Having recently reviewed a number of patent databases for Jinfo ( PatentInspiration, PatSeer, Questel ORBIT IP and Thomson Innovation) I was interested to read on the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) website that the descriptions and claims of all post 1900 GB published patent applications and granted patents are now available on the World Intellectual Property Organization … [Read more...]
InformationOverlord – revamped
If you've come to the blog this week you'll have noticed it has a new look and feel. Not its first. This blog started in January 2004. Everyone was doing it. This is a time before Twitter and Facebook, and a time when you had to explain just what RSS was (not always that easy a task) and why it wasn't pointless. The site began life as a daily blog (on blogger back then) … [Read more...]
Open Access Explained
Late last year I wrote an article for Internet Newsletter for Lawyers on Open Access ( Open Access Explained ). The article looks to give a brief explanation of what Open Access actually is, and specifically addresses the common misconception that free access is open access. The article will soon be included in INL's CPD 2016 competence courses for lawyers The previous … [Read more...]
Does PatentInspiration inspire?
I have written a review of PatentInspiration for Jinfo. PatentInspiration is a global patent database allowing you to search and analyse patents through a freemium model. Patent information from over 100 countries is available and the product's key strength is in its analytics and visualisation tools. … [Read more...]
Product review of Proquest Summon
I have written a product review of the Proquest Summon discovery service for Jinfo. ProQuest Summon is a discovery service used by corporate and academic clients to manage their own resources and provide unified access to other content via offering a single, unified index and providing users with access to thousands of resources via one platform. The review looks at the pros … [Read more...]
