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Friday, 29
October 2004
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Korea -
Korean Patent Abstracts Now Available on STN
 It is great
to see STN expanding coverage of Asian patents with the addition of
the Korean Patent Abstracts database (KOREAPAT) to the STN line up.
KOREAPAT is produced by the Korean Institute of Patent Information (KIPI)
on behalf of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and
provides English language access to Korean patent information. KOREPAT
covers Unexamined Patent Applications (A-documents) from 2000 onwards
and Examined/Granted Patents (B1-documents) from 1979 to 2002.
KOREAPAT records include inventor and patent assignee data,
publication information, International Patent Classification (IPC)
codes, a representative drawing image, and a title and abstract
provided by KIPO. KOREAPAT contains 486,000 records (Oct 2004), and is
updated four to five times a year. Automatic current awareness
searches (SDIs) are therefore not available in the file.
As usual, you can get all the information on an STN database from the
summary sheet, click
here for
the KOREAPAT summary sheet.
| STN Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday, 28
October 2004
- PIUG
2005 Annual Conference Announcement
 Suzanne
Robins from PIUG has just announced the venue for the 2005 PIUG 2005
Annual Conference - An International Conference for Patent Information
Professionals.
The theme of the conference will be "The
Future of Patent Information: Tools and Techniques for Adding Value"
and will be held:
Saturday, May 21 to Thursday, May 26, 2005
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA, USA 22202
(703) 418-1234
www.crystalcity.hyatt.com
The proposed topics will include:
- Post Processing Tools, Techniques and
Philosophies
- New and Future Technologies for Patent Information
- The new USPTO from the Perspectives of Patent Examiners and Patent
Attorneys
| PIUG Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
 IP
Menu - Country Resources Updated
Scott Ly from IP Organisers has
been busy updating many country pages on IP Menu. Some of the pages
updated include:
- Israel
- Honduras
- Haiti
- Guatemala
- Chile
- Iceland
- India
- Italy
- Jersey
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday, 27
October 2004
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - Australia - Actuate
Intellectual Property
"Actuate Intellectual Property provides a
tailored and cost effective approach to branding and trade mark
protection for businesses. Our team of consultants comprise of
experienced trade mark attorneys, patent attorneys and intellectual
property lawyers. Our trade mark attorneys have private practice
experience as well as previous experience as Examiners for IP
Australia. Actuate IP can assist in trade mark searching, filing,
registration (domestically & internationally) as well as the
enforcement and protection of client’s rights. We also provide
services in the areas of patents, designs, copyright and related
contractual matters. We deliver practical solutions and strategies for
our clients."
IP Firms - Malaysia - Bustaman
"Bustaman is a full service intellectual
property law firm dedicated to assisting our clients in every aspect
of intellectual property, from its creation and protection, to
acquisition and commercialisation, and to enforcement and litigation."
IP Firms - USA - Illinois -
Cognosys
"Cognocys enables enterprises to maximize the
potential of Intellectual Property through its software and associated
services. The software automates all aspects of asset management from
the initial cataloguing and classification of an idea, to the final
disposition decisions at the end of their life cycle. The IAM software
can serve as an agent of change, allowing an organization to develop
and implement the management process that will maximize the value of
its intellectual property. The Cognocys software coordinates the flow
of data to/from the business, process and technical areas of the
enterprise."
Posted by Matthew
Downing
Tuesday, 26
October 2004
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GetIPDL -
New Version 2.14.3 Now Available
 GetIPDL
have released another update to their Patent Downloading software.
Version 2.14.3 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.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP
Firms - USA - California - Counterpoint Systems
"Counterpoint Systems is the world's largest provider of rights and
royalty management software. Counterpoint Systems' product line serves
film, television, record, music publishing, merchandising and general
licensing companies."
IP Firms - India - Alok & Partners
“Alok & Partners is a full service IP law firm in India. Ours is a
team of qualified Attorneys, Engineers, Scientists, Chartered
Accountants dealing exclusively in this field of Intellectual Property
Rights including Patents, Trademarks, Designs, Copyrights,
Geographical Indications and allied matters such as Registration,
Opposition, Rectification, Civil and Criminal Litigations for the
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights"
IP Firms - Iran - Irankish Institute for
Intellectual Property Legal Services (IIIPLS)
"Irankish Institute for Intellectual Property Legal Services (IIIPLS),
established by a motivated team of experienced attorneys, lawyers and
intellectual property experts, is one of the first institutes to
provide specialized legal services in the field of intellectual
property rights in Iran. With the realities and trends of the regional
and international trade systems in mind, our Institutes assists our
clients to design and implement tailor-made plans to protect and
monitor their industrial and intellectual property rights, copy rights
and related rights in an efficient manner."
