex meeting to be held in in Lisbon from 7-11 March 2004 have just announced two new speakers, both from the EPO.

    Gerard Giroud, Principal Director in the Hague, and Dr. Nigel Clarke, from the EPO Promotion Department in Vienna.
    Dr. Clarke's talk is entitled: Is there a Mass Market for Patent Information? How could such a Market be satisfied?

    More details on the IPI-Confex conference can be found at their website.

    | IPI-Confex Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • Dialog - January/February Chronolog - Now Available
    The January-February 2004 issue of the Dialog Chronolog newsletter is now available for download. Included in this issue:

    - New Dialog NewsEdge Features Expand User Options
    - Major New Drug Adverse Events Database Launched on Dialog
    - Major BIOSIS® Previews Enhancements Now Available on Dialog DataStar
    - CBS MarketWatch on Dialog NewsRoom
    - New Zealand Market Research Reports on Dialog Profound

    | Dialog Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • USPTO - Outages
     The USPTO is reporting some downtime for some of their web based services.

    (1) The USPTO.GOV website will be inaccessible between 10 PM and 10:30 PM EST on Sunday, January 11 due to local utility work.

    (2) The USPTO.GOV website and electronic business systems will be unavailable for periods between 12 Noon EST on Sunday, January 18 and 12 Noon EST on Monday, January 19 due to scheduled system maintenance. Please do not attempt to connect to the sites or process any transactions through our electronic business systems at any time during the entire outage period as we cannot guarantee site resources or completion of online activities during the scheduled outage period.

    | USPTO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Friday, 09 January 2004

  • Questel-Orbit Enhanced Patent Delivery Service
    Questel-Orbit have just announced their "newly enhanced" Patent Delivery Service or PDS. The enhancement takes the form of becoming a web-based service at www.patentdelivery.com. 

    PDS allows access to patent copies from over 30 countries and international patent offices, as well as copies of different publication stages, from applications to grants. New options let you either directly open and save the copies or e-mail them to yourself and other parties. The new Portfolio enhancement lets you keep track of ordered and delivered patents over the last 30 days, and maintain them for five days. Track by customer with built-in sub-account option.

    There are two payment options for the new PDS:
    (a) Annual subscription: from 1,900 euros/USD for one user to 11,000 euros/USD for corporate access allows for unlimited patent delivery through PDS.
    (b) Pay-as-you-go: Price reduced to 3.00 euros/USD per patent copy
    Questel-Orbit customers can access PDS with your existing user id.

    | PatentDelivery Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • Derwent News - Derwent World Patents Index® First View
    I know this news is a little old now but I only found out about it today!

    "Thomson Derwent announced the development of Derwent World Patents Index® First View (DWPI® First View) - the fast-alerting companion file to Derwent World Patents Index - the comprehensive database of value-added patent information. For the first time, DWPI users will receive previews of the latest published patent documents in advance of their inclusion in Derwent World Patents Index. Searching DWPI First View in combination with Derwent World Patents Index will provide users with a comprehensive overview of all patent documents issued by the 40 patent issuing authorities. The DWPI First View file will contain enhanced bibliographic data for all new patent documents, along with original titles, abstracts, technical drawing images, and English-language abstracts for patents from China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Russia. This comprehensive resource will provide the timely data professionals need to monitor emerging technologies, identify leading inventors, and protect their R & D investments".

    To find out more, visit the Derwent website here.

    | Derwent Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • IP MENU Update
    IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:  

    IP Firms - India - Enkayem Associates
    "A law firm based in Chennai, India, specialising in the field of Intellectual Property, having an experience of over 25 years in this field. We provide services for registration of Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarks, Patents, Copyright, Service marks and Industrial Designs in South India. We also have experience with court cases in respect of Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, Service marks and Design matters."

    IP Firms - Jordan - Marwan Al Hussein & Sons Law Office
    “Founded in 1966 by Mr. Marwan Al Hussein who was joined by Ms. Samar Al Hussein in 1990 and by Mr. Maher Al Hussein in 1994. The firm employs four other lawyers. Marwan Al Hussein & Sons Law Office specializes almost exclusively in Commercial and Business.”

    IP Firms - Mexico - Solórzano, Carvajal, González y Pérez-Correa
    "Our firm is a unique team of top level lawyers with one mission: Build an outstanding firm able to attract and retain exceptional people in order to translate our client's needs into legally effective, cost efficient, timely and innovative solutions to assure their success. Included among the services provided by the firm is our Industrial Property, Licensing & Franchising Practice Area, and our Copyright, Entertainment & Media Law Practice Area."

    IP Firms - Syria - Karawani Law Office
    "The firm provides a wide range of legal services and consultation in various practice areas serving clients from all over the world. Practicing in trademarks and patent registration, intellectual property disputes, commercial and company law, corporate, and investment."

    IP Firms - Unites Arab Emirates - Kaid Auditing
    "We prepare internal& external audit, feasibility studies& projects reports. Offer business planning & reviews services. We liaise with Government Authorities on behalf of our clients. We can obtain trade & industrial licenses. Offer advice and opinions relating to trademark & patent infringement matters.”

