Patent Family analysis

Patent family members are patents which claim at least on common priority. This definition becomes more complex in case of extended families and the analysis of patent families becomes more tedious and time consuming. The Patent Lens databases provide the nice representation in table and chart format for analysis of their association with priority claims. [...]

RefWorks Literature Search Databases

RefWorks: an online research management, writing and collaboration tool. RefWorks is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.  Key features are as follows:

Create a personal database online – Store an unlimited number of records accessible from any computer linked to the [...]

The Deficiencies and Costs of Proposals Regarding the Apportionment of Damages, Post-Grant Opposition, and Inequitable Conduct

There is a very nice article has been published by Robert J. Shapiro and Aparna Mathur entitled “The Deficiencies and Costs of Proposals Regarding the Apportionment of Damages, Post-Grant Opposition, and Inequitable Conduct” by. In this article author has estimated the Costs of Oppositions and Re-examinations during 2009-2018.  Following is the excerpt of the article:
The [...]

IFI Patent Intelligence Analysis of 2008

IFI Patent Intelligence, a Wolters Kluwer Health business, has released an annual compilation of the world’s top-ranked U.S.-patent companies, which suggests America’s longstanding dominance of new U.S. patents may be slipping.  According to IFI’s analysis, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a total of 157,774 utility patents in calendar year 2008, up slightly [...]

Searching by Brand Name

Find Owner Search: Searching of information about products is always a challenge because of a comprehensive freely available database.  Find Owner Search provides the features for searching by
·         Search Brand Names
·         Search Brand Owners
·         Search Categories
Link: http://www.findownersearch.com/
 
VisioBrand: VisioBrand is a Swiss company leading the search engine visual market for online branding and trademark search.
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