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Wednesday, 31 December 2003

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

    IP Country Resources - Austria
    - Bundesministerium for Wirtschaft und Arbeit  (Austrian Competition Authority)
    - Gelbe Seiten (Telephone Directory)

    IP Country Resources - Azerbaijan
    - Milli Meclis (Parliament)

    IP Country Resources - Armenia
    - Government of the Republic of Armenia
    - Published Patent Applications (only in Armenian language) hosted on the Intellectual Property Agency website.
    - Law on Patents hosted on the Armenian Intellectual Property Agency website.
    - Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Origin hosted on the Armenian Intellectual Property Agency website.
    - Law on Trade Names hosted on the Armenian Intellectual Property Agency website.
    - Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rignts hosted on the Armenian Intellectual Property Agency website.
    - Law on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits hosted on the Armenian Intellectual Property Agency website
    - National Library of Armenia
    - Yellow Pages (Telephone Directory)

    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 - Italy - Studio Carullo
    "Direct representation before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM) and the Office for the European Community Trademark (OHIM). Office location: Gallarate, in the Milan Intercontinental Malpensa Airport area."

    Posted by Matthew Downing

Monday, 29 December 2003

  • Japan - Trends in Industrial Property Right Applications and Registrations
    The Technology Research Division of the Japan Patent Office has just published a web paper on "Trends in Industrial Property Right Applications and Registrations" [available here]. The report provides some interesting information and trends such as:

    "The number of patent applications in 2002 in Japan was 421,044, down 4.7% from the preceding year and practically unchanged from 2001. (The peak was 439,175 in 2001.)"
    [figure 1-1]
    "The number of applications to the Japanese Patent Office (domestic applications + applications by foreigners) accounted for 5.1% of the total number of applications worldwide (9,750,000), the highest share of any country. Nevertheless, the JPO's share has been declining each year"

    "In recent years, applications by U.S. nationals to foreign patent offices have sharply increased, especially PCT applications to multiple patent offices"

    To view the full report, click here.

    | JPO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • PatSee Update
    Image Applications have just released PatSee 4.05 to address problems when downloading from the Depatis server. The free upgrade is available for all customers and can be downloaded from the Image Applications website here.
     Download PatSee
    | Image Applications Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Tuesday, 23 December 2003

  • Pennie & Edmonds To Close
    It has now been confirmed that one of the USA's leading Intellectual Property firms is to closes its doors on 31 December 2003. Pennie & Edmonds will cease on that date with many of the partners and staff moving to the general practice firm "Jones Day" where they will set up an IP arm. It is also reported that the partners and some staff from the Palo ALto office of Pennie & Edmonds will join "Morgan Lewis". Newswires have also reported that David Weild and Maria Scungio (two trade mark partners) are joining "Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu". Here are some links to news stories on this "transition". The Pennie & Edmonds by-line "the future of IP" now takes on a completely new meaning!!!

    - Two Pennie Partners Find New Home - NY Lawyer, United States
    - Pennie & Edmonds to fire staff in Jones Day takeover - The Lawyer, UK
    - Partners from Doomed Firm - NY Lawyer, United States

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • PCT - PCT at 1 January 2004
    There will be a number of changes to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) that will come into force on 1 January 2004. Including on relating to designations: "The change to the PCT legislation means that all countries bound by the PCT, at the time of lodgement of the PCT application, will be designated. There is a provision for deselection of the designations of Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation. This has been provided due to the national law in these countries stating that if a priority application is made in that country and the subsequent PCT application designates that country then the priority application is deemed withdrawn".

    | WIPO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • Canada - Canadian Patent Documents Chart
     The CIPO have produced a hart outlining the availability of Canadian patent documents thare are now available. For those people who regularly use the CIPO service, this chart provides helpful indications of the expected delays for the delivery of these documents.

    The CIPO have also published the "Annual Index of the Canadian Patent Office Record" and it is now available online.

    | CIPO Website |

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

    IP Country Resources - Argentina
    - Government Entry Point
    - Comisión Nacional de Valores (National Securities Commission)
    - Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia
    - The National Commission of Defense of Competition (CNDC)
    - Paginas Doradas (Telephone Directory)

    Posted by Scott Ly.

Monday, 22 December 2003

  • USA - The USPTO Proposes Rectrification Practice for Attorneys and Agents
     Just announced from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the proposal that requires mandatory periodic continuing education for everyone registered to practice before the agency. As with most jurisdictions around the world, the USPTO currently requires that attorneys and agents pass an initial examinations before registering to practice. The proposal will give practitioners the choice of getting recertified through an interactive on-line examination on USPTO’s Web site or as part of a USPTO pre-approved private course taken to satisfy a state bar continuing legal education requirement.

    “Quality plays a central role in all elements of the USPTO’s 21st Century Strategic Plan,” noted USPTO Director James E. Rogan . “Practitioners well-versed in USPTO’s rules and patent law tend to file better quality patent applications than those who aren’t. Higher quality applications result in higher quality patents because examiners can focus on core examination issues such as determining if the invention is novel, rather than on paperwork the applicant failed to file.” Read the full press release here.

    | USPTO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Friday, 19 December 2003

  • Canada - Reduced Fees for Some On-line Services
    You may be aware that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) offers a variety of on-line services. CIPO have advised that from 1 January 2004, fees associated with some of these services will be lower than fees associated with other methods of filing. The CIPO is also reminding users that "technical reasons" sometimes mean that such services can not be always available. "Clients are responsible for ensuring that deadlines are respected even in cases where the performance of the Web site is affected or on-line services are unavailable". Read more here.

