STN Product News Archive

2012 STN Product Updates 

  • Keep Current with Weekly SDI Packages Now Available on STN (June 10, 2012) read more >>
  • Get the Latest Version of STN Express, Version 8.5.1! (May 23, 2012) read more >>
  • RSS Delivery for STN Alerts (SDIs) is Now Available on STN (April 23, 2012) read more >>
  • DWPI Databases (WPINDEX, WPIDS, WPIX) Enhanced with Numerical Property Search Feature (April 16, 2012) read more >>
  • NAPRALERT Updated with More Natural Product Information (March 30, 2012) read more >>
  • Get the Content You Need Sooner with ePub Ahead of Print Records Available in MEDLINE on STN! (March 19, 2012) read more >>
  • STN Adds Chinese Patent Full Text Database - CNFULL (March 19, 2012) read more >>
  • RTECS Database on STN Enhanced with Aquatic and In Vitro Exposure Toxicity Data (March 12, 2012) read more >>
  • Update on New STN (February 16, 2012) read more >>
  • INPADOC Databases Enhanced with Japanese Patent Classifications, Current U.S. Classification and Japanese Legal Status (February 1, 2012) read more >>
  • MEDLINE Reload - Updated MeSH Vocabulary and Two New Fields on STN (January 30, 2012) read more >>
  • Online Access to Very Large Chemical Structure Images Enhanced on STN (January 14, 2012) read more >>
  • Structure Graphics Have Been Added to Abstracts for MARPAT and CA/CAplus on SciFinder and STN (January 11, 2012) read more >> 
  • IFICLS Updates Resume on STN (January 4, 2012) read more >>

2011 STN Product Updates 

  • Removal of ITRD, AEROSPACE, AGRICOLA and IMSPATENT from STN Easy (December 17, 2011) read more >>
  • Removal of ITRD and PATIPC from STN (December 17, 2011) read more >>
  • Rolled-Up Core Codes Removed from Patent Databases on STN (December 15, 2011) read more >>
  • STN on the Web Enhancements Include Compatibility with Microsoft Windows 7 (December 5, 2011) read more >>
  • New STN Revolutionizes Patent Searching for Professionals (October 24, 2011) read more >>
  • STN Viewer Enhanced with Australian and Canadian Full-Text Patent Information (September 26, 2011) read more >>
  • IFI Updates Resume on STN (September 26, 2011) read more >>
  • STN Adds Canadian Patent Full-Text Database - CANPATFULL (September 24, 2011) read more >>
  • GEOREF and ENCOMPLIT Databases Were Reloaded on September 24, 2011 (September 24, 2011) read more >>
  • USAN Database Updates Offer Superior Currency on STN (September 8, 2011) read more >>
  • Older Versions of STN Express to be Discontinued Beginning in March 2012 (August 29, 2011) read more >>
  • Upgrade Now to STN Express, Version 8.5 (August 18, 2011) read more >> 
  • INPADOC: Coverage of German Patent Data Resumed, Enhanced Legal Status (August 16, 2011) read more >> 
  • STN Adds Australian Patent Full-text File, AUPATFULL, Including the New Numeric Search Feature (July 24, 2011) read more >> 
  • STN Adds Australian Patent Full-text File, AUPATFULL, Including the New Numeric Search Feature (July 24, 2011)  
  • INPADOC: Delay of German patent coverage (June 21, 2011) read more >>
  • STN on the Web Enhanced with New Patent Family Assistant and Updated Structure Plug-In (June 18, 2011) read more >> 
  • INPADOC databases enhanced with first page images (June 17, 2011) read more >> 
  • WPINDEX/WPIDS/WPIX: DWPI Country Coverage Update (June 14, 2011) read more >>
  • DGENE, USGENE and PCTGEN: STN biosequence searches with enhanced performance (May 23, 2011) read more >>
  • PATDPA database updates to end in June 2011 (May 19, 2011) read more >>
  • European Patent Classification Thesauri Added to INPADOCDB/INPAFAMDB, GBFULL, FRFULL and PCTFULL (May 8, 2011) read more >>
  • MEDLINE Improvements Provide Fast and Simple Access to DOI and Chemical Name Information (April 25, 2011) read more >>
  • European Patent Classification Thesauri Added to DWPI (April 24, 2011) read more >>
  • PCTFULL Reload Offers More Content and New Numeric Property Search Feature (February 26, 2011) read more >>
  • Improved Timeliness of CAS Indexing Adds Value to USPATFULL and USPAT2 Chemistry Patents (January 25, 2011) read more >>

2010 STN Product Updates

  • ReaxysFile available on STN as of December 18, 2010 (December 30, 2010) read more >> 
  • New PNK field allows more precise crossover among STN patent databases (December 1, 2010) read more >>
  • Search an additional 46,850 records with MEDLINE backfile extension to 1946 (November 24, 2010) read more >>
  • STN databases PROUSDDR and SYNTHLINE scheduled for removal December 31, 2010 (November 14, 2010) read more >>
  • Higher system limits increase the power of STN substance-based searching (November 12, 2010) read more >>
  • Selected STN databases scheduled for removal on December 31, 2010 (October 14, 2010) read more >>
  • New version of STN Viewer preserves custom-highlighting of terms when documents are saved in .rtf format (October 10, 2010) read more >> 
  • Removal of Pre-IPC 8 data fields streamlines displays in USPATFULL, USPAT2, and USPATOLD (September 9, 2010) read more >> 
  • MEDLINE Cited References provide additional relevant records with no additional searching (September 9, 2010) read more >> 
  • Precision of EMBASE searching enhanced with new chemical name field (September 7, 2010) read more >>
  • Access an additional 1.8 million records exclusively enhanced with 1.9 million CAS Registry Numbers-EMBASE Classic on STN (June 18, 2010) read more >>
  • Announcing Plans for New STN Platform (April 28, 2010) read more >>

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