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KnowledgeLink Newsletter
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 | Managing intellectual property in the Far East: China
Dr Ruth Taplin, Director of The Centre for Japanese and East Asian Studies
The standardization of China's laws, policies, and legal training, together with publication of intellectual property information on the Internet, reflects China's policy of opening up to the world. This article takes a look at recent changes in China's IP laws, with some initial advice on approaching IP issues in this part of the world.
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|  | ISI Web of Knowledge: Proven track record of high quality and value
Joanna Kato, Thomson Scientific
Over 3,200 institutions in 72 countries have chosen ISI Web of KnowledgeSM
as an essential information resource. Over 100,000 users access ISI Web of
Knowledge daily. This comprehensive research environment has amassed a proven
track record of high quality, objective data accessible via sophisticated search
tools and capabilities.
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|  | Meeting information needs for drug development
Rachel Buckley, Thomson Scientific
In looking to develop an integrated solution that fulfils the critical information needs of the pharmaceutical market, Thomson Scientific surveyed customers to determine what they look for in an information solution. The results of this survey were used to help create Thomson PharmaSM.
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|  | Beverly Bartolomeo: a tribute to the first ISI employee
Jim Hinkle, Thomson Scientific
We all know about those behind-the-scenes people - the ones who have quietly made a significant impact on the way a company or institution runs - the ones who have left an indelible stamp of quality and high standards for others to emulate. Perhaps you have encountered these people where you work? Thomson Scientific would like to tell you about one of ours...
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|  | A million filings later ... the Patent Co-operation Treaty
Tracy Davis, Thomson Scientific
On January 14, 2005 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
announced the filing of the 1 millionth Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT) filing
[1]. It will be about 18 months before we find out the details of this latest
filing, due to filing/application conventions, but the system has certainly
come a long way from the first filing in 1978...
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|  | The Analyze Tool: revealing trends and patterns
Cindi Fitzgerald, Thomson Scientific
You can determine the most prolific authors for a topic, find the institutions that have published most in a specific field, gain insight into publication trends across time for a set of search results, and identify prominent, well-published collaborators for research projects - with the new Analyze Tool, available within ISI Web of KnowledgeSM.
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|  | MEDLINE now available on ISI Web of Knowledge
Liz Rosenberg, Thomson Scientific
Thomson Scientific is pleased to announce that MEDLINE is now available via ISI Web of Knowledge.
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|  | Impact of IPC reform on patent information users and providers
Bob Stembridge, Thomson Scientific
The International Patent Classification system provides a single scheme to organize and access the world's patent literature. The planned revision of this system has far-reaching implications for patent information users and providers - discussed here. In a future article, we will review the detailed changes required to Thomson Scientific patent databases, to bring patent information users the maximum benefit from IPC 8 reform.
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