IP Firms - Jordan - Michael T. Dabit and
Associates
"Michael T Dabit is a Jordanian Law firm with 6 associates,
specialising in patent law,intellectual property law,,banking law,
Foreign Investment, Commuication lawNatural Resources and Minning
Law,we are members in many internationl assocaition as as
International Bar assocaitio, Jordan american Business association,
Jordan Bar assocaition."
IP Firms - Mexico - Beltrán Fortuny y
Beltrán Rivera, S.C.
"The firm is comprised by engineers and attorneys-at-law specializing
in Intellectual Property matters, including Trade Secrets and Unfair
competition. We assist our clients in procuring, preserving,
maintaining and enforcing IP rights in Mexico. We also provide IP
counseling, due diligence and auditing services in connection with
joint-ventures, acquisitions, divestitures and merges."
IP Firms - Egypt - Middle East
Intellectual Property Services
"Patent Attorneys and trade mark agents handling all aspect of
Intellectual Property matters in Egypt, Middle East and Africa. Our
practice includes filing of Trade Marks, Patents, Utility Models,
Design , Layout design of Integrated Circuits plant varities
,copyright. We handle also all kinds of IP infringment, counterfeit.
lawsuits and product consltants. In addition we provide for technical
and legal translation required for IP matters.”
IP Firms - Lebanon - Al Aref Law Firm
"Established since 1942 by Dr.Aref El Aref (Phd in Commercial Law and
civil Law), our firm operates as a general legal practice and provides
legal advice and services of Lebanese Law. Our success has created
enduring business relationships with several clients from every sector
one of them was Intellectual Property.In business for over half a
century we deliver our services in a confident and modern way the
result is an effective solution focused approach that helps our
clients to grow their business. We enjoy our achievements, but always
strive to go further. (site in English French Arabic)"
IP Firms - Brazil - M C Araujo
Consultoria em Propriedade Industrial Ltda.
"We are a law firm compromised with the protection of all Intellectual
Property Rights aspects, including Patents, Trade/Service Marks,
Designs, Copyrights, domain names and Unfair Competition.Our staff
members are highly experienced and qualified. The professional skills
of our members enable us to efficiently deal with our client's needs
by planning, managing and executing the best strategies to achieve
their goals."
IP Firms - India - Global Jurix
"Global Jurix is a full service Intellectual Property firm dealing
exclusively with matters relating to Patents, Trademarks, Designs,
Copyrights and Domain Names. The firm has association with leading law
Firms all over the world handling the international filing and
prosecution of Patent and Trademark applications of the firm's
clientele."
IP Firms - Spain - Abril Abogados
"Areas of Specialization: Patent & Trademark Law (registration and
litigation), Copyright, Personal Data protection, E-Commerce and
Internet Law, Licensing. Community Trademark Professional
representatives, Authorised Spanish Patent and Trademark Agents,
Professional representatives before E.P.O., Registered Attorneys at
Law. Members of INTA, IBA, ASIPI, AIPPI, LES, ECTA, IIDA."
IP Firms - Vietnam - Lele Intellectual
Property Law Firm
"LE & LE specializes in all aspects of intellectual property law
including patent, design, trademark, copyright and other IP rights,
cover in Vietnam, China, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, USA and other
countries."
Posted by Matthew
Downing
Monday, 25
October 2004
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PIUG - 2004 Annual
Conference Video/DVD Now Available
The Patent
Information Users Group (PIUG) held their Annual Conference eariler
this year. There were many excellent presentations by the leaders in
the intellectual property searching field at that conference and now
PIUG have made those presentations available to purchase.
"The 2004 PIUG Annual Conference Videos are now
available for order from the PIUG website. This year PIUG can offer
the Videos in VHS or DVD format. Of course PIUG members get a special
"members" price, just another reason to consider becoming a member of
PIUG".
To find out more, visit the PIUG website
here.
| PIUG Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise
(also webmaster for PIUG)
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New Zealand - IPONZ Closed Today for Labour Day
 IPONZ
will be closed on Monday 25 October for Labour Day. Documents may
still be filed at IPONZ using the late filing box located at 330 High
Street Lower Hutt. Any documents that are received on 25 October 2004
will be dated 26 October 2004. Trade Mark applications and renewals
that are made online on Monday 25 October will also receive a filing
date of 26 October.
| IPONZ Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Hong Kong - Trade Marks Symposium
Mainland, Hong Kong SAR and
Macao SAR Intellectual Property Symposium 2004 will be held at the
Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre from 28 – 29 October,
2004. The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department is organising the
Symposium in collaboration with the State Intellectual Property Office
and the Macao SAR Economic Services. The Symposium will be held at the
Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre (澳門旅遊塔會展娛樂中心) in Macau
on 28 and 29 October, 2004. To find out more about this Symposium,
visit the HKIPD website
here.
| HKIPD Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Hong
Kong - Trade Marks FAQs
The Intellectual Property
Department of Hong Kong has just issued a new trade mark
FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions) in relation to the Examination process,
Application for registration, Certification marks, etc. This is a
useful starting point for any user wanting to find out more about the
Hong Kong Trade Mark process. To find out more, click
here.
| HKIPD Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Europe - Free Web Based Training
The EPO (EPIDOS) has announced
that further interactive, free-of-charge virtual classroom sessions
are scheduled for November and December this year.