    | CIPO Website |

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

    IP Firms - Singapore - Pintas Pte Ltd
    "We are a professional multi-disciplinary Intellectual Property rights ("IPR") service provider based in Singapore Malaysia and China We specialise in the creation, protection, management and commercial exploitation of IPR. As the pace of globalization, competition, technological and economic changes accelerates, IPR has become the critical success factor for businesses both locally and globally. PINTAS's vision is to help clients to maximize their value through IPR. The essence of this vision is fully manifested in the company tagline: "Today's Asset, Tomorrow's Value". PINTAS have a team of dedicated and highly trained professionals who are committed to excellence and highest standard of commitment in servicing our valued clients"

    IP Firms - Malaysia - Pintas IP Group Sdn Bhd
    "We are a professional multi-disciplinary Intellectual Property rights ("IPR") service provider based in Singapore, Malaysia and China.We specialise in the creation, protection, management and commercial exploitation of IPR. As the pace of globalization, competition, technological and economic changes accelerates, IPR has become the critical success factor for businesses both locally and globally. PINTAS's vision is to help clients to maximize their value through IPR. The essence of this vision is fully manifested in the company tagline: "Today's Asset, Tomorrow's Value". PINTAS have a team of dedicated and highly trained professionals who are committed to excellence and highest standard of commitment in servicing our valued clients."

    Posted by Matthew Downing

Thursday, 18 December 2003

  • Japan - Intellectual Property Cooperation in The Asia-Pacific Region
     A new report published on the Japanese Patent of website deals with intellectual property cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.

    "All over the world, R&D and business activities are becoming increasingly global and borderless, and the securing of worldwide Intellectual Property(IP) protection is becoming an extremely important issue. IP protection is a key factor for promoting foreign investment and technology transfer, as well as for boosting a nation’s industrial development. It will also bring considerable economic benefits to Asia-Pacific nations. Since developing countries became obliged to implement the WTO/TRIPS Agreement* on January 1, 2000, legal systems for IP protection have been enhanced worldwide. In order to protect Intellectual Property Rights(IPRs) adequately, it is important not only to set up an appropriate legal system, but also to upgrade IPR system practices.

    The JPO considers it critical to ensure an adequate IPR protection system for economic growth of the region. It therefore extends cooperation in areas such as human resource development, computerization and information processing at IP offices, as well as in examinations and searches, including provision of examination results particularly to Asia-Pacific countries through various schemes such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) program and WIPO Funds-in-Trust/Japan**".

    To read more, visit the JPO website here.

    | JPO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • Questel.Orbit Winter e.communique
    The Winter edition of Questel.Orbit's e.communique is now available online. In this edition:
    - QPAT: More information, delivery options, and displayed records
    - Patent Delivery Service: Order and Deliver Patents Anywhere
    - News from Derwent: Derwent Analytics(SM) - Special Download Data Licenses
    - New Release: Imagination 3.1B
    - IFI Annual Reload
    - PlusPat: More Information, More Relevant Results, Faster Updating
    GB Citations - We’ve added over 200,000 British (GB) records in PlusPat. Coverage starts in the 1980’s and is updated monthly. PlusPat now covers cited references from US, EP, PCT, FR and GB.

    Patent Relevancy Indicators - Beginning in January 2004: Search citations combined with relevancy indicators and zoom in on the most important citations. Relevancy indicators are available for patents published in EP, PCT, and FR. This enhancement will let you quickly search, retrieve and analyze citation information that is crucial to an application’s patentability.

    Fast Updating for US and PCT Applications and Patents - Also slated for January 2004: Updating the US and PCT applications and patent information on the same week that they are published. No more waiting periods of a few weeks after publication. This means you get the most extensive information fast.

    | Questel.Orbit Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Tuesday, 16 December 2003

  • Australia - Trade Marks - Version 6 of ATMOSS Released
    Some good news to report from IP Australia for a change. The latest release of ATMOSS (Version 6) is now available. There has been some great improvements in useability with the ability to customise your search/results screen to a muck larger degree. Some of the changes include:

    Screen Settings - ATMOSS6 has been designed to work best with a screen resolution of 1024 by 768.
    Navigation Panel - The introduction of the navigation pane on the left hand side of the screen, reducing need to scroll.
    Customisation - The amount to which you can customise your use of ATMOSS has been extended in the latest version. The major change is the ability to customise the search results page. You can choose to display owner name information in your search results. This is particularly useful if you are performing an owner name search. You can also choose how many search results to display per page. Displaying Status (Low Level) will display the exact status rather than the broad groupings of pending, registered, never registered, etc.

    | IP Australia Website |

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

    IP Firms - Sudan - Wanni & Wanni
    “Wanni & Wanni was founded in 1953 by the present senior partner Mr. Hussein Wanni. The junior and managing partner, Mr. Osman H. Wanni joined in the late eighties. Services are rendered in both Arabic and English language; and, document translation (Arabic/English) is part of the firm’s services. The firm is committed to a partner led personal service supported by properly qualified assistants covering both private and corporate clients on contentious and non-contentious basis. Wanni & Wanni is well known for its high level of skill and expertise in all aspects of commercial work and is one of the leading firms engaged in litigation at all levels Comprehensive service is rendered to national and international investors and businessmen desirous of getting the most of the Investment Encouragement Act. Starting from preliminary advises and consultations, preparation and follow up of applications up to the procurement of the license, privileges and facilities provided by the prevailing Investment Encouragement Act. Wanni & Wanni acts as local/national consultant for international law firms seeking accurate and up-to-date advices about the national legislations and support & follow up for their clients’ interests in Sudan."

    Posted by Matthew Downing

Friday, 12 December 2003

  • United Kingdom - Patent Enforcement Project
     The UK Patent Office has posted a notice inviting tenders from "suitably qualified people" to undertake a scoping study for a Patent Enforcement Project.

    According to the notice, "this proposed scoping study has evolved out the initial concept of a ‘Patent Defence Union’ which was formulated by Professor Kingston. Professor Kingston’s report was produced for the European Commission in 2000 and is accessible from http://www.cordis.lu/innovation-policy/studies/im_study3.htm". .

