We are based in the UK and use blogs to keep informed about
patent developments. This post is based
on our experience of reading patent blogs over the last 2 years. Inevitably there is a UK, European and US
bias reflecting our work needs.
Our favourite blogs are IPKat and Patently-O which we look at on a daily basis.
Both blogs post frequently covering all major developments in a timely fashion.
The writing is of high quality and objective. Diverse topics are covered with
plenty of informed interesting analysis. IPKat has a UK and European focus,
though also covering stories from other territories. Patently-O is very US based.
We also look at IPWatchdog
on a daily basis. Again all major developments are covered in a timely and
thoughtful manner. We don’t always agree with IPWatchdog’s politics, but we accept
it makes an important contribution to patent debates. IPWatchdog is very US
based.
We also follow IP
Finance and PatLit which are
essentially subsidiary blogs to IPKat. Posts on these blogs tend to be based on
more technical issues, but we usually find them interesting. They post articles less frequently.
We also look at Patent
Docs less frequently. We find it is very good for following US biotech/pharma
issues (of which there are many at the moment).
Our firm, Holly IP, is
part of Keltie’s K2 Network. That means we
follow, and occasionally contribute to, IPCopy,
which is very UK and Europe based.
We have recently started following Written Description. We
find it to be very readable offering an insight into the academic side of US patent
matters.
On more specialist matters we would mention the following:
- Spicy IP. This is a very
active blog covering all Indian IP matters. Lots of interesting opinions.
- K’s Law. This EPO
case law blog became inactive in May 2014 but it remains a useful online
resource.
- DeltaPatents,
EQE Tools, EPLAW Patent Blog and Le Blog du Droit Européean
des Brevets are all good for EPO (and to an extent European) case law.
You may also wish to see related articles 10
Points on Using Online Patent Databases and 9
Points on What Makes a Commercial Biotech Blog a Good One.
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