Applications are now open for the eighth edition of the Bernardo Nobile Award, the annual prize established by AREA Science Park to recognize bachelor’s or doctoral theses from Italian universities—in both the humanities and the sciences—that have highlighted the use of patents as a source of documentation. Eligibility for the Nobile Prize is limited to […]
Continue ReadingIt is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Bruno Rimoldi, a patent researcher who was among the pioneers of the field in Italy, a dedicated professional, and a kind and gentle man. His colleagues at AIDB extend their deepest sympathies to his family and remember him with great respect and affection.
Continue ReadingAIDB, in collaboration with the Asia-Info Department of the European Patent Office, AICIPI, and the Competence Center for Systematic Innovation, organized a theoretical and practical course on “Asian Patent Information—Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and India: Patent Systems and Information Search.” The course offers a unique opportunity to learn about the patent systems of China, Taiwan, […]
Continue ReadingIn collaboration with AIDB, a conference on the topic“Information Sources in Biotechnology” will be held on February 23at the University of Bologna. The seminar aims to present databases and information search tools (patent and non-patent) developed during the European SLING project (http://www.sling-diffusion.eu/home) for the biotechnology sector, which involved prestigious partners such as the European Molecular […]
Continue ReadingAIDB continues its work toward European certification for patent document specialists. A meeting was held in Milan with members who took the practice exams. At the meeting, two AIDB members reported on how the pilot exams they took on October 5 and 6 at the EPO headquarters in Munich went, along with their observations and […]
Continue ReadingSemantica & family – Risks and/or Opportunities of Automated Search Tools in the Google Era. 7th Annual Conference of the Italian Association of Patent Documentalists Free admission. Italian/English with simultaneous translation. The conference organized by the Italian Association of Patent Documentalists (AIDB) is the leading national event in the field of technical, scientific, and legal […]
Continue ReadingOnce again this year, the Consortium for the Trieste Scientific and Technological Research Area (AREA) is announcing an annual undergraduate or doctoral thesis award for theses that highlight the use of patents as a source of information. This year, the award has been expanded to include a third new category dedicated to theses that have […]
Continue ReadingNext Monday, February 7, 2011, the AIDB seminar “Patent Free-Text Searching and Citation Searching,” presented by Stephen Adams, will take place atthe University of Modena. Admission to the event is free and reserved for AIDB members and students and staff of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. The schedule will be as follows (10 […]
Continue ReadingDuring the most recent AIDB Annual Members’ Meeting, the results were presented of the monitoring of the EPO research report on Italian patent applications, conducted by a special working group formed within the association and coordinated by member Claudia Finetti. About a year after the initiation of the prior art search and preliminary opinion procedure, […]
Continue ReadingA special issue of the AIDB Newsletter on Professional and Technological Scenarios. The AIDB Newsletter is an electronic publication created with the following objectives: To make up-to-date information available on activities relevant to our association’s purposes Increase the exchange of information and experiences among members Raise awareness of our association To offer an additional service […]
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