This STN Patent Forum is being offered jointly by STN and PIUG on Thursday, May 7, 2009, the day after the PIUG Annual Conference, at the Hyatt Regency facility in San Antonio, Texas.
STN Patent Forums are free, but registration is required.
8:45 am - 9:00 am
Registration
9:00 am - 10:00 am
What's New on STN?
Become up-to-date with the latest from STN. Learn whats new, including:
- Enhanced substance/sequence coverage in CA/CAplus
- Patent examiner citations included in CA/CAplus patent records
- Expanded patent assignment /reassignment information added to USPATFULL/USPAT2
- New SET commands to enhance searching and record keeping
- Updates on (re)classifications and China, Korea, and Taiwan coverage in Derwent World Patent Index
- PCI crossover to WPINDEX/WPIDS/WPIX enhanced
- Full text patent files update
- USGENE enhancements of Patent Sequence Location and Patent Family and Legal Status displays
- STN website redesigned and restructured
10:00 am - 11:15 am
Understanding the First-Level and Value-Added Patent Databases on STN
During the last decade, first-level full-text and bibliographic patent databases have become readily available for online searching. Patent information professionals are often challenged to prove that first-level patent data are not sufficient for a thorough business-critical patent search. In this session, we will:
- Use a case study to explore first-level and value-added patent databases on STN, including Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI), CAplus, MARPAT, INPAFAMDB, USPATFULL, and others
- Provide tips and advice on how to conduct all-inclusive searches using multiple databases on STN
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Extending the Borders of Chemical Searching on STN
Comprehensive chemical searching on STN requires a mix of specific structure, Markush and text searching across a wide variety of indexed and fulltext patent databases. Learn ways to improve your chemical structure searching through a variety of case study examples, by reviewing the mechanisms for controlled precision of Markush queries, and techniques for text searching in the fulltext patent databases.
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch will be provided.
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Patent Citation Analysis on STN
Patent citation analysis is a valuable technique when extending prior art searches to include information on validity, competitive intelligence, and patent infringement. However, citation searching may also lead to irrelevant materials. In this session, we will discuss effective approaches to patent citation analysis in patent citation databases on STN, including the new INPAFAMDB and the recently reloaded Patents Citation Index (PCI).
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Current-Awareness Searches in Patent Databases on STN
A current-awareness alert (SDI) is a useful tool for the surveillance of specific research topics, competitors, inventors, patents, and legal status information. In this session, we will review the searching skills needed to identify relevant information in a consistent and periodic manner and how to receive this information in the most efficient and useful format.
We will also discuss how certain SDI features and options available in CAplus, Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI), and DWPI First View can be used to retrieve comprehensive results, including:
- Automatic and manual alerts
- Multi-file alerts and package alerts
- Choosing the right update code
- Multi-file patent family and legal status alerts
Updated 3/12/2009 9:00:01 AM