"Without leaving your office, you can sit at
your own computer and follow the lesson guided by ONLINE EXPERT
TUTORS. You are free to raise your hand (electronically) and ask
questions, make comments or otherwise interact at any time. You can
even pass notes to other students! All of this at your fingertips, on
YOUR computer, on YOUR desk, in YOUR office".
To find out more visit the EPIDOS Training Centre website
here.
| EPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Europe - Guide for Applicants Update
The Guide for Applicants, Part
1 (the April 2004 edition) is
now available from the European Patent Office (EPO) website in
electronic form. The "Guide for applicants" aims to provide companies,
inventors and their representatives with an outline of the procedure
for granting European patents, offering practical advice to smooth the
way to a European patent. .
| EPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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New Beta
Patent PDF Viewer - ASITRI
There is a new patent website which
allows you to view the full PDF of US patent specifications. The site
is called ASITRI and it also provides lists of abstracts of cited
prior art. The site has a simple, uncluttered look and provides speedy
feedback. It think this site is well worth having a look at, and you
can find out more
here.
| ASITRI
Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday, 29
September 2004
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IP Menu - 2 Week Break
IP Menu will be on a 2 week break
while I travel to Venice (Italy) for the FICPI forum after a short
stay in Taiwan. In the mean time if you have any specific questions I
will still be checking my
email on the road. We will be back on 15 October 2004.
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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PIUG NorthEast Workshop 2004 - Reminder
Jessica Pfennig,
the planning chair of the NE PIUG workshop has reminded us there is
only a few days to go to register for the PIUG Workshop on Oct. 12th.
Registration closes on Oct. 4th. These are great events with the cream
of IP searchers gathered to teach and share their wealth of
experience. To find out more, visit the
PIUG website.
| PIUG Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday, 28
September 2004
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Australia - PatSearch
Problems - Part 722
Kathy Kemp from Davies Collison
Cave has prepared a table detailing the IP Australia PatSearch
problems and comparing them with the original Mainframe system (PatAdmin)
and also comparing them to what is available in the Official Journal.
"Just thought you may be interested in the
attached document, I made a copy of the document given to me by IP
Australia , put it next to it but filled in put in Blue the fields
that the Mainframe Status Reports show information , I then put a
third column showing What is published in the journal and the
information given". A copy of the document in PDF form is
available here.
Thanks Kathy, this is a Wonderful job!! I am sure all searches of
Australian patent information would agree.
| IP Australia Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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WIPO - Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)
The meetings of the Assemblies
of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which bring
together WIPO’s 181 member states is currently being held in Geneva
(September 27 to October 5, 2004). The aim of the meeting is "to take
stock of progress in the Organization’s work and discuss future policy
directions".
Full details of the meeting including proposed agenda items is
available from the WIPO website
here.
| WIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - El Salvador - De la Gasca
& Cia
"IP firm dedicated to the
registration/application and enforcement of: trademarks, patents,
copyrights, and all other related aspects. Legal advisory in IP
contracting, litigation, dispute resolution in El Salvador."
IP Firms - Lebanon - Oussama El Aref Law
Office
"Established since 1942,our Office operates as a
general legal practice and provides legal advice and services of
Lebanese Law. It is equipped to meet all the legal needs of clients."
IP Firms - USA - Illinois -
Babcock IP, LLC
"Babcock IP has a primary focus on patents. We
enhance our client's business opportunities/position with respect to
United States of America and International patents by: Counseling on
individual patent and patent portfolio strategy. Evaluating invention
disclosures for patentability. Drafting patent applications.
Prosecuting patent applications. Initiating or responding to
re-examinations, reissues and appeals. Advising on patent
design-around opportunities. Preparing defensive/offensive patent
validity and infringement.opinions. Evaluating potential infringements
and performing pre-litigation. contact/negotiation with 3rd parties."
IP Firms - Andorra - SAPIM, SA
"S.A.P.I.M. is an Andorran Trademark Agency
involved in the field of Property Rights filing, representation and
protection of commercialized trademarks in our country, domains names,
AD."
IP Firms - Algeria - Badri Abdelwahab
"We are an intellectual property law firm
located in Algeria. The firm provides its client with legal advice and
best services in the pertaining area. Intellectual property services
offered by Bacip include: Patent ,Trademarks, Industrial Design,
Layout integrated circuit. Geographical indications. Copyrights.
