GlobalSpec Delivers the “Hidden Web” to the Engineering CommunityPartnership with MicroPatent gives engineers access to 5.4 million patent documentsThe partnership gives GlobalSpec users access to 5.4 million front-page patent documents, including granted patents and published applications from U.S., European and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO or PCT) records. Engineers and technical buyers relying on GlobalSpec to do their jobs can now view patent information and receive a list of relevant patent documents from three major world authorities: US, EP and PCT. They also now have the opportunity to easily order the full patent specification from MicroPatent in an electronic format. The patent records are updated on a weekly basis. In announcing this latest enhancement to GlobalSpec, Scott Virkler, GlobalSpec’s Vice President of Business Development, said, “This partnership helps secure GlobalSpec’s position as the definitive search platform for the engineering community – now allowing our users to research patent data with unprecedented speed, ease and accuracy.” “Providing GlobalSpec with patent content is a natural extension of our data expertise,” said Mike Baycroft, MicroPatent’s CIO and the founder/developer of its PatentWeb product. “MicroPatent has been aggregating and enriching intellectual property data for over a decade, setting the industry standard for what searchers and suppliers expect. We are pleased to give the engineering community access to this valuable information through GlobalSpec.” About MicroPatent MicroPatent is a subsidiary of Information Holdings Inc. and a leading provider of intellectual property information and related services. Founded in 1989, the company has evolved from a patent document provider to a full-service IP information, software and consulting-services organization. MicroPatent has the world’s largest commercial collection of searchable full-text patent information and has industry-leading analytic, collaboration, and IP-management offerings. Headquartered in East Haven, Connecticut, MicroPatent has representation throughout the world, with offices in California, Washington DC, and London, as well as distributors throughout Asia.MicroPatent’s product lines include PatentWeb®, an enterprise solution for patent searching, downloading, file histories, and analysis; Aureka®, an enterprise solution offering advanced patent analytics and collaboration capabilities; Trademark.com™, a premier online search service offering U.S. federal, state, common law, and international databases, plus domain names; and, Woolcott, providers of professional research. For more information visit www.micropat.com. About GlobalSpec, Inc. GlobalSpec, Inc. is the leading specialized search engine and information resource for the engineering community. Engineers and technical buyers regularly use GlobalSpec in their work process to search for and locate products and services, learn about suppliers and access comprehensive technical content on standards, patents, specifications, designs, application notes, materials properties and more. GlobalSpec's trademarked search technology, SpecSearch®, allows users to search by specification more than 66 million parts in 1,100,000 product families from more than 10,700 supplier catalogs. Suppliers representing their products and services on GlobalSpec gain a comprehensive marketing program designed to promote their brand and generate, track and manage highly-qualified sales leads. Information about GlobalSpec can be found at www.globalspec.com.GlobalSpec and SpecSearch are registered trademarks and The Engineering Search Engine is a service mark of GlobalSpec, Inc. |
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