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Monday, 20
December 2004
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STNews -
November/December 2004 Edition Now Available
In this issue:
Feature - 2004—year in review
Database News - Database News Articles
Ask REGgie - Retrieving structure nodes in rings and chains
Search Tip - Using thesauri on STN
Power Up - Searching for biomedical engineering information in
COMPENDEX
Patent Interchange - Using the Patent Number Wizard or the Patent
Search Assistant
| STN Website
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Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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New Zealand & Australia - IP Co-operation
 The
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has just posted a
media release in relation to "TRANS-TASMAN ECONOMIC MARKET:
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CO-ORDINATION". It will be of particular
interest to both our Australian and New Zealand readers. IP Menu has
reproduced the bulk of the media release below, however you may view
the full media release
here.
IP Australia’s Director General, Dr Ian Heath,
and New Zealand’s Chief Executive of the Ministry of Economic
Development, Mr Geoff Dangerfield, today announced a joint work
programme on intellectual property (IP) co-ordination between
Australia and New Zealand.
“The work programme will cover the areas of patents, trademarks and
plant breeders’ (or plant variety) rights” Dr Heath said. “Our
ultimate objective is to provide for a seamless intellectual property
rights processing regime in each of these areas” said Mr Dangerfield.
The government agency heads said that Australia and New Zealand have a
strong interest in providing intellectual property rights that promote
innovation. “By working together we can lower costs and improve
services for businesses seeking IP rights in both Australia and New
Zealand. Anything we do will also need to contribute to the
development of global co-ordination.”
The work programme will be carried out by the two government agencies
and will examine means to progress co-ordination both within existing
laws and by aligning laws where possible. An initial report will be
provided to both the Australian and New Zealand Governments in
mid-2005. “We are responding to the call from the Australian Treasurer
and the New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister to develop a seamless
trans-Tasman business environment, or “single economic market”, by
reducing compliance costs and other regulatory barriers” Mr
Dangerfield said.
This work programme will also fulfil the mandate in the 2000 CER MOU
on the Co-ordination of Business Law that the two countries explore
“the potential for more closely co-ordinating the granting and
recognition of registered intellectual property rights.”
“Any co-ordination arrangements will need to ensure adequate
availability of support services (such as patent attorneys) to
business” Dr Heath concluded. “They will also need to be flexible
enough to allow each country to pursue specific policy objectives
(such as intellectual property issues of interest to Maori in New
Zealand), while maintaining the overall thrust towards co-ordination
of policies and processes”.
| IPONZ Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Patently Silly During the
Silly Season
For those readers who haven't
had a chance to visit Daniel Wright's "Patently Silly" website, I
strongly recommend it for some interesting and entertaining reading.
"The holidays
upon us. It's time to open our wallets to show our loved ones that we
care. But what do they want? In the tradition of great inventions,
Patently Silly is here to make your life easier. We've delved through
the archives to prepare a collection of some of the hottest,
newly-patented gadgets. Unfortunately, most of them are not yet on the
market. Bonus points to anyone that can find them for sale" -
Daniel Wright.
| PatentlySilly Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday, 09
December 2004
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Europe - Seminar on Search and Documentation Working Methods
The European Patent Office is
organising the 17th edition of the Seminar on Search and Documentation
Working Methods, to be held from 4 to 7 April 2005 in The Hague.
"The importance of searching in the field of
patents has taken on increasing significance in recent years. The
quality of searches carried out in industry is not only important for
supporting research but can also have far reaching consequences for
business planning and estimating exposure to risk in areas such as
financial decision making, public research, new businesses, or
investments in new technical domains.
The EPO is a leader in the field of search and documentation and its
working practices are constantly evolving. We are keen to share our
knowledge with those in industry engaged in similar activity as well
as being eager to hear about the industry perspective.
We have put together a programme aimed at people carrying out searches
in the private sector i.e. industry, firms of patent attorneys,
universities etc. The programme starts with lectures on the latest
methods in use at the EPO followed by a range of more specialised
workshops from which a choice is made. The last day of the Seminar is
optional and involves pairing up the participant with an Examiner for
a day of hands-on searching in a chosen field.
The Seminar will be held over four days at the EPO in The Hague from 4
to 7 April 2005 and there is no fee for attendance. Full registration
details are available at the EPO Seminar website
here. Details of the proposed program are available
here.
| EPO Website |
EPO Seminar Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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WIPO Magazine - November/December 2004
 The
latest edition of the WIPO Magazine for November/December 2004 has
been
published on the WIPO website. In this issue:
2 Results of the Fortieth WIPO Assemblies
6 Creativity by Children – A Chinese Experience
8 Intellectual Property as a Lever for Economic Growth - The Asian and
Pacific Region Experience (Part II)
13 IP & Business - The ‘Outsourcing Offshore’ Conundrum: An IP
Perspective
17 Establishing IP Institutions in the LDCs (Part III)
21 Republic of Korea Creates Fund-In-Trust to Enhance Cooperation
22 Public Outreach - Turkish Patent Institute: Promoting Partnerships
24 Conference on Accession of European Community to Madrid System
25 African Technology and Intellectual Property Day
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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PatentCafe - Intellectual
Property Law Magazine Launched
PatentCafe have announced the launch
of a new magazine focusing on Intellectual Property law.
