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Monday,
30 June
2003
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Nepal - Global Law
Associates P. Ltd
"Global Law Associates P. Ltd. is one of the
leading law firms in Nepal with a well-established reputation in the
area of Intellectual Property, Company/Corporate, Foreign Investment,
Technology Transfer, Joint Venture, Licensing and Contract Law as well
as other related commercial Law. With 5 lawyers, patent and trademark
attorneys, legal assistants working in Kathmandu office, the firm has
extensive experience in providing highly efficient services to
domestic and international clients in obtaining, maintaining and
enforcing Intellectual Property Rights in Nepal. Additionally,
association with other law firms of the world who is working in the
field of Intellectual Property. The firm has developed specialization
within the practice of intellectual property law, which may correspond
to an attorney's technical expertise or focus on a particular area of
law such as patent, trademark, design and copyright. Combinations of
legal and technical education as well as working experience of the
attorneys guarantee an excellent representation for clients."
IP Firms - Nepal - Ojasbi &
Associates
"Ojasbi & Associates, An Intellectual Property
Attorneys & Lawyers firm is one of the leading law firms in Nepal with
a well-established reputation in the area of Intellectual Property,
Company/Corporate, Foreign Investment, Technology Transfer, Joint
Venture, Licensing and Contract Law as well as other related
commercial Law. Please note our following services. Registration,
renewal and recordal of change of particulars of trademarks,
servicemarks, patents and industrial designs. Search and investigation
services, trademark watching and infringement services. recordals of
an assignment and licensing. trademark oppositions, cancellations and
anti-counterfeiting actions. Domain name registrations. Company
registration and consultancy."
IP Firms - Nepal - Intellectual
Property Service Centre (IPSC)
"IPSC is one of the leading law firms in Nepal
in the field of Intellectual Property, and we provide following
services. Registration, renewal and recordal of change of particulars
of trademarks, servicemarks, patents and Industrial Designs. Search
and investigation services, trademark watching and infringement
services. Recordals of an assignment and licensing. Trademark
oppositions, cancellations and anti-counterfeiting actions. Domain
name registrations"
IP Firms - United
States of America - Pennsylvania - MindMatters Technologies, Inc
IP Firms - United States
of America - Washington - MindMatters Technologies, Inc
"MindMatters Technologies Inc., is an Innovation
Intelligence solution provider delivering detailed visibility into the
innovation processes of corporations--enabling companies to leverage
and profit from intellectual assets. MindMatters' patent pending
solution, Innovator™, accelerates the
"time-to-commercialization" of new innovations and ideas by
capitalizing on the latent intellectual capital that exists within
corporations. With the Innovator, companies can more effectively
inspire, manage and protect developing innovations and intellectual
capital assets."
IP Firms - China - Kings & Wood PRC
Lawyers
IP Firms - United States
of America - California -Kings & Wood PRC Lawyers
"King & Wood is one of the few law firms in
China authorized by the Chinese government to represent foreign
clients to process their respective patent and trademark applications.
Over years of development, King & Wood has become the largest leading
law firm in the country that provides comprehensive legal services.
The clients of the firm include many well-known multinational
corporations and Chinese companies, operating both in the public and
private sectors. The firm is currently serving as the Chinese legal
counsel for the 2008 Olympic Organization Committee. The Intellectual
Property Department of the firm is an established team of a few well
respected patent and trademark law practitioners in the country who
have extensive experience in this area, particularly in the
representation of foreign patent and trademark applicants. These
lawyers have not only the requisite qualifications but also extensive
practical experience, and many of them have spent years studying or
working in universities and law firms in foreign countries, including
America, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom and other industrialized
countries. Over the years, we have represented a great number of
foreign and Chinese companies and successfully processed and dealt
with their patent and trademark applications and related legal
matters."
IP Firms - Nicaragua - Aczalaw
IP Firms - El Salvador -
Aczalaw
IP Firms - Honduras - Aczalaw
IP Firms - Guatemala - Aczalaw
IP Firms - Costa Rica - Aczalaw
"ACZALAW Central American Law Firm has offices
in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Our
team consists of professional and highly qualified lawyers and
advisors, with regional and international expertise in all legal
areas. We understand the need of our clients to feel at home and
receive advice of the highest quality. To that end we are committed to
offering a personalized and efficient service. We are a group of
professionals who believe in excellence and transparency. We operate
based on solid principles and believe in the judicial system. Our
principal objective is to transmit trust and add value to our
clients."
IP News Resources - Asia Legal
Business
"Asia's leading legal news and feature magazine
with a large amount of IP news, feature articles and profiles, along
with all other aspects of commercial law and jobs"
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Friday,
27 June
2003
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GetIPDL -
New Version 2.5.13 Now Available
 GetIPDL
have released another update to their Patent Downloading software.
Version 2.x is a Shareware program,
however there is a freeware versions with certain
limitations. These limiations are removed when you register the
product. The cost is US$89.00 to get the
registered version. It should be noted that the tracking or statistic
feature which concerned many users is now removed in the licenced
version.
The new version allows downloading of the full text and images from
WIPO.
To find out more, please visit the GetIPDL website
here.
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Get IPDL
Website |
Posted by
Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday,
25 June
2003
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Dialog - July/August Chronolog Now Available
The July/August 2003 issue of the
Chronolog is now available. The online version contains additional
information to that of the printed version. In this issue:
- A Foreign News Service from the U.S. Government
- Customized INSPEC® Content
- Pre-Grant Publications (PGPs) Now in File 654
- New Sources from FIND on Dialog NewsRoom and Dialog NewsEdge
- Thesaurus Mapping Enhanced in MEDLINE on Dialog DataStarWeb
Click
here for Chronolog.
| Dialog Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday,
24 June
2003
Monday,
23 June
2003
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NIPRA Begins USPTO Fight
Again
The National Intellectual
Property Researchers Association (NIPRA) have filed a second action in
the US seeking to block the USPTO plan to eliminate the public patent
and trademark collections.
"WASHINGTON, DC June 19 - The National
Intellectual Property Researchers Association (NIPRA) today filed a
second action in the US District Court for the Eastern District of
Virginia, seeking to bring the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) into compliance with section 4804(d)(2) of the American
Inventors Protection Act. This action seeks to block the new USPTO
plan to eliminate the public patent and trademark paper collections,
critical collections relied upon for accurate intellectual property
research.
The lawsuit seeks to enjoin the USPTO from its announced plan to
resume dismantling its paper collection of patents and trademarks.
Despite overwhelmingly negative comment and public surveys
demonstrating the public reliance on the collections, the USPTO has
ignored public outcry and again embarked on the destruction of the
country’s most valuable Intellectual Property resource.
As a result of the initial action filed by NIPRA, the USPTO rescinded
its earlier certification to Congress and instituted an expedited plan
to resume updating and maintenance of the paper collections.
Subsequently, that plan was included as part of the settlement
agreement executed by the parties in April of 2003. In exchange for
the provisions of the plan and recovery of its legal fees,
NIPRA agreed to a stipulated dismissal without prejudice".
To read the full NIPRA Press Release, click
here.
| NIPRA Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Delphion - 4 Million More Original
Patent Documents
Some exciting news from Delphion, in
addition to the US, EP and WO patent images that Delphion have
previously provided, they now offer the ability to download full text
patent specifications for national collections as well.
