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"Just-in-Time" Search Aids for Patent Searching
Now
you can try a search you have never tried before
to get the results you need. The Dialog How
Do I...? series
supplies concise, step-by-step instructions on
how to find the most-requested information on
Dialog.
Currently,
the How Do I...? series includes approximately
35 solutions for patents research, covering everything
from how to find Japanese patents to tracking
expiring drug patents. Examples in both DialogClassic
and DialogLink 5 are available.
Patent Databases Adding IPC/8 Classification Codes
- Japio—Patent Abstracts of Japan (File 347) has added ICP/8 Classification codes (IC=). Now you can search the entire database using IPC/8 codes.
- Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI)
(Files
350, 351, 352) are continuing to add IPC/8
codes to the back files on an ongoing basis.
FSTA Expands Veterinary Patents
FSTA—Food Science and Technology Abstracts® (File 51) continues to add patents. The most recent additions are in the areas of veterinary medicine and pet foods.
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Chemical-Patent Cross-File Searching
Now you can cross-file search, MAP and link between Derwent Chemistry Resource (DCR) (File 355) and Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) (File 350, 351, 352). This key feature lets you find a chemical Registry number in DCR and MAP that number to DWPI to retrieve the appropriate record with detailed abstract, title and all member data on the patent.
Review the Quick Reference Card to see step-by-step instructions to perform the search. |
Did you know that...
On Tuesday, 14 February 2006, the USPTO issued U.S. patent 7,000,000, entitled, "Polysaccharide Fibers," and issued to John P. O'Brien of Oxford, PA (U.S.) and assigned to E. I. Dupont de Nemours of Wilmington, DE, (U.S.). This follows other milestone patents like US 6,000,000, which went to 3Com and covered an extension of the Palm Pilot technology and US 5,000,000, which went to the University of Florida and covered genetically altered e. coli capable of transforming garbage into clean-burning methane.
It took the USPTO over 110 years to hit U.S. 1,000,000; it took seven years from U.S. 6,000,000 to U.S. 7,000,000.
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Dear
Colleague
 2006 has been a banner year for improved patent searching on Dialog. The launch of the enhanced Derwent World Patents Index®, new IPCR/8 Classification codes, additional trademark files—all have brought changes to the way you search for patents and trademarks. Stories in this issue—Chemical-patent cross-file searching, the Dialog How Do I...? series and DWPI report templates—highlight some of the search support from Dialog
that enables you to take advantage of new features and content in the patent files.
Another important topic is searching for prior art.
A patentability search for prior art must be thorough
or much of a company's R&D budget can be wasted.
The article "Finding
Patent Information in Unusual Places" provides
tips to keep in mind as you perform a patentability
search.
Ron
Kaminecki,
Director
Intellectual Property Applications
Australian Trademarks on Dialog
 TRADEMARKSCAN®—Australia (File 656) is now available on Dialog. File 656 is the third Asia-Pacific trademark file to join Dialog's trademark collection. Similar in structure to the European trademark databases, TRADEMARKSCAN—Australia has the following features:
- Over 482,000 trademarks since 1906
- Images
for approximately 40% of the trademarks
- Weekly
updates and weekly Alerts
- 3-D,
sound and smell trademarks
- Disclaimer
field—disclaims parts of the
mark which cannot be protected
- Opposition
field—typically a different
company opposing a mark for
non-use
TRADEMARKSCAN®—Australia has been added to a new DIALINDEX® category: ASIATMKS along with File 656, TRADEMARKSCAN®—Japan (File 669) and TRADEMARKSCAN®—South Korea (File 655). Check the Bluesheet for File 656 for more information.
CLAIMS®/U.S.
Patents Databases Annual Reload
 CLAIMS®/ U.S. Patents (File 340), CLAIMS®/Uniterm (File 341) and CLAIMS®/Comprehensive (File 942)
have been reloaded. The reload includes many
enhancements and corrections made by the database
producer, IFI CLAIMS. Specific changes this year
include:
- IPCR/8 reclassification data added, with both Core
(ICC=) and Advanced (ICA=) Codes, as well as Attributes
(IA=)
- New multiple formats of patent numbers and application
numbers to simplify crossfile searching with
Derwent World Patents Index® (File 351)
- New indexing prefix PS= for Probable Assignee.
Currently it is searchable as PA= with the Limit "/PS" added.
This option will remain available in addition to
the new PS= field
- Updated references to the number of citing patents
- Improved standardization of Assignee names
- Back
posting of chemical indexing changes
Consult the
Bluesheet for each database for more details.
New DWPI Report Templates in DialogLink 5 Make Post-Processing Easier
 Four new Derwent World Patents Index® report templates, one for Microsoft® Word and three for Microsoft® Excel, are now available in DialogLink 5. These templates let you take full advantage of the new features in the enhanced DWPI file on Dialog and link between documents, making analysis of patent data easier and more efficient.
The Microsoft Word template allows you to transform DialogLink 5 XML from Files 280, 350, 351, and 352 into an attractive Microsoft Word document with a standard Dialog cover sheet and a Table of Contents with links from the publication number and patent titles. Each record organizes key data in a tabular format and includes hyperlinks to the original patent authority data.
Templates also support the "generic display" of DWPI records in Microsoft Excel. The Microsoft Excel Display report provides the general patent and family data in a tabular format, linked images (when present) and separate patent assignee and inventor templates.
Don't Forget New DWPI Manual Codes in Your 2007 Searches and Alerts!
 The Manual Code revision in Derwent World Patents Index® (File 350, 351, 352) is now complete for 2007, and you will start to see the new and revised codes from the first update of January 2007. To ensure that you do not miss any important data about the latest technology developments, please check your searches and Alerts to ensure they include any relevant new codes or any changes to existing codes.
The Electrical Patents Index Manual Codes (EPI Manual Codes) and Chemical Patents Index Manual Codes (CPI Manual Codes) are hierarchical classification and indexing systems. EPI Manual Codes are intended for use as an online retrieval tool for abstracts of Electrical and Electronic engineering patents, and CPI Manual Codes for abstracts of Chemical and Biological patents.
View the full lists of new, revised and retired codes for both CPI and EPI. If you need any assistance updating your searches and Alerts, please contact the Alerts Bureau.
What Academic Institutions Lead in Patenting Worldwide?
 A sizable number of patents are filed each year as a result of research at academic institutions. These patents are often part of the technology transfer process to make intellectual property available for licensing or to form the basis of a start-up company.
Read the article by Stephen Trotter and Kim Yeatman, who searched Derwent World Patents Index (File 350, 351, 352) on Dialog to see who led the field in academic patenting from 2000 to 2005.
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