    Posted by Matthew Downing

Tuesday, 06 January 2004

  • PIUG - Membership Reminder
     Ken Koubek from PIUG is reminding people that PIUG memberships are now due. Are you a member of the PIUG? If not, I would urge all patent information professional to strongly consider joining the Patent Information Users Group (PIUG). It is inexpensive group to join (USD $35.00) and provides an amazing forum for patent information professionals. I have a been a member for many years and have found the group to be made up of extremely helpful and friendly professionals from all corners of the globe. Let's try and keep Ken at PIUG busy the next few weeks...join up!!

    As a Full or Associate Member you will receive:
    The PIUG Newsletter, a semiannual publication containing member articles, search tips, information on patent database vendor and producer developments, member highlights, general patent information related news and trip reports from patent information meetings and related sessions. The member version of the newsletter contains select information which is not made available on our web site.
    The Membership Directory of the Patent Information Users Group published in print form every one or two years. The membership comprises patent information researchers, patent information vendors, and patent information / documentation experts from the U.S. and abroad.
    A reduced registration rate for the PIUG annual conference and regional workshops held each year.
    A copy of the Salary Survey of the members, which is published every other year.

    For only $35 US annually, you will not find a better way to network with so many specialists in our field.

    | PIUG Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • IP MENU Update
    IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:  

    Armenia IP Resources Update
    - Eurasian Patent Convention hosted on the Eurasian Patent Organization website (update link).

    Bahrain IP Resources Update
    - GCC Patent Gazette hosted on the GCC website (new link)
    - Patent Regulations hosted on the GCC website (new link)
    - The Implementing Bylaws of the Patent Regulation of the Cooperation States hosted on the GCC website (new link)
    - Bahrain Monetary Agency (new link)

    Barbados IP Resources Update
    - Companies Act, Cap. 308 hosted on the CAIPO website (new link)
    - Companies Regulations, 1984 hosted on the CAIPO website (new link)
    - Yellowpages-Barbados.com (Telephone Directory) (new link)

    Belarus IP Resources Update
    - Government of the Republic of Belarus (new link)
    - Patent Attorneys of the Republic of Belarus hosted on the NCIP website (new link)
    - IP Firms of Belarus (new link)
    - Law on Patents for Inventions, Utility Models and Industrial Designs of 16.12.2002, No. 160-3 (in Russian) hosted on the NCIP website (new link)
    - Law on Trademarks (Service Marks) of 05.02.1993, no. 2181-xii, (the edition of 27.10.2000) (in Russian) hosted on the NCIP website (new link)
    - Law on Geographical Indications of 17.07.2002, No. 127-3 (in Russian) hosted on the NCIP website (new link)
    - Law on Copyright and Related Rights of May 16, 1996 (in Russian) hosted on the NCIP website (new link)
    - Law on Patents for Plant Varieties of 13.04.1995, no. 3725-xii, (the edition of 16.07.2001) (in Russian) hosted on the NCIP website (new link)
    - Law on Legal Protection of Topologies for Integrated Circuits of 07.12.1998, no. 214-3, (the edition of 16.07.2001) (in Russian) hosted on the NCIP website (new link)
    - National Library of Belarus (new link)
    - Eurasian Patent Convention hosted on the Eurasian Patent Organization website (update link)
    - Patent Regulations under the Eurasian Patent Convention hosted on the Eurasian Patent Organization website (update link)

    Do you know of a new IP Resource that IP Menu doesn't yet cover?  Has the link to a website changed?  Let Scott Ly know!  Contact him via email here.
    Posted by Scott Ly.
  • IP MENU Update
    IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:  

    IP Firms - USA - Washington DC - Patential Search Inc
    "A resource for patent and trademark searching as well as file history retrieval to your website. We perform searches in the USPTO with examiner consultation for an hourly rate and we provide file histories for 70 cents per page!"

    IP Firms - USA - California - Dalina Law Group, P.C.
    "We are a full service patent, trademark, and copyright firm committed to helping our clients protect, manage, enforce, defend, and expand their innovative ideas, brand identities, and other intellectual property. Our clients experience a work dynamic more like a partnership than anything else. We always strive to understand your business goals in seeking intellectual property counsel and try to work with you to reach those goals."

    IP Firms - India - Krishnamurthy Associates
    "A law firm based in Chennai, India, specialising in the field of Intellectual Property, having an experience of over 25 years in this field. We provide services for registration of Trademarks, Patents, Copyright, Service marks and Industrial Designs in India, Nepal and Bhutan. We also have experience with court cases in respect of Trademark, Patent, Copyright, Service marks and Design matters."

    Posted by Matthew Downing

Friday, 02 January 2004

  • IP MENU Update
    IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:  

    IP Country Resources - Bahrain
    - GCC Patent Gazette hosted on the GCC website
    - Patent Regulations hosted on the GCC website
    - The Implementing Bylaws of the Patent Regulation of the Cooperation States hosted on the GCC website
    - Bahrain Monetary Agency
    Do you know of a new IP Resource that IP Menu doesn't yet cover?  Has the link to a website changed?  Let Scott Ly know!  Contact him via email here.
    Posted by Scott Ly.