"Just search our INPADOC collection, then click
to instantly download the image. And just like that, you'll have in
your hands the original patent document from Germany. Or Bulgaria. Or
Romania. Or one from dozens of other national collections". The
cost for national collection patents is $3.00 (USD)
For those where the specification is not instantly available, they
appear to have integrated Thomsons Patent Store into their system
allowing for hassle free orders.
| Delphion Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Canada - Fee Review
The Canadian Intellectual Property
Office has just published a notice on the CIPO Fee Review - "Fee and
administrative changes amending the Patent Rules, the Trade-marks
Regulations, the Industrial Design Regulations and the Copyright
Regulations".
The changes to the Rules amending the Patent
Rules as well as Regulations amending the Trade-marks Regulations
(1996), the Industrial Design Regulations and the Copyright
Regulations were published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on June
18, 2003.
The majority of administrative changes to the Patent Rules and
Copyright Regulations came into effect on June 5, 2003. The majority
of fee changes will come into force on January 1, 2004.
Fee and administrative changes in relation to the functioning of CIPO
as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International
Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) will enter into force in the
second half of 2004.
Further information is available
here.
|
CIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Friday,
20 June
2003
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Trademarks - INTA New Website
The International Trademark
Association has announced the launch of its new website,
www.inta.org.
"The goals of the redesign are to better define and express the
Association’s brand identity, to incorporate current best practices in
technology and usability, and provide a website equal or superior to
that of any peer institution".
The enhancements include:
- an easy-to-read navigation bar
- a search engine
- a section on the homepage that alerts visitors about new information
on the site
- more relevant and practical online content
- frequently asked questions
- glossary
| INTA Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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United Kingdom - Trade Mark Disputes "De-Mystified"
The United Kingdom Patent Office has
release a new video that "de-mystifies" the trade mark dispute
process.
"The Patent Office is providing help to parties
involved in trade mark disputes, in the form of a new video. Private
individuals, as well as professional litigators, can benefit from the
informative case study and interviews which make up the 35 minute
video which explains how best to present a case before the Trade Marks
Registry".
To find out more about the video and associated seminars around the
UK, visit the Patent Office
here.
| UK Patent Office Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday,
19 June
2003
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Derwent Innovations
Index - Version 4.0
Derwent have announced the
latest version of the "Derwent Innovations Index".
"Derwent Innovations Index version 4.0 opens the
power of patent and citation searching to everyone in your
organisation. It combines value-added patent records from Derwent
World Patents Index® with patent citation information from Derwent
Patents Citation IndexTM. Via an easy-to-use Web interface, you can
access critical data from 11 million unique patent records, dating
back to 1963, then use citation links to explore related ideas".
The feature set now includes:
- A quick search screen enables you to save time by quickly looking up
a company or a topic without the need for a full search
- Interactive lists enable you to load Derwent Manual Codes and
Derwent Class Codes directly into search boxes without leaving the
database
- Abstracts and easy-to-understand titles enable you to view key
information at a glance
- Powerful indexing allows you to retrieve only the information
relevant to your research
- Thumbnail drawings in the summary results list allow you to quickly
view key images
- Email alerts keep you automatically updated in your area of interest
- Searchable thesauri and other user aids help you obtain fast access
to the information you need
To find our more, click
here.
| Derwent website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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USPTO - Trilateral Meetings Advance
21st Century Strategic Plan
A report from the USPTO on the third
trademark trilateral cooperation meeting and the patent Trilateral
Technical Meeting.
"The third trademark trilateral cooperation
meeting was held in Tokyo on May 27 and 28, followed by the patent
Trilateral Technical Meeting on June 10-12. Officials from the world's
three major intellectual property offices-the USPTO, the Japan (JPO)
and European (EPO) patent offices-attended the sessions. "I am pleased
to report that the meetings were highly productive and furthered the
goals of the 21st Century Strategic Plan," said Under Secretary of
Commerce for Intellectual Property James E. Rogan.
Trilateral cooperation directly promotes international harmonization
of IP rights around the world. In their discussions regarding a common
international trademark application, improved search and patent
quality, and electronic filing and processing of patent and trademark
applications, the three offices agreed to:
- produce a list of identifications of goods and services under the
Nice classification system that are acceptable to all three offices;
- develop a trilateral Web site;
- adopt a comparative study on examination practices relating to
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) and Haplotypes (multiple SNPs
on a polynucleotide);
- continue discussions and work in the area of electronic filing and
processing;
- continue to work on revising the PCT Search and Examination
Guidelines; and
- work together on strategic issues including fee policy, the reform
of the PCT and the feasibility of establishing best practices in
support of patent law harmonization.
The heads of the three offices will meet at the annual Trilateral
Conference in Tokyo this November".
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday,
17 June
2003
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Australia - Still More
Problems with the "New Patent Solution"
 It
seems the only time Australian IP gets a mention on IP Menu News is to
report another problem with their NPS (New Patent Solutions) database.
Today is no different. It seems that some data on the NPS is wrong. A
particular case in point is innovation patent record 2001100568. It
lists the "Date Accepted" as 27 May 2003 and the "Date Certified" as
21 November 2002. In fact the dates should read "22 January 2001" and
"15 October 2002" respectively.
An isolated incident? Apparently not. IP Australia have admitted that
they are aware of a problem whereby there is a "corruption" of data in
the transfer from their online file system to the new NPS system.
Unfortunately, we don't know the extent of this problem and how many
dates are incorrectly appearing in NPS. For those of us who regularly
watch an application for opposition purposes this is a nightmare
scenerio.
We will keep you updated with the next chapter of what is becoming a
very sorry saga.
One day I hope to have something positive to report from IP Australia!
| IP Australia Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Egypt - 121st PCT State
 On 6 June
2003, Egypt (EG) became the 121st PCT Contracting State. The PCT will
enter into force for that State on 6 September 2003. Further
information will be published in Section IV of the PCT Gazette and in
a WIPO Update.
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Monday,
16 June
2003
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OHIM - Community
Design Bulletin Search Now Available
OHIM have announced a new search feature for the Community Design
Bulletin. The Community Designs Bulletin is only published in
electronic format (PDF), as a multilingual edition in the eleven
official languages of the European Union.
It comprises three parts:
Part A – Registrations of Community designs
Part B – Entries in the Register subsequent to registration
Part C – Renewals and information on expired registrations
It may be viewed in PDF or can be searched using the
new search
interface on the OHIM website.
| OHIM Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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CIPA - New President
Congratulations go to Dr Anna
Denholm, the new President of CIPA.
The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA) is the professional
body representing Patent Attorneys in the UK. CIPA was founded in 1882
and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1891.
Anna has a B.Sc. in Agricultural Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in
Biochemistry from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. After
being awarded her doctorate she continued her research career as a
university postdoctoral scientist both at Bangor and Aberystwyth.
