The collection of Japanese patent applications on TotalPatent, has recently been completed with machine translation for titles, abstracts, descriptions and claims. The translations of the applications are available within 2 weeks of publication, in order to offer users a broader range of searching possibilities and to increase the recall immediately after publication.…

At PIUG 2011 I learned about a new product that will be critical for searchers in the biotech area:  Names-for-Life semantically tags patent data with the most current biological taxonomy for organism names, helping searchers evaluate references and build search strategies on sound information.

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What are the basics of Copyright Protection?

The most basic level of copyright protection is automatic - the moment you produce a tangible work of art or other intellectual property and do not release your copyright to others, you are protected under US copyright law. That means the moment you write sheet music or record a song even with your laptop on your kitchen table, or paint a painting, or print a photograph, you have created a piece of intellectual property that…

Why Solopreneurs Need Trademark Protection

Your trademark, like your name, is your identity, because as a solopreneur, your business is yours and yours alone. And unlike your name, which you most probably did not choose, you worked and thought long and hard before you decided on your business trademark. You should have chosen a name that is unique, and that cannot be confused with the trademark of any other business, whether it is in a field similar to yours or has…

We examine how keyword highlighting can malfunction within a patent search system, and we have a fun rant about sports as well over on the Intellogist® Blog.

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/the-problem-with-patent-keyword-highlighting/

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The Intellogist® Blog takes a look at a feature of PatSnap that shows users many patent document images at once. Is this a good replacement for Google Patents Cover View? We let you know the pluses and minuses!

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/patent-cover-view-alternative-images-at-a-glance/

Apple faces just another trademark infringement lawsuit with regard to their iProducts family.

This time it's iCloud's turn and the infringement proceedings ground on unfair competition and false designation.

Read more on the Reguligence Weblog

The current innovation and intellectual property system is faced with serious problems as the total number of patent filings is increasing (3,71M in 2003 v. 6,37M in 2008) and innovation processes are globalizing at a rapid pace. The information overload and fragmentation has caused a massive patent backlog as well…

I recently wrote a roundup of 5 free bulk patent downloading systems, sites, and tools over on the Intellogist Blog, here:

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/free-bulk-patent-download-solutions-compared/

I also wrote a quick opinion piece about Google Patents no longer having one of its best features: Cover View:…

To search, what IP bloggers are writing about, you can use IP Blogs search here on front page of ipInsiders.

New blogs added to Intellectual Property Blogs Search Engine

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