Regular readers will know that I do not generally use the Patentology blog for direct promotion of commercial interests. There are details of where I can be found in my professional capacity on the ‘about’ page, and a relatively unobtrusive logo/link at the top of the sidebar, which recognises the considerable support and license I have been given by my employers in developing this blog. Whatever goodwill I have managed to build up, some of it unquestionably belongs to them.But I am a bit excited today about Watermark’s latest foray into social media, with the activation of an account on Twitter, @WatermarkIAM. I think the profile page looks great, making good use of some of the terrific graphics created for Watermark when the firm freshened up its image and approach in 2010. People following Watermark on Twitter will be able to keep up not only with what is happening with the firm, but also intellectual property and intellectual asset management news and opinions from Australia and around the world which catch Watermark’s attention as being worthy of sharing.
The Watermark Twitter feed will be different from @Patentology. The firm will no doubt engage less casually with its tweeps that I am occasionally inclined to do in a more personal capacity, and will probably shy away from more controversial opinions. And the information shared via the feed will range more widely across topics relating to innovation strategy, commercialisation, intellectual asset management, intellectual property, patents, trade marks, designs, copyright and so forth. @Patentology will remain more focussed on patents and their deployment in the innovation and commercialisation processes – along with continuing attempts at witty banter, and less serious views on the IP issues of the day.
I therefore expect that @Patentology and @WatermarkIAM will provide complementary feeds, and hope that many readers will choose to follow both accounts.
Before You Go…
Thank you for reading this article to the end – I hope you enjoyed it, and found it useful. Almost every article I post here takes a few hours of my time to research and write, and I have never felt the need to ask for anything in return.
But now – for the first, and perhaps only, time – I am asking for a favour. If you are a patent attorney, examiner, or other professional who is experienced in reading and interpreting patent claims, I could really use your help with my PhD research. My project involves applying artificial intelligence to analyse patent claim scope systematically, with the goal of better understanding how different legal and regulatory choices influence the boundaries of patent protection. But I need data to train my models, and that is where you can potentially assist me. If every qualified person who reads this request could spare just a couple of hours over the next few weeks, I could gather all the data I need.
The task itself is straightforward and web-based – I am asking participants to compare pairs of patent claims and evaluate their relative scope, using an online application that I have designed and implemented over the past few months. No special knowledge is required beyond the ability to read and understand patent claims in technical fields with which you are familiar. You might even find it to be fun!
There is more information on the project website, at claimscopeproject.net. In particular, you can read:
- a detailed description of the study, its goals and benefits; and
- instructions for the use of the online claim comparison application.
Thank you for considering this request!
Mark Summerfield
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