Given Thomson's acquisition of Micropatent and just about everything
else, Reed-Elsevier probably had no choice.
Zimmermann, Roy wrote:
>I must have missed an important announcement concerning Univentio being acquired by the LexisNexis part of Reed-Elsevier. From the Univentio webpage:
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>www.univentio.com
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>"Univentio is now a part of the LexisNexis group of companies"
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>It appears that the Univentio's PatentWarehouse will be developed, going forward, jointly with LexisNexis. Considering that Univentio is the largest supplier of patent fulltext data to a variety of online host services, this has significant implications for ongoing supply relationships. LexisNexis has long been enamored of exclusive contracts with its content suppliers, so this latest consolidation in the intellectual property information space merits our attention.
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>Meanwhile, I'd be interested in any PIUG readers' experiences with Univentio's PatentWarehouse. Reply to me privately, off list, if you prefer, but if you want to share any comments on PatentWarehouse with PIUG-L, share your experiences with what may become the largest collection of patent fulltext online.
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>Roy Zimmermann
>Principal Patent Information Specialist
>763-505-2527 763-505-2530 (Fax)
>roy.zimmermann_at_medtronic.com
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