    The stated objective of the UK Patent Office study is to "develop the concept of a PEP to the level of detail necessary to inform future funding decisions".

    If this is something you or your organisation is interested in visit the UK Patent Office website here for further information.

    | UKPO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Thursday, 11 December 2003

  • UK - Mark-It! - Issue 7 December 2003
     The latest edition of the UK Patent Office MARK-IT! newsletter is now available online. In this issue:

    A Message from Robin Webb - New Director of Trade Marks and Designs looks forward to his return to the Patent Office.
    Colouring it In: Libertel - Judgement from ECJ is directed at the registrability of colours.
    New Products Launched in Fight Against Piracy - CD-Rom formally launched at the Institute of Trading Standards Annual Conference.
    A Worthy Exchange - Inter Partes Research Officer spends a valuable week with Fitzpatricks Trade Mark Attorneys in Glasgow.
    A Streamlined Opposition Process - Registry launches consultation which proposes amendments to the Trade Marks Rules 2000.
    Banking on A 'Cert' - In response to your comments, we've recently reviewed our practices and designed a simpler certificate.
    Video Aims to De-mystify Trade Mark Disputes - The Patent Office has launched a video to help parties involved

    | UKPO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • PIUG 2004 Annual Conference - Worldwide Patent Information: Back to the Basics
     The PIUG 2004 Annual Conference "Worldwide Patent Information: Back to the Basics" will be held from 22 to 27 May 2004 at the Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD, USA

    "The Patent Information Users Group, the International Society for Patent Information, is pleased to announce that the PIUG 2004 Annual Conference will be held Saturday, May 22 to Thursday, May 27, 2004, at the Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, MD, USA. Monday thru Wednesday, May 24-26 will encompass the main Technical Session, preceded by the PIUG Business Meeting, Sunday, May 23. Pre and post workshops will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 22-23, and Thursday, May 27.

    The Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel is offering meeting attendees the guest rate of $165 until April 21, 2004. If you are able to get a better guest rate kindly let us know and please tell the Wyndham that you are also with PIUG. The Wyndham has a special promotion, Wyndham ByRequest, and we encourage all attendees to sign up".

    PIUG are recruiting volunteers to work on the meeting. If you are interested in helping this meeting come together, please contact Elyse Turner (Chair PIUG 2004 Annual Conference Planning Committee).

    | PIUG Website |

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

    IP Firms - Romania - Ion Florea
    “Our industrial property firm is specializing in the assistance and representation of Romanian natural persons and legal entities, Romanian or foreign, before Romanian Office (OSIM) and before third parties, in the industrial property field: patent, trademark, design and before European Patent Office (EPO) for patent application.”

    Posted by Matthew Downing and Scott Ly.

Wednesday, 10 December 2003

  • WIPO - November-December Issue WIPO Magazine
     The November-December issue of the WIPO Magazine is now available on the WIPO website. In this edition:

    Page 2 - 2003 Session of WIPO Assemblies Meet
    Page 5 - Exhibition: Traditional Costumes and Music
    Page 6 - Intellectual Property as a Lever for Economic Growth: The African Experience, Part II
    Page 10 - IP and Development - University-Industry Partnerships: Finding the Right Balance
    Page 14 - IP and Business - Starting a New Company: Consider Franchising as an Option
    Page 18 - Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources
    Page 22 - PCT-SAFE Moves Ahead
    Page 23 - Registration System for Industrial Designs Set to Expand
    Page 24 - Creative Planet
    Page 26 - Spotlight on Women and IP
    Page 27 - News Roundup
    WIPO Director General Meets with President of Bulgaria
    WIPO and Trilateral Offices Agree to Reinforce Ties
    WIPO Pledges to Boost its Patent Statistics Activities
    WIPO Launches Cyber-Learning Course in Arabic
    Page 29 - Schedule of Meetings

    | WIPO Website |

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

    IP Country Resources - Finland
    Updated Links
    - Finland Government Entry Point
    - National Board of Patents and Registrations of Finland
    - Utility Model Net
    - An unofficial translation of the Patents Act ......
    - An unofficial translation of the Patents Decree - ...
    - An unofficial translation of the Act on Utility Model Rights - ....
    - An unofficial translation of the Decree on Utility Model Rights .....
    - AssociationNet
    - Trademark Database
    - DesignsNet

    New Links
    - Finnish Patent Register
    - Finnish Patent Register (in Finnish only). An English translation of the Finnish status search page kindly provided by Dr. Maja Schmitt at Avecia Limited
    - An unofficial translation of the Registered Design Act - Act No. 221 of March 12, 1971 .......
    - An unofficial translation of the Registered Design Decree -Decree No. 252/71 of April 2, 1971, ........
    - Kilpailuvirasto (Finnish Competition Authority)
    - Kansalliskirjasto (The National Library of Finland)
    - Yellow Pages (Telephone directory)

    Posted by Scott Ly.

Tuesday, 09 December 2003

  • STOP PRESS - USPTO Chief Resigns
    In news just in, Secretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office James E. Rogan has just announced his resignation effective 9 January 2004. It is reported that he is leaving the agency to finish work on his autobiography, "Rough Edges" which will be published by Harper-Collins this summer.

    | USPTO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • Hong Kong - Second Level .hk Domain Names
     The IP scene has been very active in Hong Kong recently and this time it is in relation to Domain Names and Trade Marks. Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company Ltd known as HKDNR has announved the launch of the new Second-Level '.hk' domain name commencing in January 2004.

