- What's New on STN? (revised 09/2007)
See also: What’s New on STN? (revised 07/2007)
and What’s New on STN? (05/2007)
Keep your searching skills and patent database knowledge up-to-date. This session will focus on recent STN Express 8.2, STN AnaVist 2.0 and STN Viewer developments, plus the latest news on STN patent databases, including CAplus, Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI), INPADOCDB and USGENE. - The New INPADOCDB on STN
See also: INPADOCDB Workshop Manual (04/2008)
The European Patent Office (EPO) has completed the INPADOC Patent Register Service (PRS) and DOCDB harmonization project. Data from this project are now available in the new International Patent Documentation Database (INPADOCDB) on STN. In this session we will demonstrate how to benefit from the value-added editorial input in INPADOCDB, and how to make efficient use of the detailed search and display features and specific monitoring services. We will also review several features and benefits of INPADOCDB, including patent family data from 80-patent issuing authorities, more than 63 million publications, coverage back to 1836, abstracts in several languages, European Patent Classifications (ECLA) and new patent citation data. - STN Viewer: Introducing a New STN Feature to Enhance Full-Text Patent Evaluation and Navigation
In this session, we will provide a first look at what will become an essential tool for patent information professionals. We will demonstrate how new STN Viewer features will allow patent information professionals to more quickly navigate and evaluate the full-text of patent publications. - STN: Searching for Patent Prior Art Evidence of Obviousness
Prior art searching to assess the patentability of a pending application or the validity of a granted patent involves identifying publications useful in the legal determination of whether an invention is obvious or lacks an inventive step. In this session we will focus on STN search strategies, tools and techniques to identify prior art that indicates whether an invention described in a patent claim is obvious or lacks an inventive step. - To PSIPS and Beyond - Exploring the Content and Utility of USGENE
See also: The USGENE Workshop Manual (05/2008)
The USPTO Genetic Sequence Database, USGENE, provided by the SequenceBase Corporation, is a new resource on STN that encompasses all available nucleotide and peptide sequences from relevant USPTO issued (granted) patents and published applications. USGENE brings together disparate sources of USPTO protein and nucleic acid sequence data with key elements of bibliographic and full-text data to provide a unified platform where patent searchers can seamlessly combine sequence, date and patent claims text searching. In this session, the methodology and sources for creating USGENE will be outlined, along with some examples of how this invaluable new molecular biology intellectual property resource can be best utilized by patent information professionals.
