----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephan Wenger" <[email protected]> To: "t.petch" <[email protected]> Cc: "IETF Discussion" <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> 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 > > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