"The focus of the new IPFrontline Intellectual
Property and Technology Magazine is on news, trends, technologies,
patent and trademark laws, policy and social issues related to
discovery, protection, exploitation, and enforcement of patents.
IPFrontline is the newest entrant into mainstream intellectual
property law publications, offering proprietary content not available
elsewhere, including the IP200 directory of the top 200 rankings of
patent and IP law firms and corporations receiving issued patents and
published patent applications.
The new IPFrontline magazine also publishes
weekly-updated Patent Indices Reports covering 14 key industry
segments, and charts 10 year pendency trends, and 52 week data on
issued US patents and published applications. Reported industries
include: Aerospace & Defense; Auto & Transportation; Banking and
Financial Services; Chemicals; Computer Software; Computer Hardware;
Electronics; Energy & Utilities; Health Care; Manufacturing; Media,
Entertainment; Metals & Mining; Pharmaceuticals; Telecommunications".
| IPFrontline Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday, 08
December 2004
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Canada - Technical Amendments to the Patent Act
A new Bill has been introduced which
proposes two "technical" amendments to the Patent Act.
The first amendment will provide relief to
patent holders and applicants affected by the 2003 decision of the
Federal Court of Appeal in Dutch Industries Ltd. v. The Commissioner
of Patents, Barton No-Till Disk Inc. and Flexi-Coil Ltd. The Bill will
provide a one-year time limit for innocent parties, who incorrectly
paid their patent fees at the lower small entity fee level instead of
at the higher large entity fee level, to make the necessary payments
to secure their patents.
The second amendment ensures the Senate equal
participation in assessing and recommending eligible candidates for an
expert advisory committee to the government to be established under
the Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa.
To find out more, visit the CIPO website
here.
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CIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday, 07
December 2004
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Europe - News from the European Patent Organisation
 Lithuania
is now the 30th member of the European Patent Convention.
Bosnia and Herzegovina - the EPO now allows applicants to extend their
patent applications and patents to Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has
observer status in the Organisation.
Latvia, Malta and Norway are due to also join the European Patent
Organisation in the foreseeable future.
| EPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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USA - Advance Notice Regarding Changes to Patent Fees
The USPTO is reporting proposed
changes (increases) to patent fees. "If enacted
in its present form, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
(Consolidated Appropriations Act), will revise patent fees in general,
including maintenance fees, and will provide for a search fee and
examination fee that are separate from the filing fee, during fiscal
years 2005 and 2006. This notice provides advance notice to the public
of the changes to patent fees in the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
In particular, with respect to maintenance fees, this notice advises
the public to remain vigilant as to the effective date of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act and to consider paying maintenance
fees early or taking other appropriate steps to ensure that their
patents remain in force".
To read more, click
here.
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Barbados - Z. Vanessa
Kodinye
"Established since 1999, VANESSA KODILINYE is an
Attorney-at-Law (Barbados) and also a Solicitor of the Supreme Court
(England and Wales), (non-practising). Her practice includes contract
and commercial law, land law and conveyancing, wills, probate and
succession, intellectual property, company law, and matters pertaining
to international business companies. A highly professional service and
individual attention to clients is the hallmark of this practice."
IP Firms - India - BLS Detectives
"We are a professionally managed and highly
motivated organization providing Investigation & Detection Services
and having information gathering skills in wide range of fields, with
resources drawn from Premier Investigating Agencies in India."
IP Firms - Romania - NOWPATENT s.r.l.
"Intellectual Property Agency."
IP Firms - Turkey - Pusula Patent
Intellectual Property Services Ltd.
"Pusula Patent Intellectual Property Services
Ltd. serves to his local clients and foreign associates covering
almost all aspects of Intellectual Property comprising filings and
prosecution of patents, trademarks, industrial designs as well as
their litigation. The IP branch of the firm works together with the
legal branch in PusulaPatent and advise and represent in all areas of
industrial property law within Turkey. Online filing of EPO and PCT
applications is also available within Pusula Patent by way of a secure
and integrated means of electronic communication provided by related
offices. Online filing of EPO and PCT applications is also available
within Pusula Patent by way of a secure and integrated means of
electronic communication provided by related offices."
