|
 |
 |
Expert Searchers |
|
 |
 TPR Expert Searchers are
professionals of the highest
degree, with long-standing experience and specialized skills
for searching the relevant resources and databases to their
fullest potential, utilizing the full range of retrieval tools
available as appropriate to each search. A thorough understanding
of patents is one of our core strengths.
TPR brings to its clients the experience of individuals who
have previously worked:
 |
for
key information providers - Thomson Scientific/Derwent, Inspec/Institute
of Electrical Engineers, Chemical Abstracts, etc. |
|
as Patent
Examiners at the USPTO, European and Japanese Patent Offices |
|
within
the Patent Information Departments of Fortune 500 technology
companies in the U.S. and top companies internationally |
 TPR Expert Searchers are available to any company needing assistance
with a search question. That’s true for any area of technology
from biopharmaceutical to electrical and mechanical topics.
Our Expert Searchers can provide all levels of help from the
simplest author or patentee search, through to a complicated
polymer composition query or Markush structure query.
At TPR, client satisfaction is the main objective. Our responsive
team is here to give each search immediate attention, recommend
a search approach and schedule a completion date. We will work
within a given deadline to find the best information available
by whatever means are most appropriate and in keeping with the
budget for the search or project.
In choosing our Expert Searchers, we look for the following
combination of experience and skills:
|
A
Bachelor of Science or higher degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry,
Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related subject
areas, with a number of years experience in patent searching.
Some searchers additionally hold an MLS Masters degree in
Library Science, or are qualified Patent Agents or Examiners |
|
In-depth
understanding of worldwide patents and patent information, in
many cases also possessing multilingual capabilities |
|
Detailed
knowledge of manual searching methods and/or scientific
and technical databases, particularly those with specialist
indexing such as Derwent World Patents Index, Chemical
Abstracts/Registry, IFI Claims, DGene, as well as full text
and non-patent literature databases,etc. |
|
Ease
of working with online systems, such as STN, Dialog, Questel-Orbit,
etc., utilizing the full range of search commands and
capabilities |
|
Very
customer friendly and prepared to adapt search approaches
to individual client requirements |
|
High
level of concentration and attention to detail in order
to produce consistently accurate and high quality work |
|
Innovative
and resourceful, with enthusiasm for searching |
|
Organized
work manner, especially with respect to schedules, keeping
each project on track with respect to client deadlines
and budget |
|
|
|
 |
|