Domain name disputes. Litigations and unfair competition law. We
provide Legal consultation and comprehensive studies for Patents,
Trademarks and other IP rights. Searches. Registration, renewal,
amendment, transfer of title, and all formalities until receiving
registration certificate. Representing clients before the courts of
justice regarding the pertaining disputes. Preparation of contracts,
licenses, agreements. Protection against any infringement and
uncompetitive usage. Foreign corporate counseling. We provide all
legal needs for your business in Algeria. We undertake all
administrative and legal procedure until final registration counseling
to protect your valuable Intellectual property rights. We help our
foreign clients in all legal matters We assist our client in all
disputes. Furthermore, we assume an important part and role in
internet law, e-commerce legal solution, protection of programs
database and web site domain name and trademarks litigation such as
infringement of trademarks by domain name (domain grabbing or cyber
squatting)."
IP Firms - Argentina - Gold-berkenwald
"Established in Argentina since 1976, Gold-Berkenwald
is a medium sized law firm that specializes in Intellectual Property,
Commercial and Corporate Law. Supported by an interdisciplinary team
of professionals with specific technical and legal background, our
firm provides a full range of highly customized and cost-effective
services to a worldwide client base."
IP Firms - Malaysia - Koo Chin
Nam & Co., Advocates & Solicitors
"We are a small but established legal firm in
the intellectual property industry of Malaysia. Areas covered are
patents, trademarks and industrial designs."
IP Firms - USA - Texas - Seth &
Associates
"Seth & Associates is a full service ip firm
that litigates patent infringement cases nationwide on a contingent
fee, hourly fee, or hyrid fee."
Posted by Matthew
Downing
Thursday, 23
September 2004
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - USA -
Massachusetts - WorldTrade Executive, Inc.
"Revolutionary legal and financial changes
continue to sweep through the management of intellectual property
worldwide. If you have responsibilities for international IP assets,
you will find Global Intellectual Property Asset Management Report to
be an essential tool for keeping pace with these developments. Our
network of contributing IP counsel and executives is unrivaled. Global
Intellectual Property Asset Management Report delivers exclusive
information and advice from highly respected executives who have
already dealt with the same issues that face your company or client.
They will tell you what you need to know in a practical, hands-on
style. Published monthly by WorldTrade Executive, Inc."
IP Firms - Vietnam - GiaViet LLP
"GiaViet LLP is a newly founded IP firm in
Vietnam. However, GiaViet’s Partners are the Patent & Trademark
Attorneys with long professional experience in patent and trademark
practice. In particular, we would like to introduce our Partners
briefly as follows:
(i) Mr. Tran Viet Cuong – General Director of Giaviet LLP. Mr. Cuong
has a M Sc in Mechanics, a BA in laws and a diploma in IP law. He is a
registered patent and trademark attorney (Registration No. 79-2003).
(ii) Mr. Le Tung – Vice Director of Giaviet LLP. Mr. Tung is a
registered patent and trademark attorney (Registration No. 69-2003)
with long experience in patent practice (10-year experience in Pham &
Associates). He has a M Sc in Biochemistry, an a diploma in IP law.
His practice is focused on Chemistry, Pharmacy and Biotechnology."
IP Firms - Australia - McCarthy Port
Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
IP Firms - Brazil - Magalhaes &
Associados, International
IP Firms - Canada - Abrise Consulting
International
"Abrise Consulting International: Search tools
and global e-commerce for filing patents, trademarks, etc.
Do-it-yourself solutions for engineering startups."
IP Firms - Romania - Andra Musatescu Law
& Industrial Property Offices
"The Firm is advising multinational clients,
inter alia, well-known GSM operators, chocolate producer, renown
international spirits companies and special foods manufacturer on
intellectual property matters. The Firm is involved in both litigation
and legal counseling, as well as in all aspects of representation
before the local Patent Office. In consequence, the Firm has a vast
experience in advising multinational clients on intellectual property
matters from the creation of an industrial property right, to its
clearance for registration, its registration and the exercise of the
rights obtained by registration, to any court procedures relating to
intellectual The Firm is also experienced in negotiations, many of the
cases of infringement being settled between parties. The Firm is
well-known for anticipating the problems which can occur in protecting
an intellectual property right and recommending the best solutions for
the clients in terms of overcoming any such potential obstacles. What
sets the Firm apart from other specialized intellectual property firms
is the dedication of its attorneys, supported by paralegals and
administrative staff. The Firm, formed of young professionals, U.K.
and Romanian educated, with vast legal experience, is a fast growing
office, the professionalism of which speaks for itself. property
rights."
IP Firms - Turkey - Landmark Patent
Office
"Landmark Patent Agency is carrying out attorney
procedures at the field of Intellectual And Industrial Property Rights
(Commercial and Service Trademarks, Patents , Industrial Designs,
Geographical Sign ) by Turkish Patent Instýtute and gives consultancy
services about Intellectual and Industrial Patent Rights to its
customers. Landmark Patent Agency, with its Trademark and Patent
Attorneys who are qualified and authorized by Turkish Patent
Institute, undertakes the duty of protecting your rights about this
subject by realizing the necessary procedures and following up till
the registration is completed."