Drafting and Electronic Filing
Resources - Ed Perez
"We are a Patent and Technical Illustration
firm. We have over 20 years experience in the illustration field
across divers industries. Our commitment is the peace of mind of our
customer. Peace of mind is achieved when a client knows that he or she
will receive the best possible service, in a quick and professional
manner, during a crucial time in business."
IP Firms - Spain - ABG Patents, S.L.
"European and Spanish Patent Attorneys and
Consultants."
Posted by Scott Ly and Matthew
Downing
Monday, 06
December 2004
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Delphion -
Derwent Enhancement
Delphion has just announced that
users can now use Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPI®) data, along
with full-text patent office data, in their intellectual property
workflows through enhancements made to Delphion productivity and
analysis tools.
"Combining DWPI records and original patent
office records in the same Work File enhances the value of Delphion
for both patent attorneys and inventors," said Roy Zimmermann,
Principal Patent Information Specialist, Medtronic. "I can combine
results of several full text and DWPI searches into a Work File, which
I can then share with a project team. The scientists appreciate the
clearer, briefer presentation of an invention in a DWPI record, while
the attorneys have access to the claims."
This is a significant enhancement to the Delphion system and full
details are available
here.
| Delphion Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday, 30
November 2004
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Questel·Orbit - QPAT
Enhancements
 Some good news for
those Questel·Orbit QPAT users or those people considering this
service. Questel·Orbit has announced a number of enhancements to QPAT.
Thanks to David Dickens (Director of Patent Business at Questel-Orbit)
for the information.
The existing TXT and RTF exports have been
enhanced making them more user-friendly than before. Also, new exports
including PDF, XML, and Excel have been added. All of these exports
are available at no extra cost.
A new Front-page export format is now available. This includes an
easy-to-read PDF file with a table of contents, with Patent Number,
Title, and Assignee information, along with hypertext link navigation
to a “front-page” like document display. This is also available at no
extra cost.
Now Export to PatentExaminer and PatReader
The new QPAT release also includes the ability to directly export to
our new patent productivity tools, PatentExaminer and PatReader.
PatentExaminer is our new patent portfolio management system with
unique analysis and organizing capabilities, and data encryption for
secure data transmission and access. Groupware features provide
corporate-wide access to collective knowledge making it the ideal tool
for collaborative activity in innovative companies. Exporting to
PatentExaminer will incur a per-record charge, unless you are also a
PatentExaminer subscriber.
PatReader is also one of our new patent productivity tools used for
quick and accurate scanning of full-text patents. It creates
easy-to-read reports using the latest linguistic technology to extract
and synthesize all relevant information.
*Exporting to PatReader will be free for the next six months for all
QPAT subscribers.
| Questel·Orbit Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Australia - Consideration of Excluding Plant and Animal Subject
Material from the Innovation Patent Report
 The Australian
"Innovation Patent" is intended to provide applicants a relatively
inexpensive patent right, which is quick and easy to obtain. This
relatively new form of patent in Australia provides a similar scope of
protection as a standard patent, however it involves a lower inventive
threshold than that required for a "Standard Patent".
Immediately prior to the innovation patent legislation going before
parliament, concerns were raised over the potential implications of
innovation patents to cover innovations relating to plant and animal
subject matter. To enable Australians to have timely access to the new
patent system, the Government chose to proceed with the legislation,
but to exclude plant and animal subject matter. As a consequence,
innovation patents are now available for the same type of subject
matter as inventions currently covered by standard patents, but with
the exception that they are not available for plants and animals, or
biological processes for the generation of plants and animals (this
exclusion does not apply if the invention is a microbiological process
or a product of such a process.)
The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) released an
issues paper last year and sought written comments from interested
parties. ACIP recently presented its report to the Government. The
report was released on 27 November 2004. The
report and media release
are now available.
| ACIP Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Canada - Law Offices of
Tapas Pain
"A sole practitioner offering a full range of
intellectual property law services - registered patent and trademark
agent, licensed barrister and solicitor. Most services electronic
instead of paper, eliminating huge overhead,with savings passed on to
clients."
IP Firms - Chile - IURIS Lawyers -
Bulnes Lira & Montt S.A.
"A full service law firm that covers all the
range of Law Practice. We provide reliable, professional and
unreserved services to clients, individuals and companies, both
domestically and abroad."
IP Firms - Germany - Blumbach
Zinngrebe
IP Firms - Jordan -
"The firm is pledged to provide professional
legal services to the local, international, private and public clients
who seek reliable and sound legal advice. The Firm offers wide scope
of legal services, particularly in the commercial and civil laws,
intellectual property laws and related legal issues and contracts"
IP Firms - Pakistan - PIPS
"PIPS is uniquely poised to protect your
trademarks, patents, logos, designs, copyrights, trade secrets, and
proprietary information, carry out complex consulting and
investigative projects in numerous locations and provinces
simultaneously and enforce your intellectual property rights wherever
you, your competitors or counterfeiters operate on a national level."