    "The new 2LD refers to a shorter domain name category (eg 'yourname.hk') as compared to the existing 3rd level categories (eg 'yourname.com.hk'). The new product launch will begin with a 6-week Priority Registration Period starting from January 5, 2004 to February 13, 2004. During the period, local and overseas holders of Hong Kong trademarks or service marks that are registered with the Trade Mark Registry under the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of the Government of HKSAR can apply for 2LD with an exact match with their corresponding marks".

    For more information visit the HKDNR website.

    | HKDNR Website |

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

    IP Firms - Austria - Patentanwälte Wildhack & Jellinek
    "Austrian Patent & Trademark Attorneys. European Patent & Trademark Attorneys"

    IP Firms - USA - New Jersey - Law Offices of Donald Cox, LLC
    "Providing Intellectual Property Law Services to businesses and individuals with the goal of protecting IP assets, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, in practical terms consistent with the needs and budgets of our clients. We can help with the process by providing you with early identification of your protectable intellectual property and with advice and assistance in getting the protection that you need for your business."

    Posted by Matthew Downing and Scott Ly.

Monday, 08 December 2003

  • USPTO - Trademark Assignments Now Available on USPTO Website
    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has just announced the availability of Trademark Assignments on the Web System. The system is accessible from a number of pages, including the "All About Assignments" section of the Products and Services page, the Trademarks page, and directly here. We understand that Patent Assignment information is due on 26 January 2004.

    | USPTO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • USPTO - Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
    The patent term extension provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) and the patent term adjustment provisions of the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 (AIPA) each provide for the possibility of patent term extension or adjustment if the issuance of the patent was delayed due to review by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) or by a Federal court and the patent was issued pursuant to or under a decision in the review reversing an adverse determination of patentability. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is proposing to revise the rules of practice in patent cases to indicate that under certain circumstances a remand by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences shall be considered a decision in the review reversing an adverse determination of patentability for purposes of patent term extension or patent term adjustment. Written comments must be received on or before 5 January 2004. For further information visit the USPTO website here.

    | USPTO Website |

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

    IP Firms - Hong Kong - TrademarkCN Limited
    “Professional trademark and patent services for Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and worldwide. The alliance of China Trademark & Patent Law Office.”

    IP Country Resources - Taiwan
    Updated Links
    - Intellectual Property Office
    - Chinese Taipei Patent Index (CTPI)
    - List of Patent Laws and Regulations hosted on the IPO website.
    - List of Trademark Laws and Regulations hosted on the IPO website.
    - List of Copyright and Trade Secrets Laws and Regulations hosted on the IPO website.
    - List of Integrated Circuit Layout and Optical Disk Laws hosted on the IPO website.
    - List of Laws hosted on the IPO website.

    New Links
    - Fair Trade Commission (FTC)
    - Laws and Regulations administered by the FTC.
    - National Central Library
    - Taiwan Yellow Pages (Telephone Directory)

    Posted by Matthew Downing and Scott Ly.

Friday, 05 December 2003

  • Hong Kong, Guangdong Province and Macao - Intellectual Property Database
     To help enterprises deal with intellectual property regimes in Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macao SAR, a number of government departments, including, Guangdong Provincial Intellectual Property Office, Guangdong Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce, Administration of Press and Publication (Copyright Bureau) of Guangdong Province, Intellectual Property Department of Hong Kong SAR and Intellectual Property Department of the Macao SAR Economic Services have jointly developed the "Intellectual Property Database for Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macao SAR". This Database is designed to assist "investors to search in a one-stop-shop manner for information on intellectual property systems throughout the region".

    "The Database covers online information sources on intellectual property systems in Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macao. Users can search for information including legislation, registration system and related government bodies in different intellectual property issues such as copyright, trade mark, patent and registered design. We believe that the set up of this Database will substantially improve and strengthen PRD's infrastructure in developing itself toward a knowledge-base economy".

    | Intellectual Property Database for Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macao SAR Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • Canada - Trade Marks Journal Online
     The CIPO has announced that the Canadian Trade Marks Journal is now available online in two separate sections. Apparently many CIPO clients reported problems when downloading or printing the Trade Marks Journal due to it's size. The CIPO now have the option to download the Journal in two parts.

    | CIPO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • STNews - November/December 2003
     The new STNews is now available in both HTML and PDF format.
     Feature
    - 2003–Year in Review
    Help Worldwide
    - STN–Count on us for the best Help Desk support
    Database News
    - Database News Articles
    Ask REGgie
    - Creating searchable structures from displayed structures in STN Express with Discover!
    STN Expressway
    - Announcing the new Analysis Edition of STN Express with Discover!
    Take Note
    - STN Easy enhanced with additional databases and category
    - Free STN Express with Discover! maintenance release incorporates CAS Registry BLAST® enhancements
    - Additional subscriber-only databases available via STN Easy for Intranets
    - Workgroups demo available for STN Easy for Intranets
    - 2003 CAS e-Seminars and recorded events available
    - STNews binders available
    - 2004 CAS e-Seminar schedule announced

    | STN Website |

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

    IP Firms - Australia - Insight Brand Consulting
    "Insight Brand Consulting specialises in brand creation and the protection of brands as trade marks. As well as begin registered Trade Marks Attorneys, our staff also have backgrounds as Trade Mark Examiners at the Australian Trade Marks Office. We have Madrid Protocol capabilities and are happy to be listed as the Australian address for service for international applicants. We deliver relevant, tailored advice in a timely and cost effective manner. Our team of specialists offer a fresh approach to brand creation and brand protection with flexible costs and no hidden fees. We recognise that branding is not only a powerful marketing tool but an invaluable asset of any business."

    Posted by Matthew Downing.

Thursday, 04 December 2003

  • IP-Discover - New 2004 Release
    IP Menu's favorite patent search and download program would have to be IP-Discover. Keith Nagel from IP-Discover has just announced the release of the 2004A release, and it is has some significant improvements. The new 2004A release of IP-Discover fully supports the release version of Espacenet, solving many of the complaints users have about printing and concatenation using the new Espacenet system.

