From our friends at Westlaw Edge:

"Is anything similar out there?" It's one of the first questions you ask in patent research.

To answer this question, you would likely start by performing a wide-reaching search in the largest bibliographic patent collection available—namely, INPADOC—long before you begin your detailed analysis. Maintained by the European Patent Office (EPO), INPADOC is the largest single collection of patent bibliographic data. It contains

From our friends at WESTLAW EDGE Suppose you want to know how patent judges have construed a technical term (e.g., key operable locking head) that sometimes appears in patents and patent applications. Is there an easy way to find the exact judicial construction?

Recently the Concord Monitor has instituted a pay wall that restricts non-subscribing users to either 5 or 10 article views per month. (10 articles are available upon registering a username/password with the Monitor.) Subscribers to the Monitor have unlimited access. Full details are available here.

However, UNH Law students/faculty/staff continue to have unlimited access to the Concord Monitor via Westlaw. In addition to legal research both Westlaw and LexisNexis contain many news databases. After logging into Westlaw choose "Search for a Database" in the left column. In WestlawNext start typing "Concord Monitor" into the search bar at the top of the screen and select the Monitor.

Both Westlaw and Next contain Monitor articles (but not pictures or advertisements) from December 2007 to today.

Bonus: You can use Westlaw to have the Monitor delivered to you electronically daily. Once in the Monitor database select "today" as the date and the phrase "Concord Monitor"

Run your search and choose "add to WestClip".

Adjust settings in WestClip and enjoy!

News from Westlaw Edge : Sometimes, innovation leads to complexity. Other times, it leads to simplicity. The Westlaw IP page goes in the latter direction.

This new tabbed page gives you quick access to more than 100 intellectual property databases, plus tools such as Westlaw Profiler®, KeySearch®, Claims Locator, and Patent KeyCite®—but without any clutter. (Definition of clutter: anything you don't need this minute.)

Westlaw and LexisNexis may not be available to you in the summer unless you are taking a course, working at an agency or non-profit, or working as a TA. (Full details are available on the first screen after logging in for both Westlaw and LexisNexis.)

However, there are many other resources that are available to you off campus as a UNH Law student. For example:

LexisNexis Academic

Westlaw reports IP research on Westlaw took a giant step forward, thanks to the following developments:

Another West eAlert. Westlaw just keeps adding more great content. For the litigation firm, a file cabinet full of interrogatories and answers is worth its weight in gold. These documents can be indispensable resources for