Patent Baristas

CAMBIA, provider of an open-access patent database collating IP data from several national patent offices called CAMBIA Patent Lens, has now added the full text of Australian patents, which can be searched, viewed and printed at no cost, by anyone, thanks to the non-profit international organization. The full text of over 115,000 Australian granted patents and over […]

I received information regarding a new IP consulting firm, Criterion Dynamics, tagline: “IP Centric Market Research”. Criterion Dynamics is a consulting firm offering patent and trademark searching and customized competitive intelligence services. They specialize in secondary research and claim to know the fundamentals of business and to “understand where intellectual property fits into the bigger […]

Some recent new blogs have come across my desk that I wanted to pass along to readers.The first is the self-explanatory Generic Pharmaceuticals & IP, which looks at the IP issues in terms of the generic drug manufacturer. This blog offers the perspective of a patent attorney working in a generic pharmaceutical company in India. […]

The guys at FedCirc.us have announced a new search feature — cleaverly named search.fedcirc.us — that gives you quick and easy access to patent caselaw and commentary. Here’s how it works:A Google-powered search box is provided on the left side of the page. Search results are presented under the box once a search is performed […]

The European site Rated-Patent Exchange (RPE) takes a new approach from the regular patent auction sites in they claim that the power of public patent databases is leveraged. The system allows a so-called Seeker to anonymously request a patent asset from a Holder. Therefore, a Seeker does not need to wait until a patent incidentally […]

The rethink(ip) guys (Matt, Steve and Doug) have announced a new patent caselaw portal, FedCirc.us. Currently, FedCirc.us is a website that allows professionals to access, digest and manage patent caselaw information. The site has reviews of patent decisions from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and the Court of Appeals for the Federal […]

In the never-ending quest for Google to control the flow of all information on the planet, Google has now released Google Patent Search. And — big surprise — it comes with the too familiar Beta tagline that marks all things Google so that they can disavow any responsibility. With Google Patent Search, you can now […]

The Blawg Review Editor sent me a tip about Light Cafés in Stockholm, which now offer Swedes the chance to take in a little sun with their morning coffee. Since Stockholm only receives five hours of light a day in winter, patrons at the Iglo Ljuscafé sip their morning brew while soaking in artificial sun […]