Posted by Matthew
Downing
Wednesday, 22
September 2004
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Special Report - IP Australia - Holes in the Database Finally Revealed
Further to my item on IP Australia's
Patent database last Friday, I can now report more details regarding
the major holes in the official Australian Patent database. I am quite
sure that if determined people like Kathy Kemp (Davies Collison Cave)
did not push this issue so hard with IP Australia we would never see
details of the holes in the Australian patent database published on
the IP Australia website. But the list is now available. (how many
years late???).
This situation has long passed the "teething" problems one gets with a
new system. It is now a question of whether management at IP
Australia really have a commitment (or ability) to deliver a
functional system.
Not all fields listed in the PatSearch database are being populated
with data from the other IP Australia systems. This essentially means
that when you get a status report from PAMS/PatSearch it is full of
holes! Here is the list of "unpopulated" fields. It may be downloaded
in PDF format
here.
Be warned...the list is 4 pages long!!!!
Application
Details
Old
Provisional Number
Deferment Date
Opposition Date
Opposition Result
Examination
Request Fee Paid
Deferment Date
Search Results Received
Third Party Examination Request Date
Re-examination Request Date
International (Type) Search Results
Acceptance Details
Date
Notice Printed
Amendment to Specification
Amendment to Application
Amendment to Drawings
Prior Art
Dreyfus Case
Dreyfus Numbers
Certified Details
Final
Date for Certification
Applicant Reference
Amendment to Specification
Amendment to Application
Amendment to Drawings
Prior Art
Opposition Details
Opposition Result
Sealing Details
Sealing Reference
Lapsed; Withdrawn; Refused; Ceased/Expired Details
Date
Ceased
PCT Details
PCT
OPI Date
PCT Advertisement Withdrawn Date
Fee History
Date
Paid
Fee Paid
Paid to Date
Agency
Reference
Change of Ownership Details
Date
Reason
Old Name
Details of Change of Name of Applicant under S104
Old
Name
New Name
Date of Request
Date of Registration
Date Advertised
Date Parties Notified
Instrument Date
Instrument Details
Enclosures
Address for Legal Service
Client Reference
Extension of Time
Status
of Extension
Extension Type
Date of Application
Date of Acknowledgment
Application Advertised
Opposition Lodged
Opposition Decided
Opposition Decision
Date of Allowance
Extension Notified
Allowance Advertised
First Extension Date
Extension Effective
Extension Expired
Address for Legal Service
Voluntary Amendment Details (under S104 of Patent Act
1990)
Status
Type
Date of Request
Request Advertised
Opposition Lodged
Opposition Decision
Opposition Status
S112 Status
S112 Notice Issued
Date of Allowance
Allowance Advertised
Address for Legal Service
Extension of Term
Granted / Published
TGA Date
Final Expiry Date
Date of Lodgement of Application
Date Lodgement Advertised
Date of Acceptance
Date Acceptance Advertised
Date of Lodgement of Opposition
Opposition Allowed
Decision Date
Date of Refusal
Date Refusal Advertised
Date Application Withdrawn
Date Withdrawal Advertised
Date Extension Granted
Date Granting Advertised
Attorney Code
Address for Legal Service
Client Reference
Extension Description
Licence Details
Status
Term of Licence
Type of Licence
Date of Registration
Instrument Date (1)
Instrument Date (2)
Instrument Details
Enclosures
Address for Legal Service
Licencees
Mortgage Details
Status
Date of Registration
Instrument Date (1)
Instrument Date (2)
Instrument Details
Enclosures
Address for Legal Service
Details of Assignment by Patentee under S187, Reg
19.1
Old
Name
New Name
Date of Request
Date of Registration
Date Advertised
Date Parties Notified
Instrument Date(s)
Instrument Details
Enclosures
Address for Legal Service
Client Reference
Interest
Scope
Section 105 Amendment Details
Court
Order Date
Court Order Number
Court
Transition from Complete to Provisional Details
Conversion To Provisional Application From
Application Lodged
Data Converted
Reference
Complete Specification Lodged
Journal Notice Date
Application Number
Title
PCT Number
Date Filed
Restoration Details
Status
of Restoration
Date of Application
Date of Acknowledgment
Application Advertised
Opposition Lodged
Opposition Decided
Opposition Decision
Date of Fee Reminder
Date Restored
Restoration Notified
Restoration Advertised
Address for Legal Service
|
IP Australia Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise
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Questel•Orbit Releases
PatReader
Questel•Orbit and Lingway (provider of
high level linguistic technologies) have announced the release of
PatReader. This new product is the first commercial project launched
under the new joint venture announced earlier this month by Questel•Orbit
and Lingway, and joins PatentExaminer as one of the new range of
productivity tools released by Questel•Orbit this year.
