Gridlogics Releases New PatSeer Updates

Gridlogics has launched a new release of PatSeer, its patent search and analysis software, offering functionality and user interface enhancements. The new features include a new syntax operator, additional search field codes and custom tables. Read on for a more detailed report.

Landon IP Offers Patent Searching Course in Germany for First Time

Landon IP, the developer of Intellogist, will be offering the popular “Art and Science of Patent Searching” course in Germany for the first time ever this Fall, in partnership with Patent Resources Group.  The course will be taught on 27 October to 29 October at the Munich office of Landon IP’s parent company, CPA Global, by two of Landon IP’s patent searching experts – Jonathan Skovholt, Director of Training and Special Projects, and Casey Fowler, Senior Director of IP Search Services, North America and Europe.

This course comprehensively teaches how to conduct a professional patent search.  Designed for patent attorneys and agents, inventors, paralegals, and research managers, the course and its materials will be understood by anyone from the inexperienced to advanced practitioners.  It teaches when, how, where, and why to conduct a search and is appropriate both for those who will conduct the search or those who commission it.  The curriculum reflects the combined expertise of Landon IP, the only company that has been performing searching and preliminary examination of PCT applications for the USPTO since 2005.

This global course is not tied to a particular search engine, database product, or patent information service.  Instead, the instructors teach skills that are applicable across resources, both proprietary and public, and without bias toward the features of a particular search engine.  All attendees will have an opportunity to practice hands-on patent searching alongside the instructors on the final afternoon of class.  Attendees must bring their own wireless-enabled laptops, as well as have their own patent search engine user accounts.

The cost of this three-day course is only €2099 + 19% VAT.  For additional details on the location, hours, and course content and to register, please visit our event page for this course.  Spaces are limited – register soon!

Thomson Innovation Releases New Update

Patent research services provider Thomson Innovation released a new update for its platform on June 28 2015, that includes enhancements to its database and new functionality. More on the update after the break.

Landon IP Partners With Marks and Clerk On Patent Landscape Report For Microbial Infection POC Diagnostics

Landon IP, the patent analytics and consulting arm of CPA Global, has partnered with intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk on a patent landscape report for microbial infection point-of-care (POC) diagnostics, charting patent filing behaviour for microbial infection POC diagnostics tests between 2009 and 2014.

The patent landscape study, titled “Microbial Infections: Point-of-care Diagnostics“, was undertaken in support of the Longitude Prize, a $10 million prize fund aimed at boosting global healthcare and conserving antibiotics for future generations. The Longitude Prize is powered by UK-based innovation foundation, Nesta, and government-backed funding partner Innovate UK.

The Longitude Prize is focused on discovering a fast, accurate, easy-to-use, cost-effective test for diagnosing microbial infections that will be used by healthcare professionals worldwide to detect infections and administer the antibiotics at the right time.

 

More information on the POC diagnostics report can be found here.

Share your thoughts about the Longitude Prize and the POC diagnostic report in the comments below!

This post was contributed by Abhishek Tiwari. The Intellogist blog and Intellogist are provided for free by Landon IP, which is a CPA Global company. Landon IP is a major provider of professional services meeting the needs of the IP community, including patent searches; analytics and technology consulting; patent, legal, and technical translations; and information research and retrieval.

Landon IP Launches New Web Presence for Analytics and Consulting Group

Landon IP, the creator of Intellogist.com and the Intellogist Blog, is excited to announce the launch of a new website supporting their Analytics and Technology Consulting Group. The new site, found at www.consulting.landon-ip.com, provides an overview of the analytics services offered by Landon IP, as well as information about our team and access to thought leadership and marketing materials.

Landon IP’s Analytics and Technology Consulting services support research and development departments, IP professionals, and business leaders across the globe with data, insights, and recommendations that guide decisions across the entire IP lifecycle.  We work with our clients to identify R&D opportunities, strategically manage their patent portfolios, and make patent commercialization and monetization recommendations.