She joined the patent profession in 1988 and has spent most of her
time working in industry. She is qualified as a European Patent
Attorney and Chartered Patent Agent and has an LLM in Advanced
Litigation (The Nottingham Trent University) and a CIPA Litigator
certificate. In 2001 she joined a firm of European Patent and Trade
Mark Attorneys.
| CIPA Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Questel-Orbit - QPAT
Enhancements
 Questel-Orbit have
announced the release of a significantly enhanced version of QPAT,
which is its web-based patent subscription product. Thanks to David
Dickens from Questel-Orbit for the information. From the Questel-Orbit
Press Release:
Enhanced Patent Delivery
The enhanced patent delivery ensures extensive coverage from over 40
patenting authorities, with the latest enhancements being:
* PCT documents available on the day after publication
* Expanded country coverage, including Canadian and Australian patents
* Publication stages, such as European B patents and WO A3 search
reports
* Better availability tagging: PDF icons indicate that patent copies
are deliverable
* Improved shopping basket
The shopping basket's enhancements let users track patents with patent
number details and the new order tracking status. They can then use
information, such as number of pages per document and PDF file sizes,
to download patent copies directly from the shopping basket. Users can
also directly display and save information.
Navigation has been simplified by letting users go directly from their
search to the Hit List display, where they can choose from several
record display options.
The anacubis Viewer Now Available in QPAT for Citation Analysis and
Visualization
Questel-Orbit and anacubis, a subsidiary of the i2 Group, are pleased
to announce the release the first product resulting in their
partnership announced earlier this year.
The anacubis Viewer has been integrated into QPAT for patent citation
analysis and visualization. This feature, now included in all QPAT
subscriptions, lets users explore the complex relationships between
cited and citing patents, automatically linking related assignees,
inventors and ECLAs and USPCLs.
This new tool helps customers
* Identify and monitor competitors
* Find corporate level citing relationships
* Locate classification codes for further searching
* Identify prior art for validity searching
* Identify the significant inventors in a technology area
* Combine patent data with other corporate information retrieved from
other ancubis supported data-providers with the upcoming anacubis
Desktop software.
To find our more visit
Questel-Orbit.
| Questel-Orbit
Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Friday,
13 June
2003
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
2 July 2003 - Optimise your patent
research: Research tools for effective patent portfolio management -
London, UK (Derwent)
17 September 2003 - Importance of
Statistics on Patenting Trends Analysis and Projections - Geneva,
Switzerland (WIPO)
26-28 November 2003 - 5th Conference on
Computerisation of Law via the Internet - Sydney, AU (AustLII)
Posted by
Kristine Baird.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - United States - Texas
- Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
"Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
was formed in Austin, Texas on January 1, 2003, following the
reorganization of Conley, Rose & Tayon. The founding shareholders have
a diverse prosecution and litigation practice, and the firm has over
55 employees, including 32 professionals (i.e., attorneys, patent
agents and technical advisors) focusing exclusively on intellectual
property matters."
IP Firms - Czech
Republic - Danek & Partners
"Danek & PARTNERS is a Central Europe IP law
firm with extensive experience in all aspects of litigation, including
Patent
Law, Trade Mark Law, Design Law, Business Law, Contract Law and
Internet Law. Personal attention is given to every client. Direct
representation before the Intellectual Property Office, the European
Patent Office (EPO) and the Community Trademark Office (OHIM) is
available for clients and professional associates. Our company
seamlessly integrates business, science, and law to help our clients
protect their intellectual property, extract maximum value from their
IP assets, and reduce the risk of infringing the rights of others. The
abilities of the firm's partners and staff enable us to offer the full
spectrum of advice on practically every aspect in the field of
intellectual property."
IP Firms - United Kingdom -
Crossgaurd
"Trade Mark & Copyright Attorneys specialising
in trade mark & brand creation, protection and licensing, character &
personality rights, merchandising, brand extension, domain name
disputes, and related copyright and designs, with a fixed fee service
for routine registration matters. We have gained clients in three
continents."
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Wednesday,
11 June
2003
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Delphion - PDF Enhancement
Delphion has announced a great new
enhancement to their PDF Express feature which allow easy bulk
downloading of patent specifications. "PDF
Express now lets you download up to 500 patents at one time. And
because it leverages streaming technology, it now runs 50% faster than
before. It also uses HTTP protocol instead of FTP, so the firewall
issues that some customers faced with the old version have been
eliminated".
Registered users at all subscription levels, including the free Basic
level, can use PDF Express. For more information visit Delphion
here.
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| Delphion Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday,
10 June
2003
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WIPO - Conference on the Importance of Statistics on Patenting Trends
Analysis and Projections
A free WIPO Conference (in
English, French & Spanish) on the Importance of Statistics on
Patenting Trends Analysis and Projections will be held in Geneva on 17
September 2003. "The Conference will examine the
role of statistical information in the analysis of trends in patenting
activity worldwide. Particular attention will be given to the needs of
policy makers, patent offices, industry and professional advisers for
accurate statistical data and appropriate statistical tools for
determining economic, technological and business trends. Listening to
the concerns of participants from all walks of economic life, WIPO
will take the opportunity of this Conference to understand better
their needs for statistics and so be in a better position to meet
those needs".
For more information click
here.
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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US -
Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications - San Francisco,
California, 9-11 July 2003
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), in cooperation with the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) is hosting a three-day Worldwide
Symposium on Geographical Indications. The symposium will take place
in San Francisco from 9 to 11 July 2003.
"This Symposium will provide a forum for the
exchange of information and views on geographical indications at the
national, regional and international levels and on future trends in
that area. Participation is open to government representatives as well
as to any interested party. Presentations will be made by experts in
the field of protection of geographical indications representing
international organizations, non-governmental organizations, producers
and administrations from WIPO Member States from around the world.
Each presentation will be followed by a discussion during which the
speakers will answer questions from the audience. Simultaneous
interpretation from and into English, French and Spanish will be
provided".
A provisional agenda is available
here
and registration is available from WIPO
here.
| USPTO Website |
WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Derwent - Optimise your
Patent Research - Free Seminar
Derwent will by holding a free
breakfast seminer in London entitled "Optimise you Patent Research:
research tools for effective patent portfolio management" on Wednesday
2nd July 2003 at One Aldwych, London.
 "Following
a keynote presentation by Breda Corish, our Director of Intellectual
Property Services, we invite you to meet our patent information
experts, discuss your portfolio management issues, and discover our
patent research tools at your leisure:
- View demonstrations of our patent information databases
- Sample powerful new patent alerting and document delivery services
- Explore new tools for patent information analysis
- Stay current with the latest IP law developments
Who should attend?
- Patent professionals who choose and use patent research tools,
including:
- Patent Agents/Patent Attorneys
- Paralegals
- Legal Librarians
- Technical Assistants
- Legal assistants
I- nformation Managers/Specialists
All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of "Patenting Trends
in the Fastest Moving Technologies", a snapshot of patenting activity
in the areas of Life Sciences, Software & Nanotechnology.
To apply for a free place now, visit the Derwent website
here.
| Derwent Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday,
05 June
2003
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IP Australia
IP Australia has made quite a
mess of the "New Patent Solutions" (NPS) database, so much so that
searching Australian patent information has now become a nightmare
fraught with dangers, errors and omissions! The system in place prior
to NPS, the Patent Administration system, whilst being a bit
antiquated contained accurate information and searching it was a
reliable affair. Not so with NPS!!. We are continually promised
that the NPS system will be fixed although it seems that the only
information we do receive from IP Australia these days is the
announcement of another problem with the system! At least they are
getting something right with their Tertiary Resources material on
their
IP Professor website. The site is aimed at educators and provides
some excellent material for those starting out their career in IP.
