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News on patent, trade mark and design databases on the internet
Australia has launched a beta version of a new trade mark search database, at http://ipa.tmv.io/newsearchsolution/. The new system has a simple search box for keywords (mark text or applicant) or mark number, and an advanced search with fields including mark text, image description, Nice class, status, type, applicant, goods and services text, address for service, application and other dates, and number. In future similarity searching to an uploaded image will be possible. The mark text searching includes phonetic and fuzzy searches. At present the beta site is for evaluation only and does not include current data. The Canada patent database, at http://www.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/ cpd/eng/introduction.html, now allows the original documents for the each case to be filtered to those present at the time of filing, at the time the patent was opened to public inspection, and at issuance. The DesignView international design database at https://www. tmdn.org/tmdsview-web now includes designs from Albania and Georgia. Espacenet now allows searching of Combisets through the Smart search box. These are sets of CPC classifications that are linked together by EPO examiners to indicate certain specific features of patent subject matter that do not have their own individual classification. To search for these, it is necessary to use the cpcc field code with one or more of the Classifications included, such as “cpcc ¼ C08F8/30 OR cpcc ¼ C08F297/02. The Combisets appear in the fully expanded CPC field within the individual patent bibliographic data tabs in a separate “C-sets” section. The cited documents and INPADOC patent family sections on individual patent records now includes links to the IP5 Common Citation Document online. The European Patent Register, at https://register.epo.org/ regviewer, now has direct links from individual records to national phase status information for Lithuania as part of the Federated European Patent Register programme. Case law from the EPO boards of appeal is now included in the EU's “e Justice” portal, at https://ejustice.europa.eu/content_ecli_search_engine-430-en.do. As part of this system, each case is being assigned a unique alphanumeric identifier, the European Case Law Identifier. For these cases, the ECLI will be in the format EP:BA:yyyy:Xcccccc:yyyymmdd, where cccccc is the case number, yyyymmdd the decision date, and X the normal case number prefix. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (formerly http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2016.09.002 0172-2190
OHIM) has introduced image searching to its combined trade mark and design database at https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/, although it is currently applied only to trade marks. The search can be carried out by dragging an image file into the search box or uploading it from a drive. The search system can process JPG, PNG, GIF, or TIFF image formats. Once an image is uploaded, a portion of it can be selected to search on its own. It is also possible to perform a colour-only mark. The initial result list shows only the mark images with no other data immediately visible, although basic bibliographic information appears as a pop-up if the image is hovered over. Google Patents, at https://patents.google.com/, now includes patent information from Spain, going back to 1827 for bibliographic data and 2004 for full-text. Japan has announced that Japanese language full-text will be made achievable for all patents prior to 1992, with the first batch being A publications for 1971e93. The full-text is currently available only via the Patent and Utility Number Search at https:// www4.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/eng/tokujitsu/tkbs_en/TKBS_EN_ GM101_Top.action, with the English-language site producing a machine English translation in the “Detail” tab of the patent record page and the original Japanese text only being retrievable via the Japanese-language site. The full-text will be produced by OCR, but with human intervention for all cases identified as prior art leading to the refusal of patents applications by examiners since 1st January 2016. The Lens, at https://www.lens.org, has announced new features linking the database to other online systems. It is now possible for users with personal accounts on the site to identify their patents and easily add them to their ORCID record. (ORCID is a system to unambiguously identify scholarly authors and other contributors with a unique alphanumeric code, to distinguish them from other similarly named individuals and avoid confusion caused by marital or other name changes.) The Spain official journal Boletín Oficial de la Propiedad Industrial, at https://sede.oepm.gob.es/bopiweb/descargaPublicaciones/ formBusqueda.action, now offers open data in the XSD schema for XML. It is also possible to receive each new edition of the journal in this format via RSS. The Consulta de Expedientes (CEO) status database at http://consultas2.oepm.es/ceo/ now includes trade marks as well as patents, although the initial beta phase does not include file wrapper material, which is still available only via the
News on patent, trade mark and design databases on the internet / World Patent Information 47 (2016) 38e39
older SITADEX system. SITADEX no longer covers patents. The CEO system's Advanced Search includes new fields, such as applicant, application date, and agent. It is stated on the site that the result list for patents distinguishes between abandoned applications and ones which are unpublished but active, but this functionality does not appear to have been activated yet. The TMView international trade mark database at https://www. tmdn.org/tmview/ now includes trade marks from Albania and Georgia. The United Kingdom has abolished its previous design search by proprietor or Locarno classification and is directing searchers to DesignView. Unfortunately this means that it is no longer possible to search by the third-level UK extension to the Locarno Classification, although the three-level codes are still present within the records. The number search remains active and the record page for a specific registration has been altered to display separate “overview”, “illustrations”, “names and addresses”, and “history” tabs. A new online Designs Journal has been created at https://www.ipo.gov.uk/d-journal/d-dj.htm. The designs journal is now updated every 24 h and has facilities to browse by year or month.
