October 2010 Blog Posts (16)

IPEXL - IP Listing and Exchange Platform (A Preview)

Since the company name is 'Intellectual Property Exchange (IPEXL)' afterall, it was only a matter of time before a self-service IP listing was developed. Finally, by next Monday this will be launched.

The features will include:

Categorization of IP for browsing:

Featured Listings - Exclusive and Non-Exclusive Licensing…

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Added by Mark Ashworth on October 29, 2010 at 3:06am — No Comments

The Walkman Patent Fiasco

The Intellogist Blog looks back at the patent and the lawsuit of this incredible portable stereo invention:

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/the-walkman-patent-fiasco/

Added by Chris Jagalla on October 28, 2010 at 4:33pm — 2 Comments

Unified Patent Classification One Step Closer to Reality

The Intellogist Blog tells you why this is important and what to expect from the big news about this EPO/USPTO joint announcement.

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/unified-patent-classification-one-step-closer-to-reality/

Added by Chris Jagalla on October 26, 2010 at 8:46am — No Comments

Top 5 Ways to Improve your Keyword Searches

New Intellogist Blog post with helpful tips on how to spice up your search with new keywords:

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/top-5-ways-to-improve-your-search-keywords/

Added by Chris Jagalla on October 22, 2010 at 2:40pm — No Comments

Are you catching reassigned US patents in your search?

Experienced patent searchers know that searching for patent databases by company name is hard – and I mean really hard. A company which owns a patent is called the patent “assignee” in the US. Take a look at our

assignee best practices wiki article over on the main Intellogist site to get an overview of some of the obstacles that can trip you up during this kind of…

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Added by Kristin Whitman on October 21, 2010 at 2:27pm — No Comments

How does your patent search system compare?

Note: If you followed last week’s post on gaps in patent search systems, be sure to go check out the very active comments section! There were a number of great points made that we think everyone should take a look at.

At a major industry conference several years ago,…

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Added by Kristin Whitman on October 19, 2010 at 4:43pm — No Comments

Blog Action Day 2010!

Today we’re dedicating a post to Blog Action Day 2010.

This event takes place every October 15th, uniting bloggers around the

world to dedicate a post to the same topic, and trigger discussion

about an important issue. This year’s topic is the importance of access

to clean, safe drinking water.

To read more, please see our post on the Intellogist… Continue

Added by Kristin Whitman on October 15, 2010 at 11:06am — No Comments

Why Patent Translation Matters (and Free Webinar)

The Intellogist Blog discusses the tricky issue of patent translation. Learn more at a free webinar on the subject!

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/lost-in-patent-translation/

Added by Chris Jagalla on October 14, 2010 at 4:32pm — No Comments

Check out the new introduction of patent, trademark and orher IP information toolbar

We've launched Intellectual Property Community Toolbar…

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Added by Mikk Putk on October 14, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Warning: your electronic patent search databases have gaps!

Recently, a message came over Carl Oppedah’s PAIR discussion list

highlighting a mysterious gap in the USPTO’s online patent database:

data seemed to be missing for patent numbers between 6,363,527 and

6,412,112.

Rick Neifeld, of Neifeld IP Law, responded that his 1999 survey into the PTO’s data revealed many errors in the USPTO’s data, as many of us have probably suspected for some time. Rick’s description of…

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Added by Kristin Whitman on October 14, 2010 at 11:55am — 1 Comment

New Analytic Capability from LexisNexis PatentOptimizer Uncovers Insights across Patent Portfolios

Innovative technology enables faster, more complete assessments for IP professionals

NEW YORK, October 12, 2010 –… Continue

Added by Ilona Demmers on October 13, 2010 at 2:58am — No Comments

Update to the Interactive Patent Coverage Map

Check out details on new national office patent search systems on The Intellogist Blog: http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/interactive-patent-coverage-map-update/

Added by Chris Jagalla on October 12, 2010 at 3:12pm — No Comments

It's a hit! The Intellogist Blog's 100th Post

We revisit our greatest hits and some you might have missed. If you haven't checked it out yet, now's a great time:

http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/100th-post-celebration/

Thanks for all the support, Intellectual Property Network!

Added by Chris Jagalla on October 7, 2010 at 3:12pm — No Comments

Winners in September

First of all, my apologies for the late announcement.

Most active members in September were Bikramjit Singh from @IPScintillation and Mark Ashworth… Continue

Added by Mikk Putk on October 7, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Interesting Patent Cooperation Treaty Statistics

Learn to find the statistics straight from the source. What will you discover?

From the Intellogist Blog: http://intellogist.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/interesting-patent-cooperation-treaty-statistics/

Added by Chris Jagalla on October 6, 2010 at 12:22pm — No Comments

WIPO launches WIPO Lex and IPAdvantage database

The news from WIPO never stops coming! Recently, we highlighted WIPO’s new ASPI search initiative, and the new IPC Green inventory. As a quick Friday afternoon post, it’s worth mentioning two more resources that are available from the WIPO website.

To read more of this post, see… Continue

Added by Kristin Whitman on October 1, 2010 at 1:01pm — No Comments