-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Blogs I Follow
Meta
Author Archives: mjwhitekingston
New: Intellogist Blog
The Intellogist, a wiki for patent searchers, has launched a blog. It’s a nice addition to a site that already has some great resources, including patent search system profiles and comparisons, coverage information and best practices for patent searching. I … Continue reading
Posted in Intellogist; wikis
Leave a comment
PCT Coverage in Public Patent Databases
How the data in a database or search engine is structured is as important (or more so) as the data itself. I was reminded of this old rule-of-thumb a couple of weeks ago when I decided to compare coverage of … Continue reading
USPTO Reorganizes Classes 210 and 707
The USPTO has published two more classification orders affecting Class 210, Liquid Purification and Separation, and Class 707, Data Processing: Database and File Management or Data Structures. (#1890 and #1893) Approximately 83,767 patents and 14,473 published applications are classified in … Continue reading
Posted in classification orders
1 Comment
Espacenet Enhancements
This morning I discovered several nice enhancements in esp@cenet: 1. Expanded search terms For years the maximum number of search terms you could input in any esp@cenet field was four. This limitation appears to have been lifted. I was able … Continue reading
Posted in espacenet, Patent databases
1 Comment
Boliven Withdraws from the Field
According to an e-mail notice sent to members last week, Boliven, a social networking service aimed at inventors, researchers and IP professionals will cease operations today. It was still online as of 5:00pm EST today. (Jan. 22) The service was … Continue reading
Posted in Boliven, Patent databases
4 Comments
Wikipedia Citations in Patents Up 59 Percent
The number of U.S. patents issued last year that contain one or more references to Wikipedia articles totalled 809, a 59 percent jump from 2008. Several years ago the USPTO banned patent examiners from using Wikipedia as a source of … Continue reading
Posted in Patent references, Wikipedia
7 Comments
Class 705 Reorganized
The USPTO has abolished subclass 14 in Class 705 and replaced it with three dozen subclasses, 14.1 through 14.73. The changes are contained in Classification Order #1888, which was published on Sept. 1, 2009. Established in 1997, Class 705 covers … Continue reading
Posted in classification orders
6 Comments
Class 89 Expanded: Cross-Reference Art Collection Subclasses
Just in time for Remembrance Day (Veterans Day in the U.S.), the USPTO has added a series of cross-reference art collection subclasses (901-939) to Class 89, Ordnance. The changes are outlined in Classification Order #1889, which was published on October … Continue reading
Posted in classification orders
1 Comment
Patent Info News Supplement / EPO Discontinues DVD Products
The EPO is now publishing a supplement with its Patent Information News newsletter that covers data and technical topics formerly covered in the INPADOC Patent News. e.g. Legal status codes, country coverage, etc. The first issue contains a nice overview … Continue reading
Patented Gas Mask Bra Wins Ig Nobel Award
Dr. Elena Bodnar of Chicago has received an Ig Nobel Award for her design of a bra that converts into a pair of gas masks. Dr. Bodnar was granted US patent 7,255,627 B2 on Aug. 14, 2007.
Posted in Ig Nobel Award, inventors
Leave a comment
Patent Librarian's Notebook 