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Photo: Patent searching circa 1960. Searchers (junior patent attorneys most likely) flip through stacks of paper patents in metal troughs located in the Patent Search Room. The IP Mall, an online resource center for intellectual property information provided by the … Continue reading →

The USPTO has published Classification Order 1,855, dated May 2, 2006. The order affects subclasses in Class 439, Electrical Connectors; it abolishes subclasses 620-622 and establishes 620.01-620.34.

The latest issue of ipFrontline has an interesting article called “The PTO’s Document Disclosure Program: Boon or Boondoggle,” by former patent examiner Thomas G. Field. The USPTO is currently seeking public comment on a proposal to eliminate the program. See … Continue reading →

According to a recent WIPO press release, search results in PatentScope, WIPO’s database of PCT international patent applications, can now be retrieved using RSS, aka “Really Simple Syndication”. PatentScope contains approximately 1.1 million published PCT applications from 1978 to the … Continue reading →

Made in Canada: Patents of Invention and the Story of Canadian InnovationThe Library and Archives of Canada and Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) have launched a new online exhibition and database of patents granted to Canadian citizens and residents from … Continue reading →

The MIT-Lemelson Program has awarded its annual $500K prize to James L. Fergason, an early innovator in the field of liquid crystal displays, and a $100K lifetime achievement award to Dr. Sidney Pestka for his “seminal work on interferons.” Mr. … Continue reading →

U.S. patent grants in March and April hovered around 4,000 patents per week except for a slight dip the week of March 12. A record-breaking (at least in recent years) 4,365 patents issued on April 25, surpassing published applications by … Continue reading →

The USPTO has published Classification Order 1,852, dated April 4, 2006. The order affects subclasses in Class 174 – Electricity: Conductors and Insulators.

The EPO has posted new “tips and tricks” for searching Japanese and Chinese patent databases on its FAQ – Far East web site. The site contains information and answers to questions about industrial property information in Japan, China and Korea.

WIPO Magazine has a new look. The April 2006 edition is now available on the WIPO website at: http://www.wipo.int/freepublications/en/?sub_col=mag. Articles include:* The Return of the Lion – the battle over rights to the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” between Disney … Continue reading →