Mind you...if the extra resources IP Australia directed towards this
project were actually directed back at NPS...who knows.....we may have
a system that works!
| IP Australia Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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MicroPatent's PatentWeb and Aureka Enhancements
 Aureka
MicroPatent have announced that they have integrated
MicroPatent's full text data into Aureka with the launch of Aureka
9.0. Aureka subscribers can now search the content in MicroPatent's
PatSearch FullText collection including US, DE, EP, GB, JP, and WO
records. The release of Aureka 9.0 also allows for the creation of
theme maps on both patent and non-patent documents. For more
information on these and other enhancements to Aureka, visit the
MicroPatent website
here.
PatentWeb
PatentWeb subscribers can now download documents in XML format, as
well as can export legal status data to third-party applications or
proprietary programs.
- The XML downloads let you take tagged data files from the PatSearch
FullText authorities/countries we cover and import it into
XML-compliant tools and databases, such as ClearForest, for further
review and analysis.
- The legal status exports expedite your analysis of legal status
information given the easy way you can now incorporate this
information in programs you run.
| MicroPatent Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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IP Menu Website Problems Fixed
As some of you may have noticed this
week we have been having some problems with parts of our website. I am
pleased to say that we have managed to correct the vast majority of
problems that occurred and the site appears to be functioning normally
again. I have lots of IP news to catch up with so keep posted!
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday,
03 June
2003
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - The Netherlands -
WilliamsonMcGee Intellectual Property
"WilliamsonMcGee Intellectual Property is a
small-scale patent law firm situated in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
With substantial legal expertise in European and United States patent
law, the firm assists corporate clients in areas such as drafting and
prosecution of patent applications, assessment of competitor patent
portfolios, infringement analyses, and offensive and defensive
litigation. Technical areas of expertise predominantly cover the
physical and mechanical sciences, with particular experience in
semiconductor technology, ultra-high-precision mechanics, advanced
optics, and materials science."
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Friday,
30
May
2003
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PatentCafe Launches
Global Patent Search™
PatentCafe has just launcehd
their new Global Patent Search™. This is the first product in their
new Web-enabled, enterprise-wide Intellectual Capital Office™ (“ICO”)
solution suite. The enhancements
provided by the Global Patent Search™
include:
• Searching the FULL TEXT of the CLAIMS by clicking on the "More Like
This” link for every patent.
• Precision Boolean "Search Within Results" function to quickly narrow
search results.
• Accurate US & PCT full text and bibliographic PDF images patent
database structured to meet the highly stringent, WIPO ST.32
standards.
"Global Patent Search™ helps enterprises
eliminate the persistent and costly gap in the documentation needed to
accurately identify relevant, key patents before investing time and
money in R&D, patent litigation, patent prosecution and competitive
intelligence. Now decision makers can take action empowered with
greater accuracy in searching and comprehensive knowledge retrieval
when conducting patent “due-diligence” supporting licensing and
litigation analyses, M&A negotiations and other strategic, business
decisions in results-driven development environments".
“Users are no longer required to cull through thousands of documents
in their entirety. Rather, the precise claim language or relevant
inventive concept can be identified and documents directly on-point
retrieved by first conducting a Global Patent Search™ and then
employing our unique color-coded thesaurus and relevant Boolean search
terms highlighted in the full text patent,” explained Lata Setty,
Patent Attorney and PatentCafe's VP of Business Development.
"The patent pending ICO-IPAM™ 3.0, also part
of the ICO suite, consists of Web-based and desktop components that
provide users with centralized access to both internal and external
intelligence. Its desktop component delivers the unique functionality
of allowing users to record time and expense, research notes and
annotations and all patent search queries and resulting patent sets,
and enables sharing of this information across the enterprise. IPAM™
3.0 represents another industry first - full integration with our
Global Patent Search™ populating a robust patent document manager that
allows multiple search result sets to be named for each project or
client, downloaded in bulk, "zipped" and e-mailed to an associate, or
extracted and exported as XML or CSV data. It's fully network-ready to
be employed within enterprise environments".
"The Web-based portion serves as a portal to
ICO’s rich patent content which will ultimately contain more than 30
million patents from over 90 issuing authorities, making it the
world’s largest collection of searchable, full-text patent
information, providing broader data coverage, more comprehensive
results and cross-discipline searching capabilities to enhance
stimulation and the creation of intellectual assets".
PatentCafe have developed a solid product that many users will find
benefits in. PatentCafe also have some very
competitive pricing for everyone from a casual/occasional user
to the corporate environment. To find out
more and take a tour
of the service, visit the
PatentCafe website.
| PatentCafe Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday,
29
May
2003
-
PatenTrust
Peter Childs from
PatenTrust has contacted me to
tell me about a new search service.
"PatenTrust uses a proprietary natural language
search engine to offer a cost effective online patent search & report
service. Our search reports allow companies to compare complex
descriptions of their innovations with issued US patents. Companies
can use this information to identify patent-able ideas, compatible
technologies for license or partnership and to understand the patent
landscape during development, to avoid inadvertent infringement. I've
attached a brochure outlining the service and our reports".
PatenTrust also has a interesting Patent "Search Cost Formala Tool"
which gives you an indication of the time and cost it takes to do a
search of US patents.
To find out more, visit PatenTrust
here.
| PatenTrust Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- WIPO
- Temporary Closure
An important notice from WIPO:
In anticipation of possible disruptions
coinciding with the G8 Summit to be held in Evian, France, from June 1
to 3, 2003, inclusive, the offices of WIPO will be closed from Friday,
May 30, to Tuesday, June 3, 2003, inclusive. Thursday, May 29, 2003 is
already an official holiday at WIPO.
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
IP Manuals
 A new service
I have discovered is IP Manuals. This service provides
- Online Intellectual Property Manuals
- International Legal Frames
- Trademark Class Search Engine
- Intellectual Property Discussion Forums
- Global IP Agencies List
IP Manuals is offering a 30 day free trial.
| IP Manuals Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday,
28
May
2003
- WIPO
- Director General Re-appointed
 Dr.
Kamil Idris, a national of Sudan, was formally re-appointed to a
second term as Director General of the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) on Tuesday May 27, 2003. Dr. Idris received
unanimous support during an extraordinary session of the
Organization’s General Assembly on May 26 and 27, 2003. In his
acceptance speech, Dr. Idris pledged to build on the achievements of
the past and to ensure that intellectual property gains its rightful
place on the agenda of policy-makers at the highest level and is
recognized as a powerful tool for economic, social and cultural
development.
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Malta - Dr M.Chetcuti
Cauchi, IP Lawyer
"IP lawyer based in Malta, providing trademark
and patent registration services, Intellectual Property legal
consultancy."
IP Firms - Malta - EuroMalta
Intellectual Property
"Registration of Maltese & European Trade Marks,
Service Marks & Patents; Domain Name Registration & Dispute
Resolution; IP Consultancy & Litigation."
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Monday,
26
May
2003
-
Derwent - Patent
Analytics
Derwent is running Web Ex training on
"Techniques for Analyzing Patents, using Derwent Analytics Powered by
Vantage Point" on 18 June 2003 at 2.00pm US-EST.
"Derwent Analytics is a new data mining and
visualization software product for the desktop. This training will
cover the basic analytical techniques for using Derwent Analytics with
Derwent World Patents Index data to:
Analyze Trends
Profile specific patenting activity
Forecast growth opportunities
Discover knowledge
If you are interested in this area and would like to going the online
training, visit the
Derwent website here and register your interest.
| Thomson Derwent Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Friday,
23
May
2003
-
Derwent -
Product Update
 Derwent
has just released their "spring" update which covers recent and
planned developments in their products and services.