    New features include
    1) Resizable and dockable controls. Make full use of your large CRT.
    2) IE style Address Bar with pulldown history of documents viewed.
    3) Download all document components to root directory, or separate folders.
    4) Copy function for collecting all document types from subfolders.
    5) Annotation Bar to annotate documents.
    6) Multiple item selection on browse tree.

    Keith tells me that there is a pirce increase from 1 January 2004 however if purchase now you can beat the price rise. Keith has done a remarkable job with IP-Discover and it is well worth a look.

    | IP-Discover Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • Delphion - Abstracts from ISI Web of Science Now Free on Delphion
     Another recent development from Delphion is the linking to the abstracts of scientific journal articles published by Thomson ISI. From the "Other References" section on a Delphion Integrated View, you can click an ISI Abstract link to go directly to the ISI Web of Science. This gives you free access to the article abstract.

    Delphion states that if you are a Web of Science subscriber, you will also see all of the other features and value-added information to which you subscribe. One downside is that if you are not a subscriber there appears to be no information on how to subscribe or purchase the article.

    | Delphion Website |

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

    IP Firms - Germany - Anwaltskanzlei Heymel
    "IP law firm for all aspects of European and German intellectual property law concerning trademarks, designs and objects"

    Posted by Matthew Downing.

Wednesday, 03 December 2003

  • Delphion - Data Extraction Now includes Abstracts and More
    Delphion has just release an enhanced feature which many users will find very useful. You can now export original patent data from Delphion® using a new Data Extract format, and then bring it into Derwent AnalyticsSM using a new import filter. In addition to the new Derwent Analytics format, Delphion has added a Data Extract format for EndNote®, Reference Manager®, and ProCite®, as well as two Extensible Markup Language (XML) formats.

    There are also 12 new fields that are available for export, including abstract and claims.

    For further information, visit the Delphion website site.

    | Delphion Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • Canada - New Fees on 1 January 2004
    For those filing in Canada, this is a reminder that the new CIPO fee schedule will be commence on 1 January 2004. Mark it down in your new Patex Calendar! The fee changes apply to patents, trade-marks, industrial designs and copyrights. For further information, visit the CIPO website.

    | CIPO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • STN Express Analysis Edition (Version 7.0)
     Just released is the new Version 7.0 of STN Express with Discover! The new version is due to be available this month.  PDF brochure available here.

    "New features in STN Express with Discover! Analysis Edition (version 7.0) will help information professionals see the "big picture" when they search and retrieve information from the world's scientific and technical literature and patents. Along with the new 2-Dimensional Analyze Wizard, this new version also introduces tools for chemical structure analysis and assistance in query development with the CA Lexicon".

    - a 2-Dimensional Analyze Wizard, to easily analyze and tabulate data, then automatically create charts and graphs in Microsoft Excel;

    - the unique Variable Group Analysis Table, to identify the common substructure for an answer set of substances identified in the CAS RegistrySM with variable R-group locations identified and variable R-groups listed in a table;

    - and assistance for query development via an interface to the CA Lexicon, a tool for developing search strategies based on the effective use of CA indexing terms.

    | STN Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • US - Plans to Cease Supply of Cited Art
     The USPTO has just posted a notice of a plant to stop supplying copies of cited US patent references with office actions. They have also announced a pilot program to asses alternatives.

    "The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) plans in the near future to: (1) cease mailing copies of U.S. patents and U.S. patent application publications (US patent references) with Office actions except for citations made during the international stage of an international application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty and those ma de during reexamination proceedings; and (2) provide electronic access to, with convenient downloading capability of, the US patent references cited in an Office action via the Office's private Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system which has a new feature called "E-Patent Reference." "

    Read the full notice here.

    | USPTO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Tuesday, 02 December 2003

  • Questel-Orbit Adopts Lingway Language Processing Technology
     Whilst it is not quite clear what this new technology will do in respect of Questel-Orbit's full text patent files, it is always worth reporting advances relating to patent databases.

    "With the emergence of full text files, powerful search engines are a first step when trying to meet user needs. Beyond the retrieval of relevant documents, it is essential to speed up the reading process of documents that can include tens if not hundreds of pages. In this respect the Lingway Patent Suite (LPS), which combines linguistics, XML and viewing technologies, allows quick display of key information embedded in full text such as the major advantages of an invention, drawbacks of former patents, cited individuals or corporate organizations as well as potentially independent claims. The technology will initially be made available on US, European and PCT patent documents and then will be extended to French and German Patents".

    | Questel-Orbit Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • STN - What's New December 2003
     The latest edition of STN's "What's New" is now available, featuring:
    - CAS Database Enriched with Additional Patent Coverage and Indexing back to 1907
    - Elsevier and ACS Will Link Services
    - CAS Introduces Science IP - The On-Demand Search Service for Scientific and Technical Information
    - New SciFinder (2004 Edition) Positions CAS as LEading Synthetic Chemistry Resource
    - New STN Express Analysis Edition Now Available

    | STN Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Monday, 01 December 2003

  • Australia - Questionnaire - Advisory Council on Intellectual Property
    The Australian Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) is an independent body appointed by the Australian Federal Government to advise the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources on a range of intellectual property (IP) matters. ACIP also provides strategic options and advisory support for IP Australia.

    "In the light of recent controversy (both in Australia and overseas) about the effects of patents on research and development, ACIP has established a working party to examine the interaction between the patent system and research and development, in particular experimental use of patents".

    ACIP have produced a short survey which aims to collate date on this issue. If you would like further information, visit the ACIP site.

    | ACIP Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Friday, 28 November 2003

  • Trade Marks - Madrid & the Community
    On 27 October 2003, the Council adopted the necessary legislative measures to establish a link between the European Community trade mark and the Madrid Protocol. These measures consist of
    - a Council Decision approving the accession of the European Community to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted at Madrid on 27 June 1989, and
    - a Council Regulation modifying Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark to give effect to the accession of the European Community to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks adopted at Madrid on 27 June 1989.

