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'''Micropatent''' is a [[subsidiary]] of the [[Thomson Corporation]] (now [[Thomson Reuters]]). It is a commercial source for online [[patent]] and [[trademark]] information. The service offers a searchable collection of full text patent data, including patent documents from the United States, France, Germany, [[United Kingdom]], [[European Patent Office]] (EP documents), and [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (PCT or [[Patent Cooperation Treaty]] documents). In addition, it offers a collection of English abstract for Japanese patent applications, called the [[Patent Abstracts of Japan]].<ref>Data Coverage information for MicroPatent, http://www.intellogist.com/wiki/Report:MicroPatent_PatentWeb/Data_Coverage/Summary October 01, |
'''Micropatent''' is a [[subsidiary]] of the [[Thomson Corporation]] (now [[Thomson Reuters]]). It is a commercial source for online [[patent]] and [[trademark]] information. The service offers a searchable collection of full text patent data, including patent documents from the United States, France, Germany, [[United Kingdom]], [[European Patent Office]] (EP documents), and [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (PCT or [[Patent Cooperation Treaty]] documents). In addition, it offers a collection of English abstract for Japanese patent applications, called the [[Patent Abstracts of Japan]].<ref>Data Coverage information for MicroPatent, http://www.intellogist.com/wiki/Report:MicroPatent_PatentWeb/Data_Coverage/Summary October 01, 2008.</ref> |
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In 2004, [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]] [[Myron Tereshchuk]] attempted to extort $17 million from Micropatent by threatening to release confidential information and launch a [[DDOS]] attack. Tereschuk was arrested by the [[FBI]] in a raid which uncovered "components for [[hand grenade]]s, the formula and items necessary for making [[Ricin]], and literature about poisons" in his possession.<ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/tereshchukPlea.htm US Dept. Of Justice Press Release]</ref> |
In 2004, [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]] [[Myron Tereshchuk]] attempted to extort $17 million from Micropatent by threatening to release confidential information and launch a [[DDOS]] attack. Tereschuk was arrested by the [[FBI]] in a raid which uncovered "components for [[hand grenade]]s, the formula and items necessary for making [[Ricin]], and literature about poisons" in his possession.<ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/tereshchukPlea.htm US Dept. Of Justice Press Release]</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:25, 20 May 2009
Micropatent is a subsidiary of the Thomson Corporation (now Thomson Reuters). It is a commercial source for online patent and trademark information. The service offers a searchable collection of full text patent data, including patent documents from the United States, France, Germany, United Kingdom, European Patent Office (EP documents), and World Intellectual Property Organization (PCT or Patent Cooperation Treaty documents). In addition, it offers a collection of English abstract for Japanese patent applications, called the Patent Abstracts of Japan.[1]
In 2004, hacker Myron Tereshchuk attempted to extort $17 million from Micropatent by threatening to release confidential information and launch a DDOS attack. Tereschuk was arrested by the FBI in a raid which uncovered "components for hand grenades, the formula and items necessary for making Ricin, and literature about poisons" in his possession.[2]
References
- ^ Data Coverage information for MicroPatent, http://www.intellogist.com/wiki/Report:MicroPatent_PatentWeb/Data_Coverage/Summary October 01, 2008.
- ^ US Dept. Of Justice Press Release