"This Spring edition provides details of new and
improved products, many of which have been developed in close
partnership with customer groups. As in previous editions you will
find a comprehensive update from each of the business units along with
plans for the remained of 2003".
You can download
a copy of this publication free of charge from the Derwent website.
| Thomson Derwent Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday,
22
May
2003
-
Australia - Law via the Internet
2003
 One of my
favourite websites is Austlii.
It is a powerhouse of free legal data on the Internet and since it's
inception has been recreated in other forms around the world
- Bailii,
Canlii,
Paclii,
Worldlii and
Hklii. Austlii are holding their
5th Conference on Computerisation of Law via the Internet at the
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, from 26-28 November 2003.
"The Australasian Legal Information Institute,
one of the largest free access law sites on the web, will host the
fifth Law via the Internet conference on 26-28 November 2003. The
Conference venue is in the centre of Sydney's restaurant and
entertainment districts and Harbourside attractions. Previous Law via
the Internet Conferences have been hosted by AustLII in Sydney (1997,
1999 and 2001), and by CanLII/LEXUM in Montreal (2002)".
"Law via the Internet 2003 will present both submitted and invited
papers. The conference proper will take place on 27-28 November,
Tutorials on legal research on the web will be offered on 26
November".
Austlii will
advise registration details shortly. Proceeds from the Conference will
support AustLII's provision of free access to law via the net.
| Austlii Website |
Posted Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday,
21
May
2003
- WIPO -
5,000 Cybersquatting Cases Under UDRP
Cybersquatting is still alive and
well if figures from WIPO are any indication.
"The Geneva-based Mediation and Arbitration
Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) received
its 5,000th domain name case under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute
Resolution Policy (UDRP) this month as English football club Tottenham
Hotspur kicked off proceedings to win back its Internet identity from
an alleged cybersquatter. In addition to the 5,000 cases received
under the UDRP, the Center has handled over 15,500 cybersquatting
cases under specific dispute resolution policies, bringing the total
number of cybersquatting cases filed with WIPO to 20,511.
Coincidentally, the first domain name case received by WIPO in
December 1999 was filed and won by the World Wrestling Federation,
another sporting entity. Scores of sports-related cases have been
filed and resolved under the UDRP".
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday,
20
May
2003
-
Europe - Computer Implemented Inventions Report
The European Parliament has
released a report from their "Committee on Legal Affairs and the
Internal Market" on 13 May 2003 (PE 327.249/1-3). The report covers
the "compromise amendments 1-3" on the patentability of computer
implemented inventions.
To find out more and read the report, visit the European Parliament
website
here.
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
US - Claims Reassignment Records
Updated
IFI Cliams Patent Services have
announced a recent update to US Reassignment records on the Claims
Legal Status databases. CLAIMS Legal Status through Dialog File 123,
Questel-Orbit file CRXX, and STN file IFICLS. The database has been
updated and is now current with data available from the USPTO through
April 14, 2003. This update affects over 10,000 US patent records in
the CLAIMS database.
| IFI Claims Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Monday,
19
May
2003
-
STNews Now Available - May Edition
The December "Year in Review" Edition
of STNews (a bimonthly newsletter) is now available in both
HTML and
PDF format from STN. The current issue includes articles on the
following:
Feature - Tools and tips for Information
Professionals
Help Worldwide - STN--Count on us for the
best Help Desk support
Database News - Database News Articles
Ask REGgie - Finding experimental
property data for CAplus documents
Search Tip - Using SDI PACKAGE, a new
alert results delivery option
STN Expressway - Optimizing your use of
custom post-processing tools–Part 1
To find out more, or to subscribe, visit the
STN website.
|
STN Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
Canada - Order Trade Mark Documents On-line
 The
CIPO has just announced the ability to order trade mark documents
on-line. Such documents include certified copies, complete file
history and registration pages. Order are generally processed within 2
to 5 working days. To find out more and access the "Trade-mark
Document Order Form", click
here.
|
CIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
Australia
- IP Seminars for the Mining Sector
IP Australia
has announced a series of IP seminars specifically focused on the
Mining Sector.
"The Mining Sector and related industries are
ones that generate large amounts of intellectual property (IP). For
this reason it's important for those involved in the mining industry
to understand the important role IP plays in the innovation cycle".
IP Australia will be running seminars presented by local IP experts
that will cover how to identify IP, how to protect it and how to
exploit it.
Locations:
Perth 28th of May at 9am at the Parmelia Hilton
Brisbane 30th of May at 9am at the Carlton Crest Hotel.
Further information is available in an IP Australia brochure (click
here).
| IP Australia Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
26 May 2003 -
Managing Your Intellectual Property In China - Perth, Australia
(AusTrade)
28 May 2003 -
Managing Your Intellectual Property In China - Melbourne,
Australia (AusTrade)
28 May 2003 -
Understanding The Community Design Law - (Irish Patents Office
and OHIM)
29 May 2003 -
Managing Your Intellectual Property In China - Sydney,
Australia (AusTrade)
30 May 2003 -
Managing Your Intellectual Property In China - Brisbane,
Australia (AusTrade)
7 - 10 July 2003 -
EPO Patent Information Beginners Seminar - Vienna, Austria (EPO)
1 - 5 September 2003 -
EPO Workshop for Industry - The Hague, NE
(EPO)
26 September 2003 -
Trade Marks In The Future - Melbourne, Australia (IPRIA)
23 - 24 October 2003 -
EPIDOS User's Meeting on Japanese Patent
Information - Vienna, Austra (EPO/EPIDOS)
2 - 4 December 2003 -
ONLINE Database and Information - London,
Great Britain
7 - 10 March 2004 -
International Patent Information Conference and Exposition -
Lisbon, Portugal (IPI-ConfEx)
Posted by
Kristine Baird.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Indonesia - Aamhas
"Intellectual Property Consultant (Patent,
Trademark, Design, Copyright)"
IP Firms - Mexico - Ogarrio Daguerre,
S.C.
"Ogarrio Daguerre is a Mexico City-based Firm,
established in 1974, offering strategic and on-going consulting
services in law. The Firm conducts a national and international
general legal practice and provides legal advice and services in some
areas of Mexican law and in cross-border transactions. Ogarrio
Daguerre is firmly committed to the excellence of our professional
service and the soundness of our legal work. Our mission is to
preserve the quality of our services and provide personalized client
attention. To do this, we require highly demanding training of our
attorneys."
IP Firms - Costa Rica - Alfredo
Fournier & Asociados
"The Fournier Patentes y Marcas group was
created on 1997 to fill a need for a dedicated Intellectual Property
division at Alfredo Fournier & Asociados. This group will clear all
questions relating to copyright, trademark and Patent use,
registration; conflict resolution and Internet related issues."
IP Firms - Japan - Ryuka International
Patent Law Firm
"Our business approach is established on
creating working relationships where the free flow of information
results in a common vision."
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Friday,
16
May
2003
-
GetIPDL -
New Version 2.5.10 Now Available
GetIPDL
have released another update to their Patent Downloading software.
