InfoTech: Thomson Scientific Debuting Intellectual Property Research and Analysis Tool

by Michael Rogers -- Library Journal, 12/3/2007 8:09:00 AM

Thomson Scientific is now marketing Thomson Innovation, an “intellectual property research and analysis solution” that allows researchers to “simultaneously search worldwide editorially enhanced patent data, Asian patent data translated into English, scientific literature, and business and news sources.” Thomson Innovation features a fully integrated searchable database combining Derwent World Patent Index with full-text patent data to provide the most comprehensive patent records available; support of strategic intellectual property decisions through powerful analysis and visualization tools, such as charting, citation mapping and search result ranking; and, integration of business and news resources; as well as enhanced collaboration capabilities, including customizable folder structures that enable users to organize, annotate, search and share relevant files.