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Boliven Patent Goes Commercial
Boliven Patents is now a “professional-grade” fee-based service, according to an e-mail sent yesterday to current members of the Boliven Network. The service was launched in January as a free beta patent search engine with integrated analytical tools, search alerts … Continue reading
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New Website Compares Patent Search Systems
Landon IP, a private firm specializing in patent and trademark searches and patent analytics, has launched Intellogist, a free website that aims to help patent searchers locate sources of patent information, evaluate public and commercial patent search systems and exchange … Continue reading
Posted in Patent databases, Patent information
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USPC Class Order #1886
The USPTO has published Classification Order #1886, which affects subclasses in Class 439 – Electrical Connectors. As of April 8, there are approximately 76,000 patents and 17,000 published applications classfied in Class 439, which is the “generic class for a … Continue reading
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US Patent Counts, Q1 2009
The number of US patents (B docs) issued in Q1 was 49,227, a 13 percent increase over 2008. However, this may be only a temporary blip. The USPTO’s campaign to improve patent quality has increased the number of rejections to … Continue reading
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IPC Reforms Aim to Integrate USPTO, EPO and JPO Classifications
WIPO just announced a series of reforms that will simplify the IPC. One of the goals is to accelerate the building of a unified IPC system that integrates USPTO, EPO and JPO classifications. Could a true international patent classification system … Continue reading
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Trademarks Go Green
World Intellectual Property Day is April 26, just over a month away. This year’s theme is green innovation. The environment and climate change have become major political and public opinion issues in the over last few years. Companies and advertisers … Continue reading
Posted in environment, trademarks, WIPO, World IP Day
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Canadian Patents Reach 18,554 in 2007-2008
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office released its annual report for 2007-2008 earlier this year. The number of patents granted in 2007-2008 was 18,554, up from 16,100 in 2006-2007. The United States ranked first with 8,534 patents, or 46 percent of … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, CIPO, Patent statistics
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USPC Class Order #1886 – Class 439
The USPTO has published classification order #1886, affecting Class 439 – Electrical Connectors. This order replaces subclasses 607-610 with subclasses 607.01-607.59. Approximately 1,650 patents were classified as original references in the reorganized subclasses. There are approximately 76,000 patents currently classified … Continue reading
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US Issues Patent 7,500,000
The USPTO issued patent no. 7,500,000 on March 3, marking a new milestone in US patent documents. The subject of the patent is a “Method or System for Assigning or Creating a Resource” in a computer storage device, such as … Continue reading
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USPTO Publishes 2,000,000th Application
On February 5, the USPTO reached an important patent document milestone: the two millionth published application. The first US application (2001/0000001) was published almost eight years ago on March 15, 2001. The USPTO published 6,581 applications on Feb. 5. Depending … Continue reading
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Patent Librarian's Notebook 