Version 2.x is a Shareware program,
however there is a freeware versions with certain
limitations. These limiations are removed when you register the
product. The cost is US$89.00 to get the
registered version. It should be noted that the tracking or statistic
feature which concerned many users is now removed in the licenced
version.
To find out more, please visit the GetIPDL website
here.
|
Get IPDL
Website |
Posted by
Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday,
14
May
2003
-
Derwent Innovations Index - Tools of the Trade User Manual
 Do you use the
"Derwent Innovations Index" or are considering becoming a subscriber?
Well if so, you should grab a copy of "Derwent Innovations Index -
Tools of the Trade User Manual" (Edition: April 2003) which is a user
manual for the Derwent Innovation Index. The manual is available free
of charge
here.
"Derwent Innovations Index is the world's most
comprehensive database of international patent information, merging
the Derwent World Patents Index with the Derwent Patents Citation
Index. Over 11 million basic inventions and 20 million patents are
covered in Derwent Innovations Index accessible through an intuitive
web based interface. This unique database gives users a comprehensive
overview of inventions in the global marketplace. This user guide will
help you search this database quickly and effectively. Topics covered
include quick and expert searching (chemical and non-chemical),
viewing and displaying patent and citation results, prior art
searching, and setting up email alerts. Additional reference material
includes: complete country coverage and kind code descriptions,
Derwent Abbreviations, Glossary of Patent Terms".
| Derwent Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
Europe - The Extended European Search Report
 As
of 1 July 2003 the EPO will commence a pilot project for EP first
filings (ie applications claiming no priority), which will involve
issuing to the applicant, together with the search report, an opinion
on whether the application and the invention to which it relates meet
the requirements of the EPC (Extended European Search Report, EESR).
This opinion will consist either of the text of the first examination
communication where all the objections to patentability are addressed
or of a positive statement which would allow the application to
proceed to grant.
The non-binding opinion on patentability will be issued free of charge
as a service. No time limit will be set for reply, nor does it affect
the period for requesting examination, ie for paying the examination
fee under Article 94(2) EPC. The opinion issued along with the search
report may, however, be used by the applicant as the basis for an
informed decision as to whether he wants to pursue the application
further or not.
To find out more on the background and procedure of the new "extended"
search report, read the full press release from the EPO
here.
| EPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Germany - Christoph
Lösch Patentkanzlei
"Intellectual property law firm for all aspects
of European and German intellectual property aspects concerning
patents, trademarks and designs"
IP Firms - Democratic Republic of Congo
- Amiels & Partners
"Amiels & Partners has founded its practice on
providing a broad spectrum of comprehensive intellectual property
services for its domestic and international clients in the Democratic
Republic of Congo and Africa. Our attorneys have an experience in
working closely with international clients to anticipate their
intellectual property needs, challenges, and risks in a competitive
global market. We place high priority on maintaining a personal
client-focused perspective while keeping an on-going commitment to
efficiency and innovation."
IP Firms - Russia - Intellect
"We render the following services in the field
of IP protection: Inventions, Utility models, Trademarks, Industrial
designs, Copyright, Computer programs and databases, Court hearing,
License agreement, IP evaluation."
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Monday,
12
May
2003
-
Thomson Derwent - IP
Matters
 Thomson
Derwent have published new articles as part of their "IP Matters"
service. Subscribing to this news service is free and worthwhile if
you have an interest in intellectual property issues. The latest
articles include:
* Patent metadata: now you see them, now you
don't
* Domain name management strategy
* Storage Media Dominates Nanotech Device Patenting
* Tax relief: cutting the cost of developing IP in the UK
* 2003 Patent Focus Report: issues for the Trilateral Offices
For further information, visit the
IP Matters website.
| Thomson Derwent Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Friday,
09
May
2003
-
SurfIP - New Online Document
Delivery
SurfIP, one of the most exciting
innovators in online patent searching, has announced the release of
online document delivery to compliment they patent search facility
which covers a broad range of countries (including Japan, Thailand and
Korea). The service is available to registered users..
| SurfIP website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday,
08
May
2003
-
UK Patent Office - Mark It! - Issue 6 -
April 2003
 The
UK Patent Office has just posted Issue 6 (April
2003) of Mark It! on their website.
In this
issue:
Marking Out the Future
- Peter Lawrence, Director of Trade Marks and Designs takes
stock of progress.
Journal Goes Electronic
- The Trade Marks Journal is now available on-line.
Law Section Under Review - Principal Hearing
Officer tasked with reviewing the work, practice and procedures of the
Registry's Law Section.
New Chapter for International Section
- Chapter 10 of the Registry Work Manual published.
Trade Mark Registry Forges New Links in the Fight Against Piracy
- The Patent Office takes steps in the fight against piracy and
counterfeiting of branded goods.
Stop Press -
Views sought on changing opposition procedures.
Regular features;
Diary of Events
- List of forthcoming events in the world of Trade
Marks.
Trade Marks People -
Introducing you to some of the staff who work in the UK Trade
Marks Registry.
To read the latest version of Mark It! visit the UK Patent Office
here.
| UK
Patent Office Website |
Posted by
Rodney Cruise.
-
Europe -
Soya Patent Decision
I am aware that many people
have been following this case before the EPO. Following is, in part,
the Press Release from the EPO:
"Soya" patent limited after hearing in
opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office
Outcome of oral proceedings relating to Monsanto patent
Munich, 6 May 2003 - The so-called "soya" patent owned by Monsanto (EP
301 749 B1) is to be limited. The Opposition Division of the European
Patent Office (EPO) came to this decision today after a public hearing
in opposition proceedings. In March 1994, the EPO granted Agracetus,
subsequently taken over by Monsanto, a patent for twelve of the
current 27 member states of the European Patent Organisation. In its
original form, the patent describes a process for genetically
engineering plants, in particular soybean plants.
The Opposition Division takes the view that the granted patent does
not meet the requirement for sufficient disclosure. Under Article 83
of the European Patent Convention (EPC), the description of an
invention has to be sufficiently clear and complete for it to be
carried out by a person skilled in the art. In its limited form, the
patent now relates only to soybean plants, not generally to any kind
of plant.
The parties can contest the outcome of today’s hearing in appeal
proceedings before one of the EPO's Technical Boards of Appeal. The
reasons for the Opposition Division’s decision, setting out a full
assessment of the facts and arguments, will be published at a later
date.
| EPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
Dialog - Chronolog May/June 2003 Now Available
Dialogs Chronolog newsletter
for May/June 2003 is now online and contains, as usual, a large range
of news, views, tips and techniques. The newsletter is available in
PDF form although the online version has additional material. You
don't have to be a Dialog subscriber to access Chronolog. Click
here for more details.
| Dialog Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
PIUG 2004 Annual Conference Preliminary
Plans
As you will be aware, the 2003 PIUG
Annual Conference is currently underway, however preliminary plans for
2004 have been announced. If you didn't make this year's conference in
Chicago then mark your diaries for next year. There are three possible
locations in the US being considered by the planning committee:
Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; and Research Triangle Park Area, NC.
| PIUG Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday,
06
May
2003
-
Patinformatics
- Launched at the PIUG Conference 2003
Tony Trippe has just launched
Patinformatics.com and a
weblog at the PIUG Annual Conference. Patent analysis is the theme of
this years conference and Tony's website looks like it is going to
make a signifcant (and ongoing) contribution to this very interesting
and challenging area of patent analysis. Anyone who has an interest in
this topic should bookmark this site immediately. If you want to find
out more about what Patinformatics is all about I recommend that you
read Tony's article in the October edition of SEARCHER (link).
