Questel-Orbit Workshop at IPI-ConfEx 2005

Dear Colleagues,

For your information, below please find a new abstract for an additional
workshop to be offered at IPI-ConfEx 2005 (March 6-10 near Malaga
Spain). This workshop is being offered along with the 4 previously
announced workshops.

 

Please visit the web site for more details about the overall programme
and registration information at <http://www.ipi-confex.com/>
www.IPI-ConfEx.com.

 

We look forward to seeing you in Spain on March 6!!

 

Lucy Akers

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Sunday evening, March 6, 16:45-18:15

 

"Discover FamPat, Questel*Orbit's new International Patent Family File"

 David Dickens - Questel*Orbit

Abstract:

FamPat, Questel*Orbit's new international patent family file, represents
a breakthrough in patent family databases offering greater searching
options and the added convenience of family record display.

FamPat is based on PlusPat, our well-known international patent file
that merges the European Patent Office worldwide collection with U.S.,
WIPO, EPO and Japanese patent information, producing the most extensive
and current international patent file: more than 50 million records from
more than 70 worldwide patenting authorities.

Enhanced searching

FamPat is searched exactly the same as PlusPat. But because of family
compilation of records, searching and retrieval is greatly enhanced.
All publication information, including titles, abstracts, inventors and
assignees, as well as ECLA, US, and IPC classification data, is
searchable across family equivalents.

Enhanced displays

New and enhanced displays have been added to FamPat to include:

* * The related stage information, application and
filling details within the family

* * All assignees and inventors - deduplicated

* * Family members by ascending publication date, making
family history easy to see

* * "Drill-down" capability to see details of individual
family members.

With FamPat, we have developed a family definition which incorporates
the EPO's strict family rule with additional rules to include and
incorporate:

* * Applications falling outside the 18-month filing
limit (intellectual family)

* * Different office definitions of what is an invention
- particularly with Japan

* * Links between EP and PCT applications

* * US Provisional and published applications

This FamPat workshop will feature

* * FamPat overview

* * Search and display features

* * Family composition

FamPat is a key new component of Questel*Orbit's family of web-based
products and services, including QPAT, PatentExaminer, and the new
professional user interface, Qweb 2. This workshop will include
examples within these services.

Instructor's Biography:

David Dickens is the Director, Patent Business for Questel-Orbit. He
has more than 15 years experience in the online information industry.
During this time he has become an expert in the various areas of
Intellectual Property Information. Accomplishments include managing the
merger of the Questel and Orbit online services during the IPG project,
forming the new Questel-Orbit online service, and the release and
continued development of PlusPat, Questel-Orbit's international patent
database.

Mr. Dickens has a BS degree in Business Administration from the
University of Florida, with a minor in marketing, economics, finance,
and computer science. He has been published in World Patent Information
and Managing Intellectual Property.

Questel*Orbit

4, rue des Colonnes

75082 Paris, France
Tel: +33 (0)1 55 04 5100

 <mailto:ddickens_at_questel.orbit.com> ddickens_at_questel.orbit.com

 

 

 



Received on Thu Feb 10 2005 - 04:32:49