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Google Hosts Bulk USPTO Patent Data
The USPTO and Google have entered a two-year agreement to allow Google to provide bulk patent and trademark data to the public, according to a USPTO press release dated June 2. The agreement requires Google to host the data at … Continue reading
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
Promoting IP Awareness – Database of Materials
The WIPO has a new database called IP Outreach in Practice which contains “basic information and links to practical examples of interesting IP outreach initiatives.” It’s quite an interesting collection and a great place to look for inspiration and ideas. … Continue reading
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Patents and Biotech – a Broken System? Fixed by Information
A couple of months ago a Montreal-based non-profit IP consulting firm called The Innovation Partnership issued an interesting report calling for changes in the way biotechnology IP is created, disseminated and protected. In recent years there has been much debate … Continue reading
Patent Offices Agree on Work Sharing Initiative
Joff Wild at IAM Magazine reports that the EPO, JPO, USPTO, SIPO and KIPO have just reached an agreement on a major work-sharing initiative that will reduce duplication and enhance patent examination. Part of the agreement includes the creation of … Continue reading
Transparency in the US Patent System
An op-ed piece in the July 14th Wall Street Journal by L. Gordon Crovitz makes an interesting case about the shortcomings of the US patent system and the recent failure of Congress to enact patent reform. One of his criticisms … Continue reading
New Patent PDF Download Tool
IP Newsflash (IPN), an information portal for IP news, official notices and case law, has added a patent document download to its suite of patent information tools. Users can retrieve a PDF copy of any patent document in the EPO’s … Continue reading
Paris Convention and Public Access to Patents
This year is the 125th anniversary of signing of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, one of the cornerstones of the modern international industrial property system. The treaty was signed in Paris by representatives of 11 countries … Continue reading
Big News in Patent Information Land
Joe Ebersole, founder and chief counsel for the Coalition for Patent and Trademark Information Dissemination, died on Oct. 18 in Washington, D.C. There’s a brief obit in the December issue of Information Today (not yet available online) and the Washington … Continue reading
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