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The WIPO patent database Patentscope, at https://patentscope. wipo.int, now has searchable full-text for some UK patent documents back to 1859, although the digitisation does not appear to be exhaustive. The Global Brand Database of trade marks, at http://www.wipo.int/reference/en/branddb/, now includes marks from Malaysia and Mongolia. The Global Design Database, at http://www.wipo.int/designdb/en/index.jsp, has added designs from Japan, Spain, and the USA.Philip Eagle is a member of the Research Services team for science and technology at the British Library, with a specific interest in intellectual property. His other activities involve selecting, maintaining, and preserving scientific paper and electronic material, liaising with users to ensure theat the library's collections remain relevant and useful, and administrative work on UK DataCite activities. Philip Eagle British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom E-mail address: [email protected]. 1 September 2016
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
World Patent Information journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/worpatin
News on patent, trade mark and design databases on the internet
Australia has launched a beta version of a new trade mark search database, at http://ipa.tmv.io/newsearchsolution/. The new system has a simple search box for keywords (mark text or applicant) or mark number, and an advanced search with fields including mark text, image description, Nice class, status, type, applicant, goods and services text, address for service, application and other dates, and number. In future similarity searching to an uploaded image will be possible. The mark text searching includes phonetic and fuzzy searches. At present the beta site is for evaluation only and does not include current data. The Canada patent database, at http://www.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/ cpd/eng/introduction.html, now allows the original documents for the each case to be filtered to those present at the time of filing, at the time the patent was opened to public inspection, and at issuance. The DesignView international design database at https://www. tmdn.org/tmdsview-web now includes designs from Albania and Georgia. Espacenet now allows searching of Combisets through the Smart search box. These are sets of CPC classifications that are linked together by EPO examiners to indicate certain specific features of patent subject matter that do not have their own individual classification. To search for these, it is necessary to use the cpcc field code with one or more of the Classifications included, such as “cpcc ¼ C08F8/30 OR cpcc ¼ C08F297/02. The Combisets appear in the fully expanded CPC field within the individual patent bibliographic data tabs in a separate “C-sets” section. The cited documents and INPADOC patent family sections on individual patent records now includes links to the IP5 Common Citation Document online. The European Patent Register, at https://register.epo.org/ regviewer, now has direct links from individual records to national phase status information for Lithuania as part of the Federated European Patent Register programme. Case law from the EPO boards of appeal is now included in the EU's “e Justice” portal, at https://ejustice.europa.eu/content_ecli_search_engine-430-en.do. As part of this system, each case is being assigned a unique alphanumeric identifier, the European Case Law Identifier. For these cases, the ECLI will be in the format EP:BA:yyyy:Xcccccc:yyyymmdd, where cccccc is the case number, yyyymmdd the decision date, and X the normal case number prefix. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (formerly http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2016.09.002 0172-2190
OHIM) has introduced image searching to its combined trade mark and design database at https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/, although it is currently applied only to trade marks. The search can be carried out by dragging an image file into the search box or uploading it from a drive. The search system can process JPG, PNG, GIF, or TIFF image formats. Once an image is uploaded, a portion of it can be selected to search on its own. It is also possible to perform a colour-only mark. The initial result list shows only the mark images with no other data immediately visible, although basic bibliographic information appears as a pop-up if the image is hovered over. Google Patents, at https://patents.google.com/, now includes patent information from Spain, going back to 1827 for bibliographic data and 2004 for full-text. Japan has announced that Japanese language full-text will be made achievable for all patents prior to 1992, with the first batch being A publications for 1971e93. The full-text is currently available only via the Patent and Utility Number Search at https:// www4.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/eng/tokujitsu/tkbs_en/TKBS_EN_ GM101_Top.action, with the English-language site producing a machine English translation in the “Detail” tab of the patent record page and the original Japanese text only being retrievable via the Japanese-language site. The full-text will be produced by OCR, but with human intervention for all cases identified as prior art leading to the refusal of patents applications by examiners since 1st January 2016. The Lens, at https://www.lens.org, has announced new features linking the database to other online systems. It is now possible for users with personal accounts on the site to identify their patents and easily add them to their ORCID record. (ORCID is a system to unambiguously identify scholarly authors and other contributors with a unique alphanumeric code, to distinguish them from other similarly named individuals and avoid confusion caused by marital or other name changes.) The Spain official journal Boletín Oficial de la Propiedad Industrial, at https://sede.oepm.gob.es/bopiweb/descargaPublicaciones/ formBusqueda.action, now offers open data in the XSD schema for XML. It is also possible to receive each new edition of the journal in this format via RSS. The Consulta de Expedientes (CEO) status database at http://consultas2.oepm.es/ceo/ now includes trade marks as well as patents, although the initial beta phase does not include file wrapper material, which is still available only via the
News on patent, trade mark and design databases on the internet / World Patent Information 47 (2016) 38e39
older SITADEX system. SITADEX no longer covers patents. The CEO system's Advanced Search includes new fields, such as applicant, application date, and agent. It is stated on the site that the result list for patents distinguishes between abandoned applications and ones which are unpublished but active, but this functionality does not appear to have been activated yet. The TMView international trade mark database at https://www. tmdn.org/tmview/ now includes trade marks from Albania and Georgia. The United Kingdom has abolished its previous design search by proprietor or Locarno classification and is directing searchers to DesignView. Unfortunately this means that it is no longer possible to search by the third-level UK extension to the Locarno Classification, although the three-level codes are still present within the records. The number search remains active and the record page for a specific registration has been altered to display separate “overview”, “illustrations”, “names and addresses”, and “history” tabs. A new online Designs Journal has been created at https://www.ipo.gov.uk/d-journal/d-dj.htm. The designs journal is now updated every 24 h and has facilities to browse by year or month.
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The WIPO patent database Patentscope, at https://patentscope. wipo.int, now has searchable full-text for some UK patent documents back to 1859, although the digitisation does not appear to be exhaustive. The Global Brand Database of trade marks, at http://www.wipo.int/reference/en/branddb/, now includes marks from Malaysia and Mongolia. The Global Design Database, at http://www.wipo.int/designdb/en/index.jsp, has added designs from Japan, Spain, and the USA.Philip Eagle is a member of the Research Services team for science and technology at the British Library, with a specific interest in intellectual property. His other activities involve selecting, maintaining, and preserving scientific paper and electronic material, liaising with users to ensure theat the library's collections remain relevant and useful, and administrative work on UK DataCite activities. Philip Eagle British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom E-mail address: [email protected]. 1 September 2016