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The Positive Influence of Peer to Patent Continues

The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) is one of the seven scientific institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC).  Recently, its 4th Ministerial eGovernment Conference took place.  A pdf of one of the presentations, "Web 2.0 for eGovernment" is available for download at http://www.jrc.es/docs/tutorial.pdf.

The report highlights the importance of public participation and transparency in administrative operations.  It goes on to analyze current efforts in the public sector, private sector, and in government.  Peer to Patent is profiled for its efforts to reduce administrative backlog and help the government make better informed decisions.

It is reassuring to see powerful collaborative tools such as Peer to Patent influencing governments around the world.  Participation through feedback, petitioning, and direct communication all lead to a more transparent and efficient government.  Harnessing ubiquitous web 2.0 technologies can make these goals a reality.

Peer to Patent Ranked #133 on Wikio.com

As of May 27, 2008, Peer to Patent was ranked #133 on Wikio.com's business blogs.  Wikio is the  #1 news aggregator in Europe, indexing over 55,000 English-language sources. The rankings can be seen at http://www.wikio.com/blogs/top/business.  Wikio generates rankings by looking at the number of sites that link to a blog.  In only a few months, Peer to Patent has generated enough interest to ascend to #133.  This highlights both the importance of the site as well as the growing interest in it. 

Peer to Patent Update

Since the Peer-to-Patent launch on June 15, there have been 255,368 page views from 44,031 unique viewers in 137 different countries/territories

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2,060 people have signed up to be reviewers and have cited 192 instances of prior art on 42 applications.

There are currently 16 active patent applications for review.

1) Image inversion

2) System and method for implementing a multi objective evolutionary algorithm on a programmable logic hardware device

3) Method of remotely controlling the power consumption of one or more servers

4) System and method for ontology-based translation between directory schemas

5) Method and apparatus for xml parsing using parallel bit streams

6) Systems and methods for integrating a patient kiosk with a healthcare information system

7) Method and apparatus for computer network security

8) Method and apparatus for an inductive doubling architecture

9) Detecting missing elements in a storage area network with multiple sources of information

10) Recommending contacts in a social network

11) Method and system for internet search

12) Methods of de identifying  an object data

13) System and method to support use of bus spare wires in connection modules

14) Processing queries on hierarchical markup data using shared hierarchical markup trees

15) Methods and systems for prompting users of computing devices

16) Enhanced server to client session inspection

  

Since the Peer-to-Patent launch on June 15, there have been 255,368 page views from 44,031 unique viewers in 137 different countries/territories

Download world_view.pdf

Download us_view.pdf

2,060 people have signed up to be reviewers and have cited 192 instances of prior art on 42 applications.

There are currently 16 active patent applications for review.

1) Image inversion

2) System and method for implementing a multi objective evolutionary algorithm on a programmable logic hardware device

3) Method of remotely controlling the power consumption of one or more servers

4) System and method for ontology-based translation between directory schemas

5) Method and apparatus for xml parsing using parallel bit streams

6) Systems and methods for integrating a patient kiosk with a healthcare information system

7) Method and apparatus for computer network security

8) Method and apparatus for an inductive doubling architecture

9) Detecting missing elements in a storage area network with multiple sources of information

10) Recommending contacts in a social network

11) Method and system for internet search

12) Methods of de identifying  an object data

13) System and method to support use of bus spare wires in connection modules

14) Processing queries on hierarchical markup data using shared hierarchical markup trees

15) Methods and systems for prompting users of computing devices

16) Enhanced server to client session inspection

  

Since the Peer-to-Patent launch on June 15, there have been 255,368 page views from 44,031 unique viewers in 137 different countries/territories

Download world_view.pdf

Download us_view.pdf

2,060 people have signed up to be reviewers and have cited 192 instances of prior art on 42 applications.

There are currently 16 active patent applications for review.

