The patent search portal PatentMonkey.com, which I reviewed last February, has been acquired by Patents.com, a new firm headed by venture capitalist Robert Monster, PatentMonkey founder Paul Ratcliffe and Steve Pinkos, former deputy undersecretary of commerce for intellectual property and deputy director of the the USPTO from 2004-2007. According to the Patents.com website, the new service will "provide the most comprehensive worldwide source of patent data - to include 450 million searchable indexed patent pages available in 15 native languages." The launch is anticipated in the first quarter of 2008.
About Me
- Michael White
- I'm the librarian for research services in the Engineering and Science Library at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. I've been working with patent information since 1991, including seven years at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. I believe that the dissemination of patent information is a public good and should be promoted, especially in the education of science and engineering students.
IP Blogs
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In re Cellect (Fed. Cir. 2023)7 months ago
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How Close is Not Close Enough?5 years ago
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Steve's new blog10 years ago
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