PatReader uses Lingway’s linguistic technology together with Questel•Orbit’s
full-text databases to create a new visualization tool 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, and lays out the document in a
convenient two-column format with elements on the left linked to the
full-text on the right. Vital information, such as the major
advantages of an invention, drawbacks of former patents, cited
individuals or corporate organizations as well as independent claims,
are highlighted for easy scanning. PatReader is available for
English-only full-text patents on Questel•Orbit’s US, European, and
PCT patent databases, and will be extended to French and German
language in 2005.
Details (in PDF) are available
here.
| Questel•Orbit Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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USPTO - Public Search Room Moving to
Alexandria - Opens Monday
The USPTO have today report that the
final phase of their move to the new HQ in Alexandria, Virginia begins
this weekend with the relocation of the public search room.
"The public search facilities and the trademark
search library will open on Monday. The new public search facility
will occupy the first two floors of the Madison East Building. It will
consolidate current patent and trademark information sources and staff
and focus on electronic delivery of information. The state-of-the-art
facility will offer 300 computer workstations providing access to the
full complement of USPTO patent and trademark automated search
systems, in addition to other electronic, microfilm and print
resources. The public search room will be open daily from 8 am to 8
pm".
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday, 21
September 2004
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Brazil - New
Patent Database Interface
Portuguese is not one of my
strong points...ok...I don't speak a word of it, however I have
discovered today with the assistance of the Google Translation engine
that the Brazilian Patent database has a new (and better!) interface
for their Patent database. They have taken precautions which prevent
people presumably bulk downloading the data (you need to copy text
into a field in order to access the database).
To find out more visit the INPI website
here.
| INPI
Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Friday, 17
September 2004
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Australia - Problems Continue
for Patent Database - No End in Sight
Recently we gave a bouquet to IP
Australia (the Australian Patent Office) for their efforts in relation
to the Trade Mark database, ATMOSS. Credit where credit is due!
Alas, the same can not be said for the shocking state of the Patent
database known as NPS or PAMS. The system introduced to replace the
PatAdmin database has been a disaster. I think I am not alone in that
assessment of the situation. PatAdmin was a
solid,
reliable,
functional
and accurate
system. One to be proud of!. The replacement database "PAMS"
could not
have any of those four words used to describe it.
Years on since its introduction we still have
major problems with
missing information in relation to Oppositions, Section 223 Extensions
of Time, Section 104 Amendments, Historical information. Any one
monitoring a patent application using PAMS is potentially missing
vital information.
What is going on with IP Australia? The frustration in the IP
Information Industry in Australia is growing and quite frankly there
seems little light on the horizon. We need some real action soon to
fix these problems and make the Australian patent database something
to actually be proud about.
| IP Australia Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday, 16
September 2004
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Iceland - Information regarding the Iceland's accession to EPC
 The
Iceland patent Office has
published information regarding Icelands entry into the EPC.
The EPC will enter into force for Iceland on 1 November 2004. The
European Patent Organisation will thus comprise the following 29
member states as from 1 November 2004: Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
the United Kingdom.
To find our more how this will effect Icelandic and European patent
applications, click
here.
|
ELS Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday, 14
September 2004
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US - USPTO -
Trademark Manual of Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services
Updated
News from the USPTO "Earlier
this year, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the
European Office for the Harmonization in the Internal Market and the
Japan Patent Office agreed on a list of identifications and
classifications for goods and services that will be accepted in
trademark applications filed in the three offices. The initial list of
over 7,000 entries has been incorporated into the Acceptable
Identification of Goods and Services Manual and is available on the
USPTO Website
here. To bring
up a list of only the trilateral entries, just enter a T(TL) in the
search field".
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - China - China Sinda
Intellectual Property Co. Ltd.
"China Sinda is a full service private Chinese
IP law firm serving over 1,000 international clients from over 50
countries and regions. We are headquartered in Beijing and have branch
offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; Washington D.C.,U.S.A.; and
Tokyo, Japan."
IP Firms - Turkey - Prometyum
Consultancy Limited
"Prometyum Consultancy Limited serves a broad
spectrum of foreign and domestic clients by drafting and prosecuting
patent, design and trade mark applications throughout the world,
providing infringement and validity opinions on patents, designs and
trade marks. Prometyum Consultancy Limited also coordinate and assist
in intellectual property litigation and provide opinions on
intellectual property portfolios."
IP Firms - Uganda - Sipi Law
Associates
"We are a firm of Advocates in Kampala, Uganda.
We practice in the following principle areas: Intellectual property
Registration & Protection. Trade and Investment Legal Counsel.
Corporate/ Enterprise Law. Environment & Natural Resources Law.
Telecommunications & Media Law."
IP Firms - USA -
California - RightsLine, Inc
"RightsLine is a leading provider of business
applications software, enabling companies to increase revenue from
existing intellectual property, across all lines of business. In a
time when shareholders are pushing management to do more with less,
RightsLine provides the first software solution focused on increasing
revenue from intellectual property. From automating licensing and
sales divisions to streamlining marketing, corporate brand management
and contracts departments, RightsLine provides a proven set of rights
management, licensing and royalty products, empowering our customers
to increase revenue while reducing risk and improving efficiencies."