IP Firms - Turkey - Acar Patent &
Trademark Ltd
"Acar Patent & Trademark Ltd. has been serving
clients globally in association with patent & Trademark firms all over
the world. Providing quality legal counsel and assistance, ACAR has
grown into a leading patent & trademark firm in Turkey and has a good
reputation for its professionalism and capabilities.Our goal is
customer's satisfaction."
IP Firms - USA - Florida -
Ed Perez
"We are a Patent and Technical Illustration
firm. We have over 20 years experience in the illustration field
across divers industries. Our commitment is the peace of mind of our
customer. Peace of mind is achieved when a client knows that he or she
will receive the best possible service, in a quick and professional
manner, during a crucial time in business."
IP Firms - USA -
North Carolina - Global Patent Graphics
"With over 25 years of experience Global Patent
Graphics offers beautiful patent and trademark drawings at extremely
competitive prices, with exceptional customer service."
IP Firms - Vietnam - Gintasset
Intellectual Property Law Firm
"Gintasset is an intellectual property law firm
specializing in the following activities in Vietnam, Laos and
Cambodia: Preparation and prosecution of patent, trademark and
copyright applications. Consultancy services in the field of
licensing, technology transfer, infringement litigation and
anti-unfair competition and intellectual property."
CENTREDOC (new link) - IP
Software page
CENTREDOC
is a Swiss company specialising in broking information relating to
technological, competing and strategic surveys in particular the
search for patent, literature information and marketing.
BIZ
(New Link) - New Zealand Country Page
This site has been developed by the New Zealand
Government to provide business information online. It provides
information across a range of government agencies and departments.
Posted by Scott Ly and Matthew
Downing
Friday, 26
November 2004
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Recent Changes to esp@cenet
There have been a few recent
changes to esp@cenet that are worth reporting.
(A) Bibliographic information for non-patent literature (XP
documents) is now available
"esp@cenet now provides access to the
bibliographic information of non-patent literature retrieved either
through a search performed in the Worldwide database or for documents
cited in a search report produced by the European Patent Office and
made available either in esp@cenet or the Online Register. It should
be noted however, that it is not possible to retrieve documents
through a search in the title of an article, or with author names for
example, rather a classification symbol or already known XP number
must be used". Thanks to Steven van Dulken of The British
Library for the info!
(B) New maximised view for original documents
"In response to user feedback, the display
of and navigation in original documents in maximised view has been
refined, with particular focus on making it easier to save and print
pages, and also to provide support for a wider range of browsers and
operating systems". This is a welcome improvement.
(C) New esp@cenet assistance feature added
"A new E-learning based "esp@cenet
assistance" has been developed to provide help and support for users
of the service. The assistant will provide valuable information about
how to make better use of esp@cenet, and includes such items as a
guided tour, and a crash course in the esp@cenet databases as well as
providing context specific information for all the major functions of
the service".
(D) Patent ordering now possible for some countries
"The possibility to order patent documents
online from My Patents List has been added. Note that this feature is
only available for users accessing esp@cenet via countries that
support this". Unfortunately, esp@cenet have not indicated
which these "countries" may be!
| EPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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IPI-Confex - Best Practices in
Patent Information Management and Searching
The early registration for the
IPI-Confex - Best Practices in Patent Information Management and
Searching - which will be held from 6-9 March 2005 in Benalmadena,
Southern Spain, closes on 30 November 2004.
"IPI-ConfEx enjoyed great success in its debut
year in 2004 and is returning by popular demand. The 2005 programme is
based on feedback received from delegates and is designed to be
especially relevant to both managers and users of patent information
alike. In particular, the conference will feature presentations
from patent information professionals from leading companies as they
share their knowledge in the following areas: 1) Expert Patent
Searching; 2) Current & Strategic Issues; and 3) Patent Analysis
Techniques and Tools for 2005 and Beyond". Trudi Jones from
IPI-Confex
For more information on IPI-ConfEx 2005, visit the conference website
| IPI-Confex Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday, 25
November 2004
Wednesday, 24
November 2004
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Europe - New Look for EPOLINE
 The European
Patent Office "EPOLINE" website has undergone a facelift. "epoline®"
is the name given to the range of online products and services
designed by the European Patent Office (EPO) to allow patent
applicants, attorneys and other users to conduct their business with
the EPO electronically in a state-of-the-art secure environment.
