Thomson Scientific Extends Patent Data, Functionality of INPADOC
Enhanced Database on Dialog Offers New Content, Indexing and Output Options
Philadelphia, PA USA-London UK (October 10, 2007)
Thomson Scientific, part
of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC)
and leading provider of information solutions to
the worldwide research and business communities,
today announced that the INPADOC/Patent Family
and Legal Status database on Dialog has
been enhanced with an extended content set, additional
search capabilities and more comprehensive results
for patent searchers. For a complete list of enhancements,
visit www.dialog.com/inpadoc.
INPADOC (File 345 on Dialog) is a comprehensive
resource of approximately 62.5 million patents represented
in 34 million patent family records from more than
80 countries. The INPADOC database on Dialog is
unique because it brings together equivalent patents
that share common priorities for a particular invention
in a single family record.
"We continue to expand our patent coverage
on Dialog, as well as make the search experience
faster and easier," said Geoffrey Dick, Director
of Publisher Management, Thomson Scientific. "With
the additional content and functionality added to
the INPADOC database, patent researchers will gain
greater insights from patent data."
Enhancements to INPADOC on Dialog include:
- New Content:
- Approximately 10 million family records will
be enhanced with either abstracts, search reports
or both.
- Approximately 100,000 19th century patents
available.
- Cited references are available for both searching
and display, making prior art and patent infringement
screening more effective.
- The format of all patent application and publication
numbers has been normalized for consistency and
ease of retrieval.
- Each patent in the patent family table includes
the week it was originally added to the database.
- Indexing:
- Indexing has been enhanced with the addition
of new fields and searchable European Classification
(ECLA) codes, among other changes.
- Display Enhancements:
- INPADOC data is better organized and easier
to read when displayed in Dialog interfaces supporting
HTML.
- New alerting formats provide a summary of
changes to the record made in the current update
which allows you to pinpoint new information
more easily.
- All full formats include the patent family
table.
- Data presented in table format, such as patent
families, priorities, and IPC codes can be easily
cut and pasted into spreadsheet and word processing
software.
Thomson
Scientific provides access to more than 50 million
patent records from more than 80 countries and
authorities through its Dialog platform.
Other patent databases accessible via Dialog include Derwent
World Patents Index® (DWPISM), Derwent
World Patents Index First ViewSM, Derwent
Patents Citation Index, LitAlert®,
CLAIMS®/US Patents, European Patents Fulltext,
German Patents Fulltext, IMS Patent Focus, JAPIO,
US Patents Fulltext, WIPO/PCT Patents Fulltext
and more.
About The Thomson Corporation
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is a global leader in providing essential electronic
workflow solutions to business and professional customers. With
operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson
provides value-added information, software tools
and applications to professionals in the fields of
law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific
research and healthcare. The Corporation's
common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto
stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).
Thomson Scientific is a business of The Thomson
Corporation. Its information solutions assist professionals
at every stage of research and development—from
discovery to analysis to product development and
distribution. Thomson Scientific information solutions
can be found at scientific.thomson.com.
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