----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephan Wenger" <stewe(_at_)stewe(_dot_)org>
To: "t.petch" <daedulus(_at_)btconnect(_dot_)com>
Cc: "IETF Discussion" <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 7:54 PM
Go here: http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair
Enter the two words of the graphics challenge
Of the radio buttons, click on "Application Number" (this is the default)
Copy-paste the application number in the format 99/999999 ...
And you will learn that the application is question is not yet published.
Indeed I do (but were I to put in 08/.... then I would get a pointing device
patent that is published but that is not the one I am interested in:-)
I was using the patent application full text search and I still cannot make that
work (using APN/ for an application that I know has been published) but
meanwhile, the public PAIR interface will do nicely.
Thanks for that.
Tom Petch
Stephan
On 8.17.2010 09:23 , "t.petch" <daedulus(_at_)btconnect(_dot_)com> wrote:
I hope that someone can bridge the gap in my understanding between the IETF
databases and those of the USPTO.
Looking, for example, at
http://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1339/
I see
Patent, Serial, Publication, Registration, or Application/File number(s):
US
12/708048
but when I go to the USPTO to search, they want a seven digit number for
granted
patents. Rather, this looks like an application number (not a patent
number)
but my searches for an application with that number fail as well, incorrect
format.
I can search full text and find US Patent 7593340 but that does not seem to
share any data with the IETF tracker.
(Incidentally, were I able to read Finnish, then there is an excellent
database
and I think I could retrieve what I wanted - but I cannot:-(
Help appreciated.
Tom Petch
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