The article entitled "Patinformatics: Identifying Haystacks from
Space" is well worth the read.
The Patinformatics website journal is divided into five sections:
* Tony's Reflections
- Typically for comments on meeting attendance and commentary of the
industry at large, this section will contain less news and more
perspective on events.
* General Information
- New meeting announcements and information not necessarily on patent
analysis (like how one actually publishes a weblog) are included in
this section.
* Interesting
References Articles - When I read an article that I think
others might find useful in the
field I will comment on them here.
* New Presentations
and Papers - As I continue to
communicate in more traditional channels (talks
at conferences and journal articles) I will let people know they are
available here.
* Vendor News -
Press releases and tidbits that I glean (or that people what to share
with me,
anonymous or not!) on the vendors that work with the patent analysis
committee will be covered in
this section.
| Patinformatics
Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
MicroPatent - Enhancements
MicroPatent has announced today (5 May 2003) at the annual Patent
Information User Group (PIUG) meeting in Chicago, the launch of three
system upgrades: a new PatentWeb® navigation tool, additional German
data, and improved date range options in PatSearch FullText.
“We’re continually looking for ways to improve
our user’s experience, while simultaneously providing new content for
our customers to search and analyze,“ said Bill Chambers,
MicroPatent’s chief operating officer.
“Today’s releases are significant in that they accomplish all of the
above, in time to share with attendees of the industry’s premier
patent conference, PIUG, many of whom are customers. Additionally,
these system enhancements mark the beginning of a series of
substantial product launches coming over the next several months.”
"PatentWeb’s
new navigation tool allows searchers to easily move from one search
environment to another (according to their subscriptions), access a
personal repository of their MicroPatent information, order and
retrieve documents (including file histories), and link to other
MicroPatent product information. Customers can quickly navigate
throughout the PatentWeb, easily transitioning to the different
services they need to complete their work while simultaneously
building and accessing a personal directory of MicroPatent
information.
The new German data consists of DE-T and DE-U documents, available in
PatSearch FullText. DE-T documents are translations of EP and PCT
publications into German. DE-U records are Utility Models (Gebrauchsmuster).
Both of these collections contain bibliographic data only, ranging
from 1989 to present (abstracts and full text are not available). With
this additional data, customers get broader data coverage, and hence
more comprehensive results, in addition to being able to download DE-U
and DE-T1 records as document facsimiles.
The new PatSearch FullText date range options let customers better
qualify their search strategies and more efficiently execute their
research. There are two date sets, one for searching from the most
recent date backward in time, and the other for searching sequential
time segments, of particular benefit for complex search strategies
that require multiple executions to complete.
Additional product releases scheduled for this quarter include a new
and improved alert product, the integration of MicroPatent’s full text
data into the Aureka system, the ability to create theme maps on both
patent and non-patent literature in Aureka, command line interface
searching, and improved functionality in MPI, MicroPatent’s Patent
Index database".
| MicroPatent Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
WIPO Launches New IP CD-ROM
for SMES
 The World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched this week an
updated version of its CD-ROM entitled "Intellectual Property for
Small and Medim-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The CD-ROM, free of charge
and available in six languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
Russian, and Spanish) is part of the Organization’s efforts to raise
awareness about the role of intellectual property (IP) in leveraging
business development and improving competitiveness among the global
SME community.
"The new CD-ROM includes case study material,
outlines best practices and explains in very clear, user-friendly
terms, a broad range of practical intellectual property issues of
interest to SMEs and SME support institutions across the globe. These
include: Intellectual Property for Business; Intellectual Property and
E-Commerce; over 20 ‘best practices’ for promoting use of IP by SMEs
and selected SMEs Support Institutions worldwide over 20 case studies
on the use of IP for successful business development , and a wealth of
documents, including presentations, articles, interviews on the
various activities of the SMEs Division. The CD-ROM is available to
public and private IP institutions, chambers of commerce, UN
specialized agencies and other UN Organizations, non government
organizations (NGOs), educational and training institutions, and other
interested parties. To obtain a free copy, kindly e-mail to sme@wipo.int,
or fax to Director of the SMEs Division of WIPO in Geneva, Switzerland
at (+4122) 338 8760, or apply to the WIPO on-line
bookshop".
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Friday,
02
May
2003
-
Chemical Abstracts
on STN Patent Update
STN have now advised that the
CA/CAplus databases now covers granted patents from:
* ARIPO (African Regional Industrial Property Organization)
* Hong Kong (Intellectual Property Department)
* Monaco (Departement des Finances et de l'Economie, Direction de
l'Expansion Economique, Division de la Propriete Intellectualle)
* New Zealand (Intellectual Property Office)
* Slovenia (Slovenian Intellectual Property Office
* Bulgaria (Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria)
* Estonia (Estonian Patent Office)
The coverage is retroactive to January 1, 2000.
Patents from the French Patent Office (INPI - Institut National de la
Propriete Industrielle) have been added to the list of core patent
offices covered in CA/CAplus, with bibliographic information included
in the file within 2 days of issuance and the fully indexed patent
within 27 days. The other core patent offices are the United States
Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), the German Patent Office (GPO), the
Japanese Patent Office (JPO), the European Patent Office (EPO), the UK
Patent Office (GB), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
| CAS Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
PatentBrowser - New Patent
Search and Download Software
 DataPros
Inc., from the US has just released a new patent search and download
software product called PatentBrowser v1.2.
"PatentBrowser v1.2, by DataPros Inc., is a robust Windows®
application, which is an intuitive and easy-to-use US Patent Search
and Download Management solution designed and developed by IP
professionals. A version to manage EPO, DEPATISnet, and JPO patents is
slated for release in August".
We like free trials at IP Menu and we are pleased to say that DataPros
Inc has a free trial available. Visit their website for more
information and to sign up for the free trial.
| PatentBrowser Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - USA - Texas -
Americal Language Technologies Inc.
"American Language Technologies, Headquartered in Plano TX ,
specialises in many areas of the translation industry. Our projects
include a vast variety of areas ranging anywhere from document
translations to interpreting for various government agencies. ALT Inc.
offers over 95 different languages and is very competitive in our
rates. Customer satisfaction and Quality Control are top priorities
here at ALT as well as Employee satisfaction."
IP Firms - Turkey - Gulek Patent
Office
"Turkey, Istanbul. Patent, trademark and industrial design
registration office. Intellectual property rights consultancy"
IP Firms - United Kingdom -
Prinsets
"The firm is one of the UK's leading legal advisers to public
listed companies, and has been ranked in the top five nationally for
client service by in-house lawyers in the UK. We were ranked
officially as the UK's Most Enterprising Law Firm in 2002 receiving
this accolade in the Legal Business 2002 Awards. The firm combines
in-house Trade Mark Attorneys with all the services you would expect
from a large national full service law firm. The firm has more than
160 partners, a full legal team of more than 550 and a total UK staff
of over 1,000 with offices in London, Leeds, Birmingham and
Manchester."
Posted by
Matthew Downing.
Thursday,
01
May
2003
-
SAS® IntelliVisor for
Patent Discovery
A recent discovery is "SAS
IntelliVisor for Patent Discovery". Whilst IP Menu has not yet trialed
the service, we can provide you with some information on what is on
offer. There is a free trial available too!