IP Firms- USA - Virginia -
Goldizen & Associates
"Intellectual property law firm specializing in
patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and litigation support.
Registered patent attorneys including a retired federal patent judge.
Specialties include electrical and computer engineering, biology,
chemistry and mechanical devices."
IP Firms - USA -
Washington - Bronski Law
"Dan Bronski is a trademark attorney (with a
Duke MBA) licensed in NY and WA. His office is in Seattle in the
Ballard section. Please visit our site to see how we can add value to
your business."
Posted by Matthew
Downing
Monday, 13
September 2004
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Indonesia - Patent
Database Now Available
Whilst the database is only in
Indonesian I am not able to give you a full review at this stage,
however it is great to see Indonesia getting its Patent Database up
and running. From what I can tell it provides bibliographic data
including abstracts. I am unsure on coverage.
Visit the Indonesian Patent Office website
here and click
"database" in the left column.
| Indonesian Patent
Office Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Europe - esp@cenet® Web Training
The European Patent Office has
announced that they will be holding some web based training in the
"virtual esp@cenet® classroom" at the end of this month. The sessions
will be held on Wednesday, 29 September, Thursday, 30 September and
Friday, 1 October. The sessions are live, interactive, and best of all
free of charge. To find out more on this web training, click
here.
| EPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
Dialog - September/October Chronolog Now Available
 The
September/October 2004 issue of Dialog's Chronolog is now available in
HTML and
PDF versions. In this issue:
- Dialog DataStarWeb Expands Functionality with RANK and New Alerts
Features
- Highlight: Australian Content on Dialog NewsRoom—Diverse and Growing
- ProQuest Databases Added to Dialog Choice Pricing Option
- Tips and Techniques for the Patent Searcher: Searching Terms of Art
| Dialog Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Thursday, 09
September 2004
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Delphion - Getting Started with
Delphion Web Seminar
Delphion will be holding a free
60-minute web seminar entitled "Getting Started with Delphion".
"During this live demonstration, you'll learn
the basics of patent research so you can be more productive right
away". Topics will include:
- Worldwide Collections
- Search Methods
- The Delphion Integrated View
- Patent Research Tools
As for all good Web Seminars, Delphion has provided start times for
Wednesday, 15 September 2004, however disappointingly Asia and the
southern hemisphere are completely missing!
US Pacific: 9 am
US Mountain: 10 am
US Central: 11 am
US Eastern: 12 noon
Austria: 6 pm
Belgium: 6 pm
Denmark: 6 pm
France: 6 pm
Germany: 6 pm
Ireland: 5 pm
Italy: 6 pm
Netherlands: 6 pm
Portugal: 5 pm
Spain: 6 pm
Sweden: 6 pm
Switzerland: 6 pm
UK: 5 pm
| Delphion Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday, 08
September 2004
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Genetic
Patent Database Update
Richard Rouse is a Patent Agent
with PatentInformatics, Inc and has just announced that the genetic
patent database -
PatGen
has been updated and now includes a little over 10% more patents. This
is an excellent service (free) and well worth a look.
Also have a look at his excellent tool called
PatClaims which provides a search tool that queries a dictionary
of descriptive words used for claims drafting. Another excellent
initiative!
| PatentInformatics
Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- US
- Lost Patents Found!
Congratulations go to Nashua,
N.H. attorneys Scott Asmus and Andrew Cernota for finding 14 original
18th and 19th century US patents that have been missing since the
notorious patent office fire of 1836. These patents will now be added
to the USPTO’s public database of nearly 7 million patents. Fire
destroyed the Patent Office in 1836 and records of 10,000 patents,
including the 14 found at the Dartmouth College Library by Asmus and
Cernota, were lost. To read more, visit the USPTO website here.
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Tuesday, 07
September 2004
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Australia - ATMOSS Trade Mark Database Improvements
One of the services that IP
Australia does very well is the ATMOSS trade mark database. IP
Australia has just announced a series of improvements and enhancements
to the
ATMOSS database which were implemented over the weekend (on 4
September 2004).
The three new improvements are:
- Search for Image Descriptors -
You can search the standard list of terms used to index trade marks
containing pictures, logos etc. You can then use these terms to help
you search in ATMOSS for trade marks similar to yours.
- Search for Australian Surnames - This is a tool used
to assess how common a surname is in Australia. Trade Marks that
consist of common surnames may be difficult to register.
- Search for International Nonproprietary Names for
Pharmaceutical Substances - This is a search of the database
of International Nonproprietary Names (INN). These are generic names
identifying pharmaceutical substances or active pharmaceutical
ingredients identified by the World Health Organisation and not
available for registration for pharmaceutical goods.
| IP Australia Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
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Canada -
Bouquets and Brickbats
The Canadian Intellectual Property
Office has produced an "Enhanced Client Feedback" Form, designed to
elicit compliments as well as complaints!
