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Scirus Indexes Patent Data for 13,000,000 Patents - :: From the Elsevier site, Scirus now includes patent data:Amsterdam, 22 March 2026 – Elsevier today announced that its free science-specific search engine, Scirus, has now indexed 13 million patents. Patents indexed in Scirus include those from the United States... (15:17 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Updates to Previous Entries on Scopus and Patent Downloading - :: Comments were received regarding resources mentioned in previous entries, and I felt the information was important enough to be added to a new post.Regarding the entry, Review of Web of Science (2004 version) and Scopus, Christina Pikas advised that... (10:25 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Guide to Downloading Patent Copies on the Internet - :: Again via Rafael's site, the Guide to Downloading Patent Copies on the Internet from The Invent Blog. The post was made on 27 September 2004, and was updated on 23 February 2005. Some good information here.... (13:58 | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments)

Free Patents Online Database - :: From a post on CHMINF-L this morning, Dana Roth reports the following:http://www.freepatentsonline.com This web site has free PDF downloading (instead of having to page through TIFFs like at the US Patent Office). On the initial text display page, click... (11:26 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

FreshPatents - Track US Patent Applications Before Final Decision is Made - :: Thanks to Rafael Sidi at Elsevier Engineering Information, who sent a note about this interesting site. FreshPatents.com lists the latest US patent applications each week, in advance of the USPTO decision to grant or deny the patent. Registration is... (15:03 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

University Research vs Patents; Commons vs Anti-Commons - :: The following commentary from Bob Buntrock appeared on CHMINF-L on 9 Sept 2004. Many participants in the discussion group have since responded to the posting..I've commented previously on either or both of these lists on the topic of the... (09:01 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

PTDLA Presentations From ALA - :: From an e-mail from Virginia Baldwin regarding the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association :If you were unable to attend the ALA onference that started just as ASEE ended, please look at the PTDLA website to see the excellent... (09:45 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Making the Case for Patent Searchers? - :: Howard S Homan, PhD, Information Research & Analysis Section, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, has written a timely and informative article about why good technical searching takes time, and costs money. Most of his work involves patent infringment searching... (18:30 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

NISO Publishes White Paper on Patents and Open Standards - :: The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a white paper on Patents and Open Standards by Priscilla Caplan, Assistant Director of the Florida Center for Library Automation. This white paper is a timely reminder to everyone involved in... (09:47 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)