    To read the full OHIM Press Release, click here.

    | OHIM Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • STN International Launches New French and British patent databases
     STN have just announced two new patent databases, FRFULL and GBFULL to be available on STN in 2004. "The new reference database FRANCEPAT contains abstracts of patent applications and patents published by the Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI), France, since 1966. The new databases FRFULL and GBFULL to be launched on STN in 2004 will provide full-texts of French and British patent documents".

    | STN Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • US - New USPTO HQ Opens 2 December 2003
    The new United States Patent and Trademark Office headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia will be opened on 2 December 2003.

    "This new state-of-the-art facility supports many of our strategic goals including the transition to e-government and, most importantly, the need to attract and retain a highly skilled workforce,” noted Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property James E. Rogan. “The new headquarters will do that by providing a safe and enhanced quality of life environment for those who work here.”

    Read the full Press Release here.

    | USPTO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Thursday, 27 November 2003

  • Worldwide Intellectual Property Search (WIPS) Patent Search Database
     Jim Turner, the man behind the FileShopper is also an agent for WIPS Global in the US. The Worldwide Intellectual Property Search (WIPS) Patent Search database developed by WIPS Co., Ltd. contains information from patent offices all over the world that the company has saved in a uniform format so that it may be easily accessed through an integrated web-based search system. Search functions such as saved queries, data clustering, and patent mapping tools add to the functionality of the product. The data coverage is very impressive (as at 25 November 2003):

     

    Collection

    Earliest records

    Most current records

    US Applications

    2001.03.15

    2003.11.20

    US Granted Patent

    1976.01.06

    2003.11.18

    EP Applications (EPA)

    1978.12.20

    2003.10.29

    EP Granted (EPB)

    1980.01.09

    2003.10.29

    PCT Applications

    1978.10.19

    2003.10.23

    PAJ (Patent Abstract of JAPAN)

    1976 .01.06

    2003.07.31

    KPA (KOREA Patent Abstract) Unexamined

    2000.01.15

    2002.09.30

    KPA (KOREA Patent Abstract) Examined

    1979.01.01

    2001.12.17

    CN Pat (Chinese Patent)

    Currently, Demonstration Version Only

    INPADOC

    1968.01.01

    2003.11.14

    DILS (Distributed Information Linkage System)

    One of the main characteristics of the WIPS search system is WIPS’ own patent family information made possible by the Distributed Information Linkage System (DILS). The purpose of DILS is to record patent information not only seen in patent documents but also information that is not seen in the documents. The effect of DILS is to minimize the risk of missing data and to save your time for patent searches.

    I have had the opportunity to use WIPS and was very impressed with the system. The coverage of Korean and Chinese patent information is particularly useful.

    If you want to find our more about WIPS Global, contact Jim or visit the website.

    | WIPS Global Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

  • Canada - Call for Comments on Proposals for Self-Regulation of Patent & Trade-mark Agents
    Industry Canada is seeking views on certain proposals that have been made by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada to grant privilege to and establish self-regulation for Canadian patent and trade-mark agents. "The discussion paper includes a series of outstanding questions for the purpose of obtaining effective feedback from interested parties with a view to developing policy options".

    Industry Canada is seeking comments by 27 February 2004. For further information visit the CIPO website here.  A PDF Version of the discussion paper is available here.

    | CIPO Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • UK - On-line Filing of Patent Applications
    The UK Patent Office in collaboration with the European Patent Office has developed an on-line filing facility for patent applications on the EPO’s epoline® system.

    "The system supports the secure on-line filing of UK national, Patent Cooperation Treaty [PCT] national phase and European Patent Convention [EPC] (both directly to the EPO and via the UKPO as a national office). In the near future, the system will also support the filing of PCT international applications at the UKPO as a receiving office and PCT applications directly to the International Bureau as a receiving office. The EPO is also progressively developing on-line filing modules for other national offices".

    A pilot program with the UK Patent office will begin in late November 2003. For further information visit the UK Patent Office website.

    | UK Patent Office | Epoline Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • MicroPatent - Searchable PDF Patents
    MicroPatent provides Searchable .PDF patents from their extensive 50 million record collection. You can view a sample here.

    If you are interested in ordering:

    1.EMAIL us at searchablepdfs@micropat.com
    <mailto:searchablepdfs@micropat.com>, providing a list of the documents
    you need and your preferred delivery method.

    2. CALL our Searchable .PDF Patent team at 800.648.6787 or
    +1.203.466.5055.

    | MicroPatent Website |

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

    IP Firms - Russia - Ermakova, Stoliarova and Partners

    IP Firms - Russia - Agile-Group Mikant Agency
    "Russian, Eurasian and Ukrainian Patent and Trademark Attorneys"

    IP Firms - Spain - Vilches Y Asociados
    "IP Agents firm covering Spain and EU, in all matters of Industrial Property and Intellectual Property law; Patents, Trademarks, Designs and Models prosecution, litigation and enforcement; Patent validation procedure in national phases; European Community and International Trademarks; European Community Designs; Searches; Domain names; Licensing, ; General IP consultants and attorneys. Working languages: English, Spanish, Italian and Catalan."

    IP Firms - Thailand - Vidon & Partners (Thailand) Co., Ltd
    "Vidon & Partners (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is the branch office in Thailand of a leading international intellectual property law firm, Cabinet Vidon with 4 offices in Europe. The firm was created at the end of the year 1999. Since this date, it has enjoyed continuos growth and has been expending with the co-operation of French and Thai associates. Our Bangkok office was set up on the impulsion of Vidon firm, founded in France in 1988 by Mr. Patrice Vidon. Our Attorneys and Consultants are composed of dynamic lawyers and engineers working in synergy and our multidisciplinary profile enables us to adapt to technological and legal developments. Our practice covers all areas of Intellectual Property and our firm is divided in five departments : (1) Patents ; (2) Trademarks, Designs and Copyright; (3) Contracts; (4) Enforcement and Litigation ; (5) Administrative management , Annuities and Renewals."

