Derwent acquires German IP publisher; starts new service on nanotechnology.Patent and scientific information provider Derwent Information (London), also a unit of Thomson Corp., has acquired Wila Verlag GmbH (Munich, Ger.), a supplier of information services See Information Systems. supporting the management of intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks and industrial designs. No terms were given. Wila Verlag, which publishes its patent, trademark and design products primarily for the German-speaking market, produces customized IT solutions, Internet-based information systems for medium-sized companies, and conventional publishing products. The company had 2001 revenues of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 10 million and has 63 employees. Also, Derwent has started a new service for the nanotechnology industry. "Nanotechnology-Structures and Devices, the Industry and Technology Patents Profile" (ITP ITP - Intent to Package ) includes information on global patents specific to the naotechnology field. The ITP covers developments in and around the nanometre (unit) nanometre - 10^-9 metres; one thousand millionth part of a metre. The wavelength of visible light and dimensions in nanotechnology are typically measured in nanometres. and molecular level and covers such topics as motors, sensors and transistors using nanomaterials, quantum computers and DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. computers. |
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