Free ideas from the Intellectual Property Office
Two free databases have been set up by the Intellectual Property Office on recommendation of the Gowers review. The databases will be updated weekly and can be easily searched by the date of the licence beginning or ending. One database will list patents which are available for licensing; the other will list inventions whose patents have expired. These will assist colleges and universities in identifying opportunities where inventions can be used legally and without restriction. The databases can be accessed at http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/patent/p-os/p-dl-notinforce.htm?filter=&sort=LOR+Start+Date&perPage=10.
(22/01/09)