1) Image inversion

2) System and method for implementing a multi objective evolutionary algorithm on a programmable logic hardware device

3) Method of remotely controlling the power consumption of one or more servers

4) System and method for ontology-based translation between directory schemas

5) Method and apparatus for xml parsing using parallel bit streams

6) Systems and methods for integrating a patient kiosk with a healthcare information system

7) Method and apparatus for computer network security

8) Method and apparatus for an inductive doubling architecture

9) Detecting missing elements in a storage area network with multiple sources of information

10) Recommending contacts in a social network

11) Method and system for internet search

12) Methods of de identifying  an object data

13) System and method to support use of bus spare wires in connection modules

14) Processing queries on hierarchical markup data using shared hierarchical markup trees

15) Methods and systems for prompting users of computing devices

16) Enhanced server to client session inspection

  

Since the Peer-to-Patent launch on June 15, there have been 255,368 page views from 44,031 unique viewers in 137 different countries/territories

Download world_view.pdf

Download us_view.pdf

2,060 people have signed up to be reviewers and have cited 192 instances of prior art on 42 applications.

There are currently 16 active patent applications for review.

1) Image inversion

2) System and method for implementing a multi objective evolutionary algorithm on a programmable logic hardware device

3) Method of remotely controlling the power consumption of one or more servers

4) System and method for ontology-based translation between directory schemas

5) Method and apparatus for xml parsing using parallel bit streams

6) Systems and methods for integrating a patient kiosk with a healthcare information system

7) Method and apparatus for computer network security

8) Method and apparatus for an inductive doubling architecture

9) Detecting missing elements in a storage area network with multiple sources of information

10) Recommending contacts in a social network

11) Method and system for internet search

12) Methods of de identifying  an object data

13) System and method to support use of bus spare wires in connection modules

14) Processing queries on hierarchical markup data using shared hierarchical markup trees

15) Methods and systems for prompting users of computing devices

16) Enhanced server to client session inspection

  

Peer-to-Patent Movie

Produced by IBM, this short movie with interviews with Chief Intellectual Property and Patent Counsel from IBM, GE, HP and others explains the Peer-to-Patent process, how it works and why an inventor will want to participate.  Check it out on YouTube here. 

Japan Patent Office Announces Launch of Peer to Patent. Japanese IT Companies Sign-On

Japan (May 15, 2008) Nikkei -- IBM Japan, Fujitsu, and Others to Utilize Specialists’ Expertise for Patent Registration

IBM Japan, Ltd., Fujitsu Ltd., and other major IT companies plan to utilize outside specialists’ expertise for patent registration.  These companies will use a new patent examination system initiated by the Japan Patent Office (JPO) in June on a trial basis to have researchers and other experts who are knowledgeable about cutting-edge technology check whether their own inventions are suitable for patent registration.  The aim is to reduce the risk of patents becoming invalid because prior literature or other evidence is discovered after they are registered.
        The new system adopted by the JPO is called “Community Patent Review.”  It covers disclosed patent applications chosen by IBM Japan or other companies after 18 months have passed since they were filed.  The JPO will recruit several hundred participants, including university researchers, to have them express their opinions about the trends for the latest papers presented at overseas academic conferences, the existence or absence of prior literature, and other issues, and it will make use of those opinions for patent examinations.
        Ricoh Co., Ltd. also plans to use the new system.  Users of the new system can reduce the risk of another company claiming that a patent that has been obtained is invalid, and they may also be able to carry out licensing negotiations that are favorable to them.  This year dozens of patent applications centered on IT-related software and network technologies are expected to undergo examinations.
        Currently, JPO examiners use databases to closely investigate prior cases Japan and overseas, such as existing patents and academic papers, and examine the novelty of patent applications.  However, as an official of the JPO’s examination policy planning section noted, the examiners “cannot fully investigate academic papers and manuals that are not included in databases.”  In 2006, there were 194 patents that became invalid because they were found to lack novelty.
        The JPO will compile the results on the new system by the end of this year.  If it considers the new system to be effective, the JPO will call on more businesses to use it in the next fiscal year and thereafter.