Direct Access to Patent Documents Worldwide via the Thomson Patent Store; Thomson Derwent Announces the Launch of Patent Document Delivery Service.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers PHILADELPHIA & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Today, Thomson Derwent announced the launch of the Thomson Patent Store--the one-stop resource for original patent documents. The Thomson Patent Store is unique in that it is the only service that enables users to order any patent document from anywhere in the world through a single interface. The intuitive, user-friendly Web interface allows customers to instantly view and download original patent documents. With 40 million patent documents from major patent offices (US, World PCT (Private Communications Technology) A protocol from Microsoft that provides secure transactions over the Web. See security protocol. , European, Japanese, and German) that are updated within one week of publication, the Thomson Patent Store is the most comprehensive archive of original patent documents. The Direct View one-click delivery process provides customers with instant electronic access to all available patent documents in the Thomson Patent Store. In addition to Direct View, documents can be delivered as high resolution Adobe(R) Portable Document Format (file format) Portable Document Format - (PDF) The native file format for Adobe Systems' Acrobat. PDF is the file format for representing documents in a manner that is independent of the original application software, hardware, and operating system used to create those documents. (PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. ) files via Email or hard copy. Single documents cost as little as $3.00 per patent. Flat-fee pricing options are available for users who need high volumes of patent documents, and they can order a customized implementation of the Thomson Patent Store tailored to meet their particular needs. Thomson Patent Store -- the Patent Document Delivery Engine for Thomson Derwent Services The Thomson Patent Store is also used to provide patent document delivery facilities for other Thomson Derwent products and services, such as Derwent Innovations Index(R). Derwent Innovations Index is the Web-based patent resource from Thomson ISI ISI International Sensitivity Index, see there and Thomson Derwent that merges the value-added patent records from Derwent World Patents Index The Derwent World Patents Index (or DWPI) is a database containing patent applications and grants from 41 of the world's patent issuing authorities. Compiled in English by editorial staff, the database provides a short abstract detailing the nature and use of the (R) with Derwent Patents Citation Index A citation index is an index of citations between publications, allowing the user to easily establish which later documents cite which earlier documents. The first citation indices were legal citators such as Shepard's Citations (1873). . With one click of the mouse, users can seamlessly link from their patent record search within Derwent Innovations Index to the Thomson Patent Store to view the corresponding patent document. In addition to linking to these Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. , customers also have the option of making use of the Thomson Patent Store via the Derwent Patent Alert Service-- which regularly provides users with copies of patent documents that meet their specified information needs. "We are delighted to offer our customers a convenient one-stop resource for obtaining original patent documents from around the world," said Michael Lipp, Senior Vice President of Industrial Property Markets, Thomson Scientific. "Through the Thomson Patent Store, patent documents are available within one week of publication. By providing the basis for linking original patent documents to the Derwent value-added patent information--through Web-based services and integrated information solutions-- Derwent has established itself as a complete resource for all our customers' patent information needs." About Thomson Derwent Thomson Derwent is the world's leading patent and scientific information provider. Derwent helps companies stay ahead of their competitors by providing them with key technical, scientific, and business information drawn from patents, research journals, and conference proceedings. Our products, including the unrivalled Derwent World Patents Index(R), are invaluable for monitoring competitor activity, saving R&D resources, keeping up-to-date with trends, generating new revenue sources and managing patent portfolios. Researchers, information and legal professionals, R&D teams, business development managers, financial experts and all major patent offices use our databases. Thomson Derwent is part of The Thomson Corporation. For more information, visit www.derwent.com. The Thomson Corporation, with 2002 revenues of $7.8 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. 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