"SAS IntelliVisor for Patent Discovery is a
fast, easy-to-use, browser-based tool that provides access to the most
current, normalized and audited global patent information available
via a comprehensive, customizable database. Users need only a web
browser and a password to take advantage of this powerful system.
SAS offers:
Faster, more comprehensive interrogation. With the push of a button,
you can discover patent data from more than four terabytes of
information encompassing over 80 patent-issuing authorities worldwide.
Results are returned within seconds.
Better results. Find prior art that traditional patent search engines
may miss.
Superior information delivery. View each patent in the context of
cited prior art and citing subsequent art.
No hidden costs. One flat rate gives you access to everything you
need, including unlimited free downloads of Portable Document Format
(PDF) files of patent documents.
If you want to find out more and also trial the system,
visit SAS here.
| SAS Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Australia - Patent Database Ongoing Problems
 The
problems associated with the Australian New Patent Solution database
are, unfortunately, still on going. The
following points should be noted for anyone using the system. Of
course, IP
Organisers can help you with any enquiries related to Australian
patent information.
1. The Patent Aadministration
System database does not contain any
cross-reference between applications in PatAdmin
and linked applications (eg. standard
complete applications that are associated with provisionals,
additionals, divisionals) in the New
Patent Solution
database which have been filed from 5 July
2002.
2. A backlog of unprocessed national phase entry requests still
exists. This backlog is expected to be eliminated in the coming
months. However until this occurs, users should be aware that the
status of records relating to PCT
applications in the NPS database may not yet
have been updated to reflect that they have entered the national
phase.
3. Delays in receiving data from WIPO about
published AU designated
PCT applications has meant that a number of
PCT applications filed before 5 July
2002 may appear in the NPS system as new
applications. These applications only have a new format number and
hence will not be found in PatAdmin.
IP Australia is
unable to produce a definitive list of these applications.
4. Backlogs of unprocessed filed and published AU
designated PCT applications still exist and
users should be aware NPS database may not
contain PCT applications which have
designated Australia from
March 2003. Please note that the data about
PCT designations is obtained from those data tapes which
IP Australia has
received from WIPO.
5. Some patent data fields (eg. examination
request date, examination type, designation advertised date) are not
available through the online searching of the NPS
database.
6. A search of PatAdmin,
NPS and the ESPACENET databases is STILL necessary to obtain
bibliographic information about all patent applications. Failure to
search these databases may mean that a complete search has not been
conducted.
| IP Australia Website |
IP Organisers Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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STN -
Research Disclosure Database
 STN has announced
that "Research Disclosure",
the defensive publication journal published by Kenneth Mason
Publications Ltd, UK, is now available on STN as file RDISCLOSURE.
RDISCLOSURE includes descriptions of inventions from all areas of
science and technology, and is the world's longest running disclosure
service. It is also the only dedicated rapid disclosure journal
included in the PCT Minimum Documentation for patent offices around
the world. RDISCLOSURE is a full-text file and features:
- Simultaneous left and right truncation in the Basic Index
- TI and KWIC display formats for search results evaluation
- TIFF images* of the full-text article, including chemical formulae
and/or electronic diagrams
- Graphic image size (GIS) field
- Searchable publication & priority numbers in Derwent & STN formats
- Accession number field (RD serial number)
- Patent Assignee (PA) field complete with corporate, individual
inventor, and ANONYMOUS entries
RDISCLOSURE comprises 27,000 records from 1977 to March 2003, and
backfile data from 1960 onwards will be released in the near future.
More than 90% of records are in English, and the others are in various
European languages including German, French and Swedish. RDISCLOSURE
is updated monthly, and automatic current-awareness searches (SDIs)
also run monthly. RDISCLOSURE database
summary
sheet.
Thanks to Robert Austin from FIZ Karlsruhe for the information.
| STN Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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PIUG 2003 Conference - Updates
 The PIUG 2003
conference is just around the corner and IP Menu will be posting
notices regarding the conference to help attendees with last minute
details.
Notice from Cindy Poulos of Thomson Delphion:
Dear PIUG 2003 conference attendees:
This is a reminder that on Friday, May 9, from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. in
the Steamboat Room, Thomson Delphion will present a free workshop:
"Analyzing Your Patent Search Results." The workshop will demonstrate
several analytical tools that help you turn patent information into
insight and knowledge, including:
Snapshot, for quick online analysis of your results using bar charts
Citation Link, for creating graphical maps of forward and backward
references
PatentLab, for intensive, offline data visualization
Clustering, for linguistic analysis of relationships between patents
Corporate Tree, for understanding corporate hierarchies and
standardizing assignee searches
Although advanced registration is not required, I would appreciate
knowing how many people plan to attend so I can tailor the session
format to best meet your needs. If you are planning to attend, please
simply reply to this message.
| PIUG Website |
Thomson Delphion Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Malaysia - Patent Office Holiday
 The
Malaysian Registry of Patent, Trademark & Industrial Design will be
closed for the following Public Holidays:
1. 1 May 2003 - Labour Day
2. 14 May 2003 - Birthday of Prophet Nabi Muhammad (Muslim festival)
3. 15 May 2003 - Wesak Day (Buddhist festival)
Thanks to HENRY GOH & CO SDN BHD for the information.
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday,
30
April
2003
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SAEGIS - Trademarks in Colour
The most recent enhancement to
the SAEGIS system is the inclusion of colour images for the following
registers:
 * Benelux
* Community Trademarks
* Denmark
* France
* International Register
* Germany
* United Kingdom
* Spain
The enhancements allow users to view device marks in their original
filed colour. Additional enhancement now allow for improved quality of
the black & white images
| SAEGIS Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Singapore -
Proposal To Revise The Patent System In Singapore
 The
Intellectual Property Office of
Singapore (IPOS) has released information on the proposal to
revise the patent system in Singapore.
The consultation paper released seeks users views on the changes that
IPOS is proposing to the Patent System in Singapore. These comprise:
(a) Changes to the time periods for the patent search and examination
process and the
payment of patent grant fees; and
(b) Other proposals to make the current patent system more robust.
Full details are available
here
including:
- Foreword PS Review 2002-2003: Invitation For Comments (PDF)
- Annex A Proposed changes to the time periods for the search and
examination process and payment of patent grant fees (PDF)
- Annex B Other proposals (PDF)
| IPOS Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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USA - USPTO Industry
Day (22 May 2003)
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) is holding a 21st Century Strategic Plan
"Industry Day" at their Arlington office. "The 21st Century
Strategic Plan is a roadmap guiding the transformation of the USPTO
into a quality focused, highly productive, responsive organization,
supporting a market-driven intellectual property system".
"Industry Day is designed to educate potential vendors about the
products and services the agency will need to support its 21st Century
Plan initiatives. This is a rare opportunity to hear from and meet
face- to-face with the individuals involved in USPTO's procurement
decisions. If you are currently doing business or plan to do business
with the USPTO you must be at this event! Seating is limited to 200
attendees, so register to attend now".
Further information is available
here.
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
The
OHIM Annual Report for 2002 is now available for download in
The
PROTYS™ database (by PATERRA) contains full text and classifications
of unexamined patent applications published by the Japanese Patent
Office during the five-week period ending one week after publication.