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News Release from: FIZ Karlsruhe, STN Europe | Subject: STN Viewer
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 May 2007
Patent evaluation software improvements
STN Viewer helps researchers to easily manage and evaluate full-text patent documents available in STN's collection of premier patent databases
CAS and FIZ Karlsruhe have announced the release of STN Viewer, a new Web-based workflow productivity tool that dramatically increases patent professionals' efficiency Seamlessly integrated with STN, the premier online information service for science and technology, STN Viewer helps researchers to easily manage and evaluate full-text patent documents available in STN's collection of premier patent databases
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 May 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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STN Viewer is seamlessly implemented within STN Express, the preferred software for information professionals.
Unique to the STN Viewer are its advanced highlighting capabilities employing unsurpassed truncation options.
Its flexible document labeling features offer users a means to efficiently manage patent information projects.
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Use of STN Viewer is included in the STN Fixed Fee plan, providing cost efficiencies for patent information users.
"Patent information and law professionals will find that STN Viewer simplifies patent document organisation and makes analysis far easier," said Catharina Maulbecker, CAS Vice President, Marketing and Sales.
"Using STN Viewer, they can draw on STN's high-quality science and technology databases, including CAplusSM and Derwent World Patents Index (DWPISM), to ensure that the information they retrieve is as complete, accurate, and timely as possible".
"Cost effective and easy to use, STN Viewer allows patent professionals to be highly productive," said Rainer Stuike-Prill, FIZ Karlsruhe Vice President, Marketing and Sales.
"STN Viewer gives users the tools they need to quickly navigate through a patent, evaluate the crucial information, and identify relevant documents".
STN Viewer provides a powerful suite of tools designed for easy management of patent projects, integration with STN, seamless access from patent searching to evaluation and direct access to information contained in STN's highly valued full-text patent databases reporting national (British, French, German, US), regional (European), and international (World Patent organisation) patent literature With STN Viewer, information and intellectual property professionals can create custom patent projects using full-text patent documents.
They can also share patent projects with others in their organisation or team.
Patent professionals can easily evaluate patents with STN Viewer, view major sections, publication stages and family members; define and highlight terms and phrases; and navigate the entire patent document via a visual summary of highlighted terms.
STN Viewer also provides users with the capability to create reports in the .rtf format maintaining their customised highlighting, as well as the ability to save projects for use with STN Express post-processing tools. Request a free brochure from FIZ Karlsruhe, STN Europe ...
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