"In addition to providing us with your
complaints, the enhanced "Client Feedback" form will allow you to
provide comments and compliments on our services. This enhanced
mechanism will continue to help us improve our services to you".
To find out more and send your feedback, click
here.
|
CIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
- IP
MENU Update
IP MENU has updated the following Intellectual Property Resources:
IP Firms - India
- Asian Trademark.com
"We are in the business of intellectual property in india.please
contact us for any matters related to this."
IP Firms - Iran - Iranian Trademark -
Patent Lawyers, Attorneys and Legal Advisors
"Professional Trademark Registration and Protection Services for Iran
& the World. We would like to have the privilege of introducing
ourselves as a Professional Consultancy firm based in Iran. Ours is a
international Law Firm rendering services in the matters connected
with Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights,
Infringement Litigation, Design, Licensing, Biotechnology & Trade
Secrets. We have broad based clients ranging from Private Limited
Companies, Public Limited Companies to various Multinational
Organizations. We hope you choose our firm as one of your strategic
business partners."
Posted by Matthew
Downing
Monday, 06
September 2004
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US - USPTO - Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in
both Electronic and Paper Form
 The
USPTO has just announced that they will be reinstating
the policy of supplying certified copies of priority documents in
paper form. No doubt this is in direct response to the problems that
the "electronic" only version of documents has caused around the
world. I know it has given us at IP Organisers a huge headache! No
doubt the USPTO's e-future will come to pass in this area although we
may have to wait until there is more consensus and consultation with
other Patent Offices around the world.
"The Official Gazette notice, published on
August 24, 2004 entitled “All Electronic Copies of Patent Application
Records Will Now Be Provided as Certified Copies in Electronic Form”
(1285 Off. Gaz. Pat. Off, August 24, 2004) is hereby rescinded. The
USPTO is reinstating, until further notice, the procedures in effect
prior to July 30, 2004 for providing certified copies of patent
application records with paper certification statements. The USPTO
will also offer electronic certified copies of patent application
records at the requester’s option".
Read the full notice
here.
| USPTO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Friday, 03
September 2004
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Taiwan - Quarterly Report on Taiwan's Intellectual Property Rights
Protection
 The
Taiwan Intellectual Property Office has just released the latest
quarterly report (April-June 2004) covering aspect of intellectual
property protection in Taiwan. Here are a couple of selected quotes
from the report.
"In conjunction with its accession to the WTO,
Taiwan has undertaken actions and measures on hammering out an
adequate and effective IP environment. In order to strengthen
international IP cooperation, a working relationship to promote
reciprocal IP protection and utilization of industrial property is
necessary. In this quarter, two IP cooperation agreements on
industrial property rights were revised".
"A report released in May 2004 by the U.S.
Homeland Security shows that the value of IPR seizures in the first
half of FY2004 from Taiwan came to US$60,000, a substantial drop
compared with the same period in 2003 of US$322,386. This improvement
indicates that border control mechanisms are being effectively
executed in Taiwan".
The full report in PDF is available
here.
| TIPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
Wednesday, 01
September 2004
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World Patent Information - Vol 26 No 3 Now Available
 The
latest edition of "World Patent Information" has been published. World
Patent Information is an international, quarterly, peer-reviewed
journal. The journal covers a wide range of topics relevant to IP
research professionals and is a great addition to your subscription
lists if you are a serious patent information professional.
This issue includes:
- Methods for forecasting numbers of patent
applications at the European Patent Office
- Pillars of the IPC reform
- Light on simultaneous invention from U.S. Patent Office interference
records
- PCT-SAFE e-filing at WIPO
- Researching patent activities of US organizations in China
- Inventors' productivity in a publicly funded R & D agency in India
Further information about the journal is available here
|
World Patent Information Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
-
European Patent Office Accepts Electronic Filing of US Priority
Documents
 The
EPO has announced that they will accept the electronic documents
digitally signed by the USPTO as priority documents.
Background.
From 30 July 2004 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
stopped the provision of
certified copies of US patent applications as filed in paper form.
These documents will be provided only as electronic files, with an
imaged certification statement included as part of a digitally signed
PDF (portable document format) file containing TIFF (tag image file
format) images of the documents pages. These electronic files may be
downloaded by applicants from the USPTO website or are provided by the
USPTO on CD. The electronic files are digitally signed by the USPTO
for authenticity and integrity, and cannot be modified without
detection.
For more information, visit the EPO
here.
| EPO Website |
Posted by Rodney Cruise.
|
If
you are following trade mark law and practice in Hong Kong it is
important to note that the Intellectual Property Department is making
regular amendments to trademark procedures manuals. The latest two
are:
S.I.
574 of 2004 - Industrial Designs (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (From 1
November 2004). To find out more, visit the Irish Patent Office
website
There
is a new update patch for the MIMOSA software (update43_14.exe)
available for download from the European Patent Office.