    IP Firms - Ukraine - Agile-Group Mikant Agency
    "Russian, Eurasian and Ukrainian Patent and Trademark Attorneys"

    IP Firms - United Arab Emirates - Al Sharif Advocates & Legal Consultants
    "Multinational Law Firm focusing on Civil litigation, IP Law,Corporate Law Commercial Law,approved as Registered Agent by the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authorities for the incorporation of the Jebel Ali Offshore Companies."

    IP Firms - United States - Oklahoma - Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, L.L.P.

     Posted by Matthew Downing.

Tuesday, 25 November 2003

  • IP Australia - Delays Due to "System Issues".
     IP Australia have advised that due to a number of "system issues" there is a backlog of unexamined examination requests. Yet another problem that has resulted from the expensive upgrade of the computer systems at IP Australia. If you are wondering what happened to your application, read on.

    "Since July 2002, all new patent applications and any associated exam requests have been located in e-case files within the new PAMS system. Due to a number of system issues, currently, there is a backlog of unexamined exam requests in PAMS dating back to July 2002. Patent examination staff are steadily working through this backlog to bring it within IP Australia's customer service charter target of a first report issuing within 9 months of the filing of a request for examination. Thus, IP Australia would suggest that there is no need for you to inquire about the status of these exam requests particularly where those inquiries are automatically generated by your IT systems. This message is intended to be a general response to existing inquiries on these applications".

    | IP Australia Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Monday, 24 November 2003

  • FileShopper - New Version Available
    Jim Turner, that innovative man from FileShopper, has just announced a new version of FileShopper. This version will allow users to search for and request electronic file histories without the need for the download or installation of any software. To use this new service, simply visit www.FileShopper.com and click on the link for FileShopper Lite. There, you will be able to search for documents from the databases of our various FileShopper Document Providers without the need for a user account. You will only be required to sign in with a user account if you wish to purchase or request a document. Existing FileShopper users can access the FileShopper Lite feature by signing on to their account on FileShopper.com.

    For more information visit the FileShopper website or contact Jim Turner.

    | FileShopper Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • International Patent Information Award - Nominations Closing Soon
     The ‘International Patent Information Award’ or ‘IPI-Award’ was established in 2000 and has been presented on an annual basis since then. "The Award is aimed at recognizing individual contributions towards the advancement of patent information and related disciplines, and to the patent information world in general. Users of patent information and producers of patent information are equally eligible to be nominated for the Award".

    Nomination letters for the IPI-Award 2004 are now being accepted however the deadline is 19 December 2003. The announcement will be in "Spring 2004" [One presumes they mean the northern hemisphere "spring"!!!!!!]. Nominations should describe the nominee’s contribution to the field of patent information, and each letter should include any material in support of the nomination.

    Further information can be obtained from the IPI website.

    | IPI Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Friday, 21 November 2003

Thursday, 20 November 2003

  • Slovenia - Supplementary Protection Certificates for Medicinal Products
     On 17 November 2003 a Decree on Supplementary Protection Certificates for Medicinal Products in Slovenia was published.

    "This Decree defines the procedure for the acquisition of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products. Any product protected by a patent in the territory of the Republic of Slovenia and
    subject, prior to being placed on the market as a medicinal product, to the administrative authorization procedure as laid down in the Medicinal Products and Medical Devices Act may, under the terms and conditions provided for in this Decree, be the subject of a certificate".

    A full copy of the decree is available here.  A separate decree relating to Supplementary Protection Certificates for Plant Protection Products has also been published.

    | Slovenian Intellectual Property Office Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • Warning - European Institute for Economy & Commerce(EIEC)
    The UK Patent Office (amongst others) have issued another warning on the questionable practice of a company called European Institute for Economy & Commerce(EIEC), based in Brussels. This company offers its services to applicants who have applied for a trade mark. They usually invite payment of a fee to put the trade mark application on some register.

    Other companies involved in similar practices have been identified before, namely:

    - Institut of Commerce, Trade and Commerce, based in Switzerland.

    - ZDR-Datenregister GmbH, based in Frankfurt.

    - COMPANY FOR PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION ANSTALT (CPI), based in Liechtenstein.

    This is a timely reminder to applicants that if they receive advice or an invoice for your application from anyone other than your trade mark attorney, you should contact your attorney, or if you receive an unwanted direct mail about your trade mark, you should contact your local Patent and Trade Mark Office.

    | UK Patent Office Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.

Tuesday, 18 November 2003

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

    IP Country Resources - USA
    Updated URL
    - Official manual of patent examining procedure (MPEP) (8th edition)
    - Trademark Trial and Appeal Board manual of procedure (2nd edition)
    - Trademark Electronic Search System (Tess)
    - Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR)
    - US State Trademark Agencies and Databases
    - Plant Varieties Protection Office
    - US Supreme Court Decisions - hosted on the Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute website.
    - Verses Law ($)

    New Additions
    - Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
    - Department of Justice, Antitrust Division

    IP Firms - Malaysia - Thompson Associates
    "Thompson Associates (Advocates & Solicitors, registered agents for patents, trademarks and designs) is exclusively an Intellectual Property practice offering a full range of IP services."

    IP Conferences
    9 - 11 December 2003 - epoline Annual Conference 2003 - Barcelona, Spain (EPO)
    11 - 12 December 2003 - Intellectual Property Symposium 2003 - Beijing, China (Intellectual Property Departmennt of Hong Kong    )

    Posted by Scott Ly, Matthew Downing & Kristine Baird.

