There are some great charts and tables shown in OECD Compendium of Patent Statistic 2008. Especially interesting are top patenting regions in general and by different technology fields.

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The Intellogist Blog makes a case for why you should add a second monitor to your workstation.

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/better-patent-search-with-two-monitors/

Here's a preview: it's great!

Our most popular posts in one location for all our new readers (or for old readers to check out if they missed them!).

Also: what topics do you want us to cover in the future?

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/greatest-patent-hits-most-popular-intellogist-blog-posts/

Did you know?

• * 50-60% patent applications denied by the patent offices.
• * Examiners at the USPTO typically have around twenty hours to examine patent applications, in this limited time the examiners must digest the new material in the application, research the prior art,…

Recently when I searched for some patent pools I had no idea how many companies actually work and offer their technologies together.

Patent pool is a group or consortium of patent holders who share their intellectual property through licensing.





Here is a short summary of available patent pools…

We're back with another of our Gear Grinder series entries: having fun and complaining about the day to day struggles of being a patent searcher!

Come check out Danny Rooney's biggest pet peeves when it comes to search systems:

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/top-5-patent-search-system-annoyances-gear-grinder-4/

The Intellogist Blog shows you what the new features are and how to use them! Get your patent information in Excel format with this handy feature.

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2011/03/16/the-new-espacenet-how-to-export-patent-data/

We have a new blog that details changes to FreePatentsOnline, IEEE Xplore, Rospatent, GenomeQuest, USGENE, and a fun crossword!

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2011/03/15/patent-information-updates-to-intellogist/

Find out how to apply for the award and why it's important to all of us. New Intellogist Blog post:

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/why-the-piug-brian-stockdale-award-is-important/

The Intellogist Blog examines an update to IEEE Xplore that increases the quality of it's data, plus a bit of an overview for those of you looking to find a good niche resource.

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/prior-art-search-news-roundup-ieee-xplore-updated/

New version of worldwide patent search engine Espacenet v5 is here with radical developments.

In addition to completely redesigned user interface you will notice lot of new features. Espacenet developers has improved lay-out, usability, ergonomics, navigation, and also the Espacenet logo.



In v5 you can find an export-to-Excel function, RSS feeds, query history and other new features.



Here is short…

After long waiting, finally it's here - ipInsiders!

I'm glad to announce that our Intellectual Property Network has new name - ipInsiders, new domain name, logo and bit different design also.

The new domain name is…

Our new Intellogist Blog post: how Excel could be made better!

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/gear-grinder-3-complaints-in-the-patent-world-using-excel/

Worth a look:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/trademark-manager-by-ipexl/id420304970?mt=8

I'd added the features:

1. Added 'famous brands' directory for browsing top 100 brands' newest trademarks.

2. Added feature to 'View/Edit Notes' for trademarks saved under 'My Trademark Collection.'

However, thanks to the feedback of a few TM lawyers, it is…

At Intellogist, we’ve spent a long time comparing the coverage information for various patent search systems. This is harder to do than it sounds.  But what about major providers of (non-patent) sci/tech literature?  In this post we compare two of the major product offerings.

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/2406/