One of the most noteworthy features of the Common Citation Document (CCD) is the customizable view of all patent and non-patent literature citations related to a simple (or extended) patent family.

Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a publisher of seven open access peer-reviewed scientific journals.  This post takes a look at search and viewing options available for PLoS content.

Intellogist Reports on two of the largest sources of Markush data, Merged Markush Service (MMS) and MARPAT on STN, have both been fully updated, and we’ll look at some of the most important recent changes to these databases.

Check out this list of the latest coverage and interface updates to SciFinder, including translated English-language procedures for Japanese and German language patents and relavency ranking for substance answer sets.

Learn about the latest changes to STN, a patent and non-patent literature search platform operated jointly by CAS and FIZ-Karlsruhe.

The Intellogist Blog tests out the USPTO's new IP Awareness Tool.

The Key Content and Key Concepts features are two tools available on Questel's Orbit.com platform which highlight important sections and concepts within the patent document.

Here are five patent-related pranks, in celebration of April Fools Day!