Jeff Valley, Vice President of Analytics and Technology Consulting, says, “We are very excited to launch this new website, which we think will provide existing and prospective clients with a better understanding of how we can work with them to help improve IP-related strategy and business decisions.”  We’ll be continuing to add thought leadership content relating to IP analytics, as well as information about our participation in upcoming industry events.

Anyone interested in learning more about Landon IP’s Analytics and Technology Consulting services or discussing a specific project need should contact us at mail@landon-ip.com.

 

This post was contributed by Abhishek Tiwari. The Intellogist blog and Intellogist are provided for free by Landon IP, which is a CPA Global company. Landon IP is a major provider of professional services meeting the needs of the IP community, including patent searches; analytics and technology consulting; patent, legal, and technical translations; and information research and retrieval.

USPTO Collaborates With Korea and Japan Patent Offices on Patent Search

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has signed two separate Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) for a new pilot program designed to share prior art search information with patent applicants before the actual examination of the patent application begins. The MOCs were signed at a bilateral meeting during the IP5 Heads Meeting in Suzhou, China. More about the pilot program after the break!

USPTO And Reed Tech Launch New Patent Alerts Service

The United States Patent and Trademarks Office, in partnership with Reed Technology and Information Services, has launched the new Patent Application Alert Service (PAAS) platform, a free content change detection and notification service that provides customized email alerts to the public when U.S. patent applications are published. The tool will also allow users direct access to published patent applications that match their search requirements. More on the tool after the break!

Google Launches Patent Marketplace

Search giant Google has invited patent holders, both companies and individuals, to sell their patents to the company as a part of its Patent Purchase Promotion program, an experiment designed to streamline the process of selling patents, particularly for smaller participants. Google is quite active in the patents market and offers its own Google Patent Search tool.

The company said in a blog post that the patent marketplace will allow patent owners to pitch their individual patents to Google along with the price at which they are willing to sell them. Patent holders will be able to make their submission online from May 8, 2015 through May 22, 2015, after which, Google will review the patents and inform submitters whether it is interested in the patents by June 22. If Google decides to purchase the patents, the sellers will be paid towards the end of August, 2015 via direct ACH bank transfer.

According the Patent Purchase Promotion FAQ page, patent owners or anyone with the permission from the patent owner to sell the patents, can apply for the program. The catch is that patent owners will not be able to submit entire families of patents but individual patents only. However, patent owners can make as many individual submissions as they want to. Google said that the reason for this is that they want to keep the process as simple as possible. Also, only US patents qualify for this program.

Once Google decides to purchase a particular patent, the patent owners will not be allowed to change the price provided for the patent at the time of submission. Also, patent owners will not be able to offer the shortlisted patent to other buyers after Google initiates the purchase process. The company mentioned that sellers will be retain a license back to their patents if they want to continue to practice the invention covered by the patent.

However, Google stated that as this is an experiment, it does not know the kind of response it would get in terms of submissions; therefore, large submissions could push back the deadlines mentioned by the company. Google also strongly advised patent sellers to consult with a lawyer before initiating the process.

Visit here for additional information.

What do you think of the Google Patent Purchase Program? Will you be offering your patent to Google for sale? Tell us in the comments below!

This post was contributed by Abhishek Tiwari. The Intellogist blog and Intellogist are provided for free by Landon IP, which is a CPA Global company. Landon IP is a major provider of professional services meeting the needs of the IP community, including patent searches; analytics and technology consulting; patent, legal, and technical translations; and information research and retrieval.

New PatSeer Updates Released

The latest update of patent search and analysis platform PatSeer comes with key enhancements and new features, including the addition of Philippines full-text patent collection and new keyboard shortcuts. Let us take a detailed look at the updates after the break.

PatentClassifier Has Arrived!

PatentClassifier, a new, free patent classification search tool, has been launched. The search tool is designed to suggest the patent classes closest to the phrases or words used to describe a particular patent. Get a low down on it after the jump!