There appears to be a new feature called "Register Plus". It appears
from a first glance to pull together many of the important piece of
information relating to European applications. Worth an investigation
if you use European information regularly.
| EPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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WIPO - Protection of Broadcasting Organizations
WIPO has reported that member states
of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have advanced
towards development of a treaty to update intellectual property
standards for broadcasters in the "digital age". The Standing
Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) meeting which was
held recently in Geneva made progress in
"narrowing differences on key issues contained in a Revised
Consolidated Text of treaty proposals and member states called for
accelerated progress towards conclusion of the Treaty". To find
out more on this please read the full "Press Release" from WIPO
here.
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday, 23
November 2004
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GetIPDL -
New Version 2.14.6 Now Available
 GetIPDL
have released another update to their Patent Downloading software.
Version 2.14.6 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.
"GetIPDL downloads patent documents from JPO,
USPTO, esp@cenet, DEPATISnet and other free patent document delivery
sites. It can download texts and images. You can automatically get
documents from the national IP servers in AU, CA, CN, DE, EP, HU, JP,
TH, US, WO from the official IP servers. Of course, it works to get
the other region's documents. And more, so GetIPDL supports automatic
computer translation site of Patent & Utility Model Gazette DB in JPO,
you can read recent Japanese patent documents in English from GetIPDL."
To find out more, please visit the GetIPDL website
here.
|
Get IPDL
Website |
Posted by
Rodney Cruise.
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US - The US Senate Confirms Jon Dudas
as head of the USPTO
 On
22 November 2004, the US Senate unanimously confirmed Jon Dudas as
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Dudas was nominated
by President George W. Bush as Under Secretary and Director in March
2004 and was appointed on July 30, 2004. He served as Acting Under
Secretary and Director from January 2004 until assuming his current
position. Mr. Dudas was Deputy Under Secretary and Deputy Director
from January 2002 until he became the Acting Under Secretary.
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Monday, 22
November 2004
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MicroPatent - Aureka Update
MicroPatent has announced the
release of Version 9.2 of their enterprise-wide IP management and
analysis platform, called Aureka.
Aureka 9.2 allows users to:
- More effectively communicate with one another
via its messaging and annotation enhancements
- More accurately manage their IP portfolio with the use of
customer-definable proprietary fields, including information such as
technology codes, relevancy rankings, attorney details, and more (this
data can then be searched and used in the creation of Aureka's patent
visualizations)
- Get the latest competitive information and track technology trends
with Aureka's new alerts
- Easily identify critical documents within a ThemeScape map or
citation tree using Aureka's expanded sub-search functionality
| MicroPatent Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Friday, 19
November 2004
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FreshPatents.com
A new free database service for US
Patent Applications has been launched called "FreshPatents.com". The
database allows you to search and monitor newly published US Patent
Applications based on keywords in the title or abstract. It also
allows you to monitor applications based on location, industry,
inventors and agents. The database is simple to use and registration
is free. To find out more visit
FreshPatents.com.
| FreshPatents.com Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday, 18
November 2004
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European Patent Office
 Slightly
off strict Intellectual Property research matters, but nevertheless
quite relevant for our European IP readers. Despite the bureaucratic
wording, it is great news to see that the European Patent Office will
recognises same-sex marriage whenever it is validly contracted in one
of the member states. No doubt the Canadian Intellectual Property
Office already does this.
Munich, 17 November 2004 - The European Patent
Organisation has come to a conclusion on the recognition of same-sex
marriage whenever validly contracted in one of the member states.
In view of the difficulties inherent in this issue, the European
Patent Office saw a need to initiate a consultation process with its
member states. “On 28 October, EPO President Alain Pompidou received
the position of the member states. The consultation process was
already welcomed by the delegations", said Roland Grossenbacher,
Chairman of the EPO's Administrative Council, its governing body.
The Administrative Council had urged the European Patent Office to
treat
same-sex marriages that have been validly contracted in one of the
member states in the same way as it does heterosexual marriages.
The Office has committed itself, when interpreting the Service
Regulations, to adopt the view expressed by the Administrative Council
as soon as possible.
| EPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday, 17
November 2004
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PIUG
2005 Annual Conference - Call for Papers
The PIUG 2005 Annual Conference
(An International Conference for Patent Information Professionals) is
to be held on Saturday, May 21 to Thursday, May 26, 2005 at the Hyatt
Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA, USA.
