Enhanced Patent Search Systems Revolutionize Searching
By Thomas E. Wolff May/June 2019 Issue
References1. “Freedom-to-Operate Patent Searching: My Six Basic Rules,” Searcher: The Magazine for Database Professionals, 16 (5) (May 2008): pp. 34–39; wolffinfo.com/docs/FTO_Patent_Searching_Wolff_in_Searcher_Magazine.pdf 2. “What’s So Special About Patent Invalidity Searching?” ONLINE , 36(4) (July/August 2012): pp. 28–33; wolffinfo.com/docs/Invalidity_Searching_Wolff_in_ONLINE_Magazine_Jul-Aug-2012.pdf 3. “Freedom-to-Operate Search Strategy: Hitting the Target,” Online Searcher , 42(4) (July/August 2018): pp. 31–42; wolffinfo.com/docs/FTO_Search_Strategy_Wolff_in_Online_Searcher_Magazine.pdf AcknowledgmentsThe author offers his sincere thanks to Sandra Unger, Rahman Hyatt, Mark Frentrup, and Barbara Staman Wolff for their insights and feedback on this paper.
Thomas E. Wolff (wolffinfo.com) formed Wolff Information Consulting, LLC in 2006 to provide technical and patent information services on a contract basis, following a career at Amoco Chemical Co., BP, Innovene, and Ineos. He has two U.S. patents and is a registered patent agent with the USPTO. Wolff is certified by the International Standards Board (ISBQPIP; qpip.org/about) as a Qualified Patent Information Professional (QPIP).
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