Monday, 17 November 2003

  • GetIPDL - New Version 2.9.4 Now Available
     getipdl-1.jpg (12607 bytes)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. 
    In this update the changes include:

    - Espacenet Version 2 added
    - New .Net Framework required

    To find out more, please visit the GetIPDL website here.

    | Get IPDL Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • Questel-Orbit - French Full Text Patents Now Available
     Questel•Orbit have announced the addition of French full text patents to their collection of full text patents. Called “FRFULL" the file covers French patent applications dating back to 1980 and is updated weekly.

    The FRFULL file is produced by Univentio, a patent information service company known for high quality OCR capabilities, and enriched with corresponding bibliographic information from INPI by Questel•Orbit.

    | Questel-Orbit Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.
  • Patent Profile Reports - Research and Markets
     Research and Markets have released a new product, Patent Profile Reports. "Patent Profile Reports provide unique quantitative measures of that quality, allowing one company to be compared with competitors over time and technology-by-technology".

    Company Patent Profile Reports are available for each of the approximately 1,400 top patenting companies in the US patent system. The reports provide indicators of a company's technological strengths and weaknesses. According to Research and Markets, the Patent Profiles patent counts "make it easy to assess a company's technological activity and compare it with other companies in the same industry or technology area". Profiles are updated to the previous quarter.

    For further information including a full list of all patent reports visit the Research and Markets website or click here.

    | Research & Markets Website |

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

    IP Firms - Argentina - Ecumen Estudio Cukierman & Mendibe
    "Ecumen Estudio Cukierman & Mendibe, is a law firm established in 1983.We specialize in civil commercial and all Intellectual Property fields, including all form of litigation and prosecutions, trademark registration, searches and watches, industrial designs, utility models, copyright, domain names, unfair competition, contracts. Working languages: Spanish, English and Italian"

    IP Firms - Belgium - Syntagma
    "Intellectual Property Services"

    IP Firms - Canada - Boris Dimitrov
    "Copyright Verification Management"

    IP Firms - Pakistan - Khalid Daudpota & Co.
    "Patents, trademarks, designs & copyright attorneys."

    IP Firms - Romania - Piva Romprosper
    "Piva is one of the most prominent firms engaged in the practice of industrial property laws in Romania. The firm was established to assist Romanian and foreign clients in industrial property matters. PIVA provides comprehensive, world wide legal practice in intellectual property and a full range of services relating to the protection of industrial property rights in Romania and aboard concerning, trademarks, industrial designs, patents, legal matters, searches etc."

    IP Firms - Syria - Kardous Law Office
    "Our Office gives advice and the necessary services for international businesses from preliminary negotiations until the stage of their finalization, also the office deliver results to our clients with professionalism."

    IP Firms - Ukraine - Pakharenko & Partners
    "Pakharenko & Partners is an IP and law firm offering professional assistance in intellectual property matters in Ukraine and all former USSR countries concerning patents, designs, utility models, trademarks, domain names, plant varieties, IP searches, licensing, technology transfer, IP valuation, litigation, unfair competition, anti-piracy and counterfeiting cases."

    IP Firms - United Kingdom - Pro Delta Systems Ltd
    "Pro Delta Systems provides the leading Intellectual Property Records Management system, PROGRESSOR, for practice or corporate department. Using our knowledge and experience gained from servicing the IP profession over 18 years, we have created a powerful and flexible 'one-stop' Records Management solution, with an integrated product range comprising Records (Records Management), Accounts (Multi-Currency Accounting), Billing (Agent Fee Recharging), and Time Recording (Professional Time Recording & Charging). Now, Progressor Online, our state-of-the art web-browser interface, takes records management forward into a new era. PROGRESSOR is the most versatile and performant IP Management solution."

    IP Firms - United States of America - Massachusetts - Iandiorio & Teska
    "Iandiorio & Teska specializes in the litigation, licensing, and prosecution of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and related areas of trade secrets and unfair competition."

    IP Firms - Malaysia - IP Business Solutions
    "Our firm offers services in matters related to Intellectual Property Rights in Malaysia. We have the required expertise, qualified Attorneys, infrastructure and are in the position to speedily register Trade Marks, Industrial Designs, Patents and Copyrights. In addition to that, we are equipped with objective to serve our business client's in the fastest, most accurate and cost effective fashion."

    IP Firms - Russia - ARS-Patent
    "ARS-Patent is committed to remaining independent and has a mission to provide result-orientated legal advice to a diversified Russian and international clientele in a range of intellectual property matters. This dynamic group of proven professionals is equipped with state of the art information systems and is therefore able to give you the best possible service."

    IP Firms - United States of America - Pennsylvania - Colesanti & Associates LLC
    "Intellectual property law firm specializing in identifying, securing and enforcing patents, trademarks and copyrights and software and data licensing."
    Posted by Matthew Downing.

Thursday, 13 November 2003

  • International Patent Information - Conference and Exposition Update
     Lucy Akers has recently announced that the International Patent Information - Conference and Exposition will have the well know patent information guru, Stephen Adams of Magister Ltd as a presenter. "He will deliver an extensive presentation at IPI-ConfEx 2004, most likely in the morning of Wed. March 10 in Lisbon". Lucy has provided a brief outline of what can be expected.

    "Staying alive - what you don't know CAN hurt you"
    - what is an "ideal" current awareness service?
    - specific challenges in patent current awareness
    - brief survey of developments in current awareness content
    - survey of today's current awareness tools
    - integration with in-house systems

    In order to the special early conference registration rate you will need to register for IPI-Confex before 14 November 2003. Full details of the conference, including registration forms, are available at IPI-Confex website.

    | IPI-Confex Website |

    Posted by Rodney Cruise.