PIUG are particularly interested to hear from information users within
corporations, patent offices, patent offices, law firms, or
universities who are able to discuss one of the following topics:
Post Processing Tools, Techniques and
Philosophies
- Examples of software (BizInt, STN Express, etc.) used to format
results
- Macros or programs you have written to format results, write reports
or just make our jobs easier
- Philosophies on screening, analysis, report writing
- Comparison of search output/reports for different clients, types of
search
- Tips and techniques
- Case studies
- Applying software tools, e.g. patent mapping software, to enhance or
visualize search results
New and future technology - - Patent Analysis Tools and Techniques in
2005+
- New technologies adapted for patent analysis, text mining
- Primer on database technology
- Introduction to XML and why it matters
- Chemistry without structures
- Data exchange between different analysis tools
- Comparison of new tools for claims analysis
Paperless Patent Offices
- Searching for patent examiners or lawyers; how the search is used
- Patent examiners and the paperless patent office
- Challenges for the mechanical arts - searching images
- Primer/glossary of IP terminology
Hot Topics
- Practical challenges facing the patent analyst
- Retrospective information - incorporating older data into the
commercial databases - comparison of vendors; examples or case studies
- Classification systems - when to use, comparisons, examples or case
studies
Patent Office Updates
- Impact of EPO's chemical registration project
- USPTO early publication - the first 5 years
- What's happening with IPC Reform
- Reform of the PCT and Substantive Patent Law Treaty
Papers on other topics are also desirable, for example, papers
highlighting specific tips and techniques for doing patent /
literature research or analysis, or else papers falling in one or more
of the following general categories:
- Expert Patent Searching
- Strategic Issues
- Business Impact of Patent Information
- Case Studies
If these or related themes fall into your area of expertise then PIUG
would like to hear from you! To find out more visit the PIUG website
here.
| PIUG Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Bumper Update - IP
Conference Calendar Update
18 - 19 November 2004
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Senior Patent Administrators - London, UK (Management
Forum)
23 November 2004
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Drafting agreements in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries -
London, UK (Management
Forum)
23 November 2004
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Basic introduction to Intellectual Property
- London, UK (Management
Forum)
23 - 24 November 2004
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Experiencias y desarrollos de diversos aspectos sobre
propiedad industrial e intelectual
- Madrid, ES (AIPPI)
26 November 2004
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The New EU Competition Regime for Licensing
- London, UK (Management
Forum)
30 November 2004
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Protect Your Design - Brisbane, AU (IP
Australia)
30 November 2004
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Protect Your Design - Sydney, AU (IP
Australia)
01 December 2004
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Protect Your Design - Melbourne, AU (IP
Australia)
02 - 03 December 2004
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Europe 2004 and Beyond - New Frontiers and
Opportunities
- Prague, CZ (INTA)
06 December 2004
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PTO Day
- Washington, DC, USA (IPO
Association)
07 December 2004
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PTO Appellate and Contested Case Practice in the New
Millennium: Practicing Under the New Rules
- Washington, DC, USA (IPO
Association)
08 December 2004
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PCT-Safe Practical Course - London, UK (Management
Forum)
08 December 2004
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Optimising Patent Applications for European and US Requirements -
London, UK (Management
Forum)
09 - 10 December 2004
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Patent Enforcement Strategies in Europe and the US - London, UK (Management
Forum)
09 - 10 December 2004
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Advanced PCT Formalities Course - London, UK (Management
Forum)
10 December 2004
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Ethical Issues for Trademark Practitioners
- Distance Learning, USA (INTA)
04 - 08 January 2005
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National CLE Conference®
- Colorado, US (INTA/LEI)
17 - 28 January 2004
- Roundtable: Counterfeiting/Gray Market Issues - USA (INTA)
19 January 2005
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Trade Mark Rights - Introductory Course - London, UK (Management
Forum)
21 - 22 January 2005
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EQE Paper 'C' Revision course - Drafting an Opposition - London,
UK (Management
Forum)
26 - 29 January 2005
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Mid-Winter Institute
- Jacksonville, USA (AIPLA)
27 January 2005
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Opposition & Appeal Procedures In The European Patent Office -
London, UK (Management
Forum)
28 January 2005
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Substantive Patent Law Of The Epo Boards Of Appeal - London, UK (Management
Forum)
31 January 2005
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ACPC Reception
- Florida, USA (IPO
Association)
03 - 04 February 2005
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Intellectual Property and Export Markets: Lessons from
Here and Abroad
- Tremblant, CA (AIPPI)
07 - 08 February 2005
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Anticounterfeiting Forum
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Washington, DC, USA (INTA)
11 February 2005
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Design Formalities Workshop
- London, UK (Management
Forum)
14 - 25 February 2005
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Roundtable: Brand Protection, Branding Guidelines,
Co-Branding, Using the Brand Correctly
- USA (INTA))
20 February 2005
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Community Design Workshop - London, UK (Management
Forum)
03 - 04 March 2005
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Asia-Pacific Forum
- Singapore, SG (INTA)
06 - 08 March 2005
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Helsinki Symposium - The Enforcement of Intellectual
Property Rights
- Helsinki, FI (AIPPI)
07 - 08 March 2005
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The Practice Of Oral Proceedings At The European Patent Office -
London, UK (Management
Forum)
13 - 17 April 2005
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19th Annual AIIP Conference
- Arizona, USA (AIIP)
25 April 2005
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The 2005 IPO Venture Summit
- California, USA (IPO
Association)
29 April - 05 May 2005
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FICPI EXCO Meeting
- Seoul, KR (FICPI)
14 - 18 May 2005
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127th Annual Meeting
- California, USA (INTA)
12 - 15 June 2005
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LESI Annual Conference
- Munich, DE (LESI)
13 - 16 September 2005
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Marques Annual Conference - Praque, CZ (Marques)
23 - 29 September 2005
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Forum & Executive Committee Meeting
- Berlin, DE (AIPPI)
25 - 28 September 2005
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LES USA and Canada Annual Conference
- Arizona, US (LESI)
23 - 26 October 2005
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International Judges Conference
- Washington, DC US (IPO
Association)
30 October - 05 November 2005
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FICPI EXCO Meeting and 9th OPEN FORUM
- Lisbon, PT (FICPI)
20 - 23 November 2005
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XII Jornadas de Trabajo y Consejo de Administración - Punta del
Este, Uruguay (ASIPI)
05 December 2005
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PTO Day
Washington, DC US (IPO
Association)
01 - 04 February 2006
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Mid-Winter Institute
- California, USA (AIPLA)
14 - 19 April 2006
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LESI Annual Conference
- Seoul, KR (LESI)
06 - 10 May 2006
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INTA Annual Meeting
- Toronto, CA (INTA)
22 - 26 May 2006
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FICPI WORLD CONGRESS
- Paris, FR (FICPI)
07 - 10 June 2006
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25th Annual Conference
- Warsaw, PL (ECTA)
08 - 12 October 2006
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40th World Intellectual Property Congress - Gothenburg, SE (AIPPI)
28 April - 02 May 2007
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INTA Annual Meeting
- Toronto, CA (INTA)
15 - 20 June 2007
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LESI Annual Conference
- Zurich, CH (LESI)
04 - 10 October 2007
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Forum & Executive Committee Meeting - Singapore, SG (AIPPI)
02 - 07 May 2008
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LESI Annual Conferences
- Chicago, USA (LESI)
17 - 21 May 2008
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INTA Annual Meeting
- Berlin, DE (INTA)
06 - 11 September 2008
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41st World Intellectual Property Congress - Boston, US (AIPPI)
16 - 20 May 2009
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INTA Annual Meeting
- Washington, USA (INTA)
01 - 06 October 2010
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42nd World Intellectual Property Congress - Paris, FR (AIPPI)
Posted by Kristine Baird
Tuesday, 16
November 2004
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IP Conference Calendar Update
15 -
16 November 2004 -
Patentdatenbanken im Internet und Online-Patenteinreichung - PIZ
Chemnitz, DE (EPO)
18 November 2004 -
WIPO National Workshop to Develop Intellectual Property Licensing and
Negotiation Skills - Bangalore, IN (WIPO)
18 November 2004 -
esp@cenet® for advanced users - Online (EPO
19 November 2004 -
Classification systems - Online (EPO)
22 - 26 November 2004 -
WIPO Round Table of Heads of Industrial Property Offices - Mombasa,
KE (WIPO)
23 - 24 November 2004 -
epoline® Annual Conference 2004 - Salzburg, AT (EPOnline)
23 - 24 November 2004 - Seminario
Nacional sobre el Uso Estratégico de la Propiedad Intelectual para
Mejorar la Competitividad de las Empresas tanto en el Mercado Interno
como en los Mercados de Exportación - Guayaquil, EC (WIPO)
24 - 25 November 2004 -
National Seminar on Intellectual Property and its Impact on Economic
Development - Minsk, BY (WIPO)
24 - 25 November 2004 -
WIPO National Seminar on Enhancing Awareness and Building Capacity of
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to Benefit from the IP
System - Colombo, LK (WIPO)
29 November 2004 -
Introduction to esp@cenet® - Online (EPO)
29 November 2004 -
IPC Union - IPC Revision Working Group - Geneva, CN (WIPO)
29 November - 03 December 2004 -
Primer Curso Regional OMPI-CEPAL de Alto Nivel sobre Aspectos y
Técnicas de Negociación en Materia de Propiedad Intelectual en América
Latina y el Caribe - Santiago, CL (WIPO)
29 November - 10 December 2004 -
Atelier sur les services d'appui à l'innovation et leur gestion -
Geneva/Zurich/Bern/Lausanne, CH (WIPO)
30 November 2004 -
Classification systems - Online (EPO)
30 November - 02 December 2004 -
Atelier sur la propriété intellectuelle comme outil de développement
économique - Antananarivo, Madagascar (WIPO)
01 December 2004 -
esp@cenet® for SMEs - Online (EPO)
06 - 07 December 2004 -
WIPO Asian Sub-Regional Workshop on the Economic Importance of
Trademarks and the Madrid System - Islamabad, Pakastam (WIPO)
06 - 07 December 2004 -
WIPO Workshop on Intellectual Property as a Tool for Developing
National Branding Strategies - Kingston, Jamaica (WIPO)
04 - 07 April 2005 -
EPO Seminar on Search and Documentations Working Methods - The
Hague, NE (EPO)
Posted by Kristine Baird
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
Morningside Translation Services (IP
Translation)
"Morningside Translation Services, a division of
Morningside Evaluations and Consulting, stands at the forefront of the
Translation Services industry. Our translations are routinely
submitted to Government organizations such as the Department of
Justice, the U.S. Customs Service, and the U.S. Patent & Trademark
Office. Furthermore, our portfolio of clients reflects international
corporations, conglomerates, and law firms. Innovations in technology
have fueled a demand for a sophisticated translation response, which
we have effectively streamlined. Our translation process is the
industry's most efficient. Our clients reliably receive accurate
translations that are grammatically and colloquially correct."
Global Patent Graphics (IP
Drafting page)
"Global Patent Graphics is a full-service patent
illustration company, with over 25 years of experience in the field.
We are dedicated to maintaining only the highest quality of standard
in our drawing and in the services we provide to our clients across
the US and abroad."
IPtoGO (IP Software page)
"IPtoGO is offering PatentPleeze. With this
software (US$45 per year) you can download full patent documents from
most countries. You can merge all document in a single PDF. Also
included: Display text and image side by side, search facility of
local database, notes on PDF, One click email of selected patents,
ranking according to keywords + free utilities. (21 days trial)"
USLegalJobs.com (IP Employment page)
"We have been successfully building
relationships with leaders in the IP community since 1986. We are
exclusively in the business of helping law firms and corporate legal
departments build exceptional teams, while helping IP Attorneys and
Patent Agents achieve their long term objectives."
Posted by Scott Ly and Matthew
Downing
Wednesday, 10
November 2004
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ipMAGNET - New Patent Search and Download Software
I have just discovered a new
program called ipMAGNET by MayaMiya
Technologies. The ipMAGNET software provides a system for
searching and downloading patents from 4 major services, namely USPTO,
ESP@CENET, DEPATIS and CIPO. The software has a comprehensive
interface which allows a user extremely good control over searching
and downloading parameters. This software is an excellent example of
how this area is continually improving and responding to users actual
needs. IP Menu are always very pleased to see products like this
emerge. You can visit the ipMAGNET website here and they do have a
trial version available which will give you an idea of the scope of
this software.
Some of the features of ipMAGNET:
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-Search for patents using familiar layout and
search terms, without visiting the Patent Office Website.
-Narrow the search based on publication, application and priority
numbers, ipc and epc classifications etc.
-Multiple, Unlimited patent downloads with a single operation.
-Download patents by specific sections (claims, drawings,
descriptions, specifications, abstract etc) or in full .
-Download both HTML abstract and facsimile/image data with a single
operation.
-Intuitive progress messages during the search and download process.
-Automatically merge all patent pages into one convenient single file.
-Automatic patent viewing after download (if appropriate viewers
installed).
-Download Equivalent patents at EPO, when available.
-Browse between various Patent Office search results with ease.
| ipMAGNET Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Dialog - November/December Chronolog
Dialog's November/December 2004 issue
of the Chronolog is now available for download. Click
here for the HTML version or
here for the PDF version. Highlights of this latest issue include:
Dialog Live News — Real-Time, Streaming News Directly to Your Desktop
New Beilstein Databases on Dialog
DialogLink 4.01 with Enhancements Now Available for Download
Dialog DataStar Adds Enhancements
| Dialog Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday, 09
November 2004
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Europe - EPIDOS Annual Conference 2004 - Discussion Forums
EPIDOS has replaced the EPIDOS
workshops held in previous years with new conference Discussion
Forums. According to EPIDOS they "are your
chance to get involved in discussions and help the EPO to set its
priorities for European patent information in future".
The majority of the the discussions took place on 25 October 2004. To
find out more on any of the topics listed below, visit the EPIDOS
website
here.
Discussion Forum A:
Classification searching on esp@cenet
Of the types of
search possible in esp@cenet, classification searching is possibly the
most challenging, |
On
16 December 2004, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
launched its New Interactive Website, Trademark Electronic Filing
System ("TM ONLINE"), IP Case Online Search System and Electronic
Gazette for